Duluth, GA - Sept. 13-15, 2019 - Infinite Energy Center
Authored by Samuel Reiman on September 14, 2019
Hosts: John Saponaro & Abby Baltezar
Tour: Monster Jam Triple Threat Series
Truck Lineup: El Toro Loco® (Mark List), Grave Digger® (Krysten Anderson), Blue Thunder® (Matt Cody), Monster Mutt® Rottweiler (Austin Minton), Soldier FortuneTM (Kayla Blood), Max-DTM (Blake Granger), Alien InvasionTM (Bernard Lyght), EarthShaker® (Tristan England)
Sunday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 40
Soldier Fortune 34
Max-D 27
EarthShaker 26
Blue Thunder 26
Grave Digger 23
Alien Invasion 23
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 11
RACING
Soldier Fortune 10.047
EarthShaker 10.302
El Toro Loco 10.430
Blue Thunder 10.748
Max-D 10.813
Alien Invasion 11.710
Grave Digger 17.037
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNF
ATV RACING
Blue Thunder
Soldier Fortune
El Toro Loco
Alien Invasion
Grave Digger
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
EarthShaker
Max-D
2 WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE
El Toro Loco 8.727
Soldier Fortune 8.400
Blue Thunder 8.159
Max-D 8.142
Alien Invasion 8.023
EarthShaker 8.018
Grave Digger 4.823
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.735
DONUTS
Max-D 9.480
Grave Digger 9.040
El Toro Loco 8.864
Soldier Fortune 8.555
EarthShaker 8.191
Alien Invasion 8.144
Blue Thunder 7.133
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.334
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Alien Invasion defeated Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler defeated Max-D
El Toro Loco defeated EarthShaker
Grave Digger defeated Soldier Fortune
Semi-Finals
Alien Invasion defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Alien Invasion
FREESTYLE
EarthShaker 9.056
Max-D 8.697
El Toro Loco 8.305
Soldier Fortune 8.045
Grave Digger 7.906
Blue Thunder 7.128
Alien Invasion 6.808
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.005
EVENT NOTES
After Blake Granger of Max-D went back-to-back with Overall Event Championships to open up the weekend, Mark List did the same in the final two events. Mark managed to total 40 overall points, but many other athletes won competitions along the way. First, Soldier Fortune took the Racing win, followed by Blue Thunder grabbing the ATV Racing competition. Up next, it was El Toro Loco’s first win of the day with the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge. After the break, Max-D won Donuts, before El Toro Loco was back on top in the Speedster Obstacle Course. Heading into Freestyle, El Toro Loco held the points lead. EarthShaker’s Tristan England was able to win that competition, but it proved to be too little, too late, as El Toro Loco and Mark List took the trophy home once again.
Saturday Evening
EVENT POINTS
El Toro Loco 39
EarthShaker 37
Soldier Fortune 33
Max-D 26
Blue Thunder 26
Grave Digger 18
Alien Invasion 17
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 14
RACING
El Toro Loco 11.068
EarthShaker 11.646
Blue Thunder 11.774
Soldier 11.774
Max-D 13.114
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 13.177
Grave Digger 28.740
Alien Invasion DNF
ATV RACING
Blue Thunder
El Toro Loco
EarthShaker
Soldier Fortune
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Alien Invasion
Max-D
Grave Digger
2 WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE
El Toro Loco 9.253
EarthShaker 9.100
Soldier Fortune 9.022
Max-D 8.052
Grave Digger 7.880
Blue Thunder 7.139
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.590
Alien Invasion 4.704
DONUTS
EarthShaker 9.589
Alien Invasion 8.773
El Toro Loco 8.748
Max-D 8.384
Soldier Fortune 8.149
Blue Thunder 7.281
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.764
Grave Digger 5.879
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Blue Thunder defeated Alien Invasion
Soldier Fortune defeated Grave Digger
Max-D defeated EarthShaker
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Blue Thunder
Soldier Fortune defeated Max-D
Finals
Soldier Fortune defeated El Toro Loco
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 8.717
EarthShaker 8.674
Max-D 8.659
Soldier Fortune 8.542
El Toro Loco 8.016
Alien Invasion 7.399
Blue Thunder 6.556
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 5.961
EVENT NOTES
For the first time in Duluth we have a different Overall Event Champion, however the path to victory was similar. This time Mark List of El Toro Loco proved to be the most consistent athlete throughout all the Triple Threat Series disciplines. He won Racing and the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge, while also finishing second in ATV Racing and the Speedster Obstacle Course. His fifth-place finish in Freestyle allowed EarthShaker to get close, but to that point Mark List had done enough to seal the Overall Event victory.
