Weekend Race Recap

FRIDAY:
By Joe Lowe

The first of two nights of Monster Jam action saw incredible action and excitement from the superstars of the sport. In a town that loves their sports teams, the fans proved monster trucks were right up there with the rest.

The night began with Marc McDonald driving Safe Auto to a win in the Wheelie Contest. Next came racing. The action was fast and furious with a few surprises as we worked our way thru the brackets leading to and race final. Monster Jam's winner for the evening was again Safe Auto with Marc McDonald smiling and telling the fans how he is working to gain a spot in the Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals in Las Vegas. Every round of racing is important as is the fans commitment to the truck. " My teammate Superman is already going and I want to be there too. I must keep on winning", Marc told the fans.

Monster Jam featured three of the best FMX riders in the business. J-Rob (Robertson), Tim Boca, and Garry Robertson brought their A-game with not one but two spectacular displays of their ability.

Monster Jam Freestyle proved to be good for some and not so good for others. Freedom Force broke half way thru the first stack of cars earning a very low score of 6 from the judges. The gremlins also rode with Lionel Easler driving Instigator. He had power problems during the first car stack jump, got the big truck started again only to get hung on the Advance Auto car/van stack.

Things finally got better and the 1-800-Safe Auto Freestyle Competition saw strong showings from Martial Law, Safe Auto, Superman, and winner War Wagon.

Andy Hoffman won over Monster Jam fans with his high flying action including a reverse jump over the car/van stack bringing fans to their feet.

Results:

Truck                                        Wheelie                            Freestyle

Freedom Force                           16                                   6

Instigator                                  16                                   8

Martial Law                               19                                   21

War Wagon                               17                                   25*

Safe Auto                                 26*                                24

Superman                                 26                                  23

Safe Auto win determined by the vote of the Silent Judge in the stands. He scored Superman an 8 in Wheelie and Safe Auto a 9. This gave the win the Safe Auto.

*Denotes winner

Race Results:

Round One:

Safe Auto beat War Wagon

Instigator downed Martial Law

Superman defeated Freedom Force

Semi Finals:

Safe Auto beat round one fast loser Martial Law

Superman downed Instigator

Finals

Safe Auto won over Superman

SATURDAY:

CAN YOU HEAR IT? THEY ARE STILL CHEERING IN CINCY

BY: Joe Lowe

They are still cheering in Cincy. A sell out crowd came to the US Bank Center to see what Monster Jam was all about. They found out and loved what they saw. Great action, noise and excitement and Marc McDonald being one step closer to the Monster Jam NGK Spark Plug World Finals in Las Vegas March 29th.

McDonald drove the Safe Auto Minimize to a clean sweep winning the Wheelie Competition, Racing, and Freestyle Saturday night. Team Mate and closest competitor Superman kept coming up as second fiddle frustrating driver Chad Fortune who rolled Superman during his freestyle. "It just wasn't my night", said Fortune.

Problems continued to plague Jim Hochstetter and his Freedom Force Monster truck. Lionel Easler driving Instigator also experienced some problems thru the night.

War Wagon driven by Andy Hoffman again gave the fans his car/van reverse jump but judges were NOT impressed enough to give his a winning score.

When all was said and done it was all Safe Auto and fans loved it.

The superstars of FMX showed Monster Jam fans why they are one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the country. Tim Boca, Joe Robertson and Garry Robertson again brought Monster Jam fans to their feet to cheer on the two wheeled gladiators.

Results:

Truck                                                  Wheelie                                   Freestyle

Freedom Force                                     18                                          14 (broke)

Instigator                                            17                                          20

Martial Law                                          25                                          20

War Wagon                                         22                                          23

Safe Auto                                           30*                                         28*

Superman                                          28                                           24

* denotes winner

Race Results:

Round One

Safe Auto defeated Martial Law

Instigator beat Freedom Force

Superman over War Wagon

Semi-Final:

Safe Auto downed round one fast loser War Wagon

Superman over Instigator

Final:

Safe Auto beat Superman by a foot or two.

Drivers and FMX riders signed autographs for fans for more than an hour. Fans continued to ask about Monster Jam returning to Cincinnati. Many wanted the Monster Jam stars to return next week NOT next year.