San Jose, CA - Aug 31 - Sep 2 - SAP Center
Authored by Amber Craft on September 2, 2018
August 31 - September 2, 2018
Hosts: John Saponaro and Sarah Jessica
Truck Line-up: Grave Digger® (Brandon Vinson), Zombie (Tyler Groth), Wonder Woman (Collete Davis), El Toro Loco (Mark List), Megalodon (Justin Sipes), Blue Thunder (Travis Groth), Monster Mutt Dalmatian (Cynthia Gauthier), Max-D (Blake Granger).
Sunday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 39
Megalodon 39
El Toro Loco 37
Max-D 31
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 25
Zombie 18
Blue Thunder 8
Wonder Woman DNC
RACING
Grave Digger 8.767
El Toro Loco 10.173
Megalodon 10.173
Zombie 10.238
MM Dalmatian 10.748
Max-D 11.068
Blue Thunder DNF
Wonder Woman DNC
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Megalodon 9.127
Grave Digger 8.130
Max-D 7.266
MM Dalmatian 6.614
El Toro Loco 5.062
Zombie 4.889
Blue Thunder DNC
Wonder Woman DNC
ATV RACING
Max-D
Megalodon
Grave Digger
El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder
MM Dalmatian
Zombie
*Wonder Woman DNC
DONUTS
Megalodon 8.944
MM Dalmatian 8.409
El Toro Loco 8.194
Max-D 6.508
Grave Digger 6.029
Zombie 5.932
Blue Thunder DNC
Wonder Woman DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Max-D defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
El Toro Loco defeated Zombie
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
Megalodon received a Bye to the Semi-Finals, Wonder Woman DNC
Semi-Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Max-D
Grave Digger defeated Megalodon
Finals
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 8,849
El Toro Loco 8.800
Megalodon 8.214
Max-D 7.150
MM Dalmatian 7.014
Zombie 3.678
Blue Thunder DNC
Wonder Woman DNC
EVENT NOTES
Sunday afternoon at the SAP Center was an exciting back-and-forth event throughout. Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson blew away the competition in Racing with a time of 8.767, over a full second faster than second place! Megalodon’s Justin Sipes took another Two-Wheel Skills victory, followed Max-D’s first ATV win of the weekend. Megalodon and Grave Digger went into the second half tied for first place with 21 points apiece, but Megalodon inched ahead with a Donut win. El Toro Loco’s Mark List narrowly defeated Grave Digger in a thrilling Speedster Obstacle Course Final. It all came down to Freestyle. Once the dust settled, Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson and Megalodon’s Justin Sipes were again tied for the Overall Event Championship. It was Grave Digger’s Freestyle win that broke the tie solidifying Brandon Vinson as the Overall Event Champion for the second time in a row!
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Saturday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Grave Digger 45
Max-D 35
Megalodon 31
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 29
El Toro Loco 28
Zombie 20
Wonder Woman 11
Blue Thunder 7
RACING
Grave Digger 9.919
MM Dalmatian 10.622
Max-D 10.813
Zombie 10.876
Megalodon 11.068
El Toro Loco 11.454
Wonder Woman 11.582
Blue Thunder 12.603
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Grave Digger 9.332
Megalodon 9.048
Max-D 6.095
El Toro Loco 6.070
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.868
Wonder Woman 5.212
Zombie 3.766
Blue Thunder DNC
ATV RACING
Grave Digger
El Toro Loco
Zombie
Megalodon
Max-D
Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Blue Thunder
Wonder Woman DNC
DONUTS
Max-D 8.964
Grave Digger 8.913
El Toro Loco 8.608
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 8.496
Wonder Woman 8.300
Megalodon 7.808
Zombie 6.934
Blue Thunder DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Grave Digger defeated Blue Thunder
Monster Mutt Dalmatian defeated Zombie
Megalodon defeated Wonder Woman
Max-D defeated El Toro Loco
Semi-Finals
Grave Digger defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Megalodon defeated Max-D
Finals
Megalodon defeated Grave Digger
FREESTYLE
Grave Digger 9.080
Max-D 8.836
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.819
El Toro Loco 7.318
Megalodon 6.958
Zombie 6.762
Blue Thunder 3.828
Wonder Woman DNC
EVENT NOTES
Saturday night at the SAP Center belonged to Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson. He swept the first half of the show winning Racing, Two-Wheel Skills, and ATV Racing. Although Max-D’s Blake Granger and Megalodon’s Justin Sipes were able to win the Donut Competition and Speedster Obstacle Course respectively to keep Grave Digger from sweeping the show, Brandon still managed to finish in second place in each of those competitions. Grave Digger rounded out the night with an exciting Freestyle victory en route to an incredible 45 total points, and his first Overall Event Championship of the weekend!
