Monster trucks

itbrokeagain · 05-01-2008, 10:31 PM

Monster trucks are awesome. I want to drive one. I have been watching lots of freestyle lately and I have a few questions.
What happened to Big Foot?
Why dont they ever do any mud runs or hill climbs?

A big mud pit with 1700HP of alcohol going through it would be pretty cool.

94Dodge Truggy · 05-02-2008, 08:16 AM

Big foot runs in another series. Kind of like kart and F1. Mud makes them a mess.

itbrokeagain · 05-02-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

Big foot runs in another series. Kind of like kart and F1. Mud makes them a mess.

I wanna see big foot. Who cares if it makes a mess it would be cool. Do it for the fans!

carwash · 05-02-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

Big foot runs in another series. Kind of like kart and F1. Mud makes them a mess.

mud makes anything a mess... mud is THE suck.

krawlin85toy · 05-02-2008, 11:59 AM

Big foot don't do freestyle or mud feels he started the trucks and don't have to prove anything. Live nation which ownes allmost every monster truck out there does it 2 make the fans happy! If you want 2 drive one need to try and get on with the company,drivers are not needed as much as mechanics,I got 2 do the winter circuit last year. It is a lot of work and a lot of time away from the family.I did get to work on and at least drive them into the stadium and in and out of the trailer. lots of power!!!

carwash · 05-02-2008, 12:30 PM

what kind of motors do they run?

94Dodge Truggy · 05-02-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by carwash

what kind of motors do they run?

1800 hp 600 + cubes, blowers. Keith black hemis are on top!

mckeddie · 05-02-2008, 05:39 PM

a friend of ours used to help build monster trucks. big foot usually does freestyle at the lima show.

greg

Nuts · 05-02-2008, 07:10 PM

Monster trucks would be a lot cooler if they looked like real trucks and not some lame ass dog or a dinosaur,or whatever other crap they dress up like.I like the racing aspect,but not the professional wrestling side show part.

GPER · 05-02-2008, 07:21 PM

Anybody see the monster trucks at the Gravelrama many years ago, when he climbed The Big Elm Hill.

crazi429 · 05-02-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GPER

Anybody see the monster trucks at the Gravelrama many years ago, when he climbed The Big Elm Hill.

I was there back then I got pictures from Gravel back then. Bigfoot, Mrs Bigfoot. Bigfoot trax( what ever it was called) The Ford Aerostar mini monster truck. plus many others. One year I happened to sit one row infront of Bob chandler and listened to him talk about trying the Big Elm hill. He said he backed off it because he could no longer see the top of the hill.

krawlin85toy · 05-02-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by carwash

what kind of motors do they run?

big block!!!! based off a chevy big block (merlin) 671 blower alcohol injected,they started running magnaflow headders with hush mufflers on the ends,there quiet till full throttle. they push around 1550 hp new desin in house they are working on 1800hp but they will only run in digger till they find more 2 run 4 that truck ,then they will build 4 the other trucks.

maddhatter · 05-02-2008, 09:43 PM

I remeber back when Big Foot 8 (i think) came out and was winnng every race easy and the other guys got pissed off and so they found a rule that said ALL trucks must run springs!!! Well thats just fine but Big Foot was on air shocks and was the only truck running that new of a setup so the guy that owned Big Foot got all pissed off about it (and rightly so) and never raced with them again. Thats why you don't see Big Foot with the other big names as I remeber.

Big Foot is the resson I got into 4x4's in the first place.

What other truck would race a steam boat down a river or jump a 747 jumbo jet but Big Foot!! LOL

GPER · 05-03-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by crazi429

I was there back then I got pictures from Gravel back then. Bigfoot, Mrs Bigfoot. Bigfoot trax( what ever it was called) The Ford Aerostar mini monster truck. plus many others. One year I happened to sit one row infront of Bob chandler and listened to him talk about trying the Big Elm hill. He said he backed off it because he could no longer see the top of the hill.

He had tranny problems at first, but fixed them and he did go over the hill. I have pictures of that somewhere and also have some of the first Bigfoot growing up also.

itbrokeagain · 05-03-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by crazi429

I was there back then I got pictures from Gravel back then. Bigfoot, Mrs Bigfoot. Bigfoot trax( what ever it was called) The Ford Aerostar mini monster truck. plus many others. One year I happened to sit one row infront of Bob chandler and listened to him talk about trying the Big Elm hill. He said he backed off it because he could no longer see the top of the hill.

