Saudi Arabia 2017 was a series of two events hosted by Monster Jam at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 17-18, 2017. This event marked the first time in which Monster Jam hosted events in the country of Saudi Arabia, as well as the start of the 2017 International tour, featuring an eight-truck lineup featuring drivers who competed exclusively in international events. Alx Danielsson in Team Hot Wheels Firestorm won both the racing competition on Friday and the freestyle competition on Saturday. Meanwhile, Scott Liddycoat in Dragon won the wheelie competition on Friday, with Randy Brown in Blue Thunder winning the freestyle competition that same day. Tony Ochs in Superman won the racing competition on Saturday, with Steven Sims in Mohawk Warrior winning the wheelies competition that same day.
Field of trucks[]
Superman in Saudi Arabia.
- Max-D (Red) - Neil Elliott
- Dragon - Scott Liddycoat
- El Toro Loco (Black) - Joe Sylvester
- Superman - Tony Ochs
- Mohawk Warrior (Purple) - Steven Sims
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm - Alx Danielsson
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian - Chad Tingler
- Blue Thunder - Randy Brown
Results[]
Show #1 (March 17, 2017; Friday)[]
Show #2 (March 18, 2017; Saturday)[]
- Racing: Superman
- Wheelies: Mohawk Warrior
- Freestyle: Team Hot Wheels Firestorm
Team Hot Wheels Firestorm (Without skull decals).
Blue Thunder (Without lightning bolts).
Trivia[]
- Many trucks in the event featured exclusive alternate paint schemes:
- Team Hot Wheels Firestorm featured a paint scheme that did not feature any skull decals.
- Blue Thunder featured a body that did not feature any lightning bolt patterns. Only the logo was visible on the truck.
- Mohawk Warrior featured a purple paint scheme, which would have been used by BJ Johnson at Monster Jam World Finals XV & Monster Jam World Finals XVI had he won the Showdown at either respective event. The truck also did not feature the Great Clips sponsorship (Due to the body being made before the truck gained said sponsor).
- Dragon featured horns that were a slightly different color from the original truck, as well as green wheels. Said variant would be used throughout the remainder of the International tour for the rest of the season.
- This event marked one of very few international events hosted by Monster Jam to not feature Grave Digger. Said truck was most likely absent from the event due to religious reasons, although Grave Digger did compete in a show in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates four years prior.
- This event also marked the official return of Superman to competition since 2013.
- Because women were prohibited from attending the event, no female drivers were present.
- Despite the use of multi-colored trucks being discontinued from competition by the end of the 2016 season, few multi-colored trucