Barbarian Winning Freestyle - Monster Jam Des Moines, Iowa Wells Fargo Arena 1/2/2016

Monster Jam Opening Weekend 2016 -
Des Moines, Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena
Saturday Night Show, 7:30 PM 1/2/2016
I want to say great effort from the teams at this show. A lot of trucks experienced breakage and everybody managed to get back together to run, a truck in 2wd or 3wd is better than being short a truck. Major kudos on this end, otherwise this could have been a 5 truck show at night's end.
This is the Winning Freestyle run from Saturday night. Devin Jones in Barbarian put on a good show and definitely deserved the Freestyle win. Devin was positioned next to last (prior to Gravedigger) for each of his runs during the night, a big sign in my opinion that Monster Jam thinks highly of Barbarian.
Can't say that I am a huge fan of the "center lump" for arena shows. Makes combo moves nearly impossible and the air just isn't big any more. As a fan of big air, and understanding what big air is in an arena environment - I may think twice about next year's show.

[@baileyohrt7920]

In the description you mentioned you disliked the track, but what are our other options? The last decade of indoor arenas has been 2 rows of cars and maybe a central van crush.

[@8thPlaceProductions]

+Bailey Ohrt
I've uploaded a video from 2012. I'd much rather they go back to this style of course for indoor arenas. The air is better, combo moves are more natural, slap wheelies are possible, racing is possible. Jammer stacks kicked ass, but they're gone already? Lame.
This new set-up for arenas is really neutering the small show experience in my opinion.

[@user-ok6nf7id2p]

I just go back from it

[@u1es]

That was pretty lame