June 23 METRA Park Grandstand – Billings,MT.
May 14, 2012
MONSTER TRUCK SUMMER NATIONALS and THRILL SHOW
Just when you think you have seen it all the crew from Checkered Flag Productions has put together another huge show with those awesome Monster Trucks, “Monster Trucks are a great show by themselves but we always add something extra,” said Lisa Line CFP spokesperson. The March indoor Monster Trucks was one of the best shows ever, it featured not only monster trucks but also local drivers driving cars in a roll over contest, it was total carnage and the spectators loved it. We are bringing that show and more to this event.
Famous trucks led by 2012 National Champion BIGFOOT plus GHOST RYDER, 57 CHEVY, OUTTAH CONTROL; MONKEY N ROUND will be racing and crushing cars, vans, and more. It is only one night, Saturday June 23 at 7:30pm with the MONSTER TRUCK SUMMER NATIONALS in front of the METRA Grandstand there is plenty of room for all sorts of mayhem and destruction. Tuff Truck obstacle course racing, plus a Roll Over Contest for local drivers for those who are brave enough to roll a car on purpose! There is nothing like watching car crashes happen in front of your eyes. Bring your snap shot camera, there is going to be plenty of Kodak moments!
Beckley has crashed the last 2 out of 3 times he has jumped. He jumped in Salt Lake January 6th, 2012 and hit face first into the landing ramp and spent 4 days in intensive care and trauma. He is 61 years old but he acts like mid 30′s, and he has a new 2000cc Ultima Harley powered specially built motorcycle by BTR MOTO in California. He recently just went thru months of pneumonia and is now in the GYM getting in shape for what could be his last jumps. He is BIG Ed Beckley the CEO and owner of Checkered Flag and everyone that works here has tried to talk him out of this crazy jumping in Billings but he says,” My friends in Billings mean allot to me, I need to do this. My friends are behind me and I am ready to fly this beautiful motorcycle. I am going to hold on tight till my knuckles turn white but I am going to attempt this jump!”
Tickets are on sale now and the box office has all sorts of special deals to make this show affordable for all. Check out www.metrapark.com for more ticket information. $17.75 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. Contact the box office for special discounts by phone 406.256.2400 or 800.366.8538 .
What:
MONSTER TRUCK SUMMER NATIONALS and THRILL SHOW
When:
Saturday Night June 23rd 7:30pm
Gates open at 6pm for free pit party
Where:
METRA Park Grand Stands
Billings, Montana
Featuring:
Monster Truck Side by Side Bracket Racing
Monster Truck Wheelie contest
Monster Truck Freestyle Contest
Local drivers compete in the Tuff Truck Contest (click here for info)
Local drivers test Dare Devil skills- $300 to win Roll Over contest Payoff to top 5 finishers! Anyone can compete! (click here for info)
Special Attraction:
See 330lb BIG ED BECKLEY attempt to jump his 2000cc Harley powered speciality built motorcycle over a long line of cars. Is he going to MAKE HISTORY or BE HISTORY? Come see BIG ED fly. It is going to be EPIC!
Tickets:
All seating is General Admission – first come first served.
Discount advance Ticket prices are $17.75 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under
At the Gate Adults $20 kids $10
Special advance discounts are available at the box office for a 4 pack.
Tickets available at the METRA Box Office
or Charge by Phone 406.256.2400 or – 800.366.8538 .
Prior to the show tickets will be on sale at the Grand Stand Box Office
Tickets also available at these local outlets:
| Rimrock Mall | |
| 300 S. 24th St. West, Billings, MT 59102 |
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| Cellular Plus Stores | |
| Billings Heights Store 895 Main St. Suite 3 Billings, MT 59105 |
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| Mini Mall Store 111 S 24th St West, Suite 35 Billings, MT 59102 |
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| Laurel Store 401 1st Ave South, Suite B Laurel, MT 59044 |
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| Lockwood Store 2750 Old Hardin Rd # J Lockwood, MT 59101 |
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| King Avenue Store 1911 King Ave. West Suite J. Billings, MT 59102 |
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Greeley begins the Tour June 16th!
May 11, 2012
GREELEY IS GOING TO BE BIG!!
