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Watch as monster truck wheel goes airborne, bounces away mid-stunt
Things got a little chaotic and dangerous when a rogue wheel momentarily became the star of a monster truck show. The monster truck "The Veteran," much to the dismay of the crowd, lost a wheel after landing a jump in the last section of a Malicious Monster Truck Tour show, which is a three-day event at Thunderbird Stadium in Bremerton, Washington, on July 20. The Veteran's wheel broke off, bouncing its way across the venue, over a wall, and into the neighboring parking lot, where event attendees parked their vehicles. Footage captured by an attendee shows both the moment leading up to the tire mishap and the moment right after, when the front left wheel of The Veteran, painted red, white and blue, went airborne and bounced its way over the stadium's east wall and into the neighboring parking lot. According to reporting by the Kitsap Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network, the wheel came to a full stop after hitting two vehicles — one of which was completely crushed — and a tree. "There were no injuries," Bill Payne, co-owner and operator of event host Straight Up Racing, told the Kitsap Sun. "But the Kia is probably not going to live." Straight Up Racing, a Port Orchard-based monster truck team, has held the event at the stadium, located inside the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, for five years. 'If we can afford it, then we're going to just do it out of pocket," Payne said. "If it's something that is unreasonable, then we'll turn it into our insurance and hope for the best that we can continue having these events." Watch the moment monster truck 'The Veteran' loses its wheel Michael Groth, who decided to leave the show a little early, was making his way across the parking lot with his son when he heard a loud noise. "We heard a loud pop, and we turned around, and this huge tire was bouncing over the wall, then over a fence and smashed a car," Groth told the Sun. "We were there five or so seconds before." As soon as the coast was clear, Groth went to check if anyone had been inside the vehicle. "It was pretty scary, we got going pretty quick after," Groth told the Sun. Monster truck team releases statement after tire mishap The Port Orchard-based monster truck team formally addressed the tire incident on social media, writing that they wanted to get in front of the situation so fans could hear about what happened from them, not "any uninformed or sensationalized source on TV or online." "Motorsports are unpredictable," Straight Up Racing said in a statement. "The truck involved was running industry-standard wheel restraints. Fact is, there is no piece of metal in existence that will always stand up to the forces involved in monster truck competition." The group said they "quickly" made contact with both the Kitsap County Fair Board and a fencing company to "collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future." "Accidents happen, even unprecedented incidents such as this & we will always do everything we can to help further the safety of this great sport we all love," the statement reads. "Our backflip ramp Camera captured the most dramatic angle of the incident. We wanted to prove we are hiding from nothing & want to be as transparent & open about it as possible." Contributing: Jessica Baugh/ Kitsap Sun This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Video shows monster truck lose tire mid-stunt Solve the daily Crossword
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5 days ago
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Watch as monster truck wheel goes airborne, bounces away mid-stunt
Things got a little chaotic and dangerous when a rogue wheel momentarily became the star of a monster truck show. The monster truck "The Veteran," much to the dismay of the crowd, lost a wheel after landing a jump in the last section of a Malicious Monster Truck Tour show, which is a three-day event at Thunderbird Stadium in Bremerton, Washington, on July 20. The Veteran's wheel broke off, bouncing its way across the venue, over a wall, and into the neighboring parking lot, where event attendees parked their vehicles. Footage captured by an attendee shows both the moment leading up to the tire mishap and the moment right after, when the front left wheel of The Veteran, painted red, white and blue, went airborne and bounced its way over the stadium's east wall and into the neighboring parking lot. According to reporting by the Kitsap Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network, the wheel came to a full stop after hitting two vehicles — one of which was completely crushed — and a tree. "There were no injuries," Bill Payne, co-owner and operator of event host Straight Up Racing, told the Kitsap Sun. "But the Kia is probably not going to live." Straight Up Racing, a Port Orchard-based monster truck team, has held the event at the stadium, located inside the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, for five years. 