In front of a record-setting crowd of 74,000 fans in Jacksonville, Team Amsoil Shock Therapy and Amsoil Excaliber shone the brightest. Among a field of 16 of the world’s greatest monster trucks, Carl VanHorn took the AMSOIL Excaliber to the racing victory.
"I qualified low in the bracket because I caught an edge, but I didn’t make any mistakes in the first round,” said VanHorn. “We got a huge victory and it was great to have a big victory for AMSOIL and team owner Brandon Lagarde; we
have a great team.”
VanHorn took the final victory of racing by pushing the truck as hard as it would go, with his final jump giving him the edge for the win, but also twisting AMSOIL Excaliber sideways in the air. Being a veteran driver behind the wheel, VanHorn was able to power into the save and spun AMSOIL Excaliber from the sidewalls of the tires onto the nose, then back to earth for a spectacular save, a fitting end to the racing portion.
“I knew that I had a huge crowd watching me, and this show was also televised for SPEED Channel, so I needed to make sure I brought that thing back to earth,” said VanHorn. “I was happy we didn’t damage Amsoil Excaliber for freestyle.”
Freestyle was where Jon Zimmer and AMSOIL Shock Therapy made his statement. Zimmer drove the AMSOIL-sponsored truck with
incredible skill as usual, hitting every obstacle full-speed, and keeping great momentum. AMSOIL Shock Therapy was well on its way to a freestyle victory when he took a final chance, attempting a cross-thread on the biggest obstacle in the track that came up just short, sending AMSOIL Shock Therapy twisting into a cartwheel and ending up with the truck on its roof. All 74,000 fans were on their feet screaming their approval for AMSOIL Shock Therapy.
“I always go all-out, and I had the crowd behind me, as well as AMSOIL,” said Zimmer. “The truck took everything I threw at it, and I could have flipped it back over and gone out and drove some more; it was still fine besides the body.”
VanHorn also had a spectacular run, filling his entire time and continuing the run even with a broken axle halfway through. Big air, donuts, and cross-threads were his staple, and both AMSOIL Shock Therapy and AMSOIL Excaliber finished in the top half of the freestyle field, nearly completing a weekend sweep on the biggest stage in Monster Jam.
"I qualified low in the bracket because I caught an edge, but I didn’t make any mistakes in the first round,” said VanHorn. “We got a huge victory and it was great to have a big victory for AMSOIL and team owner Brandon Lagarde; we
have a great team.”VanHorn took the final victory of racing by pushing the truck as hard as it would go, with his final jump giving him the edge for the win, but also twisting AMSOIL Excaliber sideways in the air. Being a veteran driver behind the wheel, VanHorn was able to power into the save and spun AMSOIL Excaliber from the sidewalls of the tires onto the nose, then back to earth for a spectacular save, a fitting end to the racing portion.
“I knew that I had a huge crowd watching me, and this show was also televised for SPEED Channel, so I needed to make sure I brought that thing back to earth,” said VanHorn. “I was happy we didn’t damage Amsoil Excaliber for freestyle.”
Freestyle was where Jon Zimmer and AMSOIL Shock Therapy made his statement. Zimmer drove the AMSOIL-sponsored truck with
incredible skill as usual, hitting every obstacle full-speed, and keeping great momentum. AMSOIL Shock Therapy was well on its way to a freestyle victory when he took a final chance, attempting a cross-thread on the biggest obstacle in the track that came up just short, sending AMSOIL Shock Therapy twisting into a cartwheel and ending up with the truck on its roof. All 74,000 fans were on their feet screaming their approval for AMSOIL Shock Therapy.“I always go all-out, and I had the crowd behind me, as well as AMSOIL,” said Zimmer. “The truck took everything I threw at it, and I could have flipped it back over and gone out and drove some more; it was still fine besides the body.”
VanHorn also had a spectacular run, filling his entire time and continuing the run even with a broken axle halfway through. Big air, donuts, and cross-threads were his staple, and both AMSOIL Shock Therapy and AMSOIL Excaliber finished in the top half of the freestyle field, nearly completing a weekend sweep on the biggest stage in Monster Jam.
This weekend, the team heads to Winnipeg. Until then, we'll see you at the races.
