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Monster Docs: Episode Two
Many people consider the Major League of Monster Trucks to be the best monster truck tour of all time. Despite its massive popularity, the series only lasted for one season. The MLMT was poised to compete with Monster Jam, NASCAR, and other forms of professional motorsport racing, but was never truly able to give their competition a run for their money. This is the story of how the MLMT rose and fell in under a year.
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@jjq6336 Год назад

Still the best tracks in monster trucks period

@BassPro2 Год назад

I agree, I was very underwhelmed when I took my son last year to monster jam.

@Chris-hs8zd 5 месяцев назад

@@BassPro2yeah the little pods kinda boring lol

@MichaelHeilman Год назад

This is an awesome documentary. MLMT was ahead of its time. The racing and freestyle felt different than the traditional courses, which made it awesome to watch. As you said, I don't know if we'll ever see this type of series again, but the tracks could definitely be used today. I could see a promotion like Monster Truck Wars or Hot Wheels use these types of tracks if and when they host outdoor shows. Great Job!

@Monsterjamfan-mjfan2010 Год назад

In my opinion it could have been bigger than monster jam in about 10-15 years if it had been able to survive Great video on this

@rudyolivas7002 Год назад

MAN I WISH THESE KIND OF SHOWS WOULD COME BACK, THIS IS BETTER THAN MONSTER JAM!!

@jasone4460 Год назад

R.I.P Scott Hartsock and Gunslinger. Gone but not forgotten

@avengersracing Год назад

Fantastic video. It is so sad to not see a racing series like this tour these days. Monster Jam people have talked about putting more emphasis on the racing competition bc it goes so fast which is a nice thing to see nowadays. This league had so much potential but with how 2008 was economically it was just at the wrong time. It ALWAYS seems like people can’t agree on stuff or HAVE to have drama in the monster truck industry and we see split ups like that happen. Fantastic work and u have my permission to use my footage in any of ur videos if u need 😊

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

Thank you, I’ll keep you in mind!

@MisterGravelrama Год назад

This was so well done. I found myself enjoying the nostalgia, slightly getting my hopes up that this could re-emerge, then becoming saddened by the inevitable realization that I am in the minority as a racing fan & this will likely never happen again. So I'll reference the quote, "Don't be sad that it's over, be glad that it happened." At least we got one full year of it. I still wonder though, if a series similar to this is likely fail, is there a still a possibility of a single event with open qualifying and a huge purse? That could something to see!

@waynenorbreyjr9638 Год назад

I was really hoping that this series was really gonna take off. Great racing and awesome tracks! If a Monster Jam event and this series events were on your same weekend, I'd be attending MLM! I don't just go to monsters Jam events on my own will. Usually my daughters would surprise me not know that I could care less about attending. The MLMT is up there with my favorites like TNT, Penda and ProMT.

@thenickhelms84 Год назад

Monster Jam is pretty much the WWE of motorsports in that it's mainly all just a show rather than legit head-to-head competition which has been the basis of most motorsports. I really do hope Monster Jam fails soon or changes hands to an owner that will give more focus on real racing and give back most of the trucks to their respective creators such as Grave Digger which wsa created by Dennis Anderson only to be bought out by Feld Entertainment the owner of Monster Jam just so it can run in its events. In fact, I'd say around 70% to 80% or maybe even more of the trucks that are featured in Monster Jam events are owned by the promotion.

@jonathin9369 6 месяцев назад

As of 2024 the current tours feature an even 50/50 split of half independent, half company owned trucks. Some of the independent teams have deals with MJ to run feld identities (ie team scream with megalodon) but they are still independently owned and operated. As for Grave Digger, Dennis sold the name back in the 90s. It is still easily the most famous truck in the entire world and as long as feld has it, monster jam will be fine. You couldn’t pry the rights to gd from felds cold dead hands if you wanted to.

@furioussherman7265 5 месяцев назад

Dennis sold Grave Digger to FELD in 1999 because he couldn't afford to keep the team going. If the source of funding for iconic trucks like it suddenly dried up, I guarantee you'd never see them run at any show again.

@thenickhelms84 5 месяцев назад

@@furioussherman7265 Yeah, because Monster Jam took over and held dominion in everything that had to do with monster trucks! Monster Jam was the only promoter that had the capitol to keep Grave Digger going so FELD sent Anderson an ultimatum, "hand over the Grave Digger trademark, licensing and i.p. or start looking for another promoter!

