Retro Monster Truck Review

Back in the early 2000's a series was created that brought back a lot of memories from the mid to late 1990's Penda days. Pro MT brought together some of the biggest independent names in the industry to some of the greatest race tracks within the United States thanks to series sponsor Truxpo. It was very much like a 4 Wheel and Off Road Jamboree except inside a NASCAR facility. What bigger NASCAR facility than Daytona for Monster Truck Racing to take place? Who is Matt's co-host this week!? Find out when you listen to Pro MT Race Day here on the Retro Monster Truck Review!  

Its time for the Main Event here at the US Truckfest! Josh Rhodes is still on the road with Monster Jam wheeling his way to have some Cheesesteaks in Philly this coming weekend, however back again this week are our Co-Host with the most: Matt Stoltz and of course Dan "Cheech" Agosh from Crush This! A Monster Truck Podcast. We hope everyone enjoys Part 2!

With TNT Motorsports Unfinished Business coming to Raleigh, NC this weekend, Matt Stoltz and Nick Davis will take us back to 1990 for one of the most exciting TNT Motorsports events ever aired on television. The second night of action in Stafford is sure to provide a lot of excitement and as you can see below, the "Giant Killer" John Moore is on the loose in Stafford Springs!

In 1997 the USHRA had a radical new idea to bring together the nations best Monster Trucks into one spot and they could think of no better place to do it than one of the major racing venues in the world, Charlotte Motor Speedway! Join Matt Stoltz and Dan "Cheech" Agosh from Crush This - A Monster Truck Podcast as they break down the event from start to finish!

The USHRA Event in Tampa held in 1989 was certainly a unique mix of Monster Trucks. Bigfoot, Pony Express, Thumper, Outlaw 35, Virginia Giant, and Chi-Town Hustler were here to run on a long, unique straight line track that is just about as unique for the time as the lineup. The Tanks were well represented as well with Car Killer and Virginia Beach Beast adding to an already very unique looking field of trucks. Josh Rhodes is once again out of the recording studio so Matt Stoltz and Jason Rouna of JConcepts will be bringing you all the old school action this week! 

Its been pretty busy the last few weeks folks. With Josh Rhodes on location in Biloxi Mississippi this week for Monster Jam, Matt Stoltz is once again on hosting duties with a returning face to RMTR as co-host: Nick Davis! All the way back for episode 1 of this show, Nick joined us. Now, hes here for Episode 51 to talk about 1990's first day of competition in Stafford Springs! With a stacked lineup on a long track were in for quite the show. So settle in, buckle your belts and get ready for some more TNT Motorsports action here on the Retro Monster Truck Review!

In Salt Lake City 1990 there were no television cameras to capture the action, just a home video recording that has made the rounds on youtube over the past couple years. Anytime one of these classic events gets uploaded us old school fans jump right on board to see it! This week, with Josh on the road in Minneapolis for Monster Jam, Matt Stoltz and Jason Rouna take over RMTR to bring us all this classic action featuring everybody's favorite Big Blue Ford: Bigfoot!

Ladies and gentlemen we've reached the END of Grave Digger Month! What better way to end it off than where we seem to always gravitate back to and that of course is the Louisville Motor Speedway. 1993 saw a great year of racing here on the figure 8 as all the top stars in Monster Wars came out to play. Join Josh and Matt as they deep dive into the first Louisville race covered on the Monster Wars schedule in 1993!

Some might call Dennis Anderson crazy. . .well. . .all the time. Though at this point in 1992 he probably was to return from an injury against this caliber of field with a Brad New Grave Digger. It was Digger 7's time to shine in front of the TV Cameras and Dennis Anderson wasn't letting off the throttle! Join Josh and Matt as they talk about yet another early success for the Grave Digger team against this star studded lineup featuring both TNT and USHRA Points Champions!

All great sports legacies start somewhere. In 1988 Grave Digger was gaining popularity however a few trucks in this newly forming motorsport were heads and tails above the rest. Awesome Kong and King Kong "The Kong Brothers" were still heavily featured vehicles on television. Bigfoot had reached legendary status by this point as well. Dennis Anderson had yet to defeat any of these trucks, let alone take home a big victory on National TV. January 8th 1988, that all changed! We hope you enjoy this weeks episode of the Retro Monster Truck Review as we talk about one of the biggest nights in the 40 year history of the Black and Green Wrecking Machine!