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Remember that BKT announcement teaser they started showing at Vegas? It's May 30th. This is what happened.

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If anyone actually clicks on these links, they know what it do. https://www.facebook.com/pg/MasonRunkelPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1338434466263851

Video doesn't exist of it anymore but Morgan Kane hittin' the dab right after his win.

Classic.

58 minutes ago, Gillis said:

I love most of those photos, but what bugs me is some of them are out of focus and lines are not straight.

Yeah, I edited on a very high density and can go through up to 2,000-3,000 pictures from a day of shooting (I'm not kidding). Since this typically happens between 11 PM and 5 AM, the high pixel density and my extreme fatigue can miss some things. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That being said, none of those shots ever make it onto my website or into my actual portfolio.

I know I post a lot in here, but I'm actually really proud of and excited about these shots I got last weekend. I had a media pass at Redbull Global Rallycross in Louisville, and got a brand new camera not even a week ago. I got some great shots and I would very much appreciate it if you guys would look through them all. Links will be at the bottom of the posts as always. Thanks!

Day 1: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MasonRunkelPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1331112896996008

Day 2: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MasonRunkelPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1332129776894320

Just now, Pink Guy said:

According to the video the date is May 30th so still two weeks to speculate. And now I remember why I never go on Then and Now, it's full of people in midlife crises with poor grammar

And people mad that a modern version of the USHRA Superbowl of Motorsports is happening, something countless people have said they want.

6 minutes ago, Pink Guy said:

Link to the post?

It's only in then and now currently. so it's still got a little bit of sketchiness to it but if someone legit faked this I would just be impressed honestly.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/monstertrucksthenandnow/permalink/1450971614982991/

Copied this from facebook.

 "US Offroad Championship Series® presented by BKT" is a combination of Stadium Trucks, Monster Jam, and Supercross for an action packed thrill show that will leave fans screaming for more! 

8 cities across North America will host events in 2018 sanctioned by USHRA featuring Rocket Buggies, Speedsters, Pro Stadium Trucks, and headlined by the all new BKT Pro tractors! 

Rocket Buggies are 1600cc power machines that bring open wheel off road racing to audiences across North America. Each event will feature two teams of six racers. Audiences will be able to cheer on the local home team as they defend their ground against rival cities.

Speedster Racing features many of the popular names in Monster Jam® each racing for the national title. 12 Fan Favorites such as Grave Digger®, Max-DTM, Monster Mutt®, El Toro Loco® will complete in an intense 3 heat battle to see who will come out on top! 

Stadium trucks featuring Casey Currie is the fastest discipline on tour that features many of the best racers in offroad. Racers will complete in several heat races and an LCQ to make it to the 8 truck main. 

BKT Pro Tractors will headline the US Offroad Championship Series® BKT Pro Tractors are BIG! Some of the largest race vehicles ever imagined are brought to life for a full contact racing experience that will capture the attention of the world! 8 BKT Tractors will race around the "Reverse" side of the track for steeper jumps, more air, and bigger crashes! With over 1000+ horsepower, 30 inch shock absorbers, and MASSIVE BKT Tires, you won't want to miss out!

•Minneapolis,MN
•Anaheim,CA 
•Toronto,ON
•Houston,TX
•St. Louis,MO
•Indianapolis,IN
•Arlington,TX
•Nashville,TN 

About Feld Entertainment
Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared in more than 75 countries and on six continents to date and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live! and Marvel Universe LIVE! More information about Feld Entertainment is available online at"

HYPE

6 hours ago, enjoyingorc6742 said:

Bigfoot 18 has had a rough couple years now. I think it may be the next Bigfoot truck to go

As bad as it looks, it should be fine. No frame damage seems to have been done at all, and that's mostly what Bigfoot retires it's trucks based on. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if they retired a truck soon, I think they still have one or two trucks that are over 20 years old in their fleet that run events...

8 hours ago, Pink Guy said:

Guessing Coty is doing all international shows with Monster Energy. He's supposed to be in Mutant come October for the two stadium shows (Indy and Houston)

In Indy Coty has been replaced by Sims on the site, but he's still in Houston.

Beauty. Poise. Luxury. Missing center wheel cap.

Posted it before but new pictures

Rednecks like talking to you if you have a camera. Especially if they are drunk, wearing skin-tight, booty short length overalls, standing on top of a RZR. This is only one of the things I learned from this day.

Album or whatever https://www.facebook.com/pg/MasonRunkelPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1312406972199934

54 minutes ago, monsterjam9876 said:

wanna say one thing it wasent monster jam who mad him do it. it was feld. and im gonna miss that stinger on that truck. its just looks to different with out it. and if its so expensive why not go back to the old design. to be honest i would like to see the old design

No it wasn't. He literally said it was because he couldn't afford it. Zane Rettew is the absolute last person on earth who would lie about FELD forcing him to do something. Here's proof

Stop mindlessly blaming Feld for everything you don't like.

3 minutes ago, NCLBreakaway said:

What happened to the original style of Stinger? Looks strange with out the tail...

Someone asked Zane on FB is Monster Jam made him do it 

Anyway, he said he's been running his hardest and rolling a lot, and that the tail is expensive. This is cheaper.

2 hours ago, Skyliner849 said:

Sorry for double post but:

Where'd you find this, and do you know what event(s) this is for?