Saturday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Max-D 39
Soldier Fortune 34
EarthShaker 32
El Toro Loco 32
Grave Digger 23
Blue Thunder 21
Alien Invasion 19
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 9
RACING
El Toro Loco 9.662
Alien Invasion 10.366
Max-D 10.430
Grave Digger 10.813
Soldier Fortune 11.133
EarthShaker 11.582
Blue Thunder 16.839
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
ATV RACING
Max-D
EarthShaker
Soldier Fortune
Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
El Toro Loco
Grave Digger
Alien Invasion
2 WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE
EarthShaker 9.512
El Toro Loco 9.303
Max-D 8.045
Blue Thunder 7.570
Alien Invasion 6.255
Grave Digger 6.107
Soldier Fortune 6.095
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 4.211
DONUTS
Soldier Fortune 9.002
Grave Digger 8.866
EarthShaker 8.743
El Toro Loco 8.494
Max-D 8.468
Alien Invasion 8.025
Blue Thunder 7.780
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.508
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Max-D defeated Alien Invasion
El Toro Loco defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune defeated EarthShaker
Semi-Finals
Max-D defeated El Toro Loco
Soldier Fortune defeated Blue Thunder
Finals
Max-D defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Soldier Fortune 8.768
Max-D 8.756
EarthShaker 8.559
El Toro Loco 8.542
Grave Digger 8.451
Blue Thunder 7.665
Alien Invasion 7.003
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6.372
EVENT NOTES
Max-D’s Blake Granger went back-to-back with another Overall Event Championship on Saturday afternoon. He did so again by being the most consistent athlete throughout the event. He won both ATV Racing and the Speedster Obstacle Course, while also finishing no worse than third in any competition except Donuts. In the Speedster Obstacle Course final, he went head-to-head with his wife Kayla Blood of Soldier Fortune. Getting the win in that competition may have been the difference as Kayla went on to win Freestyle for the second time this weekend and finish only 5 points behind Blake for the trophy. We’ll see if he can make it three in a row later on tonight.
Friday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Max-D 41
Soldier Fortune 37
El Toro Loco 29
Blue Thunder 29
Grave Digger 26
EarthShaker 24
Alien Invasion 13
Monster Mutt Rottweiler 6
RACING
Soldier Fortune 12.355
Max-D 12.603
El Toro Loco 12.603
Blue Thunder 13.051
Grave Digger 13.177
Alien Invasion 13.371
EarthShaker 13.630
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
ATV RACING
Max-D
Blue Thunder
EarthShaker
Grave Digger
Soldier Fortune
Monster Mutt Rottweiler
Alien Invasion
El Toro Loco DNF
2 WHEEL SKILLS CHALLENGE
Max-D 9.449
EarthShaker 9.322
Grave Digger 8.101
Solider Fortune 8.054
El Toro Loco 6.837
Alien Invasion 5.971
Blue Thunder 3.468
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
DONUTS
El Toro Loco 9.152
Max-D 8.456
Soldier Fortune 8.302
Grave Digger 8.014
EarthShaker 7.824
Alien Invasion 7.819
Blue Thunder 6.901
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Soldier Fortune defeated EarthShaker
Max-D defeated Monster Mutt Rottweiler
El Toro Loco defeated Alien Invasion
Blue Thunder defeated Grave Digger
Semi-Finals
Max-D defeated Soldier Fortune*
Blue Thunder defeated El Toro Loco
*Max-D broke and was unable to move on, Soldier Fortune advanced
Finals
Blue Thunder defeated Soldier Fortune
FREESTYLE
Soldier Fortune 8.863
Max-D 8.543
El Toro Loco 8.435
Blue Thunder 7.891
Grave Digger 7.472
EarthShaker 7.018
Alien Invasion DNC
Monster Mutt Rottweiler DNC
EVENT NOTES
Max-D’s Blake Granger said early on that his goal was to be the first ever Overall Event Champion at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, Georgia and it turned out to be prophetic. Max-D was consistent throughout the entire event, winning ATV Racing and the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge, while also finishing in second place in Racing, Donuts and Freestyle. Had it not been for some bad luck and breakage during the Speedster Obstacle Course Semi-Final Round, Blake would’ve also had the opportunity to compete for the win in that competition as well. In the end, Max-D totaled an extremely impressive 41 out of 48 points en route to the first Overall Event Victory in Duluth.