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Saturday Afternoon
EVENT POINTS
Megalodon 39
Grave Digger 38
El Toro Loco 34
Zombie 29
Max-D 26
Wonder Woman 20
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 18
Blue Thunder 11
MONSTER JAM RACING
Zombie 9.536
Grave Digger 9.919
El Toro Loco 10.047
Megalodon 10.238
MM Dalmatian 10.366
Max-D 10.430
Wonder Woman 15.941
Blue Thunder DNF
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Megalodon 9.691
Grave Digger 8.303
El Toro Loco 7.788
Max-D 7.653
Zombie 4.779
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 4.667
Wonder Woman 4.472
Blue Thunder DNC
ATV RACING
Megalodon
El Toro Loco
Max-D
Grave Digger
MM Dalmatian
Blue Thunder
Zombie
Wonder Woman
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.305
El Toro Loco 8.815
Megalodon 8.808
Max-D 7.865
Wonder Woman 7.776
Zombie 7.087
MM Dalmatian 6.392
Blue Thunder DNC
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Zombie defeated Wonder Woman
Megalodon defeated MM Dalmatian
Blue Thunder defeated El Toro Loco
Grave Digger defeated Max-D
Semi-Finals
Zombie defeated Megalodon
Blue thunder defeated Grave Digger
Finals
Zombie defeated Blue Thunder
FREESTYLE
Megalodon 9.144
Grave Digger 8.241
El Toro Loco 8.156
Max-D 7.866
Zombie 7.200
MM Dalmatian 6.823
Wonder Woman 6.188
Blue Thunder 5.652
EVENT NOTES
Another day, another Overall Event Championship for Megalodon’s Justin Sipes! Just like Friday night, Justin captured back-to-back wins in the Two-Wheel Skills Challenge and ATV Racing. Megalodon’s road to today’s Overall Event Championship was met with resistance as Zombie’s Tyler Groth kicked off the show with a stunning Racing win. For the second day in a row, Grave Digger’s Brandon Vinson came out of intermission with a win in Donuts. The highlight of the second half was the Speedster Obstacle Course, where several exciting finishes led to a Groth brothers final round!
Travis and Tyler, in Blue Thunder and Zombie, went head-to-head in a back-and-forth battle, until team Zombie emerged victorious. It all came down down to Freestyle, with Grave Digger and Megalodon tied for the lead, and El Toro Loco not far behind. Ultimately, Mealodon’s Justin Sipes narrow Freestyle win over Grave Digger proved to be the deciding factor.
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Friday Evening
EVENT POINTS
Megalodon 42
Grave Digger 33
Max-D 33
El Toro Loco 29
Zombie 20
Wonder Woman 20
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 17
Blue Thunder 16
MONSTER JAM RACING
Max-D 8.446
Megalodon 8.958
Grave Digger 9.471
Zombie 10.622
Blue Thunder 10.813
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 12.229
Wonder Woman 12.603
El Toro Loco 14.276
TWO-WHEEL SKILLS
Megalodon 9.829
Grave Digger 8.400
Max-D 7.636
El Toro Loco 7.230
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 5.026
Zombie 4.579
Wonder Woman 4.405
Blue Thunder 4.227
ATV RACING
Megalodon
El Toro Loco
Blue Thunder
Zombie
Max-D
Grave Digger
Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Wonder Woman
DONUTS
Grave Digger 9.324
Megalodon 9.243
Max-D 8.625
Wonder Woman 7.927
El Toro Loco 7.890
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 7.669
Blue Thunder 6.428
Zombie 4.875
SPEEDSTER OBSTACLE COURSE
Round 1
Megalodon defeated Blue Thunder
Max-D defeated Monster Mutt Dalmatian
El Toro Loco defeated Grave Digger
Wonder Woman defeated Zombie
Semi-Finals
Megalodon defeated Max-D
Wonder Woman defeated El Toro Loco
Finals
Wonder Woman defeated Megalodon
FREESTYLE
El Toro Loco 9.318
Grave Digger 8.984
Megalodon 8.251
Max-D 8.197
Zombie 7.007
Monster Mutt Dalmatian 6.878
Wonder Woman 5.967
Blue Thunder 5.274
EVENT NOTES
The fans filled the SAP Center on Friday night in anticipation of an exciting lineup of trucks and athletes, and it did not disappoint. Max-D’s Blake Granger started off the night in impressive fashion with a Monster Jam Racing win, coming from behind to best Megalodon’s time. Not to be outdone, Justin Sipes lead Megalodon to back-to-back competition wins of his own in the Two Wheel Skills Challenge and ATV Racing. The second half of the show opened with a Grave Digger Donut Competition win. Wonder Woman’s Colette Davis was able to take advantage of the second chance given to her by El Toro Loco’s disqualification to seal the Speedster Obstacle Course victory. However, the aforementioned El Toro Loco, with Mark List at the helm, came storming back with an amazing Freestyle run to capture his first victory of the night. However, when all the points were totaled, the SAP Center lived up to its nickname “The Shark Tank,” as Megalodon’s Justin Sipes was standing atop the pod as the Overall Event Champion with a staggering 42 total points.