Bigfoot and others compete in Cape Girardeau
The 2007 Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Winter Nationals kicked off the season in Cape Girardeau, MO at the Show Me Center January 5th-6th!! The event featured a great lineup of monster trucks, including the legendary Bigfoot and ace driver Dan Runte, 2006 CFP Champion Brad Campbell in Monster Moose, Jason Grill in Public Disturbance, Rob French in Twisted Dragon, Larry Quick in Reaper, and Mike Dudick in Iron Horse.
See below for photos and highlights from the show, and check out TheMonsterBlog.com for more of the best monster truck news and coverage anywhere!!
 Fans gather before each show for the "Pit Party", where they can see the trucks up close and personal and meet their favorite drivers. |  The monster trucks get ready to perform in front of a packed house. |  Dan Runte in Bigfoot defeats Rob French in Twisted Dragon during the racing portion of the show. |
 Jason Grill in Public Disturbance flies to victory over teammate Monster Moose, |  Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot takes the overall racing victory, narrowly defeating Public Disturbance. |  Iraq war veteran Mike Dudick freestyles in the Iron Horse truck. |
 Dudick opens the Saturday night freestyle with a big leap, walking the back tires up and over the van stack. |  '02 CFP Champion Rob French airs out his new Twisted Dragon truck. |  Twisted Dragon is the only Corvette bodied monster truck. They call it a "Trukvette". |
 Larry Quick in his Reaper truck perform a huge reverse move over the van stack in freestyle. |  Brad Campbell in Monster Moose shows the MO crowd why he is the defending champ. |  Brad Campbell, receiving his 2006 CFP Monster Truck Winter Nationals Championship trophy before the show. |
 Legendary driver Dan Runte takes Summit Bigfoot over the crushed cars in freestyle. |  Runte airs out Bigfoot on his way to the Saturday freestyle win. |  The new Reaper scheme featuring TheMonsterBlog.com on the side. For the best monster truck coverage anywhere, visit The Monster Blog!! |
