Backflip

A backflip is a monster truck stunt done off of a specially built ramp that enables the truck to do a backflip.

Types of Backflip Ramps

 * Dirt: The typical backflip ramp. Built just like a regular dirt ramp, but significantly steeper, to a 90 degree angle straight up.
 * Shipping container: A shipping container (or sometimes two put together) elevated on a few feet of dirt with ramps on either side.
 * Wall: Used exclusively at the World Finals when the near side of the wall, next to Thunder Alley, is designed specifically for backflips using dirt and specially designed boxes (there are usually sponsorship banners on the wall itself).
 * Trailer: Done off of a large transport trailer, similar to that of the large trailers used for the largest obstacles for the early Monster Jam World Finals tracks, although these are stuffed so that the truck goes up and not straight through it.
 * Car: Like a dirt ramp, but with cars placed on the ramp to project the truck up in the air and eventually backwards back onto its wheels.

Controversy
The backflip is not universally popular among Monster Jam enthusiasts. Many fans have criticized the backflip for being over-used and, during some shows, the judges tendency to score a freestyle off of quantity of backflips, rather than the quality of them or any other means of variety the freestyle has.

Gallery
Shipping_container_backflip_ramp.jpg|Soldier Fortune and Soldier Fortune Black Ops doing backflips off of shipping containers. Trailer_backflip_ramp.jpg|Ryan Anderson's Son-Uva Digger debut backflip off of a trailer. Five_backflips_off_of_the_wall.png|The five truck backflip from the World Finals 17 encore. Car_backflip_ramp.jpg|Brute Force during the aftermath of a failed backflip attempt off of a car ramp.