London, ON - Oct 27 - 28 - Budweiser Gardens
Authored by Amber Craft on October 29, 2018
London, ON, CA
Budweiser Gardens
October 27-28, 2018
Hosts: John Saponaro and Abby Baltezar
Truck Line-up: Grave Digger® (Brandon Vinson), Hurricane Force (Steven Thompson), Storm Damage (Paul Strong), Northern Nightmare® (Cam McQueen), Brutus (Brad Allen), Stinger Unleashed (Zane Rettew), Master of Disaster (Lindsey Rettew), Rage (Cory Rummell)
Sunday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 38
Northern Nightmare 33
Stinger Unleashed 33
Rage 23
Hurricane Force 23
Brutus 22
Storm Damage 22
Master of Disaster 12
RACING
Grave Digger 10.030
Hurricane Force 11.760
Rage 12.580
Stinger Unleashed 12.850
Brutus 14.560
Northern Nightmare 15.850
Master of Disaster 23.020
Storm Damage DNC
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.534
Northern Nightmare 9.330
Stinger Unleashed 7.961
Storm Damage 7.738
Rage 7.293
Master of Disaster 6.285
Hurricane Force 6.100
Brutus 5.891
DONUTS
Northern Nightmare 9.289
Grave Digger 8.953
Brutus 7.930
Hurricane Force 7.449
Rage 6.531
Storm Damage DNC
Master of Disaster DNC
FREESTYLE
Northern Nightmare 9.367
Stinger Unleashed 8.785
Grave Digger 8.302
Hurricane Force 7.875
Rage 6.533
Storm Damage 6.140
Brutus 5.801
Master of Disaster 4.972
EVENT NOTES
Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson made it back-to-back Overall Event Championships on Sunday afternoon. For the third time this weekend, Brandon won Monster Jam Racing and the Two-Wheel Skills Challenge. And while, he came up a little short in the second half of the event, losing both Donuts and Freestyle to Northern Nightmare’s Cam McQueen, he was consistent enough throughout the competition to hoist his second Overall Event Trophy of the weekend.
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Saturday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 37
Northern Nightmare 34
Storm Damage 34
Stinger Unleashed 30
Rage 24
Hurricane Force 21
Brutus 17
Master of Disaster 13
RACING
Grave Digger 9.730
Northern Nightmare 10.060
Storm Damage 11.850
Rage 12.520
Hurricane Force 12.630
Brutus 12.920
Stinger Unleashed 14.820
Master of Disaster 25.560
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.783
Northern Nightmare 9.227
Stinger Unleashed 7.585
Rage 7.339
Storm Damage 7.049
Brutus 5.800
Hurricane Force 5.720
Master of Disaster 3.464
DONUTS
Northern Nightmare 8.773
Storm Damage 8.358
Hurricane Force 8.208
Grave Digger 8.114
Brutus 7.950
Rage 6.668
Stinger Unleashed 5.104
Master of Disaster 4.886
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 8.245
Northern Nightmare 8.212
Stinger Unleashed 7.673
Hurricane 7.532
Rage 6.782
Storm Damage 6.199
Brutus 5.886
Master of Disaster 4.886
EVENT NOTES
Saturday night in London, Ontario belonged to Brandon Vinson and Grave Digger. The Black and Green Wrecking Machine started off the event the same way he did earlier this afternoon — with back-to-back wins in Monster Jam Racing and Two-Wheel Skills. Storm Damage’s Paul Strong continued his impressive day and made the second half of the competition interesting. Northern Nightmare’s Cam McQueen did the same, pulling within two points of first place after a second straight Donut win. However, as so many Monster Jam events do, it came down to Freestyle. Grave Digger edged Northern Nightmare by an extremely narrow margin to secure the win and the Overall Event Championship.
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Saturday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Storm Damage 35
Grave Digger 31
Northern Nightmare 31
Brutus 29
Stinger Unleashed 28
Rage 25
Hurricane Force 19
Master of Disaster 10
RACING
Grave Digger 10.800
Northern Nightmare 10.980
Storm Damage 12.930
Rage 13.050
Hurricane Force 13.190
Brutus 14.190
Master of Disaster 17.820
Stinger Unleashed 21.160
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.812
Stinger Unleashed 8.689
Storm Damage 7.895
Hurricane Force 5.948
Rage 5.498
Brutus 3.880
Master of Disaster 3.667
Northern Nightmare DNC
DONUTS
Northern Nightmare 9.698
Brutus 8.269
Storm Damage 7.810
Grave Digger 7.452
Stinger Unleashed 6.879
Rage 6.377
Hurricane Force 2.921
Master of Disaster DNC
FREESTYLE
Northern Nightmare 8.805
Grave Digger 8.440
Brutus 7.506
Storm Damage 7.321
Hurricane Force 7.320
Stinger Unleashed 7.204
Rage 6.979
Master of Disaster 5.595
EVENT NOTES
Saturday afternoon at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario was a testament to consistency. Although Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson and Northern Nightmare’s Cam McQueen dominated the Monster Jam Truck competitions, the day belonged to Paul Strong and Storm Damage. While not winning a single event, Storm Damage finished no worse than fourth place, allowing Paul to tally points throughout the day. He was also helped by his ATV teammate, Trace Bakke, who had an effective event as well — finishing in third place in ATV Racing and second place in the Obstacle Course. All of these top four finishes resulted in an underdog Overall Event Championship victory for team Storm Damage and Paul Strong.