Adelaide

HUGE ADELAIDE CROWD RALLIES BEHIND LOCAL DRIVER!

For the first time ever, eight 1600 horsepower methanol breathing Monster trucks converged on Adelaide Showgrounds, for a massive night at the Monster Truck Rumble.

In a night of firsts for Adelaide, a limousine was dropped by a crane from 50 metres in the air, a family won a trip to Las Vegas decided by the demolition derby, a brand new truck Buster thrilled fans with rides and a monster truck attempted a backflip, but the standout was Adelaide’s own Jack Monkhouse driving Avenger winning the Racing component.

After making his Monster Truck debut at Whyalla only last week, Monkhouse took command during the Racing component, winning it outright against Samson driven by USA’s Corey Clark. It was to be a South Australian final but Monster Patrol driven by Mark Gilbert had mechanical issues at the start line due to the warm Adelaide weather and was unable to compete.

“Racing these trucks more fun than you can imagine! You strap yourself in, smash down the accelerator and hold on tight” exclaimed Monkhouse “and to win in front of my home crowd doesn’t get any better!!”

The Freestyle component saw USA’s Corey Clark, driving Samson regain his title back from Monkhouse. Clark’s 14 years of experience came through as he was awarded a score of 92.9 out of 100 for his donuts, truck control and high flying jumps.

“I just went out there, pushed for everything I could get out of the truck and Sampson delivered” explained an adrenalin pumped Clark straight after. “I could hear the fans screaming whilst inside Sampson; it was an amazing experience I won’t forget too soon”

Still high on adrenalin, Clark returned out in Freak Show to attempt a backflip. Although it initially looked good, Freak Show landed upside down on the cars. When asked at any point did he think he was going to make it he replied “I’ve landed it a couple of times and this time felt good. It went quiet for a moment and I thought that Freak Show may make this, but that ended with a loud thud!”

Mark Gilbert from Gilbert racing was ecstatic with turnout of fans and the number of Monster Trucks competing.

“This is what it’s all about! Huge crowds being entertained by one of Australia’s newest and most exciting sports. This is a spectator sport that the entire family can enjoy together.” stated an elated Gilbert. “Whilst my drive in Monster Patrol was cut short due to mechanical issues, being able to enjoy watching the fans react to the Monster Trucks made it all worthwhile. It’s great to be able to bring this type of event into the capital cities”

Triple M added incentive to attend the show with 10 lucky listeners given the opportunity to win a holiday to Las Vegas. Each listener was allocated a car in the Demolition Derby and the winner was decided by the last car moving.

The Mystery Machine Jet Van and the Massive Fireworks Sky Show capped off the spectacular show.