Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Nov. 21-26, 2019 - Riyadh Season
Authored by Larry Jewett on November 22, 2019
Lineup: Grave Digger (Charlie Pauken), Zombie (Bari Musawwir), Max-D (Neil Elliott), Scooby-Doo (Myranda Cozad), Riyadh Season (Steven Sims), Gas Monkey Garage (B.J. Johnson), El Toro Loco (Becky McDonough) and Monster Mutt Dalmatian (Candice Jolly)
Thursday Night
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 24
Riyadh Season 24
Zombie 21
Max-D 20
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 18
Gas Monkey Garage 11
Scooby Doo 10
El Toro Loco 10
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Riyadh Season defeated Scooby Doo
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Gas Monkey Garage
Max-D defeated Zombie
Semi Finals
Riyadh Season defeated Grave Digger
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Max-D
Finals
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Max-D
2 Wheel Skills Winner - Max-D
Donut Winner - Riyadh Season
Freestyle Winner - Grave Digger
Recap: This was the first of six events to take place in the Saudi Kingdom of Riyadh for only the second time in Monster Jam History. This was also the 1st time female drivers were allowed to compete in Saudi Arabia. It was fitting to see that one of the ladies take the first competition which was Monster Jam racing. Candice Jolly in the racing finals defeated her husband Max-D, Neil Elliott by two truck lengths. Charlie Pauken and Grave Digger won the Overall event by winning freestyle as the tie breaker over Steven Sims in the festival themed Monster Truck called Riyadh Season.
Friday Night
EVENT POINTS
Riyadh Season 22
Max-D 17
Grave Digger 16
Zombie 14
Gas Monkey Garage 11
Scooby Doo 9
El Toro Loco 8
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 4
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Riyadh Season defeated Scooby Doo
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Gas Monkey Garage
Zombie defeated Max-D
Semi Finals
Riyadh Season defeated Grave Digger
Gas Monkey Garage defeated Zombie (Monster Mutt Dalmatian broken rear axle)
Finals
Riyadh Season defeated Gas Monkey Garage
2 Wheel Skills Winner: Riyadh Season
Freestyle Winner: Max-D
Recap: Steven Sims took home the Overall Event Championship for the Riyadh fans in the Kingdom's first-ever Monster Jam truck. Riyadh Season took the Racing and 2 Wheel Skills wins to kick off the second of six events. This was enough to overtake Max-D, who had a spectacular freestyle that was almost a perfect 10.000 from the fans. Monster Mutt Dalmatian looked to be the fastest to beat in racing again but suffered a broken axle after defeating Gas Monkey Garage in round one. That breakage kept her out of the 2-Wheel Skills Challenge, but her team was able to get the truck back into the freestyle competition.
Saturday Night
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 22
Riyadh Season 18
Zombie 16
Max-D 15
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 11
Gas Monkey Garage 9
El Toro Loco 6
Scooby Doo 5
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Riyadh Season defeated Scooby Doo
Gas Monkey Garage defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Max-D defeated Zombie
Semi Finals
Grave Digger defeated Riyadh Season
Max-D defeated Gas Monkey Garage
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Max-D
2 Wheel Skills Winner: Grave Digger
Freestyle Winner: Riyadh Season
Recap: Charlie Pauken did a lot of his famous Chuckie dancing tonight as he went on to capture his second overall event championship. Grave Digger would win in the racing competition and the 2 Wheel Skills Challenge to take an early lead over second place overall finisher Riyadh Season. Bari Musawwir and Neil Elliott are also having solid performances here in Riyadh. The two of them have been in the top four in overall event standings the past three nights.
Sunday Night
EVENT POINTS
Zombie 19
Grave Digger 19
Riyadh Season 16
Max-D 15
El Toro Loco 13
Gas Monkey Garage 8
Scooby Doo 6
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6
RACING
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated El Toro Loco
Riyadh Season defeated Scooby Doo
Gas Monkey Garage defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Max-D defeated Zombie
Semi Finals
Grave Digger defeated Riyadh Season
Zombie defeated Gas Monkey Garage
Finals
Grave Digger defeated Zombie
2 Wheel Skills Winner: Riyadh Season
Freestyle Winner: Max-D
Recap: Sometimes, all it takes is being consistent to win a championship and tonight was no exception. Bari Musawwir took home the overall event championship without winning a single competition. Zombie finished runner-up in racing, runner-up in the 2 Wheel Skills and third place in Monster Jam freestyle to beat Grave Digger for top honors. Grave Digger tied Zombie but finished fourth in freestyle, which was one place below Zombie for the tiebreaker. Max-D was the winner of freestyle with an awesome side wall cyclone into a save that had Riyadh fans on their feet.
Monday Night
EVENT POINTS
Riyadh Season 20
El Toro Loco 12
Scooby-Doo 9
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7
RACING
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Riyadh Season bye run (Scooby-Doo mechanical issues)
Gas Monkey Garage bye run (Monster Mutt Dalmatian mechanical issues)
Max-D defeated Zombie
Semi Finals
Riyadh Season defeated El Toro Loco
Gas Monkey Garage defeated Max-D
Finals
Riyadh Season defeated Gas Monkey Garage
2 Wheel Skills Winner: Riyadh Season
Freestyle Winner: Grave Digger
Recap: Riyadh Season took home its second overall championship at the Riyadh Season International Festival. Steven Sims won racing taking out B.J. Johnson in Gas Monkey Garage, giving him the first 8 points of the night. He would then win the 2 Wheel Skills competition padding his lead with another 8 points. Zombie made a run of it during Freestyle, holding the lead till the final two trucks, but El Toro Loco and Grave Digger bested his score to bump him out of contention. One more event tomorrow night to complete this 6 days with 6 events for the Saudi Kingdom.
Tuesday Night
EVENT POINTS
Riyadh Season 24
Max-D 16
El Toro Loco 15
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 11
Zombie 10
Grave Digger 10
Gas Monkey Garage 9
Scooby Doo 7
RACING
Round 1
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Riyadh Season defeated Scooby Doo
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Gas Monkey Garage
Max-D defeated Zombie
Semi Finals
Riyadh Season defeated El Toro Loco
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Max-D
Finals
Riyadh Season defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
2 Wheel Skills Winner: Riyadh Season
Freestyle Winner: Riyadh Season
Recap: Riyadh Season won all three competitions tonight to win his third Overall championship out of the six events in six days. Steven Sims was unstoppable and put together three solid performances as the fan favorite here at the first ever Riyadh Season Festival. Max D and Neil Elliott also put together some great performances along with Charlie Pauken in Grave Digger that gave the Riyadh fans memories of a lifetime.