@furioussherman7265 5 месяцев назад

@@thenickhelms84 Not even close. By the end of the '90s, every monster truck event wanted Grave Digger at it, so Dennis had to expand the team, build new trucks, constantly, and fix the ones on hand. Between that and the signature bat-shit crazy driving style everyone wanted from the black and green wrecking machine, very few people in the industry could've afforded to keep it running. As well, Dennis was also having to deal with a lawsuit from the Grave Digger ride truck tipping over on a beach (thankfully, no one was hurt). It was either sell the team to FELD or go under for good.

@DreamstoRealityAutomotiveTV Год назад

I’ve never heard of this series, amazing video! This is exactly what I would want to see come back, real legitimate competition. Guys(and gals) who actually build and operate trucks. Monster truck events are mostly about who can tear up a truck the best, pass.

@trumooperdue1320 Год назад

All Star Monster Trucks last year used the Z-Drag racing style at Lake Erie Speedway, and in 2017 used figure 8 style, so there is one tour that tries to keep unique racing alive, even if for 1 or 2 shows a year

@FrenchVanillaMilitia Год назад

Those Z courses are really cool! I'd love to see Monsters do some more technical circuits like that. With how talented these drivers are now, I bet Meents and Ryan would put on some great runs

@Thomas.Frasco.Motorsports Год назад

Keep these documentaries up! I love the content! 👍🏁

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

Thanks!

@mitchcolburn1216 Год назад

Monster trucks need to go back to pure racing in order to regain legitimacy as a motorsport.

@TheMaineEventChannel Год назад

What a great deep dive! I've wished for an open qualifying racing series for a long time. I hope one day someone takes that big chance again, even if it doesn't last long.

@MonsterTruckMcKayla Год назад

If I ever win a big lottery payout, I'm going to invest some of those winnings into something that's guaranteed to consistently generate more than enough money annually to make a full racing series like that happen, for many years to come!

@TheMaineEventChannel Год назад

@@MonsterTruckMcKayla I've literally thought of that scenario. Please let the next big lottery winner be a huge monster truck fan!

@MonsterTruckMcKayla Год назад

@@TheMaineEventChannel Definitely! We could finally have the racing series that so many fans have wanted for years! I believe that if it at least gets to the Supercross/Motocross level of racing, we've made it. And we could still have separate freestyle shows, much like how Freestyle Motocross branched out into its own thing.

@diychad7268 Год назад

@@MonsterTruckMcKayla the only and main problem the monster trucks have with making such a popular series like super and motocross is that damn near anybody has the ability to be able to get themselves a dirt bike........ The monster trucks cost so much that that isn't even anywhere near possible, so it's hard for fans to be able to have that personal connection with the core of the series, that's where open qualifying would have a hard time succeeding and would still just end up being the same drivers at each event because who out there besides the guys already racing them have monster trucks, I mean of course some folks would end up investing into buying a truck and whatnot but not many I wouldn't think

