Originally, I made this channel to post some videos I took, and some RU-vid Poops. But now, I am dedicated to posting old USHRA Monster Truck races along with USHRA Mud Racing and Truck and Tractor Pulling action.
That clip of The Equalizer exploding was in the Tuff Trax intro for a while afterward. To see it in its original form is pretty surreal, to say the least. Also, note in several shots Stomper just parked off to the side, likely for an exhibition run judging by the crush cars nearby.
Amazing to watch this, I remember this race, I was only 3 years old but was there, we were die-hard on the 2.1L Ford Probe, m Pops raced the Ford Pinto 2.3L I currently race in SCCA ITB, that weekend Lyn St. James had let me sit in the Probe of Kalus Ludwig prior to the race of which I still have photos of, I also had Lyn recently sign those photos at Laguna. Great Memories that cemented my love for racing.
1993 Monster Truck 4-Wheel & Off Road Jamboree Nationals PENDA (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #6: 1 Wildfoot - Andy Brass 44 2 Bigfoot - Gene Patterson/Dan Runte 31 3 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 24 4 Snake Bite - Dan Runte/Eric Meagher 19 5 Dodge Express - Ken Deppe 15 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 15 7 Magnum Force - Don Van Loo 14 8 Monster Patrol - Paul Shafer 12 9 Tropical Thunder - Wayne Smozanek 11 10 Equalizer - David Morris 9 11 Executioner - Mark Hall 7 12 AV King Krunch - S. Stephens/R. Nelson 5 13 No Problem - John Moore 4 Moving Violations - Brian Welch 4 15 Nitemare - Kirk Dabney 3 16 Predator - Alan Pezo 2 USA-1 - Kirk Dabney 2 18 Mongoose - Mark Watros 1
1992 Monster Truck 4-Wheel & Off Road Jamboree Nationals PENDA (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #8: 1 Bigfoot - Andy Brass 46 2 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 41 3 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 31 4 Snake Bite - Gene Patterson 28 5 Auto Value King Krunch - Scott Stephens 22 6 Equalizer - David Morris 20 7 Nitemare - Steve Hess/Kirk Dabney 18 8 No Problem - John Moore 14 9 Taurus - Eldon Depew 13 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson/Lyle Hancock 13 11 Tropical Thunder - Wayne Smozanek 8 12 Overkill - Steve Hess 6 13 Black Stallion - Mike Vaters 5 14 Mainstay Just Showin' Off - Pablo Huffaker 2 U.F.O. - Bob Fisher 2 American Made - Dan Eff 2 Keystone Krusher - Dan Patrick 2 18 Moving Violations - Brian Welch 1 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 1 Magnum Force - Don Van Loo 1
1988 USHRA Monster Trucks (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #25: 1 Bigfoot - Kramer/Hoosier/Patterson/Brass/Koelling 58 2 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 35 3 Virginia Beach Beast - M. Katz/W. Townes/D. Kessel 20 4 Virginia Giant - Deihl Wilson 15 Lil’ Bearfoot - Barry Packard 15 AM/PM Boss - Jim Ries/Todd Blaeser 15 7 Hot Stuff - Jeff Bainter 14 Samson - Don Maples/Dan Patrick 14 9 Kodiak - Mark Bendler 12 Big Tow - Ray Piorkowski 12 11 Lon Ranger - Gary Bauer 11 12 Bearfoot Trax - Steve Bivens 10 13 First Blood - Rob Fuchs 9 Predator - Alan Pezo 9 15 Black Stallion - Mike Vaters 8 16 Jersey Outlaw - Kevin Dabney/Nick Rossi 7 Modern Day Outlaw - Buster Guffey 7 18 Ace’s High - Jake Henke 6 Gator - George Cole 6 20 Heartbeat - Bret Engelman 5 Monster Vette - Cliff Starbird 5 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 5 4-Wheel Crazy - Rob Morris 5 24 Excaliber - Dave Marquart 4 Intimidator - Mark Ryckaert 4 Duraliner Giant - Kirk Dabney 4 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 4 Night Life - Dave Weiczorek 4 Mr. Twister - Dave Staszak 4 30 Skoal Bandit - Gary Sartin 3 Car Killer - Butch Lowe 3 Hercules - Larry Tura 3 Nebraska’s Big Red - Gary Schram 3 Texas Stomper - Larry Garvell 3 35 Alien - Kevin Dabney 2 So High Too - Dave Bell 2 Frankenstein - Cliff Starbird 2 Goliath - Alan Tura 2 Knight Stalker - Steve Combs 2 Predator Trax - Alan Pezo 2 Star Monster - Dan Tassone 2 42 Barbarian - Bruce Gault 1 The Toy - Joe Rinke 1 Hawaian Punch - Todd Blaeser 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 Skoal Crusher - Steve Helm 1 Nitemare - Steve Hess 1 Rebel’s Revenge - Bill Jones 1 Big Kahuna - Norman Meyers 1
Very interesting interview with Bob. Many things I didn't know about; for example, the real reason they started to use fiberglass body parts. Great stuff.
