I grew up watching Bigfoot jump airplanes and busses. Over the years they got bigger and crazier. These trucks went from being built using parts from tractors to now having multimillion dollar shops to build most of the parts. It's crazy to think people spend a million dollars to build a truck for one show (sometimes more, sometimes less). It is very impressive seeing them in person. Definitely something to do for the bucket list!
There’s so many great monster truck videos (especially “monster jam greatest save”) but truly, there is NOTHING comparable to watching it in person. It’s not so much how loud the trucks are but just how much you feel the engines, entirely through your, spine, soul, etc
Monster trucks are a continuation of good ole boys with farm trucks putting bigger engines and taller tires until they got to these beasts. They used to do out and back 1 lap races, car crunches and it grew into the ridiculous freestyle stuff they do to this day. When I saw these as a kid in the late 80's it was magical At one point, they also brought around a tractor trailer sized robot dinosaur that would "eat" cars lol. .
One cannot possibly understand this sport without watching it for quite a while, and you must spend time with the techs that build these machines and the drivers who drive them. It is impressive in its' own right.
It is very loud in the arena, and the fuel smell is thick. Grave Digger is one of the favorites. Son of a Grave Digger is another. There are many. This appears to be a small show. The flips are cool, and we’ve seen double flips! The bodies are thin, and break away when really wrecked. Good reaction Recky.
They do competitions first. At the end they all get a freestyle run. They get crazy, crash, flip and fly. If they can flip themselves back over the crowd goes nuts. So that’s the goal. Sometimes the finale is an old school demolition derby
I actually worked on and was part of the original "Big Foot" Monster Truck Team, we had 7 Big Foots at the time. Four to five at anytime out at Monster Truck Events pretty much year round. Keep in mind there are multiple type of events and what you are seeing is the solo trick runs(Albeit most of those are trucks at the end of their time period just sending it). There is also head to races which can be pretty fun to watch. There are other more novel events like car/bus jumping, etc.
We used to go to demolition derbies. I often said I would love to participate! 😂. But, I can’t imagine what these guys’ spines are like after they’re done bouncing 30 feet in the air! 🫣
"Monster trucks' basically started from a movie called " Take this job and shove it" that had the first "Monster Truck" that was eventually named Big Foot. A sport grew from this movie now know as Monster Jam. First, the trucks just drove over other cars and crushed them. Now they drive for points and at the end is freestyle, where they try to get more air, front flips, back flips, wheelies, etc.
I've been to a few of these. Recky, you would LOVE going and experiencing this. Youd have to wear hearing protection, absolutely. The noise is out of this world loud. I ❤️ your reaction to this, one of the best reactions. I wish I could take you both to one. Yes, new rabbit hole! ❤❤❤
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Check out the best saves in monster jam, these guys bring these trucks back from where they shouldn't come back from
These things go 50-60 feet in the air, their tires are around 360kg a piece, the engines are multiple thousand horsepower. These are engineering marvels if you ask me.
I LOVE these types of reactions. I have ALL sorts of motorsports reactions I could have suggested, and will now. Yes, all the trucks have names. The black and green one that jumped the whole damn arena with the black flag off the back is called Grave Digger! Yes, ear plugs are available at the merch stands for $3 LOL, or bring your own. I'm sure there is another video that explains the whole event, cause they do more stuff than just jump.
My entire childhood I was convinced I would grow up to drive the Grave Digger lol. I thought it was the coolest thing ever Truly so so much fun to watch them! The noise, the smell, the cheers! Amazing
Recky, you should consider reacting to things like this live. You have so many questions and your audience would be able to give you the answers so you can understand what you are seeing. Plus interacting with your audience would bring more people to your channel.
5:28 yes, the trucks are designed to have parts relatively easy to replace.... in fact if you see on the bottom of the trucks that yellow cage around the drive shaft is there to prevent shrapnel from the shaft because they often will shatter.
