9:40 Jim is really mad

Great events and races, thanks for sharing. 3:50 they weren't easy to handle.

This is as old school as it gets! Good to see the early versions of the classic monsters trucks. Great night for Just Showin' Off. Alien was certainly different, and really competitive.

Is this Bob Jenkins that announced for NASCAR in the late 80s?

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Seven V8s. Insane. Love the brand rivalry on the track and in the stands, adds a lot of "spice".

Bad Dawg always among the best. Great pulling here.

USA1 and Bigfoot are my favorite trucks

1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #25: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 146 2 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 82 3 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 64 4 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 53 5 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 50 6 Stomper - M.Smith/Whitt/Mefford 46 7 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 42 8 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 30 9 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 29 10 No Problem - John Moore 27 11 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 25 12 Casper - Dale Harris 21 13 Night Life II - Dave Weiczorek 17 14 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 Barbarian - Jim Miller 15 16 Southern Storm - R.Giles/T.Bowman14 17 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 Wild Hair - Bob Breen 11 19 Heartbeat - Brett Engelman 9 Rambo - Bill Weaver 9 Alien - Kevin Dabney 9 22 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 8 23 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 7 24 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 5 25 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 4 Buffalo Tremor - John Kwasniewski 4 28 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 31 Mopar Magic - Gary Wiggins 2 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 Renegade - Warren Hudson 2 34 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 PA Mountain Monster - Kid Rarig 1 Equalizer - David Morris 1 Yosemite Sam - Sam Poore 1 Virginia Beach Beast - Mike Katz 1

1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #22: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 132 2 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 71 3 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 63 4 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 53 5 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 50 6 Stomper - M.Smith/Whitt/Mefford 42 7 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 40 8 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 28 9 No Problem - John Moore 26 10 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 25 11 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 23 12 Casper - Dale Harris 19 13 Night Life II - Dave Weiczorek 16 14 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 15 Barbarian - Jim Miller 14 Southern Storm - R.Giles/T.Bowman14 17 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 18 Wild Hair - Bob Breen 10 19 Alien - Kevin Dabney 9 20 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 7 21 Heartbeat - Brett Engelman 6 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 6 24 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 4 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 4 27 Buffalo Tremor - John Kwasniewski 3 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 31 Mopar Magic - Gary Wiggins 2 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 Renegade - Warren Hudson 2 34 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 PA Mountain Monster - Kid Rarig 1 Equalizer - David Morris 1

1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #16: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 100 2 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 42 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 42 4 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 38 5 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 34 6 Stomper - M.Smith/Whitt/Mefford 25 7 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 24 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 24 9 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 20 10 Casper - Dale Harris 16 11 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 12 No Problem - John Moore 14 13 Southern Storm - Robbie Giles 12 14 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 15 Barbarian - Jim Miller 10 16 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 7 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 7 18 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6 19 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 20 Buffalo Tremor - John Kwasniewski 3 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 24 Alien - Kevin Dabney 2 Jersey Outlaw - Nick Rossi 2 Wild Hair - Bob Breen 2 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 2 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 Renegade - Warren Hudson 2 30 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 PA Mountain Monster - Kid Rarig 1 Mopar Magic - Gary Wiggins 1

1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #12: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 75 2 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 33 3 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 28 4 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 22 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 22 6 USA-1 - Rod Litzau/Everett Jasmer 21 7 King Kong - Steve Dane/Steve Cain 20 8 Stomper - M.Smith/M.Whitt/G.Mefford 17 9 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 10 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 14 11 Casper - Dale Harris 13 12 No Problem - John Moore 12 Southern Storm - Robbie Giles 12 14 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 15 Barbarian - Jim Miller 10 16 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 6 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 6 19 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 20 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 23 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 Renegade - Warren Hudson 2 25 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 1 Wild Hair - Bob Breen 1

Gotta love all these monster trucks, but Big Tow was incredibly cool.

Awesome pulling vehicles, especially the trucks. Great stuff.

