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Friday

The rain, wind and flooding from what remains of Hurricane Ida may have slowed things down in the Hampton Roads area the last few days. It certainly was no match for the intensity of Monster Jam fans. They braved the weather to see their favorite trucks compete for night number one with many vowing to return for the Saturday night show.

With several of the World Famous trucks home based within an hour of the Hampton Coliseum it is not a surprise that the fans turn out for two weekends per year. What is amazing is that each year the amount of fans grows. Monster Jam is alive and well.

The night began with a wheelie competition in which Grave Digger rolled. Randy Brown had already done his wheelie when he attempted to run hard into the turn and rolled Digger. “I didn’t think it was that tacky but apparently it was”, said Brown in an interview. “I’ll watch out for it the rest of the night and I’m sure the other drivers noted it also”.

Ricky Ownley drive Mopar Magic to a win in the wheelie competition. He also drove into the race finals but lost a front drive shaft and had to sit out the finals. Mopar Magic’s loss was Grave Digger’s second chance but even with a return to the race final he could not beat Steve Sim’s Stone Crusher.

The night also featured FMX and Mike “Wild Wild” West and his jet-powered Golf cart. The worlds only Golf Cart with more power than a Tiger Woods drive.

Monster Freestyle rounded out the night with Joe Sylvester rolling his Bad Habit truck after just a few seconds in freestyle. He began hard saving the truck after a launch over the FMX landing hill. It looked as though he was going to earn a high score from the judges until he attempted a quick turn on the starting line end. In short, a less than :20 run costs the truck points. The winning Freestyle went to Grave Digger and Randy Brown. Digger earned a score of 24 from the judges.

Results: Wheelie Freestyle
El Toro Loco 17 21
Mopar Magic 25 20
Bad Habit 20 12
Eradicator 14 16
Stone Crusher 20 23
Grave Digger 15 24

Race Results:
Round One:
Stone Crusher over Eradicator
Mopar Magic beat El Toro Loco
Grave Digger downed Bad Habit

Semi-Finals:
Stone Crusher over round one fast loser El Toro Loco
Mopar Magic beat Grave Digger

Finals:
Mopar Magic broke creating a Grave Digger vs Stone Crusher final
The Winner was Stone Crusher.

Saturday

The second night of Monster Jam for the November stay in Hampton was one of anticipation. Stone Crusher, the local favorite, wanted to double down after losing out in freestyle Friday to Grave Digger by one point. Andy Slifco was looking for a win for the Eradicator team. Others who had come up a bit sort Friday such as Joe Sylvester aboard Bad Habit were up early Saturday working on their vehicles. Habit rolled in Freestyle. Damage repair began early for Mopar Magic after Ricky Ownley lost a front drive shaft as well as part of the body the night before.

Everyone was race ready by time for the Pit Party at 5pm. Fans lined up beginning at 3pm to be among the first to meet the drivers and see their favorite Monster Jam trucks up close and personal.

The pre-show event featured the 2up mini motorcycles and some great RC truck action. Then the big event began and it was Katie bar the door cause the monsters were ready to rock and roar.

A very close wheelie contest was again won by Ricky Ownley in Mopar Magic. His team-mate, Steve Sims driving Stone Crusher scored a double down with wins in racing and freestyle. It was the first double down for Steve ever in Hampton and the local team showed the fans what they were made of.

The jet powered golf cart, Teed Off, built and driven by Mike West shot flames 30’ and rose the decibel level a bit with a fire show and burner pops. The night also featured 2up minis. These little racing motorcycles move fast around the track and provided some very close racing.

FMX riders Scott Hanlon, Paul Smith and Dan Newth brought the fans to their feet several times during their time.

Results: Wheelie Freestyle
El Toro Loco 21 19
Mopar Magic 25 18
Bad Habit 17 17
Eradicator 17 18
Stone Crusher 23 22
Grave Digger 17 20

Racing Results:
Round One:
Stone Crusher over Bad Habit
El Toro Loco beat Eradicator
Mopar Magic downed Grave Digger
Semi-finals:
Stone Crusher defeated round one fast loser Grave Digger
El Toro Loco beat Mopar Magic

Finals:
Stone Crusher over El Toro Loco

Special thanks to the Outlaw Offroad track crew who are in their 5th year working with the Monster Jam staff. They work hard to insure safety and fun for the fans and competitors alike. Check out their web site at outlawoffroadva.com.