Hey man! Love to see you’re interested in Monster Jam. I grew up going to these events with my family, so I know a lot about what’s happening here. This comment is going to be a little bit of a novel. 4:17 While Monster Jam is a little different than when I was growing up, there are generally two main events. Racing and freestyle. Racing is exactly what it sounds like. Trucks race two at a time in a bracket style tournament until there’s ultimately a winner. Freestyle is when they come out one at a time and tear it up. They are allotted a certain amount of time (90 seconds when I was attending the events), and at the end, judges score the performance. They’re scored on things like wow factor, the pace of the run (runs that are faster, more intense, and on the “ragged edge” score more), and whether or not they used all the time allotted to them. If the truck breaks or flips over before the end of the time, the run is cut short. In a lot of these clips, they aren’t using all the time given to them, so they aren’t going to score very high. Doesn’t mean the crowd doesn’t love it though. 9:49 Monster Jam is fun for all ages, but it’s certainly targeted towards kids. Most kiddos will have a favorite truck rather than a favorite driver. I remember when I was a kid I had my favorite trucks, but as I grew older, I started to learn more about the drivers and how talented they all are. Something else to note about Monster Jam is that while there is a competition going on, their main goal is to put on a fun show for the crowd. It’s more of a show rather than a competition. There are multiple Monster Jam events happening every weekend. The more popular trucks like Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction have multiple trucks touring at once because the demand is high to see those trucks at events. This means that there are multiple drivers for one specific truck. I think at one point in time there were at least five-ten Grave Diggers touring the US. Also, I watched most of these clips live in person! It’s amazing to see such a large machine hang in the air for so long. Definitely check out a MJ event if you’re in the US. Super fun, and all the drivers are very kind people that will interact with the crowd, sign autographs, and answer any questions that you may have. 12:14 Metal Mulisha 14:05 They are extremely loud, and you can even feel them rumbling the ground. Hearing protection isn’t a bad idea.
There's lots of great motor sports in the US. Rock bouncers Rock crawlers Mud buggies Swamp buggies Arena trucks Swamp boats Jet boats Hill climbers Sprint cars Tractor pulls Mud trucks And probably 20 other sub categories of them.
Monster Trucks are a blast! "Free style" competition is my favourite, they have various competitions , like this or wheelies ect. Another crazy thing is 'The World Famous Swamp Buggy Racing" in the Florida Everglades.
Yes, they sell ear plugs and over-ear protection. They have different events, such as racing or freestyle. Freestyle is where they have a time limit to hit as many jumps as possible, and/or tricks. Freestyle is judged and each Monster Truck receives a score.
Back when i was younger they didn't have quite as many ramps, and they also had a whole bunch of normal cars and stuff out there for the trucks to land on. I remember it being a lot of fun
Check out Big Foot jumps airplane! In the 70's 80's they were real trucks, no seatbelts, no helmets lots of cold beer. When fun was dangerous! I'm sure you've seen bull riding/wrecks but have you seen steer wrestling/bulldogging? Jump off a horse grab a steer by its head and wrestle it down till its ears are down flat on the ground.
You don't just hear them you feel it deep in your chest. And when they land it shakes the ground. It is awesome, definitely if you ever get the chance to see it in person I highly recommend going.
Now I'm from Sunday Sunday Sunday era of monster trucks. Do they still have weenie roasters? Weeni roasters are a jet engines with wheels, a seat, handle bars and they stear from the rear wheels.😂 They were great!
If you enjoy this, you would probably also enjoy videos of "SRRS". It stands for Southern Rock Racing Series. It is another primarily American off road type of competition. Most all of them are home built tube frame buggys with around 1000hp. Some as high as 1400hp. It is timed events up some insanely steep and rough hill climbs. Most of those guys have $100,000+ in their rigs.
monster jam was awesome when i was a kid. it usually happened around my birthday in my area. and depending on the venue sometimes they'd have space for different races or demolition derby's as well as the monster trucks.
I've been to a few of these. Always loved going. One time I got to be a score card holder. While the arena where I live is kinda small for when Monster Jam comes. There's another show that uses our rodeo grounds to do their shows. Last I knew we had a truck based out of here. But my favorite truck has always been and will always be Monster Patrol. Unfortunately it doesn't run anymore but on my bucket list I have going to the world finals at least once.
