The official results only tell half of the story…
Las Vegas, NV – Sam Boyd Stadium
MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS 7
Saturday March 25, 2006 – 7:30 p.m.In what rates as the greatest event in Monster Jam history the legends returned to the top of the sport when Dennis Anderson drove Grave Digger to his second Monster Jam World Racing Championship in the last three years, and Tom Meents extended his all-time record by winning his seventh overall world title by piloting Maximum Destruction to the 2006 Monster Jam World Freestyle Championship in front of a sold out Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
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FINALS – GRAVE DIGGER DEFEATED BOUNTY HUNTER
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The monster Jam World Finals is an experience, there is so much more to it than just the races.
As I wrote last year, Monster Jam is all about the fans. These drivers are the best bunch, as a whole, of any sport or sports entertainment crowd. They are friendly, aptient and always put on a happy face for the fans. They seem to actually enjoy their job, even when it means sitting outside in the wind, meeting fans and signing anything they put in front of you.
I arrived late to the pit party this year so I had no chance at meeting Dennis Anderson (unless I wanted to wait 2 1/2 hours). I met him last year, and then, he was awesome, and I saw nothing this year to indicate he was any different.
This years exciting addition (and my first stop at the pit party) was the Batman truck. Man that thing was awesome. A best rendition of the RC vehicle they put out last year, it was cool it see it actually get made. Up close it is awesome, with so many specialized body panels and double redundant construction. That truck is both good looking and very durable (as it proved in freestyle). Batman was one of the few trucks that left the arena mostly intact (however not under it’s own power).