@MonsterTruckMcKayla Год назад

@@diychad7268 Yeah, I get what you're saying, although I never understood the people wanting to get a stock dirt bike and thinking that it'll be the same as a full-on supercross bike with factory suspension. Even if you have the "best" bike that a previous SX champion rode to the winnner's circle, it's still very rider dependent along with all of the factory mods and upgrades. I suppose one idea is for the MTs to get back behind the idea of trying to sell pickup trucks, like with the Ford Trucks sponsorship of the early 2000s. Even though the MTs are nothing close to how the actual consumer pickup trucks would be, other than a fiberglass body meant to replicate one, the concept of running a truck body that's similar to consumer trucks is what could build a relationship with the fans. In contrast, look at the personal connection that fans have with NASCAR drivers and NHRA drivers, despite those cars being nothing like a consumer car that you can go buy at a local dealership. Which, leads to the super unpopular opinion that a lot of MT fans probably had in the back of their mind, but don't want to accept (myself included): the truck names would have to be abolished completely. Gasp! I know, it sounds like blasphemy, but if you look at any other "serious" racing series, the connection to the fans revolves around the driver and potentially the team/sponsor/manufacturer...NASCAR, NHRA, Supercross/Motocross, Nitro Rallycross, Indy Cars, F1, etc. and not a specific vehicle name with many different drivers that could be driving under that banner. Now, that's not to say that all MT names would have to be discarded...just whatever trucks were to run in a serious racing only series comparable to the other motorsports I just mentioned. There could still be shows with skills and freestyle, and those could be thought of as the FMX world of MTs, whereas the MT events heavily centered on racing could have the absence of truck names with vehicle numbers and sponsors in their place and most emphasis placed on the driver. It might not sound that awesome, and a lot of the personality of the trucks would be lost, but it might be the way to go to kickstart a serious racing series. Everything that has tried to do things the traditional way of retaining the truck names while trying to integrate that with a concept of serious racing has folded, so maybe that's the step in the right direction? And I get what you're saying with the open qualifying...it wouldn't be cheap and maybe the purse payouts would have to increase quite a bit in order for more teams to feel compelled to compete. This would mean marketing heavily to the fans of the other motorsports and hopefully convince them that MTs are serious racing machines in order to bring in that additional revenue. It would definitely take several years, maybe decades realistically in order to rewire the way the general public perceives MTs as just a form of entertainment. But, if a NASCAR sized crowd could be in attendance one day to see an MT race, imagine the revenue in ticket/merchandise sales compared to how they are now. So much of extra profits could be reinvested in a series to make things bigger and better, and pay teams wages that would offset the cost of parts, traveling, etc. If a great many number of trucks show up, I suppose there could be a consolation bracket for some points and money so that way teams that don't qualify well can still stay competitive and traveling to the event wasn't a lost cause financially. Think of it as a "B-Main" bracket as opposed to the top qualifiers that would be in the "A-Main." All in all, it would take a lot of funding, a lot of work, and whole lot of luck to pull something like that off, and there's still no guarantee that it would work, but we can always hope!

@MonsterTrucker5748 Год назад

I seriously wish this was a tour still!

@groovelife415 7 месяцев назад

Me too!

@monsterjamin24-79 Год назад

This is a great video. I’m glad the monster truck community is finally getting quality analysis videos like the NASCAR and F1 communities. I’m sad this tour never materialized. It really could have given Monster Jam a run for it’s money. Guess we’ll never know.

@danielnunez3518 Год назад

Imagine if monster truck racing would’ve evolved into a proper Motorsport instead of the traveling circus monster jam has become? Extreme overkill would’ve been in heaven

@AustinOgonoski Год назад

I remember this. RU-vid was maybe a year old so people had to upload events in 10 minute segments. Blew my mind that this was a thing. Then it just... died.

@firewalker1372 Год назад

Never understood holding monster truck events in small civic centers example: 31:02. Yeah it’s ok for areas that don’t have arenas. I live in an area that doesn’t have an arena, but does have a civic center. What we also have is a big fair grounds and plenty of bigger dirt tracks. They finally held a monster truck event at one of our local dirt tracks and it blew the monster truck event at the civic center away. Much more room to get up to speed and a better freestyle event. Great video man, MLMT would of been a really great series and it’s unfortunate it didn’t really take off.

@marcosluis201 Год назад

Major League of Monster Trucks is one of those “What Could’ve Been” things from the past.

@reaps912 Год назад

39:20 ..and that’s why I pretty much pay zero attention to contemporary monster trucks anymore. Fascinating doco nonetheless; it’s just a shame that monster trucks have suffered the curse of being perpetually infantilised in a way that other motorsports have not

@matthewrohde4198 Год назад

Great video. I never went to any MLMT or MTC events since they were outside my area, but I always found the concept fascinating. Could you do a video on the monster truck competitions at Robby Gordon's Stadium Super Trucks events?

@JJfan48 Год назад

The MLMT, now defunct Monster X Tour and Monsters of Destruction I will forever wish never died. I’m glad I got to see these as a kid. The sport would be in a much better state if they had survived.

@jesusesparzashow8634 11 месяцев назад

Try Robby Gordon’s Stadium Monster Trucks Documentary from 2013.