I think monster jam actually comes to Sweden as they have international tours, I think it’s around the middle of the year, you should totally go. I’m from Australia and I’ve been to the Melbourne show 9 times and it is the greatest thing ever. Monster trucks usually weigh around 12,000 pounds and each tire alone are 700.
Most of the truck is roll cage. The panels are easily replaceable truck-shaped siding. They're technically not supposed to wreck, but there's no avoiding damage if you want to impress the crowd.
Give a guy a welder and a big American V-8 and there's no telling what they'll come up with! And yes, it gets expensive, but sponsors help. I've only been to one of these Monster Jams in a stadium and it's as wild as it looks.
the tires are super bouncy... thats why they have like 4 shocks per wheel, not only to control body roll but to control the unsprung weight and tire pushing back
Went to monster jam as a teenager with my dad & yes we wore earplugs nearly the entire event. You can still hear but your also protecting your ears This makes me wanna go again. Just might
14:09... I know when i attended the NHRA drag races, u got ear plugs at the gate, foam ones, but that was when I was a kid so, I'm 46 now lol. I'm sure if not handed to u, there's sumwhere in the arena u can get some at. They got food, drinks, everything, apparel, all sorts of stuff in the background goin on. \O>
7:22 so from what I understand the trucks themselves have both front steering and rear steering so when they’re jumping and doing tricks the steering can have issues and result in sideways trucks. However that happening doesn’t really stop these drivers from letting loose during their tricks, hell even if tires are flat these drivers will still try to do jumps or even do donuts
they have races at the begining of the event, usually side by side on similar ovals. first across the finish line type thing. those are for points. then they have the freestyle at the end where they go all out and they are scored on style and crazyness basically. also for points. pretty sure it's a season long thing. been a long time since i watched a full event, but that's the basics with some stuff potentially missing or wrong.
8:16... Nope, he got points for the flips, AND for the SAVES!^^ Those were intentional attemps to recover the vehicle after it was on it's side, u get points for save attempts and saves I believe, or it may just be saves (not also attempts), it's been a minute so... \O>
yes loud bro . picture couple thousand hp open headers and they do it indoors alot. which makes it way louder long time ago i seen it in Indianapolis at the old rca dome
Now go look up mud bogging with 4 wheeler trucks. A really good one is Hog Waller in Palatka Florida or any mud bogging they're down in the mud on the mud bogging ones!!
Each team has sponsers and sells merch, and the sport itself has sponsers and sells merch. If the sport relied on just ticket sales and merch sales to pay drivers, they wouldn't last a year in business. It's a legit racket that gets sponsers eyeball attention while the sport gets enough money to help teams to keep going. NASCAR does the same thing. Each car in NASCAR costs around $750,000 each. And each week there's multiple wrecks. That's alot of cars and trucks heading to the scrapyards 😂
Dennis Anderson of Grave Digger and Tom Meents of Maximum Destruction were some of the nuttiest drives out there, legendary drivers. Bigfoot started it all though.
Grave Digger is hands down the best and my favorite, they also have different things at these events its not just the trucks its dirt bikes racing lawnmowers side by sides all kinds of shit.
2:16... Was a HUUUUUUUUGE fan of Dennis Anderson, and even Tom Ments (spelling probably), who came in and gave Anderson some competition!^^ Look up those or that era and, u got what a MOnster Jam was and is supposed to be!^^ \O>
Bigfoot and grave digger are probably the 2 most famous monster trucks😂😂👍👍
Big foot will always be the original. And stepped their game up every year. Just like you though Grave digger is probably my fvorite
Bigfoot was the original but grave digger is the best. 🤘
Maximum destruction also
@@briandstephmoore4910 Tom Meents was a lunatic in that truck.
I came here to say the exact same thing. Bigfoot was the first of the popular Monsters that I remember and then saw tons of Gravedigger stuff.
This is super normal, Americans love this kind of entertainment. My favorite was Gravedigger. It is super loud in the Arena. These events sell out😮
I grew up watching Bigfoot jump airplanes and busses. Over the years they got bigger and crazier. These trucks went from being built using parts from tractors to now having multimillion dollar shops to build most of the parts. It's crazy to think people spend a million dollars to build a truck for one show (sometimes more, sometimes less).
