Orlando 2004

Orlando 2004 was a Monster Jam event held on January 31st, 2004 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando and was the ninth stop of the 2004 Monster Jam TV Season. The big key of this event was the downpour of rain making the track tremendously slick and slippery, which even led to no qualifying.

Field of Trucks
Bad News Travels Fast- Bruce Haney

Destroyer- Dan Evans

Eradicator- Andy Slifko

Grave Digger- Dennis Anderson

Gunslinger- Scott Hartsock

Hot Wheels- Rob Knell

Little Tiger- Brian Barthel

Maximum Destruction- Tom Meents

Obsession- Steve Reynolds

Ragin Steel- Chad Tingler

Reptoid- Jim Jack

Sudden Impact- John Seasock

Round 1 Racing
Ragin Steel vs. Sudden Impact

This race very confusing, as firstly Seasock knocked over two poles, but then Tingler slid off the track and finally Sudden Impact shut down with the winner being called for Ragin Steel

Obsession vs. Hot Wheels

Mechanical issues on Hot Wheels would give Reynolds a pass into the second round

Eradicator vs. Destroyer

Both trucks struggled in the final turn, Slifko spinning out but a five second penalty on Destroyer secured a win for Eradicator

Maximum Destruction vs. Little Tiger

Even though better judgement would say not to be as heavy footed, Meents dirt tracked around the course and would sail on past Little Tiger

Gunslinger vs. Bad News Travels Fast

Hartsock despite some issues would end up making it through with his experience of wet Florida tracks.

Grave Digger vs. Reptoid

Anderson's more aggressive driving style would cost dearly here as Reptoid staying calm and collective would get the upset win

Round 2 Racing
Ragin Steel vs. Obsession

The more experienced and level headed Reynolds would easily blast through Ragin Steel to move on

Eradicator vs. Maximum Destruction

Both trucks struggled in the second turn, but Meents's driving style paid off and got him the win

Gunslinger vs. Reptoid

Battle of the long standing Florida boys, and issues for Gunslinger would be the bullet in his shoulder as Reptoid would move on

Semi Finals
Obsession vs. Gunslinger (FL)

Battle of the teammates, and in the final turn despite Slinger going wide, Reynolds goes off the track and Hartsock will head to the finals

Maximum Destruction vs. Reptoid

Jim Jack would make it two for two on the headliners as Meents would also have the high speed work against him

Finals
Gunslinger vs. Reptoid

Rematch of round 2, and the results would be the same as Jim Jack would head into the winners circle in Reptoid

Freestyle
Bad News Travels Fast

Bruce kept smart, staying on the racing stacks with some good hits and filled the clock

Score- 6+6+3= 15

Obsession

Reynolds stayed in the same league as Haney with hitting the racing stacks, but also threw in a set of donuts to fill out his run

Score- 6+6+5= 17

Ragin Steel

Tingler went big attacking the bread van but the slick tops slid the truck and he got stuck on his first hit

Score- 5+2+4= 11

Reptoid

On a high after winning racing, Jim came out with massive air over the racing lanes and again keeping it safe

Score- 6+7+6= 19

Hot Wheels

Rob Knell hit the track with air over the cars, but a bad bounce would send him over early

Score- 6+5+7= 18

Destroyer

Dan started off with good sky wheelies, but he would meet the same fate as Tingler and get stuck on the bread van

Score- 6+5+7= 18

Sudden Impact

Seasock started off by being the first to clear the bread van with ease, then continued with sky wheelies before being the first to hit the giant dirt hill, and donuts to finish off a strong run

Score- 8+8+9= 25

Little Tiger

Despite having the best momentum so far, Barthel did not hit the big jumps like Seasock which dramatically hurt his run

Score- 7+8+7= 22

Gunslinger

Hartsock would lose power twice in the run, only getting a few car hits in before the clock would expire

Score- 6+5+5= 16

Eradicator

A large camper would be Andy's target, but Slifko would end up getting stuck on the camper, and after killing much of the clock would be freed. He blasted through it to get the run truly going, but the clock was winding down fast. A big hit over the box van and a set of donuts would deliver some big highlights.

Score- 8+8+9= 25

Grave Digger

Anderson looking for his third straight freestyle win came out fast, and hit what was left of the camper flattening it, and then big air over the cars. Dennis hit the box van, landing hard flat on the tires, then came around before side hitting the dirt hill, and another flat landing jump would end another phenomenal Digger run.

Score- 10+9+10= 29

Maximum Destruction

Tom looking to win freestyle for the first time since Atlanta came out hard over the cars, then spun it into some cyclones. A leap over the dirt hill would cause the tire to break though and end the run early for Meents.

Score- 8+9+10= 27