Alex Blackwell started out his career in motocross as a pro rider for 16 years until an injury forced him to retire in 2002.

Blackwell first got involved in the monster truck industry in 1992, when his truck club was asked to coordinate the infield activities at the Bloomsburg (PA) Jamboree. It was there that he met Andy Slifko, owner and driver of the Eradicator monster truck. After on e of the events, Slifko let Blackwell drive Eradicator over a few cars and the rest was history. “I knew I wanted to be involved in motorsports after my motocross career, and monster trucks seemed like the perfect fit,” he said.

Blackwell began to attend events with the Eradicator crew on a regular basis. As part of the crew, Alex made a huge contribution to the monster truck business with his creation of the “Gazoo Motor” – a rear steer motor that spins 2 ½ times quicker than the typical motor. Blackwell mounted the first motor on Eradicator in late 2003. Today – the “Gazoo Motor” can be found on more than 40 of the top monster trucks in the country - including Grave Digger®.

After crewing for a year and a half, he took on driving duties for Randy Brown Motorsports in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle truck.

January 2005 marked Alex’s professional monster truck driving debut at the Monster Jam® in Birmingham, AL. In the same year, he earned a Rookie of the Year nomination for his creation of the “Gazoo Motor.” In 2007, Blackwell took on the driving duties for Bulldozer® before taking over Captain’s Curse® in 2008.

Blackwell is a great driver and shows a lot of promise as a young driver in the business poised to give veterans a run for their money.