It is very impressive seeing them in person. Definitely something to do for the bucket list!
There’s so many great monster truck videos (especially “monster jam greatest save”) but truly, there is NOTHING comparable to watching it in person. It’s not so much how loud the trucks are but just how much you feel the engines, entirely through your, spine, soul, etc
The same with fighter jets at airshows. 😁
The dust tastes piquant as well.
This isnt monster jam monster trucks.... These are lower nonames racing
Monster trucks are a continuation of good ole boys with farm trucks putting bigger engines and taller tires until they got to these beasts. They used to do out and back 1 lap races, car crunches and it grew into the ridiculous freestyle stuff they do to this day. When I saw these as a kid in the late 80's it was magical At one point, they also brought around a tractor trailer sized robot dinosaur that would "eat" cars lol. .
Ah yeah that was some where in the mid 90s where they brought along the giant robot dinosaur. I think it was called mechazilla or something back then.
it was dragged out at a monster jam in my area in the 2000's. i cant remember what they called it. i just remember the fire and it was kinda cool.
One cannot possibly understand this sport without watching it for quite a while, and you must spend time with the techs that build these machines and the drivers who drive them. It is impressive in its' own right.
It is very loud in the arena, and the fuel smell is thick. Grave Digger is one of the favorites. Son of a Grave Digger is another. There are many. This appears to be a small show. The flips are cool, and we’ve seen double flips! The bodies are thin, and break away when really wrecked.
Good reaction Recky.
They do competitions first. At the end they all get a freestyle run. They get crazy, crash, flip and fly. If they can flip themselves back over the crowd goes nuts. So that’s the goal. Sometimes the finale is an old school demolition derby
I actually worked on and was part of the original "Big Foot" Monster Truck Team, we had 7 Big Foots at the time. Four to five at anytime out at Monster Truck Events pretty much year round. Keep in mind there are multiple type of events and what you are seeing is the solo trick runs(Albeit most of those are trucks at the end of their time period just sending it). There is also head to races which can be pretty fun to watch. There are other more novel events like car/bus jumping, etc.
Grave digger with Dennis driving was always my favorite
We used to go to demolition derbies. I often said I would love to participate! 😂. But, I can’t imagine what these guys’ spines are like after they’re done bouncing 30 feet in the air! 🫣
"Monster trucks' basically started from a movie called " Take this job and shove it" that had the first "Monster Truck" that was eventually named Big Foot. A sport grew from this movie now know as Monster Jam. First, the trucks just drove over other cars and crushed them. Now they drive for points and at the end is freestyle, where they try to get more air, front flips, back flips, wheelies, etc.
You need to see these live to get the full experience. The sounds, the smells, the energy
The 2 days of dirt boogers!!
I've been to a few of these. Recky, you would LOVE going and experiencing this. Youd have to wear hearing protection, absolutely. The noise is out of this world loud. I ❤️ your reaction to this, one of the best reactions. I wish I could take you both to one. Yes, new rabbit hole! ❤❤❤
Check out the best saves in monster jam, these guys bring these trucks back from where they shouldn't come back from
These things go 50-60 feet in the air, their tires are around 360kg a piece, the engines are multiple thousand horsepower. These are engineering marvels if you ask me.
I LOVE these types of reactions. I have ALL sorts of motorsports reactions I could have suggested, and will now. Yes, all the trucks have names. The black and green one that jumped the whole damn arena with the black flag off the back is called Grave Digger! Yes, ear plugs are available at the merch stands for $3 LOL, or bring your own. I'm sure there is another video that explains the whole event, cause they do more stuff than just jump.
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My entire childhood I was convinced I would grow up to drive the Grave Digger lol. I thought it was the coolest thing ever
Truly so so much fun to watch them! The noise, the smell, the cheers! Amazing
Hey, what's stopping you? You can go to Monster Jam University and get inside one of these behemoths
@ Arthritis and I’ve aged out I’m sure 🤪
@kristybreal6789 The oldest monster truck driver who still drives is Ron Nelson, driver of Bustin' Loose, who's 66 years old
Monster Jams are awesome! One of these trucks was driven by a woman who was 5 feet tall. She was only as tall as the tires.
