Monster Jam Ullevi Gothenburg, Sweden 06/13-13/2009
Monster Jam Racing Winner
Monster Jam Freestyle Winner
Batman
Grave Digger
Trucks:
Batman, Thor, Nitro Circus, Monster Mutt, Disney XD, Madusa, Grave Digger, Donkey Kong, El Toro Loco and Max D.
Weekend Race Recap
What a day in Gothenburg, Sweden!! The drivers rocked the house, as the fans were up to the task of cheering on the best Monster Jam pilots in Europe!!
GraveDigger is still a crowd favorite, even across the pond. Tom Meents in universally known, Dan Evans has made a name for himself, and Damon Bradshaw showed us why he is the current Freestyle World Champion. The ladies did well, both Madusa and Candace were on top of their game, and the crowd enjoyed their efforts.
Rain fell for nearly 24 hours before the event, but by show time it was blue sky and sun above. The race track was drying out thru the show, and by freestyle time, the drivers had a decent track to work with. Mark McDonnell in Nitro Circus made it look like the muddy conditions would not be an issue, after setting a blistering time in Qualifying. As the first truck out, it would have been easy to dismiss his run, but no one else even came close to the fast qualy time.
Qualifying times Nitro Circus 17.78 GraveDigger 20.47 Madusa 21.88 Disney XD DNF Thor 21.89 Monster Mutt 23.22 Donkey Kong 21.75 Batman 20.88 El Toro Loco 18.65 Max D 19.37
Round 1 Nitro Circus was fast qualifier but went out in round 1 to Disney XD Batman knocked off Donkey Kong Max beat Thor Digger won against Madusa El Toro lost to Monster Mutt
Round 2 Fast loser to return was a crowd favorite, the hometown boy Anders and Thor only to lose to Disney XD Batman lost out to Max D Digger put the Mutt out in round 2
Semi Final Batman gets the nod for being fastest loser, came to the semi and beat Disney XD Max D put Digger out until freestyle
Main event Max D had a mechanical, but that did not matter, as Batman and John Seasock had him covered. BATMAN WINS!!!
Freestyle was a hard core affair. The drivers were battling the course, trying to find the dry spots to get some speed and maintain the momentum.
Freestyle Scores Batman 15 Thor 20 Nitro Circus 21 Monster Mutt 14 Disney XD 14 Madusa 17 Donkey Kong 21 Max D 13 (broke on 2nd hit, but it was HUGE AIR!!) El Toro 26 (Damon showed why he is the champ!) GraveDigger 27 (what can you say about Charlie? He is simply on of the best)