@gregorynagy8500 Год назад

Interesting video. The idea was good,however,these people,in charge,Should have,consulted NASCAR!!A automotive business sponsor,a tv deal,maybe something,Like SEMA,or the Off-road Jamboree shows?? We,Here,in Metro Detroit,Love MonsterTrucks!! G

@youknoweverything7643 Год назад

MLMT ONLY THING THEY DID WRONG WAS DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT and I guarantee you monster jam had their hands in shutting down MLMT secretly. This is how monster trucks events should be done huge lon mg tracks and huge layouts for free style not a tiny arena in small cities or even bigger cities with 1-4 jumps a few cars and the trucks can't even floor it at most of the smaller arenas that monster jam goes to look up mobile Al monster truck show by monster jam it's sad

@kingcarrot6355 Год назад

Because it's the motor(sport) equivalent of pro wrestling and a freak sideshow. But the toothless PBR drinking crowd from Florida and North Carolina just loooves it

@auzzy831 Год назад

Really great video. Glad to see someone covering the MLMT & trying to make monster trucks better & covering history.

@zrriff2792 Год назад

I remember going to one of the Red bluff shows in the early 2000's Tom Meents was there and Pablo Huffaker was driving Grave Digger

@PellegrinePhotos Год назад

Really cool to see some of my shots from MTC years later. It was always a blast shooting those shows.

@MonsterTruckMcKayla Год назад

Those were some fun times man!

@notserp1836 Год назад

Imagine how amazing it would have gotten if it had continued past 2008.

@alexisherrera2671 8 месяцев назад

MLMT in red bluff ca was the best,my parents took me as kid,to this I still go to the monster trucks in redbluff ca but it’s not as good as it used to be.

@bran._.cereal6713 Год назад

The Merced mlmt event has footage on the DVD Truck jam by circle king networks

@Sean_Downey Год назад

I would watch this on stream site, or cable tv. Also go to this. Just took my 4-year old to his first Monster Jam, and it defiantly was not what it once was.

@CSDonohue11 Год назад

The 80’s & 90’s are both hilarious and The Best DeeZamn…. This was the 2k’s 😯

@danielgallegos8869 Год назад

I grew up watching TNT motorsports. I wish that racing was as serious now as it was in the past. Where the same truck you seen on t.v was the same in your hometown. Not 30 gravediggers at any one time. Monster trucks now, is just simply entertainment, a WWF of monster truck racing. USHRA had it going on with it's event's. Crush cars truck pulls bogs... Now nothing compares. As it was in the 89's......, Although backflips now... With trucks that are lighter now are doing less it seems. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@MonsterTruckMcKayla Год назад

Amazing documentary! I was thankful to attend the Kentucky Speedway event, and it had some of the best MT racing I'd ever seen, especially in person. Mark Hall's comeback charge in the final turn for the win was classic in its own right, but even more impressive is the fact that he did that running on just 7 cylinders!

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

That’s pretty cool you got to attend an event! I didn’t even know Hall was only running on 7 cylinders in kentucky

@notpewdiepie6458 Год назад

i absolutely love monster trucks...jus watching this has made me excited to see them again

@wayne4292 Год назад

This is why I stoped goin to the shows because if ticket sales don't get sold they won't show up to me it's similar to a scam because if the speed ways put the shows on there schedules and then if the shows get cancelled out of the blue it seems fishy to me I've been to plenty shows from back in the day I mean sure I'll watch the shows on tv but won't go see them live any more the promoters runed the shows and it's a shame

@travis.sewilo Год назад

Really enjoy these types of videos, hope see them keep coming.

@scottracing51s Год назад

If they would of stayed together I believe they really had something going that could grow to be way bigger then mj

@waynenorbreyjr9638 Год назад

Judging by the plans for the 2008 season and the payouts the MLMT really needed a big money sponsor or multiple major companies or companies assisting with sponsorship of the series.

@RackAvenue Год назад

you should do a video about mj arenas and how obscure they were before the more monster jam and triple threat era

@razormc954 Год назад

This sport needs legitimate competition again to thrive, because Feld has turned Monster Jam into a traveling circus solely intended to sell toys to kids

@californiamonstertrucks4655 Год назад

Very well-made video. I was considering doing a video about this myself, but decided against it and I think this accomplishes the same goals, showing that while MLMT's highs were very high, like Icarus, they flew too close to the sun and are one of the biggest what-ifs in monster truck history, given they were able to continue at a high level. Certainly a topic that many are still passionate about after all these years and you clearly did extensive research.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

Thank you! Looking forward to your next mini doc

@californiamonstertrucks4655 Год назад

@@SamsonMTfan Hopefully we don't end up making the same thing at the same time.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

haha!

