Nitro Menace (originally known as Menace from January-March 2015) was a 2005 Ford F-150 monster truck owned and driven by Darren Migues of Migues Motorsports out of Olathe, Kansas. The truck has competed in various monster truck events and mostly competed with teammate Jail Bird.
History[]
Nitro Menace debuted in 2015, with Darren Migues behind the wheel. At the time of its debut, the truck originally ran under the name Menace, with the "Nitro" portion being added later in March.
In 2017, Nitro Menace competed in Monster Jam Arena Championship Series 4. At World Finals XVIII, the truck would receive a slightly updated design.
In 2019, Nitro Menace began running as Dragon in the Monster Jam Arena Championship Series. Later in the summer in Kansas City, Missouri, a brand-new paint scheme would be unveiled.
In 2020, The truck would again run as Dragon the following year in the Monster Jam Arena Championship Series. In Terre Haute, Travis Mowery drove the truck.
In 2021, Nitro Menace's chassis would be run as Extreme Attitude under Travis Mowery, resulting in the Nitro Menace name being shelved for the time being. Prior to that, the name would be run on the Jail Bird chassis for select shows with Migues driving.
In 2022, The truck would return to competition the following year, with Brad Allen taking over the driving duties and competing on Arena Championship Series West & finished 7th. Migues would return to drive the truck for the series' Wichita events, winning a freestyle championship there. This also happened to be his final event, as he retired from competition afterward due to selling the truck, excluding the name, to James Trantina's Triple B Motorsports. He, however, would also temporarily return to drive it in Vancouver.
Trivia[]
- Nitro Menace was the first independently owned monster truck to ever win an overall event championship in Monster Jam.
- To add to that, Nitro Menace was the only truck on Arena Championship Series 4 in 2017, other than Grave Digger or Northern Nightmare, to win an overall event championship,
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