mopar2ya@xxxxxxxxx wrote: Since Dave is looking for
trucks for his girlfriend, the least I can do is post
this report on what the factory is doing... :^)~
Wish we could convince 'em to run a '57 Sweptside...
Interestingly enough, when the author of this piece
starts rattling off famous brother acts besides the
Hall Bros. Racing Team, he forgets that without the
Dodge Brothers, none of this would've been possible.
Check it out:
http://www.motorcities.com/articles/02dodgemonstr.htm
Dodge Jumps Back into Monster Truck Racing
After a six-year absence from factory-backed monster
truck racing, Dodge debuted an all-new 2002 Ram-based
"Raminator" truck before Michigan monster truck fans
at the U.S. Hot Rod Association Monster Jam at the
Pontiac Silverdome this past weekend.
The "Raminator" name was selected from more than 1,500
DaimlerChrysler employee suggestions. The contest to
name the Dodge monster truck drew submissions from all
over the world, and sometimes came with drawings and
photographs, though the subjects of the drawings and
photos were not specified by Dodge. Among the entries
not chosen in the name-the-truck contest were
suggestions that included "The Really Big Truck,"
"Betty Lou," "El Monstro Diablo del Mundo," and "Ford
F-150."
Dodge's monster truck is owned by Champaign,
Illinois-based Hall Brothers Racing, which has been
competing in monster truck racing since 1987. Hall
Brothers president Tim Hall builds the engines and
electrical systems for the truck, while driver Mark
Hall, his brother, serves as the shop foreman,
fabricator and welder. On a similar note, the Smith
Brothers made cough drops; the Ritz Brothers were a
Thirties comedy act; the Allman Brothers were a
Southern rock band, and the Righteous Brothers weren't
even brothers at all, but that's not important now.
Raminator is powered by a 565 cubic-inch supercharged
Dodge Hemi engine that runs on methanol and produces
more than 2,000 horsepower. In addition to its
car-crushing size and power, Raminator also features
crowd-pleasing special effects like smoke-snorting
nostrils and strobing red eyes as does the author of
this piece.
The Halls, who previously campaigned a Dodge Ram in
Monster Truck Racing Association (MTRA) competition
under the name Executioner, are ready to bring the new
Dodge to the winner's circle. In a related
development, jelly-maker Smucker's has decided to
sponsor a monster truck to be dubbed "Jaminator," and
meat products manufacturer Hormel has decided to join
the fray with a vehicle called "Spaminator." Stop us,
please! We could keep on this way for minutes...
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