The Stars of Monster Jam Rocked the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio

The Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio hosted the Monster Jam Tour. Michael Vaters and the K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion joined Trey Myers and the Iron Warrior, Gary Porter and Grave digger, Bruce Haney and Bad News, Dave Rappach and Rap attack, Ed Eckart and Full Boar, Jim Kohler and Avenger, along with Chris Bergeron and Brutus.

Monster Jam had lots of high-flying action at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
Monster Jam had lots of high-flying action at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
The weekend also included several wins by the K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion. The wheelie contest started things off at Wright State University. A bad hit tossed Vaters sideways, but he recovered.

The K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion driven and owned by Monster Jam veteran Michael Vaters
The K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion driven and owned by Monster Jam veteran Michael Vaters
The first round of racing featured a very close race between Iron Warrior and Avenger. The two fought a very close race, and Iron Warrior had the victory in his sight. The Avenger came out of nowhere and flew past the Iron Warrior for the finish. The officials reviewed the replay several times and decided Avenger took the win by inches. The Black Stallion squared off with Bad News and Bad News took the win in the first round.

In the doughnut competition, the concrete floor was a challenge for the drivers. “You would not think that a slippery floor would be a problem when the goal is to slide a 10,000 lb. monster truck around in circles,” said Vaters. “The reality is the trucks slide to one side or the other instead of settling into tight doughnuts.” A few of the drivers made a revolution and then had to stop for safety reasons. No one wanted to go out of bounds or slide into the race lane cars.

During the freestyle portion of the show Michael Vaters and the K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion finished off his run with a high flying leap that landed ten feet away from the center van stack. Vaters was in reverse the entire time. Grave Digger took the Freestyle win by one point over Black Stallion.

During the last show of the weekend, Vaters stood the K&N Ford Powered Black Stallion Straight up and down on the track. The fans in Dayton were not disappointed.

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