AMSOIL Sponsored Monster Trucks Thrill Nashville Crowd

AMSOIL is stepping up its sponsorship program of Monster Trucks with the recent addition of the T-Maxx and Sudden Impact teams out of New Orleans. Both of the trucks headed north last weekend to the Major League of Monster Trucks (MLMT) series in Nashville, Tenn.

With more than 10,000 race fans in attendance, the evening started off with the AMSOIL Sudden Impact Monster truck driven by John Zimmer qualifying third out 16 trucks. Team member Carl Van Horn in the T-Maxx Monster Truck had a little trouble in turn one costing
him valuable time and he qualified 12th.

During the first two rounds of racing, Sudden Impact took home convincing wins against Madusa and WARWIZZARD, advancing into the semi-finals for a showdown against fellow AMSOIL sponsored monster truck, Tailgator. The two AMSOIL-sponsored riders battled nose-to-nose around the course, with Tailgator taking the narrow win. Tailgator and driver Doug Noelke went to the finals and lost a hard fought battle to Raminator for second overall. Sudden Impact was able to secure a third place finish. T-Maxx couldn't find the right traction and bowed after the second round.

Also in attendance was Autumn Woods Racing. Team AMSOIL driver Jeff Dedick set the fastest time among the Thunder Trucks with a 30-second run on the closed course.

After the Thunder Trucks were completed, the MLMT returned to the Monster Truck and the freestyle portion of the show. The freestyle was getting crazy after the Avenger truck rolled over, bringing the crowd to its feet. T-Maxx and driver Carl Van Horn met the challenge and launched the 2,000 h.p. truck over the difficult bus section and made a terrific run before losing the rear shock bar after a hard landing.

With only three trucks left, John Zimmer took the AMSOIL Sudden Impact truck around the course, hitting the same difficult sections as T-Maxx. Zimmer would get the crowd roaring after hitting the side of large landing ramp and rolling over in breathtaking fashion.

Van Horn is fourth in the season points race with T-Maxx, while Zimmer and the AMSOIL Sudden Impact truck are just a few points behind in fifth. Both T-Maxx and Sudden Impact appear on Clear Channel's Monsters Jam. The MLMT will host an 18-event series in 2008 at major NASCAR tracks such as Texas Motor Speedway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Until then, we'll see you at the track,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Program Manager