Recky, you should consider reacting to things like this live. You have so many questions and your audience would be able to give you the answers so you can understand what you are seeing. Plus interacting with your audience would bring more people to your channel.
America: Man sees monster truck, truck jumps high, truck crashes spectacularly, man happy!!😂
Monster Jam comes to Lucas Oil Stadium here in Indianapolis every January or February . Gravedigger is probably the most popular truck.
5:28 yes, the trucks are designed to have parts relatively easy to replace.... in fact if you see on the bottom of the trucks that yellow cage around the drive shaft is there to prevent shrapnel from the shaft because they often will shatter.
Loved the reactions!
So much fun to watch.
Hey man! Love to see you’re interested in Monster Jam. I grew up going to these events with my family, so I know a lot about what’s happening here. This comment is going to be a little bit of a novel.
4:17 While Monster Jam is a little different than when I was growing up, there are generally two main events. Racing and freestyle. Racing is exactly what it sounds like. Trucks race two at a time in a bracket style tournament until there’s ultimately a winner. Freestyle is when they come out one at a time and tear it up. They are allotted a certain amount of time (90 seconds when I was attending the events), and at the end, judges score the performance. They’re scored on things like wow factor, the pace of the run (runs that are faster, more intense, and on the “ragged edge” score more), and whether or not they used all the time allotted to them. If the truck breaks or flips over before the end of the time, the run is cut short. In a lot of these clips, they aren’t using all the time given to them, so they aren’t going to score very high. Doesn’t mean the crowd doesn’t love it though.
9:49 Monster Jam is fun for all ages, but it’s certainly targeted towards kids. Most kiddos will have a favorite truck rather than a favorite driver. I remember when I was a kid I had my favorite trucks, but as I grew older, I started to learn more about the drivers and how talented they all are.
Something else to note about Monster Jam is that while there is a competition going on, their main goal is to put on a fun show for the crowd. It’s more of a show rather than a competition. There are multiple Monster Jam events happening every weekend. The more popular trucks like Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction have multiple trucks touring at once because the demand is high to see those trucks at events. This means that there are multiple drivers for one specific truck. I think at one point in time there were at least five-ten Grave Diggers touring the US.
Also, I watched most of these clips live in person! It’s amazing to see such a large machine hang in the air for so long. Definitely check out a MJ event if you’re in the US. Super fun, and all the drivers are very kind people that will interact with the crowd, sign autographs, and answer any questions that you may have.
12:14 Metal Mulisha
14:05 They are extremely loud, and you can even feel them rumbling the ground. Hearing protection isn’t a bad idea.
You're watching jumps. I like the acrobatics more. Getting up on one tire and driving along. Awesome.
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!. The commercials for these were pretty hype too.
There's lots of great motor sports in the US.
Rock bouncers
Rock crawlers
Mud buggies
Swamp buggies
Arena trucks
Swamp boats
Jet boats
Hill climbers
Sprint cars
Tractor pulls
Mud trucks
And probably 20 other sub categories of them.
Monster Trucks are a blast! "Free style" competition is my favourite, they have various competitions , like this or wheelies ect. Another crazy thing is 'The World Famous Swamp Buggy Racing" in the Florida Everglades.
Yes, they sell ear plugs and over-ear protection. They have different events, such as racing or freestyle. Freestyle is where they have a time limit to hit as many jumps as possible, and/or tricks. Freestyle is judged and each Monster Truck receives a score.
Monster Jam = Good old fashioned Commercialized CHAOS. and it all started with a truck called Big Foot.
Back when i was younger they didn't have quite as many ramps, and they also had a whole bunch of normal cars and stuff out there for the trucks to land on. I remember it being a lot of fun
Check out Big Foot jumps airplane!
In the 70's 80's they were real trucks, no seatbelts, no helmets lots of cold beer. When fun was dangerous!
I'm sure you've seen bull riding/wrecks but have you seen steer wrestling/bulldogging? Jump off a horse grab a steer by its head and wrestle it down till its ears are down flat on the ground.
One trick that will truly blow your mind is the "mad scientist" doing a front flip. 😱
You don't just hear them you feel it deep in your chest. And when they land it shakes the ground. It is awesome, definitely if you ever get the chance to see it in person I highly recommend going.
