Updates from the Paul Shafer World Finals; Hampton and Indy Also on Tap

Pull up a chair and lounge out by the computer tonight; AllMonster has your entertainment covered! First, we have updates from the Paul Shafer World Finals. Bad News suffered engine problems throughout the weekend, going out in the second round. In the end, the Kid Rock truck won racing. Freestyle is tomorrow, and Team KCM, Bigfoot, and others will still be competing, although some teams have already packed up, planning on forgoing freestyle.

But that isn’t all for tonight! Dustin Hart and Trevor Andrews are heading to Hampton, Virginia for tonight’s Monster Jam and have already checked in with us. Look for updates from them later on.

We also have Josh Rhodes, who checked in on his way to the Indianapolis Special Events show at the RCA Dome. 

All in all it will be a busy weekend; pull up a chair and check out the updates later tonight

What’s to Come in 2006?

Jim Koehler in AvengerA special two-part Starting Line is now up, reviewing some of our summer action and previewing the 2006 season. Enjoy!

STARTING LINE

Birch Run Photos Now Online

Monster Jam in Birch Run, MichiganA 140-photo gallery of this summer’s Birch Run, Michigan 2-day event is now online in our Photos section; enjoy!

BIRCH RUN PHOTOS

An Interview With Mr. Excitement – Jim Koehler Monster Profile

monster truck interview with mr. excitementAvenger’s Jim Koehler was kind enough to sit down with us recently and give us his thoughts on the summer season, his new chassis, and much more in our newest Monster Profile. We thank Jim for his time. Enjoy!

Virginia Beach Photos Online

Power Forward monster truck freestyleAdding to the flurry of updates coming into the site, Dustin Hart has checked in with a 100-photo gallery from Monsters on the Beach in Virginia Beach. Links below include our photo updates from the past couple of days:

VIRGINIA BEACH-HART

Wild Night in Montreal! Weenk Wins Racing, Freestyle Decided in 3-Way Cheer-Off!

Linsey Weenk Racing StreakWe have just received an update on the Montreal Monster Jam that took place earlier tonight, and it was a wild one! Three trucks rolled before freestyle, including Tony Farrell’s Blue Thunder during intros. In racing, Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents) rode a side surf that came too far back over, and Jim Koehler’s Avenger also rolled. Racing came down to Linsey Weenk in Iron Outlaw and Jimmy Creten’s Bounty Hunter, with Weenk taking the victory. 

The sometimes-tacky, sometimes-slidy Montreal dirt had less of an effect in freestyle, but plenty of work remains to be done on trucks before their next show. Chris Bergeron in Brutus and Jim Koehler in Avenger each caught huge air during their runs, and each broke a wheel off upon landing, Koehler the right front and Bergeron a rear. Koehler continued and ended up rolling to finish his run. Andy Slifko took a liking to Hot Wheels and made the adjustment nicely, getting several solid hits in. Anderson rolled Grave Digger about halfway through his run. Meents took Maximum Destruction through its paces and earned a three way tie for the win with Charlie Pauken (Taz) and Creten, who had a standing start power wheelie included in his run. Meents took the victory by crowd cheer-off.

We thank our contributors for the update and photos from the event will be on the way soon!

Toledo Photos Online, Montreal to Come

monster jam racing and freestylePhotos from the two-day Toledo, Ohio Monster Jam featuring Charlie Pauken driving Grave Digger XIV, Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit, Safe Auto, and Full Boar are now online in the Photos section. Also, we have a report in from Montreal that three trucks have rolled in racing, and more information will be available shortly, in addition to photos from a new AllMonster.com photographer!

TOLEDO, OHIO PHOTOS

Grave Digger 20 to Debut at SEMA

SEMA show Las VegasThe newest addition to the Grave Digger family, truck number 20, will debut at the SEMA convention in Las Vegas, Nevada in early November. The truck can currently be seen in the garage area of Digger’s Dungeon, where it is being worked on feverishly in preparation for its debut.

With this news brings the possibility of a competition debut before year’s end. The chassis was made in-house once again and is almost identical to the Digger 19 chassis. Dennis Anderson’s new truck will be similar to Digger 19, but with adjustments and mounts in more places for easier mid-race tuning. We will have more news as it is available. 

Oklahoma from Mace

Bigfoot FreestyleJim Mace was kind enough to send us a few photos from March 20’s Extreme Monster Truck Nationals in Lawton, Oklahoma, featuring the rookie class of Shane Blair (Bigfoot 11) and Ray Mowery (Wild Hair), in addition to Project X and Equalizer. Enjoy!

Pittsburgh and Stafford Photos Online

CVH in Digger 14 - Pittsburgh Monster JamMatthew Stoltz’s Pittsburgh gallery and James Hannon’s Stafford gallery are now online. Enjoy!