I have a video of all the original Big foot stuff. I think some footage is from Gravelrama.

sarge · 05-03-2008, 04:47 PM

anyone seen the youtube vid of the two monstr trucks rock crawling ... just need lockers and they would go anywhere

. I'll try to find it !

crazi429 · 05-03-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GPER

He had tranny problems at first, but fixed them and he did go over the hill. I have pictures of that somewhere and also have some of the first Bigfoot growing up also.

If I remember right he went over the hill at one of the monster truck events they tried having. The hill was much shorter than at gravelrama and the top had large landing area. I know the years he tried after the hill climbs where over he might have made it if it wasn't in the middle of the night. I have been on the hill at night and its not a good feeling. I didn't have no where near the power and weight he had to deal with.

GPER · 05-03-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by crazi429

If I remember right he went over the hill at one of the monster truck events they tried having. The hill was much shorter than at gravelrama and the top had large landing area. I know the years he tried after the hill climbs where over he might have made it if it wasn't in the middle of the night. I have been on the hill at night and its not a good feeling. I didn't have no where near the power and weight he had to deal with.

Yes, it was at the monster truck event when he went over.

Nuts · 05-03-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sarge

anyone seen the youtube vid of the two monstr trucks rock crawling ... just need lockers and they would go anywhere

. I'll try to find it !

If its the one where they are blasting up and over everything full throttle then yes I have seen it,not much crawl'n,lol

05-01-2008, 10:31 PM	#1
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	Monster trucks Monster trucks are awesome. I want to drive one. I have been watching lots of freestyle lately and I have a few questions. What happened to Big Foot? Why dont they ever do any mud runs or hill climbs? A big mud pit with 1700HP of alcohol going through it would be pretty cool. __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

05-02-2008, 08:16 AM	#2
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	Big foot runs in another series. Kind of like kart and F1. Mud makes them a mess. __________________

05-02-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	what kind of motors do they run? __________________

05-02-2008, 05:39 PM	#8
mckeddie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: van wert oh Posts: 583	a friend of ours used to help build monster trucks. big foot usually does freestyle at the lima show. greg __________________ zuk buggy.....it'll be a jeep eventually.

05-02-2008, 11:59 AM	#5
krawlin85toy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hamilton Posts: 265 Images: 76	Big foot don't do freestyle or mud feels he started the trucks and don't have to prove anything. Live nation which ownes allmost every monster truck out there does it 2 make the fans happy! If you want 2 drive one need to try and get on with the company,drivers are not needed as much as mechanics,I got 2 do the winter circuit last year. It is a lot of work and a lot of time away from the family.I did get to work on and at least drive them into the stadium and in and out of the trailer. lots of power!!!

05-02-2008, 07:10 PM	#9
Nuts Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: middletown,oh Posts: 508	Monster trucks would be a lot cooler if they looked like real trucks and not some lame ass dog or a dinosaur,or whatever other crap they dress up like.I like the racing aspect,but not the professional wrestling side show part.

05-02-2008, 07:21 PM	#10
GPER Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 811	Anybody see the monster trucks at the Gravelrama many years ago, when he climbed The Big Elm Hill.

05-02-2008, 09:43 PM	#13
maddhatter Join Date: May 2007 Location: loveland OH Posts: 324	I remeber back when Big Foot 8 (i think) came out and was winnng every race easy and the other guys got pissed off and so they found a rule that said ALL trucks must run springs!!! Well thats just fine but Big Foot was on air shocks and was the only truck running that new of a setup so the guy that owned Big Foot got all pissed off about it (and rightly so) and never raced with them again. Thats why you don't see Big Foot with the other big names as I remeber. Big Foot is the resson I got into 4x4's in the first place. What other truck would race a steam boat down a river or jump a 747 jumbo jet but Big Foot!! LOL

05-03-2008, 04:47 PM	#16
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	anyone seen the youtube vid of the two monstr trucks rock crawling ... just need lockers and they would go anywhere . I'll try to find it !