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Racing: Lost To Grave Digger The Legend In Round 3.Freestyle: Scored 25 - Tied Iron Man and Avenger for fifth.Racing: Lost to Maximum Destruction in Semi-Finals.

Racing: Lost to Captain's Curse in Semi-Finals.Freestyle: Scored 30 - Tied Grave Digger for fourth.Racing: Lost to Bounty Hunter in Round 2.Freestyle: Scored 21 - Three way tie Tenth.Freestyle: Scored 31 Tied First Place With Bounty Hunter.Racing: Lost to Bounty Hunter in Quarter-Finals.Freestyle: Scored 9 - Three Way Tie Last.

#Monster truck jam houston 2012 drivers

The current driver was Dalton Millican competing in the #MoreMonsterJam tour with 7 other drivers in arenas across the country.ĭalton Millican died on Augof a single-vehicle motorcycle crash at age 22.Īwards Monster Jam World Finals After taking a year off it was brought back with veteran driver Dan Evans behind the wheel.

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In 2011 after ford left FELD motorsports, Todd LeDuc was announced the new driver where he would drive it for one season and win a SPEED TV event, but has returned again as of 2022, due to his previous truck, Monster Energy, discontinued in November 2021. He debuted at Monsters on Mainstreet in Kankakee, IL Speedway. In July 2007, it was announced that Linsey Weenk of CSK Motorsports joined Live Nation Motorsports to drive Blue Thunder. Through the years, Norm Miller, Bobby Zoellner, George Balhan and Tony Farrell have also been drivers. When the Blue Thunder debuted in 2001, Lyle Hancock was the primary driver.

Dan Rodoni (one Event in Canada in 2014).

Lee O'Donnell (on one occasion in 2008).

It also has been licensed for various toys and for several video games. It performs at more than 20 events per year and is displayed at various promotional events. Since its debut, it has placed in the finals every year. The debut of Blue Thunder was January 6, 2001, at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Construction of two trucks with the "Blue Thunder" name were completed. The tires on Blue Thunder are 66" Goodyear Terra Tires. This setup has caused some controversy, as Merlin engines are based on the Big Block Chevrolet. The drive line consists of a Merlin 540ci blown & injected engine with a Dedenbear two speed automatic transmission. Patrick Chassis was chosen to construct the chassis for Blue Thunder.

#Monster truck jam houston 2012 series

The body style would be based on the F series Ford pickup with the body style being changed with each model year. With Ford dropping its sponsorship in 2012, the truck was redesigned and brought back in 2013 with veteran driver Dan Evans former owner/driver of the Destroyer monster truck.įord Motor Company teamed up with Live Nation to create a monster truck that would highlight its "Ford Tough" campaign. The truck did not compete in 2012 when Todd LeDuc moved to Metal Mulisha after driving Blue Thunder in 2011, but as of 2022, he began driving Blue Thunder again due to the Monster Energy truck not operating anymore. The truck is currently driven by Todd LeDuc. Blue Thunder was used by Ford Motor Company for promotional purposes along with competition. However, it has not yet won a championship. The truck has been moderately successful and won several major events during its existence. Some fans saw Blue Thunder as a replacement for Bigfoot in the Monster Jam series. The truck has several similarities with the monster truck Bigfoot. It was originally sponsored by the truck division of Ford Motor Company and Live Nation.

Merlin (big block, blown, methanol injected)īlue Thunder is a monster truck that races in the USHRA Monster Jam series. Monster Jam/Feld Motorsports/Feld Entertainmentĥ40 C.I. Blue Thunder in Stafford Springs, CT at Stafford Motor Speedway