'If we can afford it, then we're going to just do it out of pocket," Payne said. "If it's something that is unreasonable, then we'll turn it into our insurance and hope for the best that we can continue having these events." Watch the moment monster truck 'The Veteran' loses its wheel Michael Groth, who decided to leave the show a little early, was making his way across the parking lot with his son when he heard a loud noise. "We heard a loud pop, and we turned around, and this huge tire was bouncing over the wall, then over a fence and smashed a car," Groth told the Sun. "We were there five or so seconds before." As soon as the coast was clear, Groth went to check if anyone had been inside the vehicle. "It was pretty scary, we got going pretty quick after," Groth told the Sun. Monster truck team releases statement after tire mishap The Port Orchard-based monster truck team formally addressed the tire incident on social media, writing that they wanted to get in front of the situation so fans could hear about what happened from them, not "any uninformed or sensationalized source on TV or online." "Motorsports are unpredictable," Straight Up Racing said in a statement. "The truck involved was running industry-standard wheel restraints. Fact is, there is no piece of metal in existence that will always stand up to the forces involved in monster truck competition." The group said they "quickly" made contact with both the Kitsap County Fair Board and a fencing company to "collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future." "Accidents happen, even unprecedented incidents such as this & we will always do everything we can to help further the safety of this great sport we all love," the statement reads. "Our backflip ramp Camera captured the most dramatic angle of the incident. We wanted to prove we are hiding from nothing & want to be as transparent & open about it as possible." Contributing: Jessica Baugh/ Kitsap Sun This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Video shows monster truck lose tire mid-stunt
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Automotive
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Monster Truck Tire Exits The Chat, Crushes Car In Parking Lot
Monster trucks are well-known for jumping and smashing over junk cars in the arena. It's a good thing one of those cars isn't yours, right? Unfortunately, a freak series of events led to the flattening of a spectator's car by a runaway monster truck wheel in the parking lot. The Kitsap Sun reports that the incident happened near the end of the three-day Monster Trucks at Kitsap Fairgrounds event. When truck named "The Veteran" landed from a rather high jump, its left-front wheel broke off. As the truck came to a sudden stop, the wheel bounced over the east wall of the stadium and into the parking lot. It smashed in the roof of a black Kia Spectra, then hit another car and a tree before coming to rest on its side. For reference, a Monster Jam truck tire weighs 645 pounds. This was not a Monster Jam event, but it's reasonable to expect this tire to weigh similarly. That, plus the height it achieved before smashing down upon the Kia, explains how its roof caved in completely. "There were no injuries, but the Kia is probably not going to live," Bill Payne, co-owner and operator of Straight Up Racing, the organization that runs the event, told the Kitsap Sun. Payne says his team will cover the cost of damages. The only question is whether to pay them directly or through an insurance claim. Read more: These Mods May Look Good, But They'll Just Make Your Car Slower A Series Of Unfortunate Events All's well that ends well (except for the Kia), but this wheel should never have left the arena for several reasons. Restraints on the trucks are supposed to keep broken wheels from flying away, similar to open-wheel racers. Another truck broke a wheel off later in the show, and the system worked perfectly in that case. Payne told the Kitsap Sun that six bolts hold this restraint system to the truck, and in The Veteran's case, all six of them somehow sheared off. One safety aspect that did work according to plan was configuring the arena so that no jumps ever took place that faced any part of the crowd. We never need a repeat of Le Mans 1955, with debris flying into the grandstands. The wall at the east end is rather high, but the runaway wheel bounced just the right way off a barrier to get the boost it needed to hit a home run out of the park. Several highly unlikely scenarios happened simultaneously to make this improbable situation possible. Fortunately, there were no power lines to take down during the jump. Payne told Kitsap Sun that he is already looking into installing even taller fences, closing the parking lot where the wheel landed, or setting up barriers of semi-trailers, all to improve safety at future events. So don't let fear of runaway wheels stop you from attending a monster truck show, which you should totally do sometime. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
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5 days ago
- Automotive
