Cardiff, Wales - May 19 - Principality Stadium
Authored by Larry Jewett on May 20, 2018
Hosts: Keith Jones and Diana Reed
Truck Line-up: Dragon (Jon Zimmer), Max-D (Neil Elliott), Monster Energy (Todd LeDuc), Grave Digger (Morgan Kane), EarthShaker (Peter Nyman), Zombie (Alx Danielsson), Monster Mutt Dalmatian (Candice Jolly), Megalodon (Alex Blackwell), Scooby Doo (Linsey Read), El Toro Loco (Marc McDonald)
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 24 (Grave Digger wins the tie breaker by having a better freestyle score)
Dragon 24
Max-D 22
EarthShaker 21
El Toro Loco 18
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 16
Scooby Doo 14
Monster Energy 10
Megalodon 9
Zombie 7
RACING
Round 1
EarthShaker defeated Scooby Doo
Monster Energy defeated Megalodon (Monster Energy had mechanical problems, so Megalodon advanced)
Max-D defeated El Toro Loco
Dragon defeated Grave Digger
Earth Shaker defeated Zombie
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Megalodon
Semi-Finals
EarthShaker defeated Max-D
Dragon defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Finals
EarthShaker defeated Dragon
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Max-D 9.405
Dragon 8.484
Grave Digger 8.331
Monster Energy 7.670
Scooby Doo 5.950
El Toro Loco 5.620
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.482
EarthShaker 4.761
Megalodon 4.317
Zombie 4.270
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.561
El Toro Loco 9.274
EarthShaker 9.235
Scooby Doo 8.844
Dragon 8.173
Max-D 7.581
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.451
Zombie 6.682
Megalodon 6.287
Monster Energy 5.337
EVENT NOTES
A nearly sold crowd at Principality Stadium were on their feet cheering for all ten Monster Jam Trucks. Peter Nyman and EarthShaker took home his first Monster Jam Racing Championship ever by winning four straight races. Neil Elliott and Max-D won his eighth Two-Wheel Skills Championship of the 2018 season with two spectacular nose wheelies. Morgan Kane and Grave Digger flew through the air to capture his fifth Freestyle Championship and third Overall Event Championship of the season. Monster Jam will be back to Cardiff on May 18, 2019!