Every year in August, the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway invites some of the best monster trucks in the country to do battle in one of the most challenging and grueling monster truck events around. The now-notorious Circle K Back to School Monster Truck Bash Presented by Polar Pop® has become one of the most highly anticipated events on the calendar. With a history of great racing, creative track designs, and some incredible freestyles, the event has built up a legacy over the years. This year, with some new faces in the field, returning champions, and the return of the crossover racing course, we look ahead at what to expect when the trucks hit the track. [Read More …]
JDR Blog: A Look at How to Improve the World Finals Racing Course
In the past 14 years at the Monster Jam World Finals, we’ve seen the fastest monster truck racing course determine Monster Jam’s World Finals Racing Champion. Trucks have been clocked at 64+ miles per hour down the straightaways in Sam Boyd Stadium. Next year, however, we’re going to be seeing the first ever two-day format for the World Finals, with 32 trucks competing in Monster Jam’s grandest stage. Perhaps it’s time to look at changing the course up just a tiny bit. Why? Let’s take a look at three examples, and then some suggestions on how to make racing better: [Read More …]
Press Release: Awareness Racing Announce Alliance With 2Xtreme Racing
Awareness Racing owners Ed Dunning and Todd Morey are pleased to announce the newly formed Alliance with 2Xtreme Racing and it’s owners Jim and Dawn Creten of Tonganoxie, Kansas. Together, this Alliance will field the brand new @team_survivor Monster Truck. [Read More …]
Press Release: New Awareness Racing Monster Truck Render
For Immediate Release – (Paducah, KY) Awareness Racing owners Ed Dunning and Todd Morey are proud to release the rendering of a brand new monster truck! The new truck name?….@team_survivor [Read More …]
From Young Mud to Young Gun: A Look at Steven Sims and Hooked
In recent years, we’ve seen a number of incredible talents make their debuts and become rising stars, and the future looks bright for Steven Sims. The second-generation driver has been invited to compete in this year’s Young Guns Shootout at the Monster Jam World Finals. Few first year drivers have had as much buzz surrounding them like the 18-year-old Sims. With only a handful of events under his belt, he’s taken the reigns of Hooked and looked like a seasoned veteran competing against some of the sport’s top drivers. We decided to take a look at the path Sims has made on his way there. [Read More …]
New Monster Truck Team – Awareness Racing
For immediate release:-Paducah, KYTodd Morey and Ed Dunning are proud to announce the formation of a brand new Monster Truck team: Awareness Racing. The partnership pairs the young and aggressive Morey, with successful Kentucky businessman Dunning.
Grave Digger & Max-D Victorious in Syracuse
For the third straight year Syracuse, New York’s Carrier Dome played host to the stars of Monster Jam for a night of wild action. The short history of the annual event has turned in some memorable moments, and this year’s event would be no different, with a number of World Finals and Young Guns Shootout qualifiers in the field. When the dust settled, it would be two of the sport’s living legends standing atop of the stage victorious. [Read More …]
Behind the Scenes: Monster Truck Girls 2014 Calendar Shoot
Once again our good friend Stephanie Cotnoir (aka Miss Tool Box) checks in with a unique blog post chronicling one of her more recent adventures, as she traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to take part in the Monster Truck Girls calendar shoot. Cotnoir joined several other girls from within the monster truck industry for a fun weekend and gives us an inside look of a different type to some the antics and perspectives from herself and the other girls participating in the photo shoot. [Read More …]
Toughest Monster Truck Tour in Youngstown
The Toughest Monster Truck Tour showed some muscle as they rolled into Youngstown, Ohio’s Covelli Center for a two show weekend of stellar monster truck action. With six of the toughest monster trucks around set to do battle for the nightly Toughest Monster Truck title there was plenty going on throughout the weekend and our own Jeremy Puglisi was there to capture it all. [Read More …]
Indianapolis Monster Jam Photos Online!
Thanks to Josh Rhodes, the 2013 Indianapolis Monster Jam has a huge 500-photo gallery available for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!