Monster+Trucks

toc =Author=

Hi, my name is Robert Marchewka. I am a third year International Management student at the Telfer School of Management. I am not the biggest fan of cars, but I figured I would make a page about the most entertaining aspect of motor-sports that I could think of. This is why I decided to make my wiki about monster trucks. I hope you enjoy some of the info I found, as well as the entertaining videos I found on the web.

=Description=

**A monster truck is a modified car or pickup truck with very large wheels and suspension**. They are used for competition and general entertainment purposes. Competitions include jumping, car crushing, mud runs, and hill climbs. These trucks are modified to overcome the most extreme conditions.

=Bob Chandler & the Big Foot=

Big Foot is widely know as the first monster truck to demonstrate car crushing for crowds. Bob Chandler is the creator and owner of the Big Foot. He was the first driver to drive his modified truck over a couple a junk cars, thus introducing the new sport of car crushing.

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=Dennis Anderson & the Grave Digger=

Dennis Anderson is one of the best monster truck drivers of all time...he drives the truck GRAVE DIGGER. He is originally from Norfolk, Virginia. He now resides in Kill Devil Hill in North Carolina. He started his career in Mud Bogging, then started joining freestyle events as well. He is well know for pushing the limits of his trucks. Often damaging them in the first rounds of an even. Because of this, he was nicknamed "One Run Anderson".

=Monster Jam Statistics=


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 * || **All Time Racing Championships** || **WINS**  || **YEARS**  ||
 * Tom Meents- Goldberg and Max D. || 3  || 2000, 2001, 2002  ||
 * Dennis Anderson- Grave Digger || 2  || 2004, 2006  ||
 * John Seasock- Batman || 2  || 2007, 2008  ||
 * Brian Barthel- Wolverine || 1  || 2003  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">MADUSA- MADUSA || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2005  ||
 * <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**All Time Freestyle Championships** || <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**WINS**  || <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**YEARS**  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Tom Meents- Goldberg and Max D. || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">4  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2001, 2002, 2004, 2006  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Dennis Anderson- Grave Digger || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2000  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Jim Creten- Bounty Hunter || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2005  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Jim Koehler- Jim Koehler || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2003  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">MADUSA- MADUSA || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2004  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Lupe Soza- El Toro Loco || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2004  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Pablo Huffaker- Captain's Curse || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2007  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Adam Anderson || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2008  ||
 * <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**All Time Total Championships** || <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**WINS**  || <span class="style26" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">**YEARS**  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Tom Meents - Goldberg, Team Meents || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">7  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Dennis Anderson - Grave Digger || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">3  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2000, 2004, 2006  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">MADUSA - MADUSA || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2004, 2005  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">John Seasock - Batman || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2007, 2008  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Brian Barthal- Wolverine || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2003  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Jim Creten - Bounty Hunter || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2005  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Jim Koehler - Jim Koehler || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2003  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Lupe Soza - El Toro Loco || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2004  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Pablo Huffaker - Captain's Curse || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2007  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Adam Anderson - Taz || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2008  ||   ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Pablo Huffaker - Captain's Curse || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2007  ||
 * <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">Adam Anderson - Taz || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">1  || <span class="style24" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px;">2008  ||   ||

=Pop Culture=

Monster trucks are often portrayed as being a form of motorized [|professional wrestling]. Commonly cited evidence is the use of names for the trucks, rather than numbers and sponsors (some trucks are now named for their sponsor, and in 2008, the Major League of Monster Trucks, before their eventual downturn, planned to mandate truck numbers), and often accusations of rigged races, as some trucks (including Bigfoot and Grave Digger) are seen as winning more often in order to please the crowd. However, promoters have widely denied rigging races, and many shows often feature evidence to the contrary when the unpredictable happens. Perhaps more than the redneck [|stereotype], the pro-wrestling stereotype is hated among drivers and teams, who feel they are regarded with disrespect despite their work to compete at a high level. Likewise, many fans would like to see the sport treated by the media as [|NASCAR] is currently. However, as monster truck events do feature a considerably more show-like atmosphere than most other motorsports, competitions are often considered a form of "[|sports entertainment]". = = =Video=

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