1988 TNT Red Man Monster Truck Challenge (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #10: 1 Bigfoot - Jim Kramer/Rich Hoosier 57 2 Gravedigger - Dennis Anderson 33 3 Carolina Crusher - Gary Porter 24 4 King Kong - Steve Dane 19 5 Awesome Kong - Steve/Jeff Dane 17 6 Just Showin’ Off - Pablo Huffaker 15 Clydesdale - Bennett Clark 15 8 USA-1 - Everett Jasmer 14 9 Stomper M.Smith/M.Whitt/G.Mefford 12 Southern Storm - Robbie Giles 12 11 Master of Disaster - Doug Spanier 11 12 Barbarian - Jim Miller 10 13 King Krunch - Scott Stephens 9 Casper - Dale Harris 9 15 No Problem - John Moore 6 Rambo - Bill Weaver 6 17 Mad Dog - Jon Breen 5 18 Leadfoot - Ron Dennis 4 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 4 20 Mad Man - Tom Beitz/Kid Rarig 3 Bearly Tame - Richard/Rick Young 3 Warrior - Lupe Soza 3 23 Gentle Ben - Jim Bowman 2 24 Overtime - Chandler Lloyd 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 1 Renegade - Warren Hudson 1

1988 USHRA Monster Trucks (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #28: 1 Bigfoot - Kramer/Hoosier/Patterson/Brass/Britweiser/Koelling 60 2 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 35 3 Virginia Beach Beast - M. Katz/W. Townes/D. Kessel 20 4 Lil’ Bearfoot - Barry Packard 18 5 Samson - Don Maples/Dan Patrick 16 6 Virginia Giant - Deihl Wilson 15 AM/PM Boss - Jim Ries/Todd Blaeser 15 8 Hot Stuff - Jeff Bainter 14 9 Kodiak - Mark Bendler 12 Big Tow - Ray Piorkowski 12 11 Lon Ranger - Gary Bauer 11 Bearfoot Trax - Steve Bivens/Fred Shafer 11 First Blood - Rob Fuchs 11 14 Predator - Alan Pezo 9 15 Black Stallion - Mike Vaters 8 16 Alien - Kevin Dabney 7 Jersey Outlaw - Kevin Dabney/Nick Rossi 7 Modern Day Outlaw - Buster Guffey 7 19 Ace’s High - Jake Henke 6 Gator - George Cole 6 21 Bigfoot Fastrax - Bob Chandler 5 Heartbeat - Bret Engelman 5 Monster Vette - Cliff Starbird 5 Krimson Krusher - Dale Hancock 5 4-Wheel Crazy - Rob Morris 5 25 Excaliber - Dave Marquart 4 Intimidator - Mark Ryckaert 4 Duraliner Giant - Kirk Dabney 4 Playin’ for Keeps - Jesse Birgy 4 Night Life - Dave Weiczorek 4 Predator Trax - Alan Pezo 4 Mr. Twister - Dave Staszak 4 33 Skoal Bandit - Gary Sartin 3 Car Killer - Butch Lowe 3 Hercules - Larry Tura 3 Nebraska’s Big Red - Gary Schram 3 Goliath - Alan Tura 3 Texas Stomper - Larry Garvell 3 39 So High Too - Dave Bell 2 Frankenstein - Cliff Starbird 2 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 2 Knight Stalker - Steve Combs 2 Star Monster - Dan Tassone 2 44 Barbarian - Bruce Gault 1 The Toy - Joe Rinke 1 Hawaian Punch - Todd Blaeser 1 Skoal Crusher - Steve Helm 1 Nitemare - Steve Hess 1 Rebel’s Revenge - Bill Jones 1 Big Kahuna - Norman Meyers 1 Storm Trooper - Larry Roselius 1 Showtime - Brian Shell 1

1988 USHRA Monster Trucks (Hypothetical) Points Standings After Race #19: 1 Bigfoot - Kramer/Hoosier/Patterson/Brass/Koelling 46 2 Bearfoot - Fred Shafer 30 3 Virginia Giant - Deihl Wilson 15 Lil’ Bearfoot - Barry Packard 15 5 Hot Stuff - Jeff Bainter 14 6 Va. Beach Beast - M. Katz/W. Townes/D. Kessel 12 7 Lon Ranger - Gary Bauer 11 Samson - Don Maples 11 9 Bearfoot Trax - Steve Bivens 10 10 Black Stallion - Mike Vaters 6 Gator - George Cole 6 12 Heartbeat - Bret Engelman 5 AM/PM Boss - Jim Ries 5 Monster Vette - Cliff Starbird 5 Predator - Alan Pezo 5 Big Tow - Ray Piorkowski 5 Kodiak - Mark Bendler 5 18 Duraliner Giant - Kirk Dabney 4 Night Life - Dave Weiczorek 4 Modern Day Outlaw - Buster Guffey 4 21 Skoal Bandit - Gary Sartin 3 Car Killer - Butch Lowe 3 Hercules - Larry Tura 3 24 So High Too - Dave Bell 2 Frankenstein - Cliff Starbird 2 Goliath - Alan Tura 2 Ace’s High - Jake Henke 2 28 Barbarian - Bruce Gault 1 The Toy - Joe Rinke 1 Hawaian Punch - Todd Blaeser 1 Lethal Weapon - Jerry Richmond 1 Jersey Outlaw - Kevin Dabney 1

That has to be one of if not the best pull Gary Collins ever had in the Bud Boss. Awesome!