The crew from Checkered Flag has been kinda antsy with no shows since Pocatello so we cannot wait to get to Greeley, Colorado for our first outdoor show of the year Saturday June 16th in honoring Fathers Day weekend.
Round #1 of the Summer Nationals and Thrill Show will begin at the Greeley Stampede Rodeo Arena which is huge with some awesome dirt that makes one heck of a track. We are bringing a huge show there for Fathers Day Weekend and the crew is ready to bring a show like no other.
Check out the line-up of trucks:
BIGFOOT BAD BOY (newly crowned GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION)
GHOST RYDER
57 CHEVY
MONKEY N’ ROUND
OUTTAH CONTROL
These drivers will be in hot competition on a huge track which they will actually make a lap with a turning course while racing over cars! No where in Colorado have they ever seen such a Monster Truck track. Each truck will also compete in a wheelie contest and freestyle car crushing contests, this will show us what these Monsters are made of and who is the most agressive driver. Wait till you see what we are bringing for them to climb and crush!!
Wait till you see our motorcycle stuntman! He is 6ft 2inches tall – weighs 320lbs – and has been a motorcycle stuntman off and on since 1973 he is 61 years old and for all the Fathers BIG Ed Beckley the World’s Largest Motorcycle Jumper will fire-up his all new and custom built 2000cc Harley Jump bike and attempt to launch it over a line of cars.
Beckley has crashed the last 2 out of 3 times he has jumped. Recently he began a comeback tour that got off to a rocky start. Friday January 5th in Salt Lake – Beckley crashed bad and spent 2 days in intensive care and then 2 days in trauma and then told him he was leaving the hospital because they could find nothing wrong with him other than he had deathly pneumonia. After that Bcckley contacted a custom fabricator from California, Curt Winter. Winter is an artist with metal and he first began the project with a 127cubic inch 2000cc Ultima Harley engine for power. Ed said the other bike did not have enough power, he will not have to worry about that anymore. The bike is done and Beckley has been going to the gym to be able to handle this beast. The question is will BECKLEY make history or be history? By the way this same Beckley is Ed Beckley the owner and CEO of Checkered Flag and all the staff has tried to talk him out of it but he is determined!
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Tuff Truck competition gives the local hot rodders a chance to be in the show. Street legal cars, pick-ups, and dune buggies negotiate around the track racing against the stopwatch. Tuff Trucks are always entertaining.
ATV 4 wheelers will be racing also. Two classes of racing they are open amateur and open pro riders and anyone over 14years old with their parents co-signing they can race.
Tickets are on sale now. We race rain or shine because of this huge covered grandstand will keep the spectator dry out of the sun and out of the rain.
Ticket information:
ALL SEATS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION – FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
Advance Ticket prices:
$20 adult
$10 for kids 12 yrs and under
4 pack for $70 includes 4 tickets .
Ticket prices include Greeley Seat fees but do not include Tickets West convenience fees. Buy at the box office and save.
ADULT tickets go up $2 dollars more day of the races purchase tickets now and save.
Where to get Tickets:
1. ONLINE through TicketsWest
2. VISIT the Ticket Office at 600 N. 14th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 Office Hours: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
3. CALL the Stampede Ticket Office at 970-356-7787
4. VISIT any Colorado King Soopers grocery store’s customer service desk
5. CALL TicketsWest anytime at 1-866-464-2626
LARRY SWIM – BIGFOOT BAD BOY did it again!
April 24, 2012
Larry Swim who has been driving a Monster Truck for over 10 years is the only 3 time Grand National Champion and he did it with some of the smoothest moves ever! Team BIGFOOT is proud of him and they are happy about this title as it heavily ways on sponsorship and the noteriety of this title is only second to the World Finals held by Monster Jam.
The Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho is the host for this huge event, and the venue lives up to the challenge with a huge football size floor and maybe even a little extra length with no seating on the ends. The huge factor get’s ate up pretty quick with a race track like we built this year with drivers going across the finish line and nearly 70mph!
Larry won the first two years he was in the BAD BOY truck which was in 2009 -2010 but got edged out last year after a broken front axle destroyed a safety piece and it could not be repaired. This year it was all about coming back to Pocatello to get revenge and keep that title heading back to St. Louis where BIGFOOT’s headquarters are. 
Finishing second was Rob French in the IRON HORSE and third was Larrry Quick in GHOST RYDER.
