![]() The lo ngest monster tru ck was created by Brad and Jen Campbell (both USA) of Big Toyz Racing. The 5,000-kg (11,000-lb) truck has a 350-hp electric motor powered by 36 Odyssey batteries. ![]() Longest monster truck jump in reverseīlack Stallion, driven by Michael Vaters, of Hagerstown, Maryland, USA, jumped a distance of 70 ft (21.3 m) in reverse gear in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in 2002.īigfoot 20, unveiled in November 2012, is the first monster truck to be fully powered by an electric motor. The record currently sits with Sylvester, with a jump of 72.42 m (237 ft 7 in) while driving Bad Habit in Columbus, Pennsylvania, USA on 01 September, 2013. He went on to break this record multiple times before Joe Sylvester (USA) started to contend for the record, and for a while it went back and forth between them. This record was first set by Dan Runte (US) on 8 March 1998 when he jumped 141ft 10in in Bigfoot 14. Marilyn Chandler was the first ever non-competitive female monster truck driver, known for driving Ms. She went on to win the 2004 co-championship at the Monster Jam World Finals (freestyle) in a three-way tie and won the 2005 Racing Championship in the Monster Jam World Finals. Her professional name, Madusa, is a shortened version of "Made in the USA". Miceli was formerly a professional wrestler in the WWE, AWA and WCW. YT Advertisements First female Monster Jam driverĭebrah Miceli aka Madusa, from Florida, USA, made history in 1999 by appearing as the first ever female driver in a Monster Jam competition. Advertisementsĭriven by Dan Runte the truck jumped over a Boeing 727 aeroplane, covering a distance of 62 m (202 ft), in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA.Įxplosions lit up the sky behind the plane as the truck jumped, a suitably dramatic setting for this movie-like stunt. YT First monster truck to jump over a Boeing 727Īnother Bob Chandler creation, Bigfoot 14, broke a huge record in 1999. Usually parked in Pacific, MO by BIGFOOT’s headquarters, the mega-monster truck makes occasional exhibition appearances at shows around the U.S. Advertisementsīigfoot 5 is 4.7 m (15 ft 6 in) tall with 3 m (10 ft) tall tyres and weighs 17,236 kg (38,000 lb). The largest monster truck, Bigfoot 5, was built in the summer of 1986 by Bob Chandler himself in St Louis, USA. Read on to find out more about these mind-blowing records, from the first monster truck to jump over a Boeing 727 to the most monster trucks jumped by a monster truck (yes, that really happened – and you won’t believe how many it was!) ![]() Over the years, many landmark monster truck records have been achieved – with many being set by skilled drivers in Bob’s Bigfoots. They never set out to create a monster truck, but over time, the modifications and fame the truck garnered led the press to coin the term "monster truck" for the first time.īob’s invention not only led to further iterations from him, but also inspired other car modifiers to make their own creations. It started out as a family Ford F-250 pickup which Bob modified until the tires reached 66 inches, as well as adding heavy duty suspension and four-wheel steering.īob and his wife Marilyn enjoyed camping, so they initially bought the pick-up truck to help with carrying their camping equipment and driving off road in the country. The first monster truck, Bigfoot, was built by Bob Chandler (USA) in 1975. Often seen crushing regular cars under their weight or performing crazy stunts, these humungous trucks provide a thrilling source of entertainment that is loved across the US and beyond. Monster trucks, with their super-sized wheels and revving engines, are quite formidable vehicles.
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