Attention MTRA Members:

Thanks to all who submitted nominations for the 2012 Board of Directors and the 2011 MTRA Awards. Ballots will be mailed out shortly, see below for a full list of nominees:

Directors

Board of Directors (5 positions)

Greg Adams – Accepted
Marty Garza – Accepted
Tim Hall – Accepted
Mac Plecker – Accepted
Justin Storie – Accepted
Mike Vaters – Accepted
Ross Bonar – Declined
JR McNeal – Declined
Doug Noelke – Declined

Technical Director (1 position)

Dan Patrick – Declined
Mac Plecker – Accepted
David Smith – Accepted
David Storie – Accepted
Mike Vaters – Declined

Awards

Fellow MTRA Members,

The MTRA Board of Directors will implement the same voting procedures that were used the last few years for the Board of Directors and Annual Awards. The procedure is as follows:

Board of Directors

- Nominations will be accepted until October 28 by email to contact@mtra.us or by phone to 636-234-6162.
- Nominations for directors can only be made by Owner/Drivers, Race Team Affiliates and Promoters, you can nominate yourself.
- A ballot listing all nominees will be sent to all Owner/Drivers, Race Team Affiliates and Promoters with an invitation to the MTRA banquet. Please return your completed ballot with your RSVP for the banquet by the date on the response card. ATTN: Ballot must be returned with RSVP card in self addressed envelope provided or it will not count!!
- Only Owner/Drivers, Race Team Affiliates and Promoters are allowed to vote for directors.
- Directors will be elected to the Board, the Officers and staff will be decided by the elected Board.

Awards

The same voting procedures will be in place for the awards as last year.

- All MTRA Certified Trucks will be nominated for “MTRA Truck of the Year”.
- All Class “A” Licensed Drivers will be nominated for “MTRA Driver of the Year.” (Only drivers of certified trucks.)
- All MTRA Promoters will be nominated for “Promoter of the Year”.
- Nominations will be accepted for the following awards (Please provide a brief description of why you believe the nominee should win award for which he/she is being nominated):  Rookie of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, Mechanic of the Year, Most Improved Team, MTRA Safety Award
- Nominations will be accepted until October 28 by email to contact@mtra.us or by phone to 636-234-6162.
- Nominations for awards can be made by all current MTRA members
- A ballot listing all nominees will be sent to all members with an invitation to the MTRA banquet. Please return your completed ballot with your RSVP for the banquet by the date on the response card. ATTN: Ballot must be returned with RSVP card in self addressed envelope provided or it will not count!!

The Board of Directors understands that everyone cannot attend the Annual Banquet in December. This voting process will help voice the opinion of the entire MTRA membership, whether they can attend the banquet or not.

The 2012 Rules will be voted on at the meeting, with the new voting procedures in effect. All Owner/Drivers, Promoters, and Race Team Affiliates can vote by proxy on rules.

On Behalf of the MTRA Board of Directors,

Brenda Noelke
MTRA Secretary
contact@mtra.us

(Pontiac, MI) The Truk Wurks Off Road team came into Pontiac looking to put both the Bars Leaks Eliminator and Rislone Defender deep into the racing brackets and bring the fans to their feet with stellar freestyle performances.

Greg and Zach would have a difficult task at hand facing some of the top teams in the country including Hall Brothers Racing, 2Extreme Racing and two time Monster Nationals Racing Champion Tailgator. “We knew how difficult it would be to advance through the brackets in racing right from the start,” said Bars Leaks Eliminator Driver Greg Adams. “There are a lot of past champions and drivers with a lot of experience here, but we’re not going to back down from anyone.”

Unfortunately, Zach Adams and the Rislone Defender would lose a starter on the line of his first race and would not be able to continue until freestyle. “It was a really tough break, we had just put in a new starter right before the show,” said Rislone Defender Driver Zach Adams.

With the Rislone Defender out of the racing bracket for the night, the Bars Leaks Eliminator and Greg Adams were left with the pressure of carrying the Truk Wurks name through the brackets in Pontiac. The Bars Leaks Eliminator would handily defeat Shell Camino and take out 3-time Thunder Nationals Champion Diehl Wilson in Virginia Giant. The first two wins would pit Adams against Doug Neolke in Tail Gator in the semi-finals. Noelke and the Tailgator would prove to be just a bit too much as the Gator edged off Adams in the Bars Leaks Eliminator to advance to the finals.

