Monster Trucks

TRUCK NAME: Rampage MAKE: 1996 Dodge Ram pickup OWNER: Richard & Shirly Patterson DRIVER: Richard Patterson TOWN/CITY: Madisonville, Kentucky ENGINE SIZE: 572cubic inch Dodge Hemi INFORMATION: The Rampage truck was owned by Bear Foot driver Fred Shafer. It was sold to Richard in mid 1997. Driver Richard Patterson has been in drag racing, motorcross & […]

TRUCK NAME: Monster Patrol MAKE: 1996 Chevrolet pickup OWNER: Paul Shafer DRIVERS: Paul Shafer, Tom Meents & Bill Haislet TOWN/CITY: Portage, Indiana ENGINE SIZE: 572cubic inch Chevy INFORMATION: Paul Shafer started his racing career in stock car racing & then moved onto mud racing. His first mud racer was called the ‘Mud Patrol’ which he […]

TRUCK NAME: Extreme Overkill MAKE: Ford F-350 supercab pickup OWNER/DRIVER: Kirk Dabney TOWN/CITY: Fort Wayne, Indiana ENGINE SIZE: 575cubic inch Stephens & hull racing engine INFORMATION: Kirk Dabney has been racing monster trucks since 1984. He used his truck to promote his 4X4 shop.Him & his bother Kevin have owned/built a number of monster trucks, […]

TRUCK NAME: Liquidator MAKE: 1994 Ford F-250 OWNER/DRIVER: Bob Fisher TOWN/CITY: Pennsauken, NJ ENGINE SIZE: 572 cubic inch Ford INFORMATION: Bob Fisher has been racing monster trucks since the mid to late eighties. His original truck was a bright yellow color. The name of the truck has two meanings. To liquidate the other components & […]

TRUCK NAME: Moving Violations MAKE: Chevrolet OWNER/DRIVER: Brian Welch TOWN/CITY: Merrillville, IN INFORMATION: Brian used to drive the Hangin’ On monster truck. He turned up with the Moving Violations truck for the first Special Events show at Lima, Ohio in may 96. In the first days race, he was knocked out in the 1st round […]

TRUCK NAME: Raptor MAKE: 1995 Dodge OWNER: Sam & Jill Marino DRIVER: Sam Marino TOWN/CITY: Dundaff, PA ENGINE SIZE: Hemi, out of a ’68 Roadrunner INFORMATION: Sam & Jill are trying to start a new monster truck tire class this year. Instead of the big 66″ tires, they are using 48″ tires. Their first public […]

TRUCK NAME: Orange Krate MAKE: 1975 Dodge OWNER/DRIVER: Stan Emery ENGINE: 1957 Chrysler Hemi INFORMATION: Stan Emery spent 6 years working on his truck. The truck attended the 1997 Truck Fest, but didn’t do to well, as the truck is very heavy, & has the old style suspension. Stan told me that the Truck Fest […]

TRUCK NAME: Micro Machines MAKE: Chevrolet Silverado OWNER/ DRIVER: Curt Fischer INFORMATION: The Micro Machines monster truck, was one of the first trucks to have it’s name purely as it’s sponsor’s name. The truck was one of the first monster trucks of the nineties to combat the BIGFOOT 8 truck in the 1990 TNT Supernationals. […]

TRUCK NAME: Clydesdale MAKE: Chevrolet OWNER/ DRIVER: Bennett Clark TOWN/CITY: Marietta, GA ENGINE SIZE: 542 cubic inch INFORMATION: The Clydesdale truck was a top of the range truck , back in the late eighties, early nineties. Bennett Clark with his wife Joy, and daughter Jamie, still tour with the truck, at promotional events, & attended […]

TRUCK NAME: Bad Medicine MAKE: Chrysler OWNER/ DRIVER: Don Van Loo TOWN/CITY: Jefferson City, Missouri INFORMATION: The Bad Medicine truck made it’s debut, in the 1991 Camel Monster Truck Challenge. In one of it’s races, the driver, Don Van Loo was knocked unconscious at the end of the track & fell on the throttle & […]