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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
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
The Independent
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Huge tire flies off monster truck mid-show as shocked spectators watch on
A monster truck's huge tire flew off mid-performance in Washington state, dramatic video from Sunday (20 July) shows. The incident occurred during the Malicious Monster Truck Tour at Thunderbird Stadium in Bremerton. Footage shows the tire coming away from the vehicle as it jumped before rolling away and eventually landing in the parking lot. Event organisers said multiple cars were damaged. "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. We were quickly in contact with both the Kitsap County Fair Board & a fencing company to collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future," they said.
CBS News
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Video shows monster truck wheel fly off mid-performance, damaging multiple cars
A fan's video captured the moment a monster truck's massive tire flew off during a performance in Washington state. The incident occurred at the Malicious Monster Truck Tour, a three-day event at Thunderbird Stadium in Bremerton, Washington. Video shows a huge tire fly off a red, white and blue truck with "Veteran" emblazoned on its side as the vehicle jumped over a ridge. The tire bounced and rolled, eventually flying into the stadium's parking lot at the end of the track. No one was injured in the incident, but multiple parked cars were damaged, event organizers said. One car was directly hit by the tire and was crushed, local media reported. A second vehicle sustained damage as well. Event organizers said on social media that the truck involved was using "industry-standard wheel restraints." Monster truck tires can weigh between 800 and 900 pounds each, according to Popular Mechanics. "Fact is, there is no piece of metal in existence that will always stand up to the forces involved in monster truck competition," the organizers said in a statement. They said they contacted local officials and a fencing company to "collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future." Tyler Trinchini, who operates the Instagram page Monster Trucks Washington and shared video of the moment, told CBS News he has been to "plenty of monster truck shows" and had "never seen anything like this happen before." "Luckily, my car was not the one that was damaged," Trinchini said. "I'm just very thankful that no one was injured."
Fox News
22-07-2025
- Fox News
Monster truck wheel detaches during show in Washington, destroying multiple cars in nearby parking lot
The "Malicious Monster Truck Tour" certainly lived up to its name during a show in Washington over the weekend. A vehicle parked outside Thunderbird Arena & Stadium in Bremerton was crushed on Sunday after a wheel flew off one of the monster trucks during the show. Video showed the wheel come off the truck before bouncing out of the arena into several parked cars. The tour released a statement confirming that no one was injured as a result of the incident, but that several cars had sustained damage. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON "Motorsports are unpredictable. 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. We were quickly in contact with both the Kitsap County Fair Board & a fencing company to collaborate on a plan of action to help reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future," the statement read. "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." NO CHARGES FILED AFTER MONSTER TRUCK TOPPLES UTILITY POLES, INJURING SEVERAL AT MAINE FAIRGROUND The tour released a video on Facebook that showed another angle of the tire coming loose and launching outside the arena. There were no fans sitting in the path of the dislodged wheel. "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." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP According to FOX 13, a 6-year-old boy tragically died in 2009 after being struck in the head by debris from a monster truck at a show at the Tacoma Dome in Washington. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter .
CTV News
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
B.C. safety regulator says workers disabled ammonia detectors for monster truck rally
The Weekend Warrior monster truck at a Motorsport Spectacular event at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg) Municipal workers in Cranbrook, B.C., were instructed to disable ammonia detection alarms inside a city arena during a monster truck rally earlier this year – constituting just one of several serious safety infractions that occurred over the course of the two-day event, according to the provincial workplace regulator. WorkSafeBC has fined the municipality $175,783.78 for multiple 'high-risk violations' of the province's workplace health and safety standards in the wake of the February motocross event at the city-owned Western Financial Place arena. The City of Cranbrook says it 'takes these allegations seriously' but is appealing the penalty. Carbon monoxide exposure A WorkSafeBC inspection report, prepared in the weeks following the event, said 10 city workers were on shift for each of the three motorsports shows held over two days, with more staff involved in the event's setup and teardown. During the shows, which featured monster trucks and dirt bikes performing stunts before thousands of spectators, carbon monoxide levels inside the arena reached double the acceptable short-term exposure limit, and eight times the acceptable long-term limit, according to the report, though it is not known how long those elevated levels were sustained. The arena's ventilation system had been adapted to try to prevent a buildup of vehicle exhaust fumes, however the system failed and was shut down due to cold weather during the first event, the inspector determined. As a result, gas detection systems inside the area showed elevated levels of not only carbon monoxide, but carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, as well, the report said. 'Silencing the alarm' A health and safety representative from the city told the WorkSafeBC inspector the city was aware that a plan to control exposure to carbon monoxide was required, 'however one was not developed prior to the event,' according to the agency. When the arena's ammonia detection system, designed to alert staff to any leaks of the potentially deadly gas, was triggered by the exhaust fumes, staff were reportedly told to deactivate the alarms. 'Upper management told workers to contact the manufacturer of the ammonia detection system to assist in silencing the alarm,' the inspection report said. 'The workers were instructed by the manufacturer on how to place the system into 'test mode,' which temporarily disables the alarm system.' The report goes on to state that 'workers were potentially exposed to ammonia' as a result of this action. 'Ammonia is a toxic and potentially lethal gas that poses serious health risks, including respiratory issues, irritation to the eyes and throat, and, in high concentrations, can lead to severe lung damage or even death,' the inspection report said. 'Fully aware of the risk' A 2018 ammonia leak at an arena in the nearby community of Fernie killed three men after an alarm was silenced while they performed work on the facility's cooling system. The WorkSafeBC report said arena employees 'were upset with how management responded to their health concerns' during a meeting following the event. One employee, who spoke with CTV News on the condition they not be named, said the memory of the fatal Fernie ammonia leak was still top of mind. The City of Cranbrook did not respond to questions about the safety report Friday. 'This employer has the resources, expertise, and obligation to anticipate risks and put preventative measures in place,' the WorkSafeBC report said. 'The employer should have been fully aware of the risk posed by engine exhaust emissions during an indoor motocross event.' Dirt may have been contaminated The provincial workplace safety agency also determined that the dirt used for the motorsports track in the arena was taken from the grounds of a wastewater treatment plant without first being tested for contamination from harmful substances. In a statement Saturday, the city contended the dirt was clean fill taken from a local road construction project and temporarily stored at the wastewater treatment facility. The WorkSafeBC report found the dirt was stored at the wastewater plant for 12 months prior to the event, and 'may have been contaminated with harmful bacteria, fungi, or chemicals that could pose risks if inhaled or contacted by workers' as a result. 'The equipment used during the event would have stirred up dust from the track to generate airborne particles, leading to exposure to biological agents and chemical hazards,' the report said. 'Exposure to dirt that has been stored at a wastewater treatment plant and may be contaminated poses significant risks to health. The soil could also be contaminated with hazardous pathogens, chemicals, or heavy metals, which can lead to serious illnesses, infections, or long-term health problems,' the report continued. 'Workers were required to truck large quantities of this dirt into the arena and spread it out into the desired track using mobile equipment. Workers were not required to wear specialized PPE (personal protective equipment). Many workers came into direct contact with the dirt and were at a very high risk of inhaling the dust.' Fine calculated by payroll The Motorsport Spectacular event was held over two days on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, featuring monster trucks, mini monster trucks and freestyle motocross, according to a city announcement promoting the event. Tickets for the event were sold directly through the city's website and at the box office for Western Financial Place, which is owned and operated by the municipality. The WorkSafeBC fine of $175,783.78 was calculated at approximately one per cent of the city's annual payroll, according to the safety regulator.