This was French’s third time to finish second and it was basically all mechanical problems that took him out. He needs some good luck bad.
Rob French in the Formula One IRON HORSE
Larry Quick started out with high hopes for his Ghost Ryder truck but early problems set the tone of the night for him. 
There is a BOUNTY in Pocatello
April 18, 2012
In true BOUNTY HUNTER form he is coming. This BOUNTY HUNTER is coming after three of the baddest monsters on the planet. GHOST RYDER’S Larry Quick, BIGFOOT BAD BOY’S Larry Swim, IRON HORSE’S Rob French. Getting back to Pocatello is very emotional for him “Not only do I want to see my friends and fans I need to bring home a win for them, I need to knock these guys out.” Darren Migues driver for BOUNTY HUNTER said. BOUNTY HUNTER will replace Kaila Savage driver of HEARTBREAKER due to a shoulder injury she received while in Mexico.
Pocatello will be a stampede of HORSEPOWER!
April 16, 2012
Hold your horses Idaho – the rodeo is over and now this week we start moving nearly 1000 dump trucks of specially mixed dirt to build our track and then start hauling in all the old cars and vans and a railroad car for this years special MONSTER TRUCK GRAND NATIONALS!
The HOLT ARENA has never hosted such a wild event as we bring them every year and once more we think we have risen the bar. Several things we will change made a list that we are going to adhere to so we can have a tighter show that starts and we do not finish this event so late.
This is the schedule as we know it:
7:15pm Introduction of dignitaries, monster truck drivers, and the CFP crew.
1. Start on Time 7:30pm (that means even if the crowd is lined up outside the National Anthem will begin at 7:30 with Monster Truck Wheelie contest right after that. In the past we have waited and waited for everyone that arrived late to get into the building and that is not happening this year. They better be in their seats by 7:30pm or they will miss start of the show.
2. Wheelie Contest
This contest is where the drivers use the power of the truck and the balance of the driver to see who can put the truck vertical sticking the front wheels in the air and the tailgate in the dirt and then try to drive across the floor impressing the judges! We will use the Wheelie Contest to set up the racing brackets so it is very important.
3. Tuff Truck Round #1
While we are bracketing the race trucks we will run the tuff trucks one round. Be ready with your cameras these guys and gals launch these trucks!
4. Side by Side Monster Truck Racing
The monsters line up in two’s side by side and this year’s track features a mud bog made just for the monsters. After they negotiate that they make a J-Hook turn and head back to the where they started and finish there after racing over 3 jumps progressively getting larger to the last one. The last jump is their finish line. Now remember each truck starts out and finishes opposite direction than the other one! Two trucks in the air at the finish line racing for a Championship! We will race these trucks bracket after bracket until we have a racing Champion.
Intermission
Monster Ride Trucks are on the floor and you have access to the floor by using the concrete ramps to go down on the floor from the East end opposite of where the trucks pit. $10 cash per person to ride the ride truck.
We will be also setting up the track for freestyle competition.
5. HOT ROD TRUCK N TRACTOR PULLING
Several competition classes will hook onto what they call the sled. That sled is a 50 thousand pound specially built trailer that tests the driver and the machine as they open up the throttles until the engines are screaming and the tires are spinning and the front wheels are up in the air. It is a wild sight and the first time ever to see truck n tractor pulling as part of the Grand Nationals.
6. Tuff Truck Final Round
The drivers have one more chance to quicken their times and they will be surely going all out to make it to the top of the ladder!
7. MONSTER TRUCK FREESTYLE
All 10 trucks will attempt to sway the judges and the crowd as they jump high, pop wheelies, spin the truck doing donuts, and then attacking what is all on the floor which by far we have brought the most cars and vans than we have ever had there. There is also a railroad box car, it just got crazy when we were ordering the cars all of a sudden they mention a box car…………we took it!!! Only one truck at a time will be in competition with judges and officials watching to help judge this important part of the Championship.
We are striving on finishing around 10:30pm so hold tight – because this is going to be wild, fast and furious!!
By the way the Ride Trucks will be running after the show also.
THE GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POCATELLO
March 26, 2012
Saturday, April 21st will be the biggest day in MONSTER TRUCK Grand National history.
10 trucks going for two titles in one night.
