User blog:CowboyGeneral/Bigfoot at Monster Jam in the early 2000s?

This is where I will post exactly what I read on Truckworld.com instead of cluttering up Bigfoot's talk page.

100 YEARS OF FORD

'''With the blue oval celebration going on in Dearborn Michigan, we couldn't help but wonder how the weekend went considering Team Bigfoot had four of their trucks (#s 1, 5, 8 & 14) there, and Clear Channel Entertainment Motorsports brought Madusa, Power Forward, 2 Blue Thunders (Hancock & Ferrell) as well as their Blue Thunder ride truck. Dan Runte's Bigfoot 14 debuted a brand new 2004 Ford F150 body and paint scheme. The Clear Channel trucks did some exhibition racing and freestyled throughout the weekend. Despite the increasingly sour relationship between Team Bigfoot and Clear Channel since 1999, Bigfoot 14 did come out for the race and freestyle activities with the CCE trucks.'''

 Blue Thunder and BIGFOOT 14 line up at the Ford 100th celebration. [Click on image to enlarge]

'''We asked Clear Channel Entertainment Motorsports to comment on Bigfoot performing at the Ford 100th Anniversary Celebration. "Yes there were some last minute politics, but we all got through it." They went on to state that being at the event with Bigfoot really didn't seem to "strengthen or hurt our current relationship." They did emphasize that they have no intention of using any of the Bigfoot trucks in any future events of theirs, and any talk of that is simply not true. In closing they stated "We all made the fans and sponsors happy and that was our goal."'''

'''Both companies are sponsored by Ford, and here's how it breaks down. Bigfoot is sponsored by the Ford Motorsports division (20 Year anniversary) while the Monster Jam series and Blue Thunder are sponsored by the Ford Trucks division. Both groups on both sides are very dedicated to the success of Monster Trucks and have been involved in Motorsports for many years. Clear Channel's contract with Ford expires in December 2004, but there is already talks of a renewal. TruckWorld has learned that some new paint schemes for the Blue Thunder trucks have been in the works, but don't expect to see the change until an extended contract decision has been made later next year.'''

See our BIGFOOT coverage for their activities at the Ford 100 celebration. https://web.archive.org/web/20031005030814/http://www.truckworld.com/Monster-Trucks/Monsters-Monthly/2003-july/news.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20030802005335/http://bigfoot4x4.com/ford.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20030724112025/http://www.truckworld.com/Monster-Trucks/Monsters-Monthly/news-01.html