JoshDIGRhodes

Beau4x4. The sounds are great. Their the best we've got going right now in ROR. I'm not knocking you in any way because i've tried to make my own sound pack before and i know how hard the sounds are to get perfect. I have Two complaints though that have to be brought up before you release those: 1. Their to loud. The sound we have with the current/stock sounds that came with the Monster Truck in ROR are about perfect in terms of loudness. Right now, if we were to hold live event shows with the sounds you have right now, announcers would be talking over the truck noise and would have to speak up greatly just to get a voice over the trucks. 2. The Idle. When your holding the brakes in the air the truck shouldn't sound like its sitting still in the pits. It should idle, not sound like its sitting still back in the pits. About 20 seconds into your video is how a truck with the sidepipes should sound at idle, 1:34 is how it should sound with Zoomies, 2:50 is how it should sound with the Magnaflows, and 4:14 is how it should sound with Collectors. Those are my only two gripes. I think you've got a great start right there but their not finished quite yet.

On to ROR. Once ROR really started to pick up in popularity, Mike Elmendorf and David Cooley decided to run the first series. RORMJ ran on all the concrete tracks that everybody loved. In the first series event, i was the Top Qualifier, and won the first ROR Monster Truck Freestyle competition driving Avenger. Back in the early ROR Days, trucks had a terrible time being cloned. Several people drove multiples of the same trucks. When we finally figured out how to clone trucks, i was given the chance to swap trucks. So i picked Amsoil Shock Therapy to drive and the rest is history. RORMJ Was the first series that i swept, winning all 3 possible championships and was the first title . I never thought i'd ever do that, and never did in MTM2. To be the first guy to win a championship in ROR, let alone all 3, made me very proud. RORMJ Avenger: Shock Therapy: When the Sim-Monsters series started, and i was offered the Grave Digger truck for the series i was also very proud. I was nervous the entire season because when Sim-Monsters started, there were so many new people. I didn't know if i'd live up to the name of the truck or if i could live up to the name of the truck anymore. I was happy to start off so strong winning a few racing events but freestyle always lacked in that season. Winning a second straight racing title, and another overall championship really made me happy. Here are some various photos from Season 2 of my Digger(V3 Pack): Now, in ROR, i'm no longer competing for championships. Just out having fun, running special events, and in a truck that fits my driving style:

