Indianapolis, IN TNT

[dave3ba]

Date: November 14th, 1987.

Track: Indoors, 2 roller hills about 50 ft. apart, followed by 8 cars, then another 25ft to the finish line.

Lineup: Jim Kramer (Bigfoot VI), Tommy Bryant (Pony Express), Bennett Clark (Clydesdale), Jon Breen (Mad Dog III), Leslie Anderson (Texas Toy), Herb Werkmeister (Gold Dust Express II), Scott Hess (Hercules II), Reed Thompson (Gentle Ben), Marvin Smith (Crimson Giant), Dale Harris (Casper)

Results:

Round 1:
Kramer def. Bryant
Breen def. Clark
Anderson def. Werkmeister
Hess def. Thompson
Smith def. Harris

Quarterfinals:
Kramer def. Breen
Hess def. Anderson
Smith def. Harris (fast loser)

Semifinals:
Kramer def. Hess
Anderson (fast loser) def. Smith

Finals:
Kramer def. Anderson
-Kramer flips Bigfoot

Notes: This was the second year in a row Kramer had flipped a Bigfoot truck on this date, however footage of the first roll is extremely rare. The rollcage in Bigfoot VI failed and Kramer was lucky to walk away unharmed. Before the finals, Kramer lost the front driveshaft, and therefore had no way of pulling the truck out of the nosedive that rolled it. This was also the last show with Marvin Smith's Crimson Giant. The truck was repainted as Stomper II shortly after. This was the last event of the 1987 season.

[oldiron]

are there anymore details on the bigfoot 1986 indy roll?

[dave3ba]

I haven't heard or seen a whole lot about it. What I do know is that it was one year to the day before this event in '87, Jim Kramer was driving, and it was during the National Anthem while Kramer was making a turn. After some research, I believe that the '86 roll was not in Indianapolis, but rather in Murray, OK. I will change my post to reflect this.

[DiggerFan]

Here's footage of the semi-final race between Bigfoot and Hercules from this event, as well as the final round race & the famous "endo" rollover:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsb62WcC1nc

Also, here's footage of the rollover that occurred a year before, in Murray, Kentucky, that has been discussed in this topic:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNN_w1ms4qk