@sammitchell3657 Год назад

I think the independent trucks are just as good as the traditional monster jam trucks. Js.

@thespaceace5637 Год назад

This was a fantastic idea but done at a bad time. It's a shame it didn't work out because I feel like it really highlighted the skill of the drivers and the engineering of the trucks. It would be nice to have a legitimate MT series like this again, but I'm also not sure there's really an audience for it. I feel like the more gimmicky entertainment-focused model is more effective at drawing the kids in and might make it seem worthwhile to the parents to see for a 2-3 hour affair. MTs did begin more as entertainment as well. Like, I feel like MT shows are something most people just go to for a few hours of fun and go home, much like a concert or play. They probably won't follow the sport of MTs as a whole after that show. I also don't think we'll see anything like this again unless a majority of the indie teams came together to make it work. It's very difficult to go up against the marketing giant of Feld (or even Mattel with HWMTL) when there are so many hands in the cookie jar right now. As good as market competition can be, I've seen plenty of times in motorsports where too much fragmentation ends up slowly killing the whole sport. But on the other hand, I feel like the average person interested in a MT show will go see it as long as it's promoted well, it's near them, and the cost makes sense, so the name/brand attached probably doesn't matter all that much. It would just be nice to have a well-promoted, well-funded, competition-focused alternative to Monster Jam for once.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

Very well said - I completely agree

@GGBPhilly Год назад

I remember being devastated when they shut down

@paulrr92 Год назад

'Golden Gate speedway' as its called in this video outside if St louis is misnamed. At the time it would have been titled Gateway International Raceway. Now known as World Wide Technology Raceway

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

good catch...thanks for the heads up

@Jason1Pa Год назад

We desperately need a true points series like back in the day however I'm not sure if that will sell tickets. Monster Jam seems to have set the tone for monster trucks. The last two shows I went to just had 2 wheel skill and freestyle. Filled in with fake quad races. The crowd really seemed into the WWE type quad race more then the monsters. Kids don't seem to want racing.

@mhoovair89 Год назад

ramminator! I grew up hanging out watching the hall bros racing at 4wheel jamboree in Indy & other Indiana shows. Really wonderful family. Amazing documentary! Thanks for the content!!

@dylanbalsamo7275 Год назад

27:51 I noticed that in the 2008 lineups one of the trucks listed was called “Retribution” Was this a monster truck that never got made?

@ausproductionsofficial 6 месяцев назад

It’s Rammunition.

@joeah99cr21 Год назад

This is INSANE quality. I've been watching your event coverage since like 2012 or 2013, keep these videos going!!!

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

Thanks for watching over the years!

@CoasterGaming Год назад

Brings back lots of nostalgia. My first ever independent Monster Truck event was at the Charlotte Dirt Track in 2006 which was a MLMT event, kept going when it was only the back to school monster truck bash, but haven’t been back since 2012

@peanutbutterjeff5364 Год назад

Awesome video, and I’m looking forward to what’s next. As a side note, where’d you get the TMB footage from? All I can find is 240p videos that are horizontally squished.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

I have a playlist on my channel of the entire 2007 mlmt series on tmb, those are the videos I got the footage from!

@Buzzy913 Год назад

Well done! This video was VERY well researched, made, and cited. I loved how in depth you went into the making of, and the results of the shows. You've earned a like and sub from me my friend!

@tsmitty777 Год назад

Very good documentary. I didn’t learn a whole lot I didn’t already know but I was pretty into the scene at the time as well. Also appreciate the realistic outlook on the predicament that MLMT and similar series see themselves in with big shows and racing. It’s part of why I’m not really into the scene anymore, but had to check out your video!

@youknoweverything7643 Год назад

The drag strip one those trucks was still running the 1/8 - 1)4 mile faster then a lot of street cars with out jumps and dirt and trying to run 10 secs shows how powerful these machines are

@chadha1412 Год назад

Great info. Unfortunately there isn't any room in the monster truck world to have 2 big monster truck shows go head to head. Only room for one.

@MarkGalloway316 2 месяца назад

I remember watching all these shows on the monster blog when I was really young. NOSTALGIA Man, do I wish it when on longer and blow the industry to a whole new level. P.S. what was the name of the song that was used at the very end?

