45,000 screaming fans were treated to a great night of monster truck action in Montreal, with Team AMSOIL drivers Jon Zimmer and Chris Ryan contributing to some of the loudest cheers of the night. AMSOIL Shock Therapy and AMSOIL Excaliber put on a g
reat show in the racing portion of the event, with Ryan losing narrowly in his first event on a large turning course. Meanwhile, Zimmer was only stopped by event winner Jim Creten in Bounty Hunter.
“I felt good in racing and it was definitely a photo finish between Jim and I,” said Zimmer. “It honestly could have gone either way. I was proud of how Chris did in both racing and freestyle on such a big course, though.”
reat show in the racing portion of the event, with Ryan losing narrowly in his first event on a large turning course. Meanwhile, Zimmer was only stopped by event winner Jim Creten in Bounty Hunter.“I felt good in racing and it was definitely a photo finish between Jim and I,” said Zimmer. “It honestly could have gone either way. I was proud of how Chris did in both racing and freestyle on such a big course, though.”
Freestyle-wise, Ryan laid it all on the line in Excaliber, hitting his first bus stack and catching some nice air to begin the night.
“I was really comfortable in the truck and I felt really good when I got out,” said Ryan. “It’s great having such great people and 
sponsors behind us; they really make it easier on a new guy like me to come in and give my best.”
sponsors behind us; they really make it easier on a new guy like me to come in and give my best.” Zimmer went big right away in AMSOIL Shock Therapy, catching gigantic air with five or six of the biggest hits of the night, but ultimately the truck would succumb a bit early with rear end problems, though the fans loved his run and cheered loudly upon his exit from the track.
“I had to go big right away and try to win the thing, and just ran into some bad luck,” said Zimmer. “I definitely had more up my sleeve, but that’s okay, it’s part of running these things, and it was a good night overall.”
Next up is a bit of downtime for the team, then preparation for two more shows before preparations begin for a very exciting new season starting in January 2010.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
