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Beat on them to make them look spectacular? What's that mean?

So if I were to build my own monster truck CRD would be the place to go?

Does one have more advantages over the other?

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Does that mean it was stolen off the track or in the pits?

Hi.

Just thought of something. I remember seeing an exterior model of the Superdome and I thought it'd be really cool if you could add the lights they displayed for Monster Jam.

So does that mean the backflip craze will be over soon? xD

I just realized something about the New Orleans show. The track crew placed a turning car in front of the back flip ramp. Are they doing this at all shows? Is it to keep drivers from attempting back flips for show quality or is it just for safety reasons?

Name: New Orleans 2013 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome Racing Style: Southern California (In/Out) Replica or Custom: Replica Date Ran: 2/23/13 Images/Graphics: Racing track: Dimension references: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/066_zpsebd5c254.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/073_zps25b1726e.jpg Freestyle pictures: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/080_zpsf225f36e.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/081_zps2650283d.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/084_zps20e6abe6.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/087_zps34c7f1ea.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/088_zpsa0590e8d.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/102_zps04632ced.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/104_zps9535738b.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/113_zps04cc08de.jpg Camper obstacle: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/007_zps5202eaf3.jpg Other details: Track is very tacky. Concrete around track is very slick. Backflip ramp carved into the bus stack had a car placed in front of it.

I guess Tom felt bad that 5 trucks didn't freestyle.

I could say the same thing about Adam Anderson. He clipped turning cars multiple times when he was in New Orleans in 2009 (flipping his truck) and at the World Finals he ended up sending his truck into a tree. I'm sure he wasn't getting as much crap as Nicole is getting now. The track was very tricky and proved a challenge for even the most veteran drivers (most notably Tom Meents). Anyway, Bad Habit looks a lot better now that it doesn't have READYLIFT across the side in bold white. xD

It was pretty hard to get decent pictures with as many people that were on the floor, but I did what I can. Storm Damage (as requested by Preston Perez): http://i47.tinypic.com/160zj0z.jpg http://i50.tinypic.com/30uwfue.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/2i5frr.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/30dh378.jpg Scooby Doo: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/016_zps5193b802.jpg It's the only picture I could get without having to cut through a long line of people which was roped anyway. Sorry. Zombie: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/041_zps2531af1a.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/039_zpsc86a2a1c.jpg [http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/038_zps3a2b4663.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/037_zpsbf42ddb5.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/036_zpsd6f117c7.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/035_zps3f33ed1d.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/034_zpsd734d6d6.jpg] Bad Habit: http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/009_zps635e4a10.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/008_zpse9d6d6bc.jpg Max-D 10th Anniversary (Meents): http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/027_zpscc7889a0.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/026_zpsed13402b.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/025_zps8ae765a9.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/024_zps637b7947.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/023_zps3ed87c9a.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/022_zps3c15f298.jpg http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y509/rmnldr/021_zpsbe8777fb.jpg

Well at least we have a time now. yay

You can't deny that Zombie has an awesome intro.

I must be the only one here that thinks Nicole has talent. She had already proven herself against Gunslinger earlier in qualifying. She just lost the truck a bit going down the straightaway. I think she is talented in monster trucks.