I wish I could buy a ticket to an event like this today. I don't mean they have be 80's monster trucks etc. (although they are awesome). I mean I would love to attend a stadium event that had monster trucks, truck & tractor pulling, exhibition runs, & maybe even a mud bog.

The tanks were always a great show, nice to see Bob Chandler at the wheel (or the stick) in one of them. Knight Stalker, super nice truck.

I really liked Magnum Jr. The Super Modified trucks were brutal also.

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Love the snow flying off Kodiak on that first hit!

Love this epic early footage I first saw Monster Trucks at The Silverdome in 1985 but the safety in the early days was appalling

Always cool stuff to watch. An all-Bigfoot final! Am/Pm Rocket vs Bigfoot was great too. Between pulling, monster trucks and tanks, you can't be distracted. 23:08 A Ford sponsored Vette, ha!

Enjoyed this second part too. Complicated left lane. Bigfoot vs Hercules II was epic.

Very nice stuff. Real, solid steel trucks. First time I see Krimson Krusher, Ohio Earth Shaker and Madman..

That “Coors” King Krunch is an obs rather than the usual squarebody, anyone know what the deal is? The wheelbase looks longer and It’s also not an extended cab obs like the second Krunch is.

Brings back good memories. Being at Uncle John's shop while he was working on the Excalibur.

The variety within this event is as good as it gets. It made an arena show feel like a huge deal. This is a tractor/truck pull show with additional bonuses of monster trucks/tanks & much more. Imagine going to a pull these days & getting all this extra! Maybe instead of so many people complaining about Monster Jam, we could bring pulls back up to this level again (with variety). Regardless, thanks for the sharing!

I was at this show. My first time seeing Bigfoot. Pretty sure Stomper Bully was there and for some reason seems Don Maples had Samson there too.

The good thing about Army Armstrong and Scott Douglas is that they are remembered not only for their iconic voice over but their mostly calm and collective mannerisms. Dave Grimm on the other hand was just ANNOYING as hell and always shouting at the top of his voice and I'm glad they kept him out of future monster truck racing events because he just didn't know when to shut up.

Here's my personal theory- If Jim Kramer drove Bigfoot for much of the 1988 season all the way up to Louisville Freedom Hall for the crowning of the 1988 championship, I think he would have been ahead of Rod Litzau in USA-1 and would have been the first monster truck national champion. I'm not sure why Rich Hooser was Bob Chandler's choice for racing the truck for much of this season since he was obviously not as good as Kramer. Just think of how many victories Jim got in the 1987 season and maybe history would have been different.

I don't like Dave Grimm I much preferred Scott Douglas.

@ 3:43, VFP gave us a bit of a spoiler.

Were there any monsters at this show?

I've always wondered, since I saw this event, why Mad Dog had that flat black hood midway through the season through the end at the Hoosier Dome. Was it a primer coat from some earlier damage it sustained and Jon just didn't have time to repaint it because he was on the road so much between TNT and Hart Productions? Anyone know? Now, later he occasionally ran it with no hood, which I would've preferred between the two.

Wow. I wasn't aware of the Dabneys involvement with the Jersey Outlaw.

Deaf and satisfied after this fifth part.

Never enough V8's.

Nice to see these trucks. The Nascar commercial was insane, that Galaxie flew!

i would psy money 2 see it again. Pulling mud and Monster trucks. Was always a great night

First I see Taurus at Bowling Green 1989 and now (Little) Bear Foot here at a TNT event?

Great action, thanks for sharing this second part.

Unique looking, very original, colourful machines. Plenty of power. Boot Hill Delivery and Excalibur King maybe are the most eye-catching. 28:59 insane...

The monster trucks battle was great! But the tanks were equally or even more effective flattening cars. OLE YELLER, yeah!

Fine stuff, thanks for sharing it.

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Reckless Rex almost "extinct"... Loved the monster trucks, wild rides by Jim Kramer in the awesome Bigfoot. AM/PM Boss was a serious contender!

Hard To Handle was flying high!! MUDSTANG... Wow.