In the late 1970s, modified pickup trucks were becoming popular and the sports of mud bogging and truck pullers that would be popular. Several truck owners had created lifted trucks to compete in these activities, and soon competition to hold the title of "biggest truck" developed. The trucks that achieved national attention largely Bob Chandler's Bigfoot, Fred Shafer and Jack Willman Sr. 's Bear Foot, and Jeff Dane King Kong. At that time, the biggest tire on the truck is running is 48 inches in diameter.
In 1981, Bob Chandler drove over cars in the field to make what is often believed to be the first monster truck to crush mobil.Chandler drove Bigfoot over a pair of cars in the field as a test of the ability of the truck, and filmed for use as a promotional tool in its drive performance four-wheel shop. A promoter of the event saw a video of a car crush and asked Chandler to do it in front of crowds. Initially reluctant, Chandler finally gave in. After a few smaller events, Chandler make achievements in the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982. In this event, Chandler also debuted a new version of Bigfoot with 66 inch (1.7 m) diameter tires. In the previous event in 80 early when Bigfoot is still running 48 "terra tires, Bob George, one of the owners of a motorsport promotion company named Truck-a-Rama, is said to have coined the term" monster truck "when referring to Bigfoot. The term "monster truck" became the generic name for all the big trucks with tires terra.
The debate which did have a crush on the first car is often discussed. During the 1970s and early 1980s, states that King Kong has made a car destroyed in the Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Another truck, known as High Roller, are also documented as doing car crushes at Washington State before Bigfoot ever do nya.Arizona Cyclops tired tractor truck mud, then owned by the Brothers Dykman, is too well known to destroy the car on fire before it Bigfoot. Danes Jeff King Kong was the first to destroy the car and referred to himself as "Feet" is greater. then on Bigfoot doing the same action but two cars parked on top.
King Kong and Bear Foot followed Bigfoot each for tires 66 inches diameter, and soon other monster trucks, such as King Krunch, USA-1, and Virginia under construction giant. Earlier this truck chassis built from a highly amplified shares, used leaf spring suspension, body stock, and heavy military axis to support the ban. As a result, the trucks are very heavy (usually 13,000 to £ 20,000) and most times had to crawl up to the car.
For most of the early 1980's, monster trucks performed primarily as a display side of the exhibition to the truck pulling or mud bogging events. In 1985, major promoters, sepertiUSHRA and TNT Motorsports, began racing monster trucks on a regular basis. Race, as now, was the abolition of race in the singular attraction, held during the course full of obstacles. This change to racing eventually truck owners to begin building lighter trucks, with more power. Formation of ever monster truck TNT's first points championship in 1988 accelerated the process and find the team began using the frame-rail straight, fiberglass body, and lighter axle components to shave weight and increase speed.
In 1988, to standardize rules for truck and construction safety, Bob Chandler, Braden, and George Carpenter formed the Monster Truck Racing Association (MTRA). The MTRA made safety regulations set standards for monster trucks. The organization still plays a major role in the development of sport in the United States and the European Union.
With racing taking precedence, some teams began to think in new ways for how the truck can be built. Towards the end of 1988, Gary Cook and David Morris debuted Equalizer, a truck with a combination of springs and shock absorbers as the main source instead of the standard leaf spring suspension and shock absorbers. In 1989, Jack Willman Sr., now with its own trucks, Taurus, started a new truck that uses a four-link suspension system and large coilover shock absorbers, and who weighed in at close to £ 9000 The ultimate coup de grace, however, came from Chandler, also in 1989, which featured a full tubular chassis Bigfoot VIII and long-travel suspension uses cantilevers and nitrogen shock absorbers to control the suspension. The truck revolutionized how monster trucks are built, and in recent years at the team level is built on the same vehicle.
In 1991, TNT purchased by USHRA and their points series join. The Special Events championship began to grow in popularity with teams like the opening where the only qualification invite-USHRA championship did not have. Special Series event, which lost sponsors Pendaliner 1996, but the series is still running. PROMT short-lived series began in 2000.
Although the dominant race as a competition, USHRA exhibition activity began to have freestyle since 1993. The exhibition was developed as a driver, especially Dennis Anderson Grave Digger is very popular, began to ask for time to come out and perform if they lost the initial round of racing. Promoters began to realize the popularity of freestyle among fans, and in 2000 USHRA began holding freestyle as a judged competition at events, and now even awards a freestyle championship.
Monster Jam is currently the largest and main promoter of monster truck show, touring not only through the United States, but Canada and select European regions. Another promoter of monster truck events including flag boxes Productions, AMP Tours, Special Event 4 Wheel & Off Road Jamboree, Major League of Monster Trucks, Extreme Monster Truck Nationals, MTRSS, Monster Truck Challenge Monster, and Nationals.