1988 USHRA Monster Trucks (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #11: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/R.Hoosier/G.Patterson 18 2 Lil’ Bearfoot - Barry Packard 12 3 Lon Ranger - Gary Bauer 11 4 Samson - Don Maples 9 5 Va. Beach Beast Mike Katz/W. Townes/D. Kessel 8 Hot Stuff - Jeff Bainter 8 7 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 7 8 AM/PM Boss - Jim Ries 5 Monster Vette - Cliff Starbird 5 Predator - Alan Pezo 5 Bearfoot Trax - Steve Bivens 5 Black Stallion - Mike Vaters 5 13 Duraliner Giant - Kirk Dabney 4 Night Life - Dave Weiczorek 4 Gator - George Cole 4 Big Tow - Ray Piorkowski 4 17 Skoal Bandit - Gary Sartin 3 Car Killer - Butch Lowe 3 Kodiak - Mark Bendler 3 Modern Day Outlaw - Buster Guffey 3 21 So High Too - Dave Bell 2 Frankenstein - Cliff Starbird 2 Hercules - Larry Tura 2 Goliath - Alan Tura 2 25 Ace’s High - Jake Henke 1 Barbarian - Bruce Gault 1 The Toy - Joe Rinke 1 Hawaian Punch - Todd Blaeser 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 Jersey Outlaw - Kevin Dabney 1
Thanks for the memories...I left the track early that weekend to see my future wife. Such a great track, and always loved racing there (held a class track record there for a number of years in the late 2010s).
Grave Digger - USA 1 was the best race. Cool to hear the stories behind the truck names, I always wondered about No Problem's name. 8:45 that's a beautiful machine.
Bigfoot #1 must be the coolest thing ever invented. The bikes and the two-track pulling were great ideas... And who doesn't love the all-steel monster trucks at the end? 0:58 That's the spirit we miss today.
Bigfoot-Grave Digger was one of the closest races i've ever seen. Man, I really like Krimson Krusher. I didn't knew Big Boss; I remember seeing a picture a long time ago of a truck with the same name, but I think it was a Dodge. Cool pulling action also.
You put the monster trucks in a strangely shaped circuit like this and you certainly have some great action. That Casper Chevy was amazing and the tombstones in Grave Digger hilarious. Thanks for sharing...
Revisiting this show since Monster Jam is now attempting to do a Z shaped course for the World Finals in Los Angeles this year. Not saying that the idea came from here but this is the first time since this Anaheim weekend that they did a Z course.
I was at this race, I was not into Mazdas yet,but the sound great..the track though is bumpy like Linen boulevard, it was one of the reasons this race died!
Road Atlanta was scary with its earthen embankment and loose tires then. A sports racer blew a tire at the same place that year when i was working that station at the runoffs
Loved hearing David Hobbs call Halsmer "Concrete Pete" again after all these years. I have somehow remembered it all that time. Hilarious, and I also recall why he pulled that one out.
I can remember the sick feeling in my stomach when Excaliber got pulled from the line agains Bigfoot. That race, I guarantee would have been a classic. Ex' was the better truck by far.
