VanHorn to Drive T-Maxx at Inverness

T-Maxx Monster TruckAfter speaking today with Brandon Lagarde of Sudden Impact Racing, then with Carl VanHorn, it is confirmed that VanHorn will be driving T-Maxx this weekend at the Southern Monster Truck Showdown in Inverness, Florida.

“I had given notice with Clear Channel and was ready to start my lumber hauling job here in North Carolina,” said VanHorn. “Then Brandon called and said he would pay my way down to the show here, and I could see how I liked driving the truck.”

Lagarde and VanHorn both stated that there are future possibilities as far as VanHorn driving, but both will see how the weekend goes, and that nothing beyond this show is definite.

VanHorn will be joined by Gun Slinger, Clydesdale, Monkey’n Around, Wild Hair, and Iron Horse. For more information, check out www.southernmonstertruckshowdown.com

Also, we are working on a 200-plus photo gallery from Minneapolis. Stay tuned for that!

Anderson vs. Anderson Exclusive

Grave Digger vs. Taz monster truckRobert Haught sat down with Dennis and Adam Anderson to get their thoughts on racing each other for the first time before the show in Minneapolis. We thank them for their time; the article is at the link below:

http://www.ushra.com/news/Article.2005-12-06.0533

Heading to Minneapolis? We Are!

AllMonster.com will be making the trip to tomorrow’s Minneapolis Monster Jam for the last major stadium show of the 2005 season. Dennis Anderson (Grave Digger) will be in competition against his son, Adam, who will be driving the Taz truck. Also included in the field are Maximum Destruction, Hot Wheels, Monster Mutt, Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, and Pastrana 199. We will have all the updates and photos online as soon as possible after the event!

Largest Gallery Ever – Moline, Illinois

monster jam freestyleRobert Haught’s Moline, Ilinois 175-photo gallery from the two-day Monster Jam is now available. It includes Neil Elliott and Carl VanHorn’s big air battle in Maximum Destruction and Grave Digger, Rod Schmidt’s amazing wheelie on night one, and more! Enjoy!

MOLINE PHOTOS-LARGEST GALLERY EVER

Hampton Photos Now Online!

monster truck freestyleDustin Hart‘s gallery from last weekend’s Monster Jam in Hampton, VA is now up recapping all the carnage and mayhem that was the Saturday night show. Click the link below and enjoy!

HART’S HAMPTON MJ PHOTOS

Indianapolis Photos Online!

Josh Rhodes‘ gallery from last weekend’s Indianapolis Special Events show at the RCA Dome is now available, including Raminator’s power wheelie, Wrecking Crew’s incredible air, and more! Click the link below or the photo above to check it out; we thank Josh for the great photos!

INDY RCA SPECIAL EVENTS PHOTOS

Indy and Hampton Updates

All of our reporters have checked in and it was an exciting day in monster truck racing and freestyle. Coverage from Hampton is now available in our Coverage section thanks to Dustin Hart and Trevor Andrews, and some photos will be on the way tomorrow!

Hampton, VA Coverage

Josh Rhodes checked in from Indianapolis as well, and we have information on that as well. Doug Noelke’s Big Dawg was able to win on the Minneapolis style head-to-head racing course over Dan Runte (Bigfoot) in the finals.

Jim Koehler took the freestyle win with a perfect 30 from the judges after a huge launch on a large dirt pile pogoed the truck, then sent it onto two wheels, where he was able to save it and continue, eventually tearing the four link bars and a wheel off of the truck, named “Wrecking Crew” for the event.

Raminator had a couple of standing start power wheelies and plenty of air over the dirt pile as well, in addition to a strong run and several notable sky wheelies from Andy Hoffman’s Nitemare.

Photos and more information will be online as soon as possible; we thank Josh, Trevor, and Dustin for their help!

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