Monster Jam held an event at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on January 19, 2008. The event was special because it was the first ever Monster Jam Thrill Show. The event would feature a cyclone contest, wheelie contest, and a freestyle competition with no racing involved. The event also featured a new judging format that was a one off where the competitions would be judged by crowd noise. This was also used again the following year. The event featured an 8 truck lineup. Pablo Huffaker in Grave Digger swept the event by winning the cyclone contest at 96.6 db, the wheelie contest at 101.1 db, and Freestyle at 105.1 db.
Field of trucks[]
- American Guardian - Rick Raab
- Anger Management - Aaron Cromer
- El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza
- Grave Digger 16 - Pablo Huffaker
- Instigator - Lionel Easler
- Team Suzuki - Bobby Parr
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Ryan Huffaker
- The Broker - Lou Antonozzi
Cyclones[]
- Grave Digger - 96.6 db
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - 93.5 db
- El Toro Loco - 92.9 db
- American Guardian - 90.0 db
The rest are unknown.
Wheelies[]
- Grave Digger - 101.1 db
- Team Suzuki - 96.6 db
The rest are unknown.
Freestyle[]
- Grave Digger - 105.1 db
- El Toro Loco - 104.1 db
- Team Suzuki - 99.5 db
- Instigator - 98.0 db
- The Broker - 96.6 db
The rest are unknown.