Now I'm from Sunday Sunday Sunday era of monster trucks. Do they still have weenie roasters? Weeni roasters are a jet engines with wheels, a seat, handle bars and they stear from the rear wheels.😂 They were great!
The first several rows used to not be blocked off. Took one accident to fix that.
The Metal Mulisha Truck was an Amazing Stunt Truck
Dude I never knew you had this channel! cool!
If you enjoy this, you would probably also enjoy videos of "SRRS". It stands for Southern Rock Racing Series. It is another primarily American off road type of competition. Most all of them are home built tube frame buggys with around 1000hp. Some as high as 1400hp. It is timed events up some insanely steep and rough hill climbs. Most of those guys have $100,000+ in their rigs.
Just found your channel through the recommendations. Love it. If you haven't yet def check out some sprint car racing or late models
Backflips are common
I'm not sure which video it is someone will have to find it and post it for him but the front flip is the most amazing
These monster trucks are about 12000 pounds and have approximately 1500 horsepower
You're about 4500 horsepower short buddy.
@zevynozevyn4102 they ain't 6000 horsepower sorry ur wrong
Yes, very loud. Most of the crowd is wearing hearing protection
monster jam was awesome when i was a kid. it usually happened around my birthday in my area. and depending on the venue sometimes they'd have space for different races or demolition derby's as well as the monster trucks.
I've been to a few of these. Always loved going. One time I got to be a score card holder. While the arena where I live is kinda small for when Monster Jam comes. There's another show that uses our rodeo grounds to do their shows. Last I knew we had a truck based out of here. But my favorite truck has always been and will always be Monster Patrol. Unfortunately it doesn't run anymore but on my bucket list I have going to the world finals at least once.
One thing you need to check out is "NHRA - Fire Breathing Monsters". . . .
Dude, watching this LIVE is amazing fun.
It literally took me 40 seconds to hear your accent. You could attend one of these events, and nobody would ever think you were from Sweden
I think monster jam actually comes to Sweden as they have international tours, I think it’s around the middle of the year, you should totally go. I’m from Australia and I’ve been to the Melbourne show 9 times and it is the greatest thing ever. Monster trucks usually weigh around 12,000 pounds and each tire alone are 700.
Grave Digger is my favorite! 😊
Ahhhh Monster Jam! I've been watching since I was a kid and now my son watches too lmao
If you have a good tumble and then save the truck, you get cheers for that lol go big or go home, save yourself on a tip and you've gone big lol
We all definitely have favorite trucks but the whole thing is amazing
Grave Digger, El Toro, Bigfoot and Cletus, were always my faves
VERY American- saw it once in Jacksonville, FL. I'll never forget the guy doing a donut on a school bus.
The trucks have rear steering that’s what makes them look like they’re sideways, you should check out Monster Jams best freestyles.
Definitely do more monster jam reactions. If you ever get the chance, you should go see it live and vlog your experience
There was a driver that landed a perfect front flip with a monster truck, while doing a wheelie prior to launching off the ramp.
Most of the truck is roll cage. The panels are easily replaceable truck-shaped siding. They're technically not supposed to wreck, but there's no avoiding damage if you want to impress the crowd.
Give a guy a welder and a big American V-8 and there's no telling what they'll come up with! And yes, it gets expensive, but sponsors help. I've only been to one of these Monster Jams in a stadium and it's as wild as it looks.
You’d like BattleBots.. little robotic vehicles fighting each other.. great fun!
Gee, my family only races lawnmowers! Can't afford to ruin a truck but enough old lawnmowers around so no big deal, lol
the tires are super bouncy... thats why they have like 4 shocks per wheel, not only to control body roll but to control the unsprung weight and tire pushing back
Bigfoot, gravedigger and maximum destruction are probably the top 3 most famous. But there are so many good ones.
Went to monster jam as a teenager with my dad & yes we wore earplugs nearly the entire event. You can still hear but your also protecting your ears
This makes me wanna go again. Just might
Dennis Anderson and now his son Adam in the "Grave Digger" and Tom Mentz in "Maximum Destruction" Those guys are the best in the business!
