Four By Four, Monsters, and Off-road.
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I...honestly don't know. That is odd...
Eric.
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There's just something I like about the insanity of mud racing, be they the tall-tired trucks, or the ridiculously quick dragrails...
Yes, it's pulling the front wheels...on mud.
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absolutley perfect
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I don't know about that. Main thing would be less wheel, more tire, less showy grille, and, in my opinion, a shorter wheelbase. As it is, it appears to be a mildly stretched excursion, especially with the topper.
Looks like it's built solid, though. Always a plus. I'm not gonna comment on the paint, though, as one of the monster truck guys most legendary for his paint scheme also happens to be legendary for scratching it...
Looks like it's built solid, though. Always a plus. I'm not gonna comment on the paint, though, as one of the monster truck guys most legendary for his paint scheme also happens to be legendary for scratching it...
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Ranger Danger!!
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Sweet truck. Oh, and speaking of Bigfoot, did you all hear about this?...
Bigfoot leaves Ford for Chevy.
That Chevy is not Bigfoot. That is an imposter. What's worse, LeBron leaving Cleveland or Bigfoot leaving Ford...
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To be fair, King Krunch, always a Chevy, ran a Ford body for the "Monsters on Main Street" event, which is sponsored by Ford, one of the title sponsors for the Monster Jam Series.
It does appear to be a Foot chassis, and Bob's done Chevys before... See this...
I think Ford's pulled their funding for 'Foot after Monster Jam banned them, since they now run the Monster-Jam-owned Blue Thunder identity. (Which, previously, was used on a Chevrolet Camaro!)
The jerks at FoMoCo! They don't even support real monster truck racing! Just the fake "Sports Entertainment" of Monster Jam...
However, I'm betting this is strictly for the All-Star game - Bob's running a '74 Ford body (posted earlier in the thread) in the Special Events series this season, as well as a powderpuff-blue Super Duty under the "Ms. Bigfoot" banner. (note, though, Ford doesn't even appear on the badge.)
EDIT: and now I'm gonna go off on a rant, here.
Part of the reason Bigfoot may be appearing at this event may be that Bob needs the money, which is fair enough - he's not allowed to appear in the nation's premiere monster truck series due to a footage squabble about 10 years ago. But I'm not sure I'd want to be part of that series, as I believe it's partially responsible for the downfall of professional monster truck racing as a whole.
You see, Monster Jam is owned by, believe it or not, a concert promotion company, Live Nation. They've even dropped the USHRA label for this season. Now, I'm betting LN is cheap as hell. They don't want to have to pay big premiums to big names to appear. You see, that's how Monster Truck racing has worked from the beginning - instead of chasing prize (and, thus, Sponsorship) cash, trucks are paid a certain rate to appear at a show. the bigger the name, the more you usually have to pay...at least, that's how it was, before Monster Jam came about.
You see, not only does Monster Jam OWN two of the biggest names in the "sport," Grave Digger, and one they built themselves, Maximum Destruction, They have enough other trucks in their camp that they don't actually NEED other teams to participate in their events! Popular independents like Jim Kohler's Avenger team, and the 2Xtreme trucks, Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit, and *something* Outlaw, have to put up with lower entrance fees just to get in. It's partially why we've not seen any major technical advances in the sport in the last 10 years, and I'll bet that the '98-season PENDA trucks would be much, much quicker than any truck Monster Jam could roll up to the line against them...hell, Tom Meents's chassis design dates from 1989!!!
If I had unlimited cash, I'd invest it in making a major technology shift in monster truck racing. Independent Suspension, EFI, and Turbos, anyone? Someone needs to lure these guys away from Freestyle and get real racing popular again.
It does appear to be a Foot chassis, and Bob's done Chevys before... See this...
I think Ford's pulled their funding for 'Foot after Monster Jam banned them, since they now run the Monster-Jam-owned Blue Thunder identity. (Which, previously, was used on a Chevrolet Camaro!)
The jerks at FoMoCo! They don't even support real monster truck racing! Just the fake "Sports Entertainment" of Monster Jam...
However, I'm betting this is strictly for the All-Star game - Bob's running a '74 Ford body (posted earlier in the thread) in the Special Events series this season, as well as a powderpuff-blue Super Duty under the "Ms. Bigfoot" banner. (note, though, Ford doesn't even appear on the badge.)
EDIT: and now I'm gonna go off on a rant, here.
Part of the reason Bigfoot may be appearing at this event may be that Bob needs the money, which is fair enough - he's not allowed to appear in the nation's premiere monster truck series due to a footage squabble about 10 years ago. But I'm not sure I'd want to be part of that series, as I believe it's partially responsible for the downfall of professional monster truck racing as a whole.
You see, Monster Jam is owned by, believe it or not, a concert promotion company, Live Nation. They've even dropped the USHRA label for this season. Now, I'm betting LN is cheap as hell. They don't want to have to pay big premiums to big names to appear. You see, that's how Monster Truck racing has worked from the beginning - instead of chasing prize (and, thus, Sponsorship) cash, trucks are paid a certain rate to appear at a show. the bigger the name, the more you usually have to pay...at least, that's how it was, before Monster Jam came about.
You see, not only does Monster Jam OWN two of the biggest names in the "sport," Grave Digger, and one they built themselves, Maximum Destruction, They have enough other trucks in their camp that they don't actually NEED other teams to participate in their events! Popular independents like Jim Kohler's Avenger team, and the 2Xtreme trucks, Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit, and *something* Outlaw, have to put up with lower entrance fees just to get in. It's partially why we've not seen any major technical advances in the sport in the last 10 years, and I'll bet that the '98-season PENDA trucks would be much, much quicker than any truck Monster Jam could roll up to the line against them...hell, Tom Meents's chassis design dates from 1989!!!
If I had unlimited cash, I'd invest it in making a major technology shift in monster truck racing. Independent Suspension, EFI, and Turbos, anyone? Someone needs to lure these guys away from Freestyle and get real racing popular again.
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I agree. Real monster trucks need to come back, and I should definately name my truck Bigfoot 
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I love the air cleaner! I don't know if I've ever known of one like that...
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really? they've run those on mud racers for years, ever since they started running injector scoops and blowers. I take it mud/sand/dirt's not good once it goes through the butterflies...
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Point Enough. XD
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Ah...the Porsche Cayanne. the $90,000 Volkswagen.Seriously. The Audi Q7, VW Toureg and Porsche Cayanne are all based off the same chasis.
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I agree. Real monster trucks need to come back, and I should definately name my truck Bigfoot
And in a more sane mindset, update: Bigfoot's baby brother.
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Yes they are, and? Do you have any valid complaint or are you just pointing out the obvious? One big companyy sharing tech and platforms. Surely VW isn't the only one doing so.
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Second best hummer ever ^^
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Time for more awesome - the Smart "Off-Roadster"
Take one Smart Roadster, remove everything below eye-line and replace with running gear from a Suzuki SJ, the engine from a Vitara, the muffler from a motorcycle and a natty paint scheme and there you have it.
And it does work, too:
Take one Smart Roadster, remove everything below eye-line and replace with running gear from a Suzuki SJ, the engine from a Vitara, the muffler from a motorcycle and a natty paint scheme and there you have it.
And it does work, too:
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How's 'bout some eastern European 8x8 love? :3
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Revive!
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Wow, didn't think I'd see this thread again. and I'm glad it's back! XD
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They're like the old white wagon wheels you would see on the pickups of the 70's/80's, though now they are like trailer wheels since companies have moved away from the solid steel wheels.
Funny you should say that, I got an '85 F250 with white and red wagon wheels, fitted for 33's...
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