2000 Monster Jam Houston. Pt. 2

LET'S SEE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE -- HIS FIRST EVER RUN IN THIS "TRIPLE TROUBLE" MACHINE. AND HE'S LOOKING PRETTY STRONG. HE GOT IT? YEAH, HE'S GOT IT. >> Scott: JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT PAST THAT FULL-PULL LINE. BOY, DOES A KEITH BLACK HEMI PUT OUT POWER. >> Scott: NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO RANDY PETRO -- "MULTI-CHAOS" OUT OF CAMDEN, OHIO. ANOTHER KEITH BLACK COMBINATION -- BUT, INTERESTING, PETRO RUNS FOUR KEITH BLACKS, BUT THEY'VE COMBINED IT WITH A CHEVY-BASED ARRINGTON. LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES. >> Mike: THAT TRACTOR'S GOT SOME POWER. >> Scott: WHOA, HO, HO. >> Mike: WHAT A GREAT RUN! IT IS A FULL PULL FOR RANDY PETRO. >> Scott: I THOUGHT HE WAS TAKING THAT THING RIGHT OUT OF THE DOME. WOW! >> Mike: EXACTLY. NOW STEVE KLINGENBERG -- "BAD HABIT" THE NAME OF THAT TRACTOR, OUT OF HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. >> Scott: LONGTIME VETERAN, LOVES THOSE BIG BLOCK CHEVIES. HE'S RUNNING 5-526 CHEVROLETS TO PROVIDE THE POWER. HE, TOO, SEEMS TO BE RIGHT ON TARGET. >> Mike: HOW ABOUT THAT FOR POWER? ANOTHER FULL PULL. >> Scott: YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE BLOWER BELT COME OFF RIGHT THERE -- TOUGH BREAK FOR STEVE KLINGENBERG. >> THE MOTOR GOT A LITTLE BIT LEAN. WE WANTED TO MAKE THE GATE, SO WE TOOK SOME FUEL AWAY FROM THE MOTOR -- MAKES A LITTLE MORE POWER. WE WENT A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR IN THE ADJUSTMENT. IT DETONATES -- IT DETONATES THE BELT OFF. WE'LL GO PUT A NEW BELT ON, CHECK IT OUT. WE'LL COME BACK AND RUN AGAIN. >> Mike: NEXT UP, DAVID RICHARDSON OF "KODIAK" TRACTOR -- VERY FAMOUS TRACTOR. AND WE'LL TRY TO SEE WHAT THE GUY FROM KENTUCKY CAN DO HERE. >> Scott: NEEDS 300 FEET TO GET IN THE PULL-OFF. HERE HE GOES. OH, HE'S JUST A HAIR SHORT -- RB3 FEET SHORT. >> Mike: OH, THAT'S TOUGH. >> ON THE TEST PULL TODAY, EARLIER TODAY, WE MESSED A CRANK UP. WE HAD TO GO OUT AND CHANGE A HUB ON ONE OF THE FRONT MOTORS. WE BROKE TWO BLOWER BELTS. SO WE HAVE NOT STOPPED SINCE WE HAD TO MAKE THE TEST PULL. >> Jennifer: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR RUN HERE TONIGHT? >> IT WAS PRETTY GOOD FOR A 1/2-THROTTLE RUN. I DIDN'T WANT TO BREAK ANYTHING AND TRY TO MAKE A GOOD SHOW AND TRY TO STAY IN THE TOP FOR THE !INTS. RB>> Mike: TOUGH BREAK FOR DAVID RICHARDSON. HERE ARE OUR STANDINGS. >> Scott: HERE'S WHO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IN THE PULL-OFF -- THE "PREDATOR" AND DOUG DOWNS COMING BACK. "TRIPLE TROUBLE," "MULTI-CHAOS," "BAD HABIT" ALL PUTTING DOWN FULL PULLS. THEY STILL GOT A LOT TO GO TO SETTLE WHO'S GON IN HOUSTON ON "MOTOR MADNESS." >> Mike: WE'LL CHECK WITH THAT PULL-OFF IN A LITTLE WHILE. RIGHT NOW DOWN MEMORY LANE WE GO. YOU REMEMBER BACK IN NEW ORLEANS LAST YEAR, A YEAR AGO, FREESTYLE COMPETITION. