He currently drives maximum destruction on the monster jam circuit. Blaze from monster truck coloring page free coloring. Monster jam world finals tour dates 2020 monster jam. Meents experienced his first wreck when he rolled the shake me over at a ushra mud race in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Professional monster truck driver who won three consecutive monster jam racing championships from 2000 to 2002 and his first freestyle championship in 2001. In order to ensure the success of the truck of goldberg, clear channel contracted the team of tom meents who was already popular from driving monster patrol.
Nonetheless, tom continued driving monster patrol until 1999, when he would leave shafers team to drive bulldozer. I was a semi professional mud racer but i always wanted to drive monster trucks. Monster jam world finals tour dates 2019, monster jam world. Aug 10, 20 this pin was discovered by roslyn winter.
Oxidation of nonactivated anilines to generate naryl nitrenoids. Meents began his racing career driving his car, shake me, as a mud racer. Listen to his life from the people who knew him the. Paul schafer gave meents his big break, promoting him from mud racer to driver of his monster truck monster patrol in 1993.
In 1993, future maximum destruction driver, tom meents, would drive a monster patrol. Paxton native looking to more stunts after monster truck. After george balhan, driver of mohawk warrior, landed two consecutive backflips at the 2012 monster jam world finals, tom meents was driven to land the double. May 01, 2019 tom meents is the only majorly known driver that has been involved in a fatal accident. Careertom meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle, shake me. Check out the first video in the series from tom meents.
Tom meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle. Veteran monster truck driver, tom meents will be shifting gears in the 2000 season and will be driving the brand new goldberg truck, after being handpicked by team owner bill goldberg of wcw wrestling fame. Monster jam batman monster truck driver bari musawwir in minneapolis by monster jam. In the middle of the decade, meents got a major break when monster truck driver paul shafer asked him to pilot a second monster patrol for his team. About tom meents tom meents signing autographs in front of maximum destructiontom meents born june 10, 1967 is a professional monster truck driver. Tom meents, 11time monster jam world champion, will attempt a neverbeforedone front flip in maxd, a 10,500pound monster jam truck, which would establish a guinness world records title. He has won eleven monster jam world finals championships during his career. If your computer fails to assign the driver automatically, you can install it by following the steps below.
In 1999, clear channel now feld entertainment signed a contract with world. Now, these behemoths participate in freestyle competitions and racing. The truck lost control during a race and crashed into some hay bales, where he. Careertom meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle. Phelps motorsports is a familyowned and operated, professional motorsports company, owned by mike and sheila phelps. Our own josh rhodes spoke with meents about several different topics from the future of the maximum destruction team to his days driving monster patrol. Monster patrol monster truck monster trucks pictures. Monster jam driver tom meents didnt just start out in the sport. Tom would then earn his own truck goldberg represented. He became the first person to ever attempt a monster truck backflip in competition. Monster jams most decorated driver tom meents has won 11 monster jam world finals championships.
Tom meents of maximum destruction talks about his time in the sport, his driving style, his time in monster patrol, and the sports future. If you could bring back one monster truck or driver who would it be. Now, print out or color online and then use crayons, colored pencils to create a nice picture. Meents said he had wanted to be a monster truck driver since he was 10 years old and got the chance when he helped fellow mud racer paul shafer with shafers monster truck, monster patrol. Blaze from monster truck coloring page free coloring pages. Tom meents monster trucks coloring page free coloring. The monster truck circuit in the united states has come a long way from crushing cars in the early 80s. He has won twelve monster jam world finals championships during his career six in racing, five in freestyle, one in 2wheel skills challenge. Tom meents is a monster truck driver from the town of paxton, il, primarily known as the driver of maximum destruction and former driver of goldberg and team meents, maxds predecessor trucks. Click on the apple menu in the top left hand corner of your screen and choose system preferences open network or modem. Tom meents 2015 tom meents is a professional monster truck driver.
Maximum destructions original look used from 2003 to 2012. Another is tom sticking his left hand out the window while flying through the air. Linsey weenk, driver of the lucas oil crusader truck, was the first driver to land two backflips in one scored freestyle run. Maximum destruction, also known as maxd, is a monster truck team owned by tom meents that runs as part of the monster jam circuit. Monster jam maximum destruction monster truck driver tom meents in minneapolis. Maximum destruction, team meents, goldberg, bulldozer, monster patrol home town. Monster jam 101 with maxd driver, tom meents youtube. Today you add this coloring to your monster truck collection. Professional monster truck driver who won three consecutive monster jam racing championships from 2000 to 2002 and his first freestyle championship in. His career meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle, shake me. Shortly after his debut, he would unfortunately be involved in a.
Tom meents has several signature moves in freestyle, including top speed cyclone donuts, side surf twowheel driving, and roof and wing walks where he stands on the roof or wing as on monster patrol of the truck while it is still in motion. And at what point did you decide to switch over to monster truck driving. Be ready to work hard, never give up, and drive with your heart. Blue thunder frank krmel captain usa roger stidell donkey kong kreg christensen grave digger rod schmidt iron man lee odonnell obsessed rick swanson.