14:09... I know when i attended the NHRA drag races, u got ear plugs at the gate, foam ones, but that was when I was a kid so, I'm 46 now lol. I'm sure if not handed to u, there's sumwhere in the arena u can get some at. They got food, drinks, everything, apparel, all sorts of stuff in the background goin on.
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For reference, just the tires on these trucks are about 5 and a half feet tall
Been to a few at State fairs.. crazy stuff!
Recky most of these have over 5,000 horsepower and the weigh close to 10,000 lb
It’s like gymnastics. It’s based on the quality of jumps & tricks.
should do more - something with flips
These vehicles are super reinforced and custom made. They have shock absorbers designed to help reduce the bounce when they land hard.
There are actually some family legacies in Monster trucks. For example, Grave Digger has a son named Son-uva Digger.
I’ve been to a demolition derby before but only seen monster trucks on TV.
All started from Bob Chandler with "BIGFOOT" out of St. Louis, Missouri.
Killer Reaction....I wish that You would switch the screens on video's like this !!!
7:22 so from what I understand the trucks themselves have both front steering and rear steering so when they’re jumping and doing tricks the steering can have issues and result in sideways trucks. However that happening doesn’t really stop these drivers from letting loose during their tricks, hell even if tires are flat these drivers will still try to do jumps or even do donuts
they have races at the begining of the event, usually side by side on similar ovals. first across the finish line type thing. those are for points. then they have the freestyle at the end where they go all out and they are scored on style and crazyness basically. also for points. pretty sure it's a season long thing. been a long time since i watched a full event, but that's the basics with some stuff potentially missing or wrong.
8:16... Nope, he got points for the flips, AND for the SAVES!^^ Those were intentional attemps to recover the vehicle after it was on it's side, u get points for save attempts and saves I believe, or it may just be saves (not also attempts), it's been a minute so...
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The older monster truck shows would crush cars, buses and stuff, jump them.
I liked Bear Foot back in the 1980s when I was in elementary school.
you got favorites but yeh we go for the wreckage and the sheer overwhelming FEEL of the event , if your congested you wont be when you leave.
Tires originally made for fertilizer spreader/sprayers known as floaters
The trucks have 4 wheel steering as well
Those are big toys for crazy boys. I've been to the MONSTER JAM. It's so fun to watch. There are 7 Grave Diggers that tour the US.
As a comedian (Chris Titus) said.... we do this for fun. Piss us off and find out what we build!😅😅😅
Grave Digger fan for life!!!
yes loud bro . picture couple thousand hp open headers and they do it indoors alot. which makes it way louder long time ago i seen it in Indianapolis at the old rca dome
We bought my son tickets to the monster jam show that's going to be here in Oklahoma in February
Gravedigger is my favorite when i was a kid thats the one the caught my eye
Now go look up mud bogging with 4 wheeler trucks. A really good one is Hog Waller in Palatka Florida or any mud bogging they're down in the mud on the mud bogging ones!!
Each team has sponsers and sells merch, and the sport itself has sponsers and sells merch. If the sport relied on just ticket sales and merch sales to pay drivers, they wouldn't last a year in business. It's a legit racket that gets sponsers eyeball attention while the sport gets enough money to help teams to keep going. NASCAR does the same thing. Each car in NASCAR costs around $750,000 each. And each week there's multiple wrecks. That's alot of cars and trucks heading to the scrapyards 😂
What if aliens visited during a war and thought it was sport?
Dennis Anderson of Grave Digger and Tom Meents of Maximum Destruction were some of the nuttiest drives out there, legendary drivers. Bigfoot started it all though.
I've never been to anything like this but it looks fun.
Grave Digger is hands down the best and my favorite, they also have different things at these events its not just the trucks its dirt bikes racing lawnmowers side by sides all kinds of shit.
Its the professional wrestling of motor sports.
2:16... Was a HUUUUUUUUGE fan of Dennis Anderson, and even Tom Ments (spelling probably), who came in and gave Anderson some competition!^^ Look up those or that era and, u got what a MOnster Jam was and is supposed to be!^^
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i remember seeing grave digger in the skydome 30 years ago when i was a kid.