I started driving in the virtual Monster Truck world when i was 13. I remember seeing an add for MTM2 over the internet and on the day of my birthday i was talking to my dad in the basement before my party saying how i wish i could have that game, it looked awesome. Of course all the birthday shopping was done though so i thought there was no way i was going to get that game. . .but to my surprise it was the first gift i opened up and i don't think i ever wanted to put that gift down. Within the year i had downloaded everything there was to do with MTM2 and started drag racing at the MSN Gaming Zone when everybody else was still rumbling/off road racing with the game. I was in MTM2 pretty much when dragging really started to get hot in the community. The first truck i drove professionally might surprise alot of people, but i won the first freestyle i ever competed in wayyyyyyyyyyyy back in the day with Bulldozer: I think if i remember correctly i competed in several more events then the league folded while i was leading the points in freestyle. Technically that made me freestyle champion, but honestly i never counted that as a title because we never finished the series. From there i drove several more trucks in several different league events. One of my favorite trucks back in the early days was Bionic Redneck. I got the idea for the truck from wrestling. At the time Stone Cold Steve Austin was being called the "Bionic Redneck" and thought it sounded cool for a truck name: That truck was painted by CJ Bar, aka Meth. I think i won a title with that truck in one of my own leagues before i wanted a new truck. Thus Poison was born: Also painted by Meth. I ran this truck to what i considered my first real points championship in Freestyle way back in Corey Schwabs Renegade Monster Jam Series. Poison, i thought would be the truck i campaigned forever in MTM2, but that wasn't the case. I kind of grew tired of it after the 5th or so version so i stopped running it and came up with a new idea. When i was younger, i always loved the look of the Ford truck bodies, but hated their performance under the hood. Loved the performance of Chevy trucks, but didn't like the body designs very much. I was a kid, thats really all i noticed lol. So i put the two together in MTM2, even though in MTM2 it never mattered what motor you had in the truck. I put the Ford body on the truck and a Chevy motor in it and thus Half Breed was born: Didn't do much in the first Half Breed except run in several non-league events with it. I don't think i won anything with it in any official events. The second version was also pretty much a flop so i decided to scrap it as well. When i built #3 though, i found magic. That truck to me was like Grave Digger 7 was to Dennis Anderson. Half Breed 3 was the truck i drove to two championships in NTNT back in the day(Freestyle and Overall). It also led the racing points until the very last race of the season. I didn't feel it would have been right to have won the racing title anyway in NTNT because i never outright won a racing bracket in the series. Still, two championships on a dial up connection back in the day was amazing haha. I don't think anybody but those who were there remember the freestyle run that the original version of Half Breed 3 had at Brampton City Monster Jam. I still think to this day that was one of the best freestyle performances i've ever had. I was challenged earlier in the night by John Everett right after his freestyle. "If you can beat that Josh, you can have the win" he said before he left the game. It was a bit before my turn but that honestly stuck in my head, and truthfully kinda pissed me off. He thought he had the win sealed up with a 28. I went out there and just absolutely destroyed the floor. The following photo sequence is some screenshots from that run that were still on the old NTNT Website: Over the years in MTM2 i competed in the top leagues all the time. I never got the chance to run a full season in PPRL, but i did run and win in a few PPRL Events. One of my fondest memories was winning the 2nd PPRL Classic Clash driving Grave Digger #2. I could negotiate the turns tighter than anybody could and thats what won me the event. It was satisfying to win that, which was at the time the biggest race for the Old School trucks in MTM2. I think though the absolute most fun i ever had was around the time the broadcasting became popular. Monster Jam Tour, ran by Kevin Payne pioneered that movement. MJT was different than most every other MTM2 league because it forced you to drive Realistically. It made you think before you hit every single obstacle. Either you drove like the trucks in real life, or you were kicked from the game. No BS. The first season of MJT, i came along late into. I drove various trucks in it. El Toro Loco at the World Finals, T-Maxx, and others that i can't remember off the top of my head. The first world finals was awesome. Kevin had live music, Chris Kaelin and Dave Collard on the mic announcing the show. It really was impressive. So impressive that i asked if i could announce a few events. In season 2, i drove Grave Digger. Sweeping a few events, winning the World Finals Freestyle title, and announcing several events like the World Finals. I eventually became the voice of MTM2. After MJT was done, i ran in a knockoff league that myself, Jordan Robson, and Auz Grams created called MJM: Monster Jam Madness. It was basically ran the exact same way MJT was. I don't think it was quite as successful as MJT was, but it was still fun. Various Digger Trucks i Drove in MJT and MJM: MJT World Finals 2 Digger(Painted after the 25th anniversary truck): MJM Grave Digger 20: I can't forget to mention the time i spent in the first and really only budget league in MTM2, SPHRA. SPHRA was a semi-realistic league. Steve Parry ran it, and we had a little bit of a rivalry going on in his series. Between me, Parry, and Payne, it was really a tossup as to who won what championship. SPHRA World Finals 1 was a blast. Its also the place where i still believe to this day the closest race in MTM2 history took place between myself and Kevin Payne. I can remember listening to the broadcast and waiting to see which trucks theme music qued up and hoping it was mine, and when i heard Seek and Destroy i literally jumped up. At that point, i'd never won a world finals racing bracket and i was excited that i finally did it. I won freestyle to, which made that night sweeter. Racing though, driving Half Breed 3, was just phenomenal.

MJT was and still is to this day the most well organized racing series i've ever competed in Kevin. It would be cool to see you come back maybe and run one or two special events with the SM Staff if you ever can get the time to do it.

