Anaheim, CA USHRA

[bitemestudios]

Date: ??/??/1987

Track: Stadium U-Shaped, two sets of three cars, first turn, set of six cars, second turn, two sets of three cars.

Lineup: Fred Shafer (Bearfoot II), Jeff Bainter (Hot Stuff), Ron Dennis (Leadfoot), Joe Renke (The Toy), Todd Blaeser (Hawaiian Punch), Jim Spindler (Awesome Kong II), Mike Welch (Super Pete), Mike Welch (Monster Mash), Brian Shell (Showtime), Mark Dye (Fly-N'-Hi), Jim Kramer (Bigfoot IV)

Results:

-Welch (Super Pete) d. Shell
-Bainter d. Dennis (Leadfoot breaks off right front wheel on first car set)
-Dye d. Blaeser
-Renke d. Shafer (Bearfoot rolls over on final turn)
-Spindler d. Welch (Monster Mash) (Welch DQ'd for sliding off the side of the final car set)
-Kramer solo run

Notes: The way the broadcast views, this wasn't a bracket racing competition, but rather just a series of exhibition races. To win the race, the rear wheels had to clear the final car.

[tntfan]

This event was in February 1987.
It was a two day show. Saturday night was pulling and monsters. Sunday was mud racing and monsters. Saturday night winners advanced to Sunday, were the winner faced Bigfoot with Jim Kramer. Sundays semi-finals had USA-1 (Everett Jasmer) against Cyclops (Gary Gardiner). Cyclops won the race but neither him or USA-1 could continue. Then third runner-up Jeff Bainter (Hot Stuff) faced Bigfoot. In the final Bigfoot beat Hot Stuff.

[dave3ba]

If anyone has a decent copy of this event, please e-mail me. Also, was the part with USA-1 televised?

[dave3ba]

The copy I recently obtained of this show is around 8 mins long. Very poor quality, only shows the monster trucks. From what I can see, Kramer had a brand new Bigfoot VI there I believe, not number four.

[Tim T]

Kramer did indeed have #6 there.

[dave3ba]

This may have been the first event for that truck.

[brianv]

If the winners from Night #1 advances to the second night, where did USA-1 and Cyclops come from?

Do you have the full run-down of brackets from the second event (Sunday, I assume?)

Thanks!

[kouvre]

USA-1 and Cyclops were indeed at this event, as shown on the commercial video "Blood, Sweat, & Gears."