@bohotheclown3062 Год назад

I remember going to red bluff monster trucks in the early 2000’s and it was always a great show then once they couldn’t get the big name trucks the show went downhill big time and they set the venue up horribly as well

@anthonyrausch5708 Год назад

9:45 - I have “A HOT WHEEL’S” die cast of “WAR WIZARD” 23:41 - Also have “A HOT WHEEL’S” die cast of “EQUALIZER” 27:15 - God; we got “THE INDY CAR SPLIT OF 1995” but in “MONSTER TURCK FORM”!!!! “LOL”!!!!! 31:23 - I do not know if it is “A DIFFERENT STORY NOW”; this taking place; “15 YEARS AGO NOW” but when “THE MAIN MONSTER TRUCK SERIES; i.e. monster jam; tells an upstart to leave the area because it would hurt “MONSTER TRUCK RACING OVERALL” what does that say about “MONSTER JAM’S POPULARITY”????? Just “HOW MANY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT MONSTER TRUCK RACING IN THE USA”?????

@totenwache88 Год назад

Been an MT fan since I was a kid in the 90s. I appreciate finally getting some deep dives on certain subjects etc that I still had questions on. Awesome work you're doing! Keep it up!

@jcwalke8142 Год назад

This was a great video I love learning about the history of monster trucks. It’s a shame this tour didn’t soar to the heights predicted but it was a great idea. Thank you for taking the time to make this in-depth video.

@sanddragracer Год назад

MTC Eldora was far from an ordinary Chicago style, more of a dualing j hook style track

@vera9230 Год назад

this is excellent. i love the internet. would never even expect to find such info condensed into such a great video. please make more like this :)

@CadenK15 Год назад

Love these videos. the monster truckz video and this one are amazing. I just subscribed so IDK how your content works here but i was hping i could give you some ideas. Maybe you could talk about the staduim super trucks, how competitive the monster truck scene is not just with the trucks but with the tours as well. maybe talk about the monster jam and bigfoot thing. IDK. Just some ideas. Love the videos though!

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

thanks and great suggestions! Stadium super trucks is next on my list, and theres already a great video out there on the bigfoot/monster jam thing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DTzBPafOReU.html

@CadenK15 Год назад

@@SamsonMTfan sweet! Thank you for all your great work! Can't wait to see more!

@groovelife415 7 месяцев назад

Monster Jam was the worst thing to happen to Monster Trucks. There was real competition. Now it's just a traveling circus that I refuse to support. Monster Jam only promoted the brand. The drivers are homogenized with the same canned responses. They target kids, but if the dads don't like it the kids won't be there to attend. When I was a really young kid in the 80s and 90s I was in awe of the trucks like Bigfoot. I even owned Bigfoot VHS that went over their history up to the modern one, which at the time was Bigfoot 6, I believe. Edit: I cannot believe I forgot to mention how amazing you did on this documentary.

@MarcosLuisTheSecond 2 месяца назад

37:15 Well that sponsorship has now been over as now the Back To School Monster Truck Bash title sponsor is now Cook Out.

@DarkWolfForza 6 месяцев назад

They tried to be as big as monster jam but didnt work did it... can't beat the OG truck company

@Noktirnal619 6 месяцев назад

Very well produced documentary. I was able to sit and finish in one sitting, which to me means it held my attention.

@thedevilsM45 Год назад

Let's face it, monster trucks were never intended to be a sport. They were always entertainment 1st. Tnt couldn't sustain it, special events couldn't sustain it as a sport either and monster jam had to switch primarily to freestyle and skills challenge and then sime boring racing to make money. The majority has voted with their pockets, entertainment it is and legitimate racing is an afterthought. The end

@jacksonmcdonald2511 9 месяцев назад

Interesting video. And while the smaller independent tours may not be at the scale if the MLMT, they still have their moments to shine. Like last year, Monster Truck Wars held the TNT Motorsports Unfinished Business, which is undoubtedly one of the best small shows to have ever been held.

@DM-qm5sc Год назад

Monster trucks failed because it went woke

@dylanbalsamo7275 Год назад

What?

@gt1man931 Год назад

I haven't watched MTs since they actually stopped competing on actual MT tracks. The garbage they do now is exactly the same as dancing with the stars and is less exciting. If they ever go back to actual MT racing, I'd be there.

@ThatOneGuy077 6 месяцев назад

I remember that race when raminator raced bigfoot at lowes speedway. Dad found out about a new couple of trucks coming out when i was a kid, and i being a big ram truck fanatic, still am. Raminator and ramunation. That race got me hyped up. He got tickets, me and him went all the way from Tennessee to watch. Man that was a key memory of happiness.