On PC now, time to type this up. Arriving at around 3:30 pm, I expected short lines to get onto the track in New Orleans. To my surprise, the line for the pit party stretched around the Dome's entrance and into its parking garage. Once I was into the Pit Party, I realized just how large the turnout for the event. The Superdome was sold out, and as Morgan Kane said after climbing to the top seats in the stadium, "Every seat here is full." Those seats would not be filled for long, as the excitement and entertainment brought by Monster Jam had many fans on their feet. Pit party (after fans had been told to report to their seats) http://i49.tinypic.com/wufo04.jpg Okay I give up trying to be formal, here's some interesting stuff that happened: During the intros, Amsoil Shock Therapy shut down which brought all of the trucks behind it to a stop. The truck would not go on to qualify, race, or freestyle. The driver of Shock Therapy, Jeremy Brady, is the only one I actually met and got a picture with. I believe I may have cursed the truck. Tom Meents brought out Maximum Destruction in a single intro in which he would attempt to do donuts in. Unfortunately, the New Orleans track proved to be too tacky as Meents rolled his truck and damaged the new Decade of Destruction body. Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter qualified with his wife and laid down the fastest time of the night, Carl Van Horn also made a very good pass when he qualified with Tom Meents. Racing was very exciting with many interesting match ups, most notably Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction in semi-finals racing. Carl Van Horn narrowly edged out Tom Meents to move onto the finals. Nicole Johnson suffered problems in round 1 racing while facing Scott Hartsock in Gunslinger. Rounding the turning cars and accelerating down the straightaway, she lost control and clipped a freestyle obstacle which sent her into a barrel roll. The Scooby Doo truck would land on its lid and smash into the car stack at the end of the SoCal style track. Nicole Johnson appeared to have some wounds on her head (redness/bruising) when she appeared on camera to talk to the Monster Jam fans. Coming down to the finals, Carl Van Horn faced Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter. Coming off the tabletop, CVH collided with a turning car and would not recover in the race. Jim Creten would take it easy toward the end and take the racing win in New Orleans. Husband and wife qualifying together: http://i48.tinypic.com/2pyzxba.jpg GD and Max-D qualifying: http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpybz7.jpg Scooby on its back: http://i47.tinypic.com/352lm55.jpg Bounty Hunter winning racing: http://i49.tinypic.com/2mqutn4.jpg After the intermission, Tom Meents drove the Maximum Destruction truck used for backflips out onto the track. The backflip truck was greeted to the cheering of 60,000+ fans and successfully completed a backflip. http://i48.tinypic.com/2cfwky0.jpg Freestyle was shortened by the fact that 5 trucks would not compete: Shock Therapy, Ground Pounder, Hurricane Force, Scooby Doo, and AAP Grinder. The drivers that did compete put on an amazing show. Dawn Creten would come out first and set the pace for the rest of the field. Tim Mente would come out second and hit a unique obstacle consisting of a van, car, car stack. Unfortunately, Mente became stuck on the obstacle and had to be pulled off by a front loader. Morgan Kane, Sean Duhon, Ryan Rice, Joey Sylvester, Scott Hartsock, Rod Schmidt and Jimmy Creten would follow up all with good freestyles. http://i48.tinypic.com/34e4un7.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/1pufrn.jpg Maximum Destruction came out second to last and laid down a solid freestyle full of big air and three bicycle saves. After sticking the truck into the ground at the end of his run, Meents' truck was left on the track. Carl Van Horn and Grave Digger came out strong and hit a bus stack which sent him flying towards Maximum Destruction. Grave Digger would land on Max-D and obliterate the right side of the 3D body, leaving it faceless. Carl Van Horn's run was full of huge air and even a reverse move on a step-up ramp. Grave Digger's run would edge out Maximum Destruction's by one point, giving CVH the win in New Orleans. http://i46.tinypic.com/30vknl0.jpg http://i50.tinypic.com/eqtpok.jpg After Grave Digger's run, the second Maximum Destruction truck in attendance was brought out by Tom Meents where he delivered a solid encore for the New Orleans fans. At one point, Tom Meents aimed Max-D at the overturned Grave Digger left on the track and rammed it. Grave Digger's tubular chassis was left partially broken in the rear after the violent hit. After flipping the second Maximum Destruction, Tom Meents ended the show and it was capped off by a fireworks display. http://i48.tinypic.com/2w4gp6b.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/2mchqi8.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/ny8x6r.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/2571zpj.jpg Overall, this New Orleans show was the best I've ever seen and I hope to see it on Speed in the future. Though some trucks did not compete, I believe the performances put on by the other drivers made up for it. I give the 2013 New Orleans Monster Jam show a 9/10.

Who's that?

Jim Creten takes racing in New Orleans, and CVH lays down an incredible FS to take the win. I should have a full recap on here soon.

Okay I'm going to MJ today in the Big Easy. Here's the trucks: Monster Jam® Trucks: Grave Digger® driven by Carl Van Horn, Scooby-Doo™ driven by Nicole Johnson, Max-D℠ driven by Tom Meents, Monster Mutt® Rottweiler driven by Rod Schmidt, Iron Man™ driven by Morgan Kane, Advance Auto Parts Grinder℠ driven by Frank Krmel, Zombie℠ driven by Sean Duhon, Bounty Hunter driven by Jim Creten, Scarlet Bandit driven by Dawn Creten, Storm Damage driven by Tim Mente, Hurricane Force driven by Steve Thompson, Bad Habit driven by Joe Sylvester, Shock Therapy, Ground Pounder, Gunslinger driven by Scott Hartsock, and Incinerator driven by Ryan Rice!! I'll take pictures of the track too, but if there's any specific trucks to photograph, let me know.

Amazing story. Good to know that there will always be good in the world.

I really hope there will be some program for getting your PS3 games on disc as digital downloads on the PS4 for free.

Jon Zimmer isn't good enough for the World Finals? He's already been in it and he qualified second or third the time he competed.

It sounds too high pitched imo.