2 hours ago, Chris B said:

October shows in Indianapolis and Houston woooooooooooooooooooooooo

Indianapolis Line up

Additional trucks/drivers to be announced, Grave Digger driven by Morgan Kane, Max-D, Team Hot Wheels driven by Scott Buetow, VP Racing Fuels' Mad Scientist driven by Lee O'Donnell, Gas Monkey Garage driven by BJ Johnson, Lucas Oil Crusader driven by Linsey Weenk, Son-uva Digger driven by Ryan Anderson, Soldier Fortune, Barbarian driven by Devin Jones, Over Bored driven by Jamey Garner, Trucks/drivers subject to change.

Oh I am so going to this. This is a fantastic lineup

6 hours ago, JackMProductions said:

If Ford Tauruses were an endless resource and cost a few hundred dollars a piece, I'm sure they'd still have cars in the jumps. Honestly most of the changes Monster Jam has made really aren't deal breakers. I mean a lot of the nuances and special things we enjoyed in the past are gone, such as unique courses and most of the cars, but it's not really too big of a deal when it comes down to it. Except for backflips. Those got stale a long time ago. (Unless it's a back-to-backflip or corkscrew)

I have to agree with this. I'd love to go back in time and go to World Finals 9 and see that track in person, or attend a stadium show from 2008-2010, but what we have now is just as good, if not better. This year of monster jam was one of the overall best in a long time I would argue, and I think it's smart to make progress and grow the company rather than to regress into the past. 

Also backflips are such a double edge sword to me, like I don't want them to be much more important than any other move, but If I went to a stadium show and no one did one I'd probably be disappointed a bit...

This thread needs more Posts

Euro District 2017:

Something Something Album: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MasonRunkelPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1299159163524715

31 minutes ago, cp2013 said:

looks like the camera policy might have changed a bit.

Not a fan of it.

It's said that since The site had the massive update to it, and I'm pretty sure the rule was in place before then even. It's nothing new.

Awesome to get a group photo of the team. Except Danny, He couldn't be there, so we improvised with another bald guy.

The Jamboree line-up is out, but I don't see it here yet so I'll go ahead and post it.

Lima and Bloomsburg will have:

• General Tire driven by Dale Gerding (Smashasaurus/Big Dawg)
• Bigfoot driven by Larry Swim
• Tailgator driven by Doug Noelke
• Snake Bite driven by "Vinny Venom"
• Stinger driven by Zane Rettew
• Master of Disaster driven by Paul Strong

Indianapolis will be a bit different:

• General Tire driven by Dale Gerding (Smashasaurus/Big Dawg)
• Bigfoot driven by Larry Swim
• Tailgator driven by Doug Noelke
• Snake Bite driven by "Vinny Venom"
• Dirt Crew driven by Jerry Beck
• Quad Chaos driven by Aaron Cain

They're good as event lineups, but as far as Jamboree's go, six trucks is pretty lackluster.

I'm so glad to promote such an ingenious human being.

2 hours ago, Stephen Hopkins said:

Some race pictures, then two 'studio' shots of my trucks

I really have to give you more credit after trying to photograph some of the RC stuff in Vegas. That was way harder than I though it would be.

23 minutes ago, Tylinater said:

Yea and he lost to Taz.

I'm not going to get super involved in this, but I will point out that Cam's first backflip was after bonus time. If you don't believe me, here's the video of the run, and you can see the bonus clock in the background hit zero a good 10 seconds before he hits the back flip ramp. Even if we are running on the "last move after time counts" rule (which when I was a judge it absolutely did not) he could only have it contribute to his bonus score. If he did that in regulation I have no doubt in my mind he'd have won the event.

Also at WF XII, he only lost on a tie-breaker after holding the lead for the entirety of freestyle, i know that's not winning, but losing on a tie-breaker score (the second of three tie-breakers I believe even) is as absolutely close to winning as you can get without actually doing it.

And overall (not directed at anyone on this site) I really think the discussion surrounding this subject is ridiculous every year including this year. The discussion itself is fine sure, but the way it's being carried out in a lot of places (mainly Facebook) is ridiculous. The man went out there and did his best and broke down into tears in front of the entire stadium and his family when he won. Even if you disagree with his score there's no point in just tearing someone down because of it. There's a good way to discuss all of this but half the discussion is just ragging on Lee, from the same damn people who got pissed and bashed Tom when they re-ran their race however long ago causing Lee to loose his shot at the championship. Why can't people just be happy for someone for once?

1 hour ago, ColorfulCrayons said:

Off the top of my head Sam Boyd Stadium hosts 5 events every year, 3 of them being the World Finals, Supercross finals and the Monster Energy Cup, all these from Feld. I could easily see once the new stadium is built them wanting to move at least the Supercross finals in the new stadium.

The other two are the USA Rugby Sevens and the Las Vegas Bowl. I'd be willing to bet that the Las Vegas Bowl will move to the new stadium. Not sure what Rugby Sevens would do, as I'm not too familiar with it.

So at some point, if you're from UNLV and it's only the WF, and Rugby there, is it even worth keeping the building and maintainung it?

The thing is, the new stadium won't be done until the 2021 World Finals. In those 4 years a lot of things regarding that situation could and will change.

Oh my bad, I thought the stadium was a bit busier than that.