The last Saturday in December has hosted the biggest event in Sim-Monsters for the past two years, Allmonsters Eve. From the first event won by David Cooley and Danny Maass, to last years very successful event won by Mark Colineri and Michael DesRoaches, Allmonsters Eve seems to always deliver high intensity competition. This year will be no different as once again we've got a very challenging race course design, as well as another wild freestyle competition. Everyone is encouraged to be there! Event information: Number of Drivers competing: 20 Qualifying: FRIDAY December 28th from 6est/5cst to 8:30est/7:30cst Racing chat: SATURDAY December 29th 6est/5cst for drivers who qualify into the field ONLY. Locked In Drivers: Josh Rhodes(Sim Monsters Season 1 Racing and Overall Champion) Ryan McCauley(Sim Monsters Season 1 Freestyle Champion, Custom Series Overall Champion) Michael DesRoches(Sim Monsters Custom Series Freestyle Champion, Allmonsters Eve 2 Freestyle Winner) Eric Campodonico(Sim Monsters Season 2 Racing and Overall Champion) Andrew Field(Sim Monsters Season 2 Freestyle Champion) Tim Smith(Custom Series Racing Champion) Mark Colineri(Allmonsters Eve 2 Racing Winner) Signups will be opened on MONDAY December 24th. Also, competitors are encouraged to use this thread as an Allmonsters Eve Project Thread as well until next Thursday. You may also post "Press Releases" for teams competing or trying to make the field, as well as action shots of trucks "Testing" at certain facilities leading up to AME3. Stay tuned to THIS POST for more information about qualifying and racing rules as well as preview track photos within the coming days. Driver Signups: Josh Rhodes, Wreckless Intent Jared Murillo, Son-Uva Digger Mike Russell, Metal Mulisha Luis Lebron, Gun Slinger Matt Wilkenson, Excaliber Connor Richardson, Grave Digger the Legend Tyler May, Grave Digger Steve Harlow, Brass Beast OR Jurassic Attack Michael Murray, Savage X Zach Nicholas, Night Strike Eric, Warbird Robbie Milburn, Radio Active Ryan McCauley, Keystone Krusher Mitch Bumpass, Monster Energy Tim Burks, Blacksmith Cody Jones, Snake Bite Aaron Lurie, El Toro Loco Austin Grams, Titan Mark Colineri, Working Class Mark Galloway, Tigress Danny Mackey, Mopar Magic Chadwick Deerfoot, Bad Dawg John Morrison, Coal Miner Alex Vester, Vengeance 7 David Stewart, Hot Shoe Damian Bowers, Copenhagen Crusher Stephen Hopkins, Ogio Bagster Joe Stanek, Wolverine Devin Doss, AAP Grinder Gavin Wilson, Rabid Ram Jordan Wolfson, Big Dump Kyle Carr, Shock Therapy Nicholas Kozak, Candian Crippler Tharindu Don, Northern Nightmare Michael Gresko, Maximum Destruction Andrew Marsh, Captains Curse Kevin Payne, Storm Damage JR Seasock, Sudden Impact William Collins, Grim Reaper Jeff Murillo, Lucas Oil Stephen Black, Swamp Donkey Zach Steele, King Air Dalton Ward, Iron Outlaw Brian Langford, Bad News Travels Fast QUALIFYING: Eric, Warbird: 31.66 Mark Colineri, Working Class: 31.82 Danny Mackey, Mopar Magic: 31.82 Michael DesRoches, Gentle Ben: 32.13 Matt Wilkinson, Excaliber: 32.38 Josh Rhodes, Wreckless Intent: 32.45 Stephen Hopkins, Ogio Bagster: 32.66 Austin Grams, Titan: 32.69 Johan Seminario, Armed Forces: 32.75 Michael Murray, Savage X: 33.25 Damien Bowers, Copenhagen Crusher: 33.43 Dan Agosh, Steel Phantom: 33.50 Kevin Payne, Storm Damage: 33.63 Luis Lebron, Gun Slinger: 33.68 Robbie Milburn, Radio Active: 33.97 Connor Richardson, GD: Legend: 34.15 Alex Vester, Vengeance: 34.19 John Morrison, Coal Miner: 34.25 Chadwick Deerfoot, Bad Dawg: 35.00 Andrew Wamsley, Wonder Wagon: 35.09 Jeff Murillo, Lucas Oil Crusader: 35.47 Aaron Lurie, El Toro Loco: 35.71 JR Seasock, Sudden Impact: 35.91 David Stewart, Hot Shoe: 36.03 Devin Doss, Grinder: 36.78 Eddy Beltran, Awesome Kong: 37.63 Josh Gajewski, Madusa: 38.34 Brian Langford, Bad News Travels Fast: 39.32 Joe Stanek, Wolverine: 39:53 Mark Galloway, Tigress: 39.82 Tristan Skyles, Black Stallion: 40.37 Andrew Marsh, Cap. Curse: 44.22 Jared Murillo, Son-Uva Digger: DNF(Flip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brackets(Photo by Michael Murray):

Its kinda funny looking back at the old ACMTR site and seeing "XFA_Dig" under the drivers page, haha. #GoodOl'Days

Gotta say Runt, you really impressed me with this writeup. Great job on it. I think i'll put my name in the hat and try and run. Name: Josh Rhodes Truck: Wreckless Intent AIM: JoshDIGRhodes If you need any help during the event, let me know and i'll be glad to assist in any way i can.

I've kinda been waiting for someone to make the old Lone Ranger truck for this game. It'd be awesome to see some of the really old really heavy leafers be made.

Glad everyone enjoyed themselves last night. It was a fun event and i'm glad we could bring it to everyone via live stream. Last night was all about pure fun. It was one of the best events i think i've ever produced and i'm glad it went so well.

Qualifying closed. Chat goes up in 15 minutes. Top 16 make the field. Anyone that is not in the top 16, stick around you might end up being a sub.

Qualifying will be open in 15 minutes. Message funrunsimmonster to make your qualifying pass.

V4

Signups Closed.

My apologies for not posting that signups were open. I was absolutely sickened by what i saw on the news today and i think everyone else is in the same boat i was. Just didn't make it to the computer. Anyway, signups are updated on the front page. Glad to see so many people have signed up!

I'm Death Pony, for those wonderng.

Quiet you.