@bigyodatheman Год назад

MLMT. What could have, should have been. Sigh.

@zeboe223423 3 месяца назад

Fantastic video. I think with the whole broken bow records deal. I think this would kill nowadays if this were a thing

@dobraydien7242 Год назад

The drivers of the past had spines and would actually make being a spectator fun. Now days fun offends people

@garrettott6044 8 месяцев назад

I was at the Nashville event when I was 7. still the best event I’ve witnessed. Such a shame bigfoot has really lost its racing roots and won’t compete in any other series.

@JSowder21 Год назад

Gosh, seeing Ramminator and Bigfoot battling brings back so many memories.

@mtfan Год назад

Good video overall. I'm surprised you totally missed Joe Froome's legal issues regarding marijuana and money laundering though, as well as Schaefer's candid interview with TMB at the 2008 Nashville event where he went into detail about what all went wrong with the series.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

thanks! Good points -- a lot of the behind the scenes info about the mlmt and mtc (especially regarding the investors) came from shaefer's pair of interviews with tmb. As for froome's legal issues, the weed charge had nothing to do with the mlmt and I couldnt find anything connecting the tax evasion or money laundering charges directly to the mlmt

@justinyoung109 Год назад

I remember following the MLMT tour through TMB TV back in the early days. so much has changed since then. The series was indeed ahead of its time. I would argue that with the rise of the Renegade MT Tour and Outlaw monster truck drags taking the lead in competing with Monster Jam, it's only a matter of time until one of them lands a major sponsor. Also, thanks for acknowledging the impact of the 2008 recession on the MT industry. It was a major low point that was only topped by the pandemic. thing is though, if MLMT had been formed in the 2010's, I would guarantee they would still be around, and might even be bigger than Monster Jam given today's audience.

@BackChannelStudios Год назад

Would have needed a different backer… the guys putting up the money were crooked record industry guys and very egotistical. They fired Rich’s staff randomly and put their own people in charge. They made the same mistake twice… Unfortunately it allowed for a great idea to disintegrate under ego driven, short sighted behavior and mismanagement of funds.

@Beaula2 6 месяцев назад

Can you even imagine how lit this would be presented like a Summoning Salt video?

@Abc-qw5th Год назад

Why is this the first time im hearing about the Major League of Monster Trucks?

@gofast3209 6 месяцев назад

What I want to know who pays for these truck at a monster jam show. Those guy literally tear there trucks up to put on a show week in n week out

@chxrrylimx8475 Год назад

this monster docs series is great, the tone and the story are so good man keep it up

@pgmemes7455 Год назад

I live in Winton ca which is pretty much next to Merced and they still host events in Merced

@furioussherman7265 5 месяцев назад

So this is where Madusa went during the 2007 and '08 seasons.

@Steelrules Год назад

thats not lowes motor speedway thats just the dirt track at charlotte none of thoes tracks are major speedways there all local dirt tracks

@joyoustye2326 Год назад

I love these documentaries. We need more!

@undergroundironentertainment Год назад

Please cover the versus monster truck tour,

@MonsterTrucksWashington Год назад

Great video my guy 🔥

@metalhead1136 6 месяцев назад

To many rules became nascar is why it failed

@andrewjacobs5579 Год назад

11 AM Thursday Night. lmao

@waynenorbreyjr9638 Год назад

I got to rewatching this for like the 3rd time and I noticed you mentioned that Dan Runte was in Bigfoot 14, but shouldn't it have been Bigfoot 16 being that 16 debuted in April of 07 and MLMT inaugural race being in Charlotte, NC in August of 07? I got to thinking about that after noticing the Firestone body Dan Runte was running a when he debuted 16 he was running that same body.

@SamsonMTfan Год назад

hmmm i think you're right... 16 not 14. I've always had a hard time differentiating 14, 15 and 16

@waynenorbreyjr9638 Год назад

@@SamsonMTfan Yeah those 3 chassis's were very similar, still had a slight difference. Looking at them from a distance you would think that there identical, until you really get to looking at them and see what different about them.

@joeah99cr21 Год назад

Wait why was there obvious bias / rigging for Andy Hoffman and Nitemare in two different freestyle shows wtf????