
Grave Digger®, driven by Adam Anderson, took a pair of Racing wins and added three Wheelie titles for good measure.

Team Hot Wheels TM Firestorm with Scott Buetow recorded five Freestyle wins in seven tries. Six different winners claimed Australian championships, led by Pirate’s Curse TM as Charlie Pauken scored four wheelie wins and two racing championships. A field of 10 Monster Jam trucks took on Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, competing every Saturday in October. In 2016, Monster Jam visited Osaka, Japan and Frankfurt, Germany, for the first time, returned to Cardiff, Wales as well as completed annual visits to Mexico, Sweden and Spain.įor the fourth year, Monster Jam visted Australia, but this year’s stop was the longest ever with five cities on the schedule. Monster Jam® has become a worldwide phenomenon with substantial growth beyond North America. Stinger and Master of Disaster will compete on a Monster Jam arena tour in 2017. Then, Zane called and here we are.”īuddy Young will serve as crew chief for both trucks this weekend with a full-time crew chief for Master of Disaster to be named before January. “I thought it would be neat to drive the truck when I heard about it. Strong’s home is very near the original Master of Disaster location. I guess you could say it is in my blood.” “I’ve thought about it a lot and I’m happy to be back doing this. Since the truck has a Minnesota heritage, it seems fitting that Rettew would tab Strong, a Minnesota racer, for driving duties. In fact, they’re going to be here this weekend for the show (in Cedar Rapids).” We contacted the owners of the name in Minnesota and asked if we could use it and they gave us permission. “It was one of my favorite trucks as a kid. “It’s an old name from the ‘80s and ‘90s,” said Rettew. If the name sounds familiar, consider yourself an astute student of monster trucks. A new Stinger was built and the previous Stinger was outfitted with new equipment to become what fans see today as Master of Disaster. “We decided we wanted to try having a second truck in 2015,” said Rettew. Master of Disaster will be driven by Paul Strong, who formerly competed in Monster Jam with Martial Law.

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The truck is owned by Zane Rettew, driver of Stinger and the 2016 Monster Jam Rising Star Award winner. The truck, which was featured on the season kickoff in September, will make its debut in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The stable of Monster Jam® trucks has expanded with the arrival of Master of Disaster.