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS RUN BY "GRAVE DIGGER." IT WAS SOMETHING, WASN'T IT? >> Scott: IT WAS SOMETHING, INDEED. IT WAS ALSO A REAL SIGNIFICANT POINT IN THE SEASON, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST YEAR ON "MOTOR MADNESS." HERE IN THE EARLY PORTION OF THE SEASON, DENNIS ANDERSON HAD GO)(EN IN A REALLY BAD GROOVE. "GUNSLINGER" WAS DOMINATING THE CIRCUIT. DENNIS WAS FLIPPING THEM OVER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND HE FINALLY STARTED GETTING THINGS BACK TOGETHER, WANTED TO PUT ON A GREAT FREESTYLE RUN FOR THESE FANS HERE. YOU HAD HUMID CONDITIONS. THE CLAY WAS REALLY TACKY. DON'T FORGET THAT'S THAT YELLOW BARRIER IN THE CENTER THAT WAS SITTING THERE FOE UNLIMITED DRAGSTER TRACKSTERS. SO, IN THIS FREESTYLE THAT HAD THE FANS ON THEIR FEET IN NEW ORLEANS, DENNIS ANDERSON ENDS UP CAPPING IT OFF IN TRUE "GRAVE DIGGER" STYLE. >> Mike: THAT IS A "GRAVE DIGGER" FREESTYLE RUN. INCREDIBLE! >> Scott: AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WAY HE COMES OVER THE CARS SIDEWAYS AND I KNEW HE KNEW IT WAS THERE, BUT HE DIDN'T SEE HOW QUICK IT WAS GONNA COME UP ON HIM. ONCE HE HIT THAT BARRIER, THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR HIM TO GO BUT NOSE-FIRST. >> Mike: WOW! >> Scott: HE HIT HARD. THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF DENNIS ANDERSON'S INJURY PROBLEMS -- HIS BAD BACK OF A YEAR AGO. STILL TO COME ON "MONSTER MADNESS," PRO STADIUM TRUCKS WILL BE RUNNING. AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU SOME GREAT CRASHES ■ ■■@ BACK IN SEATTLE, A YEAR AGO, THEY HAD QUITE A SHOW THERE. WE HAD SOME GREAT OFF-ROAD ACTION. LOOK AT THIS. THAT IS "GRAVE DIGGER" WITHOUT A LOT OF SHEET METAL ON IT. >> Scott: DENNIS ANDERSON BROUGHT "GRAVE DIGGER" NUMBER EIGHT TO SEATTLE, DETERMINED THAT HE WAS GONNA PUT THIS THING ON ITS LID. HE ALMOST GOT IT RIGHT THERE. THIS WAS THE POINT TO RETIRE THIS TRUCK IN STYLE. HE FLAT PUT ON A FREESTYLE SHOW. BUT THE TIRE IS BLOWN. HE'S STILL GOING. PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE NEVER GONNA FORGET THIS RUN FROM THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN GET THIS CRAZY, DENNIS ANDERSON. >> Mike: "GRAVE DIGGER" KNOWS HOW TO FREESTYLE, PARTICULARLY DENNIS ANDERSON. LET'S GO TO OUR "WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT" FEATURE. WE'RE GONNA TELL ABOUT YOU ABOUT PLANETARY AXLES. >> A PLANETARY AXLE IS SOMETHING PRETTY UNIQUE FOR MONSTER TRUCKS, AS FAR AS USE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. >> YOU GO FAST, IT'S WHAT YOU GOTTA HAVE. >> A PLANETARY-AXLE SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN THE OLD ONES THAT WE USED TO RUN THE REGULAR MILITARIES. >> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED MONSTER-TRKING, WE RAN DRIVE SHAFTS LIKE A SEMI TRUCK. AND, GOD, YOU TORE THEM UP ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS MAKING ALL THE LEVERAGE FOR THE TRUCK TO MOVE. >> WE ACTUALLY MADE IT UP WITH A PLANETARY UNIT, WHICH IS A 3-TO-1 GEAR-REDUCTION HUB THAT GIVES THESE TER TRUCKS ALL THE STRENGTH AT THE REAR-END HOUSINGS. >> WHICH TAKES THE LOAD OFF THE CENTER SECTIONS OF THE AXLES. >> THE REASON GEAR-REDUCTION-WISE FOR BETTER POWER -- FOR RACING THEY'RE A LOT STRONGER BUILT. >> Jennifer: OKAY, YOU GET THAT? >> THIS IS THE MAIN HUB HERE. A BIG HUNK OF IRON THERE. THESE THREE GEARS HERE ROTATE INSIDE THE MAIN GEAR. AND YOU HAVE A DRIVE GEAR HERE. THESE THINGS HERE TAKE ALL THE LEVERAGE -- THE REDUCTION THAT WE GET OFF THE END -- TAKES ALL THE LEVERAGE OFF THE RING AND PINION. THESE THINGS HERE MADE MONSTER TRUCKS WHAT THEY ARE. >> Jennifer: I GOT IT. GOT IT. >> GOT IT. >> Jennifer: GOOD. >> GOOD. >> Scott: TIME NOW TO TAKE YOU ON OUR COLLISION COURSE, A LOOK AT SOME GREAT CRASHES FROM YEARS PAST. >> MikKu BOY, THOSE ARE SOME GREAT CRASHES! ON THE WAY, PRO STADIUM TRUCKS, UNLIMITED DRAGSTER TRACTORS, AND MORE FREESTYLE ACTION ON ike: WELL, WE SAW SOME GREAT CRASHES A MOMENT AGO. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET A TAPE OF THOSE PLUS A LOT MORE, CALL... AND SPEAKING OF CRASHES, WE'VE HAD THEM GALORE IN OUR PRO STADIUM TRUCK COMPETITION. )M JEFF HOY'S BRAND-NEW "MONSTER PATROL" THEME PRO STADIUM TRUCK TASTED THE AGONY OF DEFEAT ON THIS TOUGH TRACK DURING QUALIFYING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? JEFF HOY WAS NOT ALONE. SCOOTER HOLDER FLIPPED DURING THE SAME QUALIFYING ROUND. SEE, THIS TRACK IS REALLY TOUGH FOR A LOT OF THESE PRO STADIUM TRUCKS. UP ON HIS FRONT END AND OVER ON HIS SIDE -- NOT A GOOD NIGHT AT ALL. DREW HAYWOOD'S FRONT END TOOK AN UP-CLOSE-AND-PERSONAL LOOK AT THE WHOOP SECTION. TO SAY PRO STADIUM FIRST-ROUND ACTION WILL BE INTERESTING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. >> Scott: AN UNDERSTATEMENT IT IS. SCOOTER COMES BACK FOR THE FIRST ROUND. HE FACES A DQ FOR RUNNING THE TRACK TWICE WHILE THE CLEANUP CREW MOVES TROY CONVERSE'S BROKEN VEHICLE OFF THE TRACK. NOW WE GOT A LOOK AT ROB HOBBS SENIOR. HIS WIN OVER CHRIS GRIFFITH IN THE "COW HEAD" TRUCK COMING RIGHT HERE AS YOU CAN SEE HOBBS LOOKING SMOOTH HERE IN HOUSTON. AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR OLD BUDDY THOMAS RAY WHITE. LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION TAKES "TWISTER THREE" TO A VICTORY OVER JEFF HOY'S WIFE, ANGIE, WHO WAS RUNNING IN THE "HANG TIME" MACHINE WITH THOMAS RAY WHITE PICKING UP ANOTHER VICTORY. MARLEEN RODGERSON ENDS UP OF THE TRACK AND IN THE HOLE WITH A 10-SECOND PENALTY, BUT SHE'LL STILL MAKE THE NEXT ROUND. SHAWN GIBSON FOUND THE LANDINGS A LITTLE HARDER THAN HE THOUGHT. BUT RUNS LIKE THIS MIGHT GET HIM THAT SPONSOR HE'S LOOKING FOR, AFTER ALL. AFTER ALL THE BREAKAGE AND SOME OF THE FAST QUALIFIERS FROM ROUND ONE RETURNED FOR THE SECOND ROUND, DAN SUTTER TAKES OUT RON HOBBS SENIOR AFTER A BIRUN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF COMPETITION. THEN THOMAS WHITE WINS AGAIN. THIS WILL ADVANCE HIM INTO THE SEMIFINALS. IT'S RALPH MASSEY BEING ABLE TO PUT THE "BEWITCHED" TRUCK ON THE TRAILER. OR DOES HE? >> Mike: WELL, APPARENTLY NOT, SCOTT. MARLEEN RODGERSON MAY BE "BEWITCHED," BUT SHE KEEPS COMING BACK DUE TO SOME FAST, FAST RUN LAPS. HERE SHE IS AGAIN IN THE FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCHUP. AND MARLEEN LOOKING LIKE SHE'S GONNA HAVE A GOOD NIGHT TONIGHT. >> Scott: MARLEEN RODGERSON -- "BEWITCHED." SHIS ONE OF THE REAL VETERANS OF THE PRO STADIUM TRUCKS, AS IS RALPH MASSEY. THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE. >> Mike: YOU SEE RALPH MASSEY IN THE FAR LANE. THAT IS MARLEEN. RALPH LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT IT GOIN' PRETTY GOOD. MARLEEN'S LUCK MAY RUN OUT