Paxton native looking to more stunts after monster truck back. This picture showcases a tom meents monster trucks. Created in 2003 by legendary driver tom meents, maxd, aka maximum destruction, is the mostdecorated monster truck, with a record 11 monster jam world finals championships, as of 2016. Tom meents monster truck racing career began in 1993 when he sat behind the steering wheel in the monster patrol truck. He currently drives maximum destruction truck on the ushra monster jam circuit. What it takes to be a monster truck driver business insider. Our monster profile on maximum destruction driver tom meents is now online. Phelps motorsports home of monster patrol monster truck. Dec 21, 2009 in the middle of the decade, meents got a major break when monster truck driver paul shafer asked him to pilot a second monster patrol for his team.
Monster mutt dalmatian driver cynthia gauthier inside. See more ideas about monster trucks, trucks and big monster trucks. Created in 2003 by legendary driver tom meents, maxd, aka maximum destruction, is the mostdecorated monster truck, with a record 11 monster jam world finals championships, as. Chaotic, destructive, and for the maxd fans what advice would you give to kids who want to become a monster jam driver. Monster jam the true life of tom meents dvd 2004 youtube. First grave digger, the crowd went wild, then tom meents, the crowd went wild also. He currently drives maximum destruction on the ushra monster jam circuit. Career meents started out as a mud racer, driving his own vehicle, shake me.
When paul shafer from monster patrol gave me that chance in 93, i took it. The track official awarded tom meents a 3 freestyle trophy. Monster jam world finals tour dates 2019, monster jam. Tom meents to attempt first front flip in a monster jam. Tom meents to attempt first front flip in a monster jam truck. The navigation device is listed as a network card or as a modem. Dont miss a single moment of nonstop monster jam action. Tom meents born july 10, 1967 is a professional monster truck driver. Gallery of monster patrol monster truck monster patrol.
Tom meents has won nine world championships which is the most anyone has won at the monster jam world finals. Only 1 in 67 fans can name all of these monster trucks. Meet monster jam driver tom meents and his truck maximum. While in cosmetology school, mahon got a call from monster jam driver and instructor tom meents, who offered her a chance to try out for the. During this time, and just shortly after his debut, meents and monster patrol were unfortunately involved in an accident that fatally injured one of toms best friends at the time. Meet monster jam driver tom meents and his truck maximum destruction aka maxd.
I will quiz you on monster trucks and who drives themand owns them learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. In 1993, tom meents made his monster truck debut in monster patrol. The accident occurred in 1993, shortly after his monster truck racing debut. Giving the monster jam fans a performance they will never forget how would you describe your driving style. Nov 18, 2008 paul schafer and monster patrol freestlying at the hawaiian monster smash august 1, 1997 aloha stadium honolulu, hawaii. Dec 08, 2007 our monster profile on maximum destruction driver tom meents is now online.
Prior to those, he also drove monster patrol and bulldozer and fdny. Winners are determined by the distance traveled through the pit or, if several vehicles are able to travel the entire length, the time taken to traverse the pit. Ninetime world monster truck champ going strong news. Monster jam maximum destruction and tom meents are almost ready for their double backflip attempt by feldmotorsports. The accident happened when the truck lost control during a race and rolled into some hay bales where fans were sitting.
Highlights from maxd monster jam truck driver tom meents, including his recordbreaking nose wheelie, forward popper, jumps, freestyles, races and more. Monster truck driver tom meents, driver of max d, showed the kids how to drive the trucks. Tom meents born june 10, 1967 is a professional monster truck driver. Monster jam is the worlds largest and most famous monster truck tour featuring the. Hey tom first off i like to say you are the most insane monster truck driver ive ever know but i gotta ask what goes on in your head that makes you do the crazy stunts you do. Meents left his job as a mechanic at shields auto center in rantoul to. Monster jam is the worlds largest and most famous monster truck tour where worldclass drivers compete in front of capacity crowds in racing. Mud bogging, also known as mud racing,and mud drags, is a form of offroad motorsport popular in canada and the united states in which the goal is to drive a vehicle through a pit of mud of a set length. As one of the most successful of the trucks it currently rivals grave digger in popularity.
It was real close, so they did grave digger again, loud applause, then tom spun himself around like he use to do the wing walk on monster patrol, the crowd was at its loudest. After that win, meents partnered with paul shafer and begin racing in shafers mud patrol mud. Monster patrol, bulldozer, grave digger, goldberg, team meents, maximum. Tom meents signing autographs in front of maximum destruction. Tom meents, rob knell, chuck werner, alex blackwell, bobby zee. Tom meents is the only majorly known driver that has been involved in a fatal accident. Today, we have selected blaze from monster truck from monster truck category coloring page to supply you. Monster jam world finals tour dates, concert tickets 2019. He currently drives maximum destruction on the advance auto parts monster jam circuit. May 05, 2007 tom meents of maximum destruction talks about his time in the sport, his driving style, his time in monster patrol, and the sports future. Tom meents monster trucks coloring page free coloring pages. I really want to push monster jam higher than any other sports entertainment thats really what i live for. Tom meents is a monster truck driver from the town of paxton, il, primarily known. During this time, and just shortly after his debut, meents and monster patrol were unfortunately involved in an accident that fatally injured one of tom s best friends at the time.
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