Santa contacted me personally to put on an event 10 days before Christmas. He wanted all the good little boys from Sim-Monsters to come out and race in his Village to entertain the elves because they've been working extra hard on all your Christmas toys this year. Sim-Monsters.com is presenting Mayhem in Christmas Village on Saturday December 15th. This event will be a simple one, with a huge surprise for the tracks racing surface. Only 16 drivers will make the field, per usual Sim-Monsters champions are locked in. Qualifying start: 4cst Qualifying end: 6:cst Race Chat open: 6:30cst Only going to allow two hours for qualifying this time, no extended time. If you wait until the last minute to send me a message to qualify, theres a chance i will not see it in time and you will not be able to qualify for the event. Once you join the qualifying server, do not take forever to lineup. It took way to long to qualify people for Fall Madness, i don't want to take that long to qualify people into this event. BE READY TO QUALIFY WHEN YOU MESSAGE ME! If you message me, you better be ready. Per-usual i will get to you as soon as i can, but do not leave after you've messaged me. Its really annoying to have to chase people down after they've messaged me to qualify. Stay at your computer and be ready, or you will be passed up and dropped back to the bottom of the line. No excuses will be tolerated. Locked In Drivers: Josh Rhodes(Sim Monsters Season 1 Racing and Overall Champion) Ryan McCauley(Sim Monsters Season 1 Freestyle Champion, Custom Series Overall Champion) Michael DesRoches(Sim Monsters Custom Series Freestyle Champion) Eric Campodonico(Sim Monsters Season 2 Racing and Overall Champion) Andrew Field(Sim Monsters Season 2 Freestyle Champion) Tim Smith(Custom Series Racing Champion) Signups: Josh Rhodes, Wreckless Intent Mark Colineri, Working Class John Morrison, Coal Miner Michael DesRoches, Gentle Ben Luis Lebron, Gun Slinger Mitch Bumpass, Crusader Ryan McCauley, Keystone Crusher Devin Doss, Metal Mulisha Matt Wilkinson, Maximum Destruction Damian Bowers, Copenhagen Crusher Bo Swanson, Shock Therapy Danny Mackey, Mopar Magic Andrew Pellegrine, Bounty Hunter Brandon Matthews, Virginia Giant Jared Murillo, Grave Digger Edy Beltran, Awesome Kong Michael Murray, Savage X Tharindu Don, Northern Nightmare Chadwick Deerfoot, Blue Thunder David Stewart, Ironman Connor Richardson, El Toro Loco Tyler May, Grave Digger the Legend Chris Hamilton, Son-Uva Digger Jordan Wolfson, The Big Dump Michael Gresko, Death Letter Mark Galloway, Ground Pounder Alex Vester, Vengence Jon Cannon, Blacksmith Andrew Marsh, Captains Curse Mike Rusell, The Felon Qual results Damian Bowers Copenhagen Crusher-17.654 Josh Rhodes Wreckless Intent-17.811 Mark Colinari Working Class-18.016 Crazy Savage X-18.086 Matt Wilkinson Maximum Destruction-18.121 John Armed Forces-18.643 Luis Lebron Gunslinger-18.711 Roach Gentle Ben-18.746 John Morrison Coal Miner-18.784 Eric Warbird-18.84 Mike Gresko Death Letter-18.884 Tyler May Grave Digger the Legend-19.017 David Stewart Iron Man-19.155 Chris Hamilton Son Uva Digger-19.360 Mike Russell The Felon-19.651 Bo Swanson Shock Therapy-19.692 Nick Kozak Canadian Crippler-20.056 Ryan McCauley Keystone Crusher-20.094 Jon Canon Blacksmith-20.303 Devin Doss Metal Mulisha-20.376 Tharindu Don Northern Nightmare-20.450 Mark Galloway Ground Pounder-20.844 Edy Beltran Awesome Kong-21.018 Andrew Marsh Captains Curse-22.056 Jared Murillo Grave Digger-23.657(5 second penalty)

All these projects look amazing guys. I'm blown away at all the content that has came out since the release of V4.

Absolutely amazing job on all those old trucks. How about doing up USA-1? I've been waiting to see that one done for quite awhile.

It won't be coming out for quite awhile nikolai as no one has committed to even making it yet. Stop asking for things or you will receive another vacation.

Thats a cool custom of an old school truck. Like it alot. If your looking for another custom/old school truck to do, why not Invader. Always liked the black version of it.

Good to see you Runt, welcome back to the world of virtual Monster Truck racing.

http://www.rcmt.net/forums/showthread.php?2959-FAQ-_-Aftermarket-parts-_-trans-slipper-fix-_-revo-driveshaft-install Here it is.

It could be the center two gears in the gearbox itself. Those two gears are notorious for breaking. Your best option is to open it up and check to see if those gears are broken. If they are, you have to order a new set of gears and somehow lock the two center gears together. Its a fairly complicated process. There used to be a thread on how to fix it over at RCMT.net, but i can't seem to locate it at the moment. If i do, i'll link you.