MTRA Tech School
Friday, December 4, 2009
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

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

MTRA Meeting
Saturday, December 5, 2009
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 5, 2009
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

The official 2010 MTRA Board of Directors are as follows:

Tim Hall – President

Greg Adams – Vice-President

Marty Garza – Communications Director

Mike Moore – Sponsorship Director

Mike Vaters – Membership Director

Dan Patrick – Technical Director

Promoter Director – TBD

Congratulations to the new board members.

Hall Brothers Racing is proud to announce that the new 2010 Dodge RAMINATOR will debut at the Talledega Superspeedway in Alabama on Halloween weekend as a part of the Dodge exhibit at the NASCAR Amp Energy 500. “We are very proud of the new 2010 RAM truck, and think that it makes a really great looking monster truck!” said team co-owner Tim Hall. Driver Mark Hall added “ Fans have been asking when we would debut a truck with the new body, and I am proud to get it out there. It really looks cool!” The team plans to campaign the new 2010 RAM body on all its trucks during the upcoming year, as more bodies become available, and invites fans out to Talledega to check out the new RAMINATOR, as well as the all new 2010 RAM truck!

Oh what a night it really was, oh what a night…….

One thing is for sure! The new show format worked on over the summer by the Monster Mania team WORKED!! Playing to the biggest crowd we have ever seen at the Arena, the atmosphere was electric.

The new fast paced Monster Mania show was an immediate hit with the fans in attendance, some of whom had travelled from as far away as Essex and Durham!! Lights, cameras (we video taped the entire event) and ACTION was the cry of the night.

Monster trucks, Bolddogs FMX Team and Terry Grant, all add up to one thing ACTION. The new format saw the trucks performing in front of the crowds for more time than usual. This meant that the fans were all delighted as monster trucks is what they had come to see.

In the necessary cool down periods, both Terry Grant and the Bolddogs team did us proud with electrifying displays (I personally think it was one of the best I have ever seen from Terry) with non stop excitement. I mean when the finally for the Bolddogs is a 75ft back flip over terry Grants car ON TOP of the freestyle ramp, what more can you ask???

So BIGFOOT® had to take part in a wheelie contest, doughnut contest, head to head racing and a freestyle finale. I felt we had the wheelie contest covered but the crowd thought otherwise. Onto the doughnut and this had to be a BIGFOOT® staple, this is our signature move, but no once again we lost out on the vote.

But racing is what we do best, and it has to be said that with the fastest qualifying time and a clear win in the final, BIGFOOT® owned the racing!! Becoming the 2009 EMTRC Racing Champions. At last one in the bag.. Freestyle saw us have some small motor niggles causing some spectacular flames out of the headers (see Lisa’s pictures www.monsterphotos.co.uk) but to be fair Glen in Extreme had the votes after his huge jump over the van stack.

Anyone who thinks that it is not possible for a monster truck show to be as successful in the UK as it is in the USA should have been at the Norfolk Arena on the night of the 25th of September 2009, as they would for sure have changed their minds. Team BIGFOOT® was proud to be a part of it and is looking forward to many more..

The Hall Brothers Racing team returned from Indy this weekend with another series title. Mark Hall, in RAMINATOR, came into the event 120 points ahead of Dan Runte in Bigfoot, and was able to traverse the tricky “s” shaped course and take RAMINATOR to the final in both races. This earned the Champaign, IL driver enough points to lock up his 8^th Special Events Monster Truck Thunder Drags title which was also his 14^th overall championship title. Geremie Dishman, in RAMMUNITION, the title winner in 2006, came into Indy in third place, and thanks to a win on Sunday, was able to pass Bigfoot and come home in 2^nd place. Said Dishman, “We set out to get a 1-2 finish, and I am proud that we accomplished our goal. When I suffered some engine damage on Friday, I thought we might be vulnerable, but the team was prepared, worked hard, and came through with a win on Sunday”. Mark Hall added “ Special Events changed the points structure this year, to make sure everyone counted the same number of events. It was very close. In fact, coming into Indy…4 drivers had a shot at the title. I am just glad we pulled it off. Our RAM ran great all weekend, and we drove it into the finals. It was a great weekend for the whole team. I want to thank Special Events for putting on a great series again this year. All the racers did a great job. Nobody ran away with anything…and it was very competitive.“

The team plans to return in 2010 to once again defend its title, and try to round out the decade with another championship. “That would be really cool!” Hall said. We definitely are hungry for more!