it’s been described as figure skating with pickup trucks
with pickup trucks
with pickup trucks I don’t know hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
I don’t know hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
I don’t know hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Mike Potter’s the driver
speaking with Mike Potter’s the driver
speaking with Mike Potter’s the driver of black stallion what can you tell us
of black stallion what can you tell us
of black stallion what can you tell us about the history of monster trucks and
about the history of monster trucks and
about the history of monster trucks and how its evolved a monster truck started
how its evolved a monster truck started
how its evolved a monster truck started believe it or not on the streets lifted
believe it or not on the streets lifted
believe it or not on the streets lifted high pick up trucks and it just evolved
high pick up trucks and it just evolved
high pick up trucks and it just evolved it you know who can be the bigger you
it you know who can be the bigger you
it you know who can be the bigger you could get bigger tires clear back in the
could get bigger tires clear back in the
could get bigger tires clear back in the early seventies is when the trucks in
early seventies is when the trucks in
early seventies is when the trucks in the streets with bigger tires and like
the streets with bigger tires and like
the streets with bigger tires and like myself with bikes died and we drove on
myself with bikes died and we drove on
myself with bikes died and we drove on the streets of Hagerstown Maryland and
the streets of Hagerstown Maryland and
the streets of Hagerstown Maryland and we actually got our truck so I of the
we actually got our truck so I of the
we actually got our truck so I of the cops told me here they’re gonna have to
cops told me here they’re gonna have to
cops told me here they’re gonna have to take it off the road or lower it and I
take it off the road or lower it and I
take it off the road or lower it and I wasn’t about to lower it so I took it
wasn’t about to lower it so I took it
wasn’t about to lower it so I took it off the street and put larger tires and
off the street and put larger tires and
off the street and put larger tires and then before we knew it you know we
then before we knew it you know we
then before we knew it you know we pretty much had a monster truck now what
pretty much had a monster truck now what
pretty much had a monster truck now what can someone who’s never been to a
can someone who’s never been to a
can someone who’s never been to a monster truck show expect to see a lot
monster truck show expect to see a lot
monster truck show expect to see a lot of high-flying action a lot of
of high-flying action a lot of
of high-flying action a lot of destruction
destruction
destruction everything you see on the floor is going
everything you see on the floor is going
everything you see on the floor is going to end up being destroyed before the
to end up being destroyed before the
to end up being destroyed before the nights out and pleading probably a
nights out and pleading probably a
nights out and pleading probably a couple of the trucks will be rolled over
couple of the trucks will be rolled over
couple of the trucks will be rolled over and keeps yelling at your seat tell me
and keeps yelling at your seat tell me
and keeps yelling at your seat tell me about the freestyle event freestyle is
about the freestyle event freestyle is
about the freestyle event freestyle is where each truck comes out and they have
where each truck comes out and they have
where each truck comes out and they have between 60 and 90 seconds to do the best
between 60 and 90 seconds to do the best
between 60 and 90 seconds to do the best move they can on all the obstacles if
move they can on all the obstacles if
move they can on all the obstacles if you come over a set of cars and land and
you come over a set of cars and land and
you come over a set of cars and land and pull it wheelie and ride a wheelie the
pull it wheelie and ride a wheelie the
pull it wheelie and ride a wheelie the farthest if you roll and come back up on
farthest if you roll and come back up on
farthest if you roll and come back up on your wheels and keep going whoever does
your wheels and keep going whoever does
your wheels and keep going whoever does a better job they get through the votes
a better job they get through the votes
a better job they get through the votes for the you know to win freestyle have
for the you know to win freestyle have
for the you know to win freestyle have you ever rolled your truck oh yeah
you ever rolled your truck oh yeah
you ever rolled your truck oh yeah several times I’ve rolled here what’s
several times I’ve rolled here what’s
several times I’ve rolled here what’s the toughest move you’ve ever pulled off
the toughest move you’ve ever pulled off
the toughest move you’ve ever pulled off actually jumping over another monster
actually jumping over another monster
actually jumping over another monster truck in Reverse now tell us about your
truck in Reverse now tell us about your
truck in Reverse now tell us about your truck it’s a 2007 it’s all custom-built
truck it’s a 2007 it’s all custom-built
truck it’s a 2007 it’s all custom-built it’s been on the drawing board for about
it’s been on the drawing board for about
it’s been on the drawing board for about four years and it took us about eight
four years and it took us about eight
four years and it took us about eight months to actually build it
the engines of 572 cubic inch Ford
the engines of 572 cubic inch Ford big-block Ford blow and alcohol injected
big-block Ford blow and alcohol injected
big-block Ford blow and alcohol injected the place for 2000 horsepower the
the place for 2000 horsepower the
the place for 2000 horsepower the transmission is a regular c6 which goes
transmission is a regular c6 which goes
transmission is a regular c6 which goes into a transfer case which drops down
into a transfer case which drops down
into a transfer case which drops down which has where the shafts come out and
which has where the shafts come out and
which has where the shafts come out and go back to the front and the rear and
go back to the front and the rear and
go back to the front and the rear and the brakes are actually on the pinion
the brakes are actually on the pinion
the brakes are actually on the pinion which runs right through the reduction
which runs right through the reduction
which runs right through the reduction actually all the blue frame that you see
actually all the blue frame that you see
actually all the blue frame that you see basically come to my shop and a truck
basically come to my shop and a truck
basically come to my shop and a truck and a big pile of steel I have my shops
and a big pile of steel I have my shops
and a big pile of steel I have my shops custom built in California to my specs
custom built in California to my specs
custom built in California to my specs all the foiling bars that you see that
all the foiling bars that you see that
all the foiling bars that you see that are Chrome we built all that we pretty
are Chrome we built all that we pretty
are Chrome we built all that we pretty much built everything
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