Some have qualified for the National Championship and some have not. Trucks running for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP are BIGFOOT BAD BOY, IRON HORSE, GHOST RYDER, and DARE DEVIL. Racing for the Pocatello Championship will be all these 4 trucks plus BARS LEAK ELIMINATOR, RISLONE DEFENDER, CALIFORNIA KIDD, and ROCK STAR. What a wild and crazy line-up of trucks that will insure one of the best shows ever inside the huge HOLT ARENA!
Not only do we have all these Monsters but we also have the IDAHO HOT ROD TRUCK N TRACTOR PULL CHAMPIONSHIPS! This is the first time ever they have been part of our huge event and this just gave the spectators that special treat we always strive for. Hookem’ to a 50,000 weight transfer sled and turn all the horsepower loose!
Tuff Trucks are a big hit in Pocatello and we are signing up them now for a limited amount of competitors.
This is going to be a great event if you are within 500 miles of this place you need to be here – this show is worth it. There is real racing and real competition and a real Champions compete for the win and we are proud to have a legitimate Championship in Idaho where there is so much room we can let these drivers get it on!!
Let’s go racing!!
Dodge City is ready for a Monster Shootout!
March 14, 2012
The shootout may not be in Downtown Dodge but hang on this is going to be even more exciting than two gunfighters going at it in the hot sun. This will be the best of the best in a war of carnage as we smash it all!!
WESTERN BEVERAGE – BUDWEISER and FOLEY EQUIPMENT have teamed together to bring the biggest Monster Truck show to Kansas for 2012!
We are inside the beautiful UNITED WIRELESS ARENA in Dodge City, Kansas and we are proud to bring such an event to our hometown crowd.
Check out there website for more info about this wonderful facility:
Website: http://www.unitedwirelessarena.com/
Monster Truck Winter Nationals Featuring:
– Bigfoot
– Dare Devil
– Ghost Ryder
– Risoline Defender
– and world famous Clydesdale!
SEE THESE MONSTERS IN THE WHEELIE CONTEST, SIDE BY SIDE RACING, AND CAR CRUSHING CONTEST!
Thrill Show Entertainment:
⧫ MONSTER TRUCK BACKFLIP – Wait till you see Larry Quick line up his monster and slam into a jump and go flying nearly 40 feet in the air as he attempts to complete a full rotation back flip!
⧫ Tuff Truck Races : Open competition over an obstacle style track. Anyone may enter.
Event Date and Times:
March 23-24th
THIS Friday & Saturday Night
- Gates Open: 6:00PM
- VIP Pit Party: 6:30PM
- Race Time: 7:30PM
Ticket Information:
**VIP tickets include admittance to the show for meet & greet 6pm
VIP Lower Level Ticket Prices:
- Adults: $25
- Children: $10
Super Value End Zone Ticket Prices:
- Adults: $20
- Children: $10
RACER HOTEL is the DODGE HOUSE located on West Wyatt Earp. Stay where the drivers and crew for the Budweiser Monster Truck Nationals does and save money. Call them now to book rooms and ask for the racers rate 620-225-9900 or toll free 817-619-9900.
Advance Ticket Outlets:
- Tickets may be purchased at the United Wireless Arena Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets-
- Charge By Phone: 1-800-745-3000
- Tickets can also be purchased through Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com
- Ticket Information Line 620-371-7878
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Ticket prices may not include any applicable box office and/or other surcharges.
- This is an indoor motorsports event – loud noise and some exhaust fumes should be expected.
- Snap Shot cameras are encouraged
- No video cameras or professional extended lens cameras allowed.
- Show length approximately 3 hours.
BILLINGS THIS ONE IS GONNA ROCK !
March 14, 2012
Grab your seats and hold on tight this is going to be a wild one!!!
The March Monster Truck Winter Nationals is always the best show of the year when it comes to horsepower and destruction. The Monster Trucks are loaded up with as much fuel as they can ram down their engines with the blower you can smell the nitro in the air as these drivers are trying to get those last few points before the season ends in April.
One night makes it all more important and this March 17th these truck drivers are going to have it all on the line as they only have one night to make money, points, and maybe make a last chance at qualifying for the finals April 21st in Pocatello. The line-up of stars is led by the undisputed King of the Monster Trucks and after 35 years it is still BIGFOOT. BIGFOOT won the title two years in a row 2009-2010 and then in 2011 lost it all due to a mechanical. This team is putting everything on the line because every event is might be the one that gets them the points they need.