Greg Adams catches some air at the Silverdome.

Freestyle kicked off with Zach Adams in the Rislone Defender pulling one of the highlight moves of the night with a huge slap wheelie across the floor of the Silverdome. “I felt the truck start to bounce back and forth, that’s when I knew I should probably set her down!” said Adams. Greg Adams also put down a stellar run for the thousands of fans in attendance. Adams piloted the Bars Leaks Eliminator to huge air and plenty of momentum.

Huge wheelie for Zach Adams in the Rislone Defender.

The Truks Wurks shop is extremely busy this time of year as Greg and Zach gear up for a busy 1st quarter. Be sure to check out the Bars Leaks Eliminator and Rislone Defender at these locations this winter:

Jan 14-15 El Paso, Texas
Jan 21-22 Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 28-29 Farmington, New Mexico
Feb 4-5 Abilene, Texas
Feb 18-20 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25-26 Dubuque, Iowa
Mar 4-5 Jonesboro, Arkansas
Mar 25-26 Ft. Wayne, Indiana

For more information on the Truk Wurks Off Road team, visit them online at www.TrukWurksOffRoad.com.

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MTRA Tech School

Friday, December 3, 2010
10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sheraton Westport Hotel St. Louis
900 West Port Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63146

- Hospitality Room
- Free to all MTRA Members

MTRA Meeting

Saturday, December 4, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel

- Lunch will be served to all MTRA members
- Non-members or additional guests – $25.00 each

MTRA Awards Banquet

Saturday, December 4, 2010
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. – Cash Bar
Buffet Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel

- Buffet Dinner for each member provided
- Owner/Drivers and Race Team Affiliate membership includes dinner
for member and one guest
- Associate membership includes dinner for member only
- Non-members or additional guests $50.00 each – children $25.00 each
- Dress appropriately – No denim or shorts allowed

Hotel Information

Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel St. Louis
900 West Port Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-878-1500
Reservations 800-822-3535 or http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/monstertrucks
Room Rate $69.00 per night
Ask for MTRA Rate

(Jefferson, ME) Bottom Feeder Motorsports, home of the Crushstation monster truck and driver Greg Winchenbach, is proud to welcome McLaughlin Seafood as the team’s primary sponsor for the remainder of the 2010 season. Based out of beautiful Bangor, Maine, McLaughlin Seafood is a family-owned business for over 30 years that specializes in local fresh seafood and nationwide shipping of live lobsters. Lobsters are shipped from their docks right to your door using Fedex overnight so that they arrive fresh and feisty.

The sponsorship of the Crushstation monster truck is McLaughlin Seafood’s first foray into motorsports, with the goal to market their online seafood shipping business to a whole new base of customers.

“The first time we saw the Crushstation monster truck, we knew it was a perfect fit for promoting our business,” said owner Reid McLaughlin. “Being Maine lobster guys ourselves, we love the idea behind Crushstation. We are happy to have the opportunity to support one of our own, us lobster guys have gotta stick together!”

For Bottom Feeder Motorsports team owner Greg Winchenbach, the opportunity to promote a fellow Maine business is exciting.

“One of the main goals we wanted to accomplish when we created Crushstation was to bring a little bit of Maine to all the places we travel to and race,” said Winchenbach. “Now with our friends at McLaughlin, we are helping promote a way for fans to try a real Maine “Crushstation” lobster by having them delivered right to your door.”

McLaughlin Seafood’s “From Our Dock to Your Door” nationwide shipping program features not only live lobsters, but also frozen lobster tails, smoked scallops, smoked mussels, sushi grade tuna, swordfish steaks, smoke salmon pate, lobster chowder, clam chowder and other great Maine made products. Ordering through McLaughlin Seafood can be done online at www.McLaughlinSeafood.com or over the phone by calling 1-800-222-9107.

Crushstation will begin sporting the McLaughlin Seafood logos at the upcoming Monsters on the Beach event May 5th through 7th in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Bottom Feeder Motorsports would like to encourage all our fans to check out McLaughlin Seafood and help support the businesses who support monster trucks.

For more information on the Bottom Feeder Motorsports team and the Crushstation monster truck, including news, photos, video and more, visit us online at www.Crushstation4x4.com.