#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 DRIVERS#
#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 SERIES#
#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 TV#

The Syracuse event featured a freestyle exhibition encore from Max-D.Hooked was the only truck to not flip over in any event in this series.This was the first and only season that mega trucks competed at the FS1 Series.

#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 SERIES#

This was the final Fox Sports 1 Series to use the 2-point/1-point point system.

This would be David Smith and King Krunch's return to competition after an over year long hiatus.

Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, El Toro Loco, War Wizard, and Hooked all returned, but with different drivers.

Being Jim Koehler with Avenger, Steve Sims with Stone Crusher, Damon Bradshaw with Monster Energy, and Linsey Weenk with Lucas Oil Crusader.

#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 DRIVERS#

Only four drivers from the original tour returned with the same truck.

Bari Musawwir in Zombie, who competed in the first FS1 Series was in the East Coast More Monster Jam tour while Becky McDonough who competed in the first More Monster Jam tour competed in this tour.

This championship was also be the first with a reigning champion, with the 2015 Champion Mike Vaters II in Overkill Evolution competing.

This was the first season for Adam Anderson in Grave Digger, Steven Sims in Pirate's Curse and Dustin Brown in Monster Mutt Junkyard Dog as well as the first Monster Jam season of Brutus with Brad Allen behind the wheel, the first for the truck since the retirement of Chris Bergeron in 2013.

A week after Indianapolis, he ran the same retro paint scheme on a GMC body and campaigned the body all the way to the end of the season. In Indianapolis, he debuted a brand new Chevy Blazer body with a retro paint scheme. He ran the normal off road Ford body in Atlanta, Tampa and Orlando.

During the tour, King Krunch ran three different bodies.

The same event was also the debut show for Pirate's Curse, Monster Mutt Junkyard Dog, and Alien Invasion (as an encore), and at Detroit show, the video can be found here.

At the Atlanta event, Alien Invasion, Scooby Doo, Grave Digger and Dragon did a tandem freestyle exhibition.

#MONSTER TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 TV#

TV commentary was provided by announcers Scott Douglass and Bob Dillner.

The truck with the highest amount of points would be given automatic spots in the World Finals, with the champion being Adam Anderson in Grave Digger. Max-D in Atlanta, losing to Monster Mutt Junkyard Dog in the finals Atlanta

Mar 5- Syracuse, New York: Carrier Dome.

Feb 13- Anaheim, California: Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Jan 30- Indianapolis, Indiana: Lucas Oil Stadium.

Jan 23- Orlando, Florida: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.

Jan 16- Tampa, Florida: Raymond James Stadium.

Hosts: Ryan LaCosse, Leslie Mears, Taylor Mock Events

Monster Mutt Junkyard Dog - Dustin Brown.

Grave Digger #32/ #23 (Detroit only) - Adam Anderson.

El Toro Loco (Yellow) - Becky McDonough.Monster truck freestyle competition (winner gets 2 points).

Mega Trucks racing (winner gets 2 points).Mega Trucks qualifying (fastest qualifier gets 1 point).Monster truck racing competition (winner gets 2 points).Monster truck donut competition (winner gets 1 point).Top 8 qualifiers will proceed to the racing competition, while the bottom 8 compete in the donut competition.Monster truck qualifying (fast qualifier gets 1 point).

Monster truck championship 2016