These other trucks are in the hunt also including Kayla in her HEART BREAKER, Kayla is ready to burn her truck down if that is what it takes! Also in the line-up is EXTREME EAGLE and this truck is up and ready for the challenge. Also in the hunt will be the AFTER SHOCK and CRAZY TRAIN. Theses trucks are super stars on TV and this drivers is ready and able to put it in the victory circle!
The thrills continue with the THRILL SHOW portion which is the wildest ever! Hold onto your seat as Mr. DIZZY a professional Hollywood Stuntman climbs into a car flies off a ramp and crashes head on into a stack of cars nearly 30 feet high! This guy has been to the hospital the last 2 out of 3 times he has tried this stunt.
Plus the Monster trucks and this crazy stunt is a Demo Derby and a Roll –Over contest. Saturday night March 17th as City Towing and Boot Hill Inn present the Monster Truck Winter Nationals don’t miss this!
Rio Rancho Santa Ana Star Center
March 11, 2012
Monster Truck Winter Nationals Featuring:
BIGFOOT
GHOST RYDER
DARE DEVIL
CLYDESDALE
STRAIT JACKET
INDOOR FLAT TRACK MOTORCYCLE and QUAD SHORT TRACK RACING
AMATEUR CLASSES: (Top 3 get trophies)
50cc class
80/150 class
250cc and up Open Amateur
Vintage Pro 100% payback
Knobby MX class 100% payback
Modern Pro Class 150% payback (250cc and up open Pro)
Must be at least 16 years old to run Pro
Bike must have dirt track or super motard tire on the front and year, no knobby tires unless in knobby class
No one under 14 in the pit area, no exceptions.
No alcoholic beverages in the pit area.
Pit passes sold at registration for $20 a day.
Rider pays only entry fee (includes rider pit pass)
Friday and Saturday Schedule
Sign-up 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Hot Laps 5:00 pm
Heats 5:30 pm
Main Events 7:30 pm
EVENT INFORMATION
Friday and Saturday Night
- VIP early access : 6:00PM
- VIP Pit Party: 6:30PM
- General Admission entry: 6:30PM
- Show Time: 7:30PM
VENUE INFORMATION
Santa Ana Star Center
3001 Civic Center
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87144
Phone: 505-891-7300 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 505-891-7300 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 505-891-7301
TICKET INFORMATION
VIP Tickets: Allows you to meet the drivers see the trucks before the event starts.
Adults: $25.75 Kids: $13
End Zone Seating Adult: $17.75 Kids: $8
All tickets increase $2 day of show
RACER HOTEL INFORMATION:
Inn at Rio Rancho & Conference Center
| 1465 Rio Rancho Drive SE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 87124-1007, US |
| Phone: 505-892-1700 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 505-892-1700 end_of_the_skype_highlighting | Fax: 505-892-4628 |
Racer rate: $63.00 plus tax
Website: http://www.riorancho-inn.com/index.shtml
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Ticket prices may not include any applicable box office and/or other surcharges.
- This is an indoor motorsports event – loud noise and some exhaust fumes should be expected.
- No video cameras or professional extended lens cameras allowed.
- Show length approximately 2-3 hours.
Thanks to HOBBS and PASCO (TRI CITIES)
March 11, 2012
Two incredible Cities witnessed great shows to sell out crowds. Hobbs, New Mexico and Pasco, Washington both had sell out crowds and the Monster Truck drivers went above and beyond.
Pasco, Washington was 3 shows in 2 days on Friday night and Saturday afternoon and Saturday night and all 3 shows had great crowds with Saturday night selling out. The crew from the TRAC facility is awesome and we know we have made great friends too.
Hobbs, New Mexico for 6 out of the last 10 years sold out with almost 5 thousand people. Before the end of the afternoon on the show day the place was already sold out. The people from Hobbs love their monster trucks and they showed up in force. At this event we used two school buses 4 vans and a bunch of cars for freestyle and remember this is an arena not a stadium. CFP is the only promotion group that uses school buses in arenas and our fans know we are putting on the best shows ever!
