BIG DAWG/TAILGATOR MONSTER TRUCK
RACING NEWS
February 2009
Huntington, WV - January 9 & 10 - The 2009 season started off great for TailGator in Huntington. Doug set out to defend his Monster Nationals Racing Championship. He took home victories in Friday & Saturday night’s racing competition, beginning the year with an awesome start.
Highland Heights, KY - January 16 & 17 - TailGator took freestyle wins both nights with top notch teams Eliminator, Big Dawg, Samson and Bounty Hunter putting up awesome runs. Both nights at the Bank of Kentucky Center saw TailGator and Big Dawg match up in the final round. At the end of both nights, it was Doug in TailGator taking the wins, with tough competition from Dale in the Big Dawg.
Cape Girardeau, MO - January 23 & 24 - Dale dominated the racing bracket in Big Dawg at the home-state Show-Me Center. Dale took the wins both Friday and Saturday night, defeating Rock Star, Miss Behavin, Monster Patrol and Undertaker on his way to the winner’s circle.
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Madison, WI - January 23 & 24 - Doug continued his racing streak in TailGator with a win on Friday night over Holman’s Beast. The truck landed hard on the rear right and broke the rear steering cylinder and the tire got into the header. Saturday night, Doug went out for the wheelie contest, when the truck pitched hard right, our first indication that upon landing Friday night, an axle was also broken. We worked hard to get the axle changed quickly, as Doug was the last to freestyle. With some help from a couple of other teams, we were able to get the truck repaired and Doug took the win in freestyle. TailGator also made it to the semi-final round in racing on Saturday night.
On a somber note, we lost a very special friend Saturday night. George Eisenhart Jr. was not only the promoter and announcer of the Monster National series; he was a very, very dear friend of ours. Please keep George’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as we all try to heal from this tragedy. George, we will miss you terribly…
Pikeville, KY - January 30 & 31 - Friday night was a great night for the Big Dawg/TailGator team. Dale started off the evening by winning the wheelie contest in Big Dawg and Doug took the donut contest win in TailGator. Dale went on the take the win in the racing bracket. Saturday night looked to be a repeat of Friday, with Big Dawg winning the wheelie contest and TailGator taking the donut contest again. Doug also took the freestyle win, despite strong performances by Big Dawg, Eliminator, Killer Bee and Bigfoot. TailGator advanced to the final round in racing but was defeated by Bigfoot in a close race.
After a couple of much-needed weekends off, we will be in Sioux City, IA and Youngstown, OH with TailGator in February. Big Dawg will be in Sedalia, MO; TailGator will be in Champaign, IL, Chicago Heights, IL and Corbin, KY in March.
Photos of each event are posted on our website at www.bigdawg4x4.com. Please feel free to contact us with and questions or comments. Until next month…Doug & Brenda |