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Watch as monster truck wheel goes airborne, bounces away mid-stunt
Things got a little chaotic and dangerous when a rogue wheel momentarily became the star of a monster truck show. The monster truck "The Veteran," much to the dismay of the crowd, lost a wheel after landing a jump in the last section of a Malicious Monster Truck Tour show, which is a three-day event at Thunderbird Stadium in Bremerton, Washington, on July 20. The Veteran's wheel broke off, bouncing its way across the venue, over a wall, and into the neighboring parking lot, where event attendees parked their vehicles. Footage captured by an attendee shows both the moment leading up to the tire mishap and the moment right after, when the front left wheel of The Veteran, painted red, white and blue, went airborne and bounced its way over the stadium's east wall and into the neighboring parking lot. According to reporting by the Kitsap Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network, the wheel came to a full stop after hitting two vehicles — one of which was completely crushed — and a tree. "There were no injuries," Bill Payne, co-owner and operator of event host Straight Up Racing, told the Kitsap Sun. "But the Kia is probably not going to live." Straight Up Racing, a Port Orchard-based monster truck team, has held the event at the stadium, located inside the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, for five years. 'If we can afford it, then we're going to just do it out of pocket," Payne said. "If it's something that is unreasonable, then we'll turn it into our insurance and hope for the best that we can continue having these events." Watch the moment monster truck 'The Veteran' loses its wheel Michael Groth, who decided to leave the show a little early, was making his way across the parking lot with his son when he heard a loud noise. "We heard a loud pop, and we turned around, and this huge tire was bouncing over the wall, then over a fence and smashed a car," Groth told the Sun. "We were there five or so seconds before." As soon as the coast was clear, Groth went to check if anyone had been inside the vehicle. "It was pretty scary, we got going pretty quick after," Groth told the Sun. Monster truck team releases statement after tire mishap Our statement about the tire incident in Bremerton. The Port Orchard-based monster truck team formally addressed the tire incident on social media, writing that they wanted to get in front of the situation so fans could hear about what happened from them, not "any uninformed or sensationalized source on TV or online." "Motorsports are unpredictable," Straight Up Racing said in a statement. "The truck involved was running industry-standard wheel restraints. Fact is, there is no piece of metal in existence that will always stand up to the forces involved in monster truck competition." The group said they "quickly" made contact with both the Kitsap County Fair Board and a fencing company to "collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future." "Accidents happen, even unprecedented incidents such as this & we will always do everything we can to help further the safety of this great sport we all love," the statement reads. "Our backflip ramp Camera captured the most dramatic angle of the incident. We wanted to prove we are hiding from nothing & want to be as transparent & open about it as possible." Contributing: Jessica Baugh/ Kitsap Sun
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25-03-2025
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Tears shed as York Normandy veteran recites poem at honorary Strensall event
A York D-Day veteran was honoured at an annual event and his recital from a Second World War poem was greeted with warm applause and a few tears were shed. Ken Cooke, 99, and his support crew were invited to Spearehead Community Cafe at St Mary's Church in Strensall on March 19, for what has become an annual event. Recommended reading: Ken Cooke celebrated by First Bus with bus named after him Ken Cooke joins Remembrance service at Station Rise memorial York D-Day veteran recalls 80th anniversary of campaign Volunteers from Spearehead Community Cafe with Ken Cooke (Image: Mick Child) Nick Beilby from York Normandy Veterans said: "The volunteers had arranged for maximum attendance and made a great fuss of Ken and his friends. "The bacon sandwiches, cake, and coffee were superb. "Ken read the moving poem The Veteran and there was a stunned silence and tears followed by great applause. "He picked up a copy at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy some years back and it perfectly encapsulates what Ken and all the others who contributed to the war effort went through." Ken was presented with a cheque for more than £250, which will go towards an oak bench commemorating York Normandy veterans on the Soldier's Lawn in York Cemetery. A member of the Fishergate Army Cadets, Ken was called up on his 18th birthday before being posted to The Green Howards 7th Battalion. It was from there he became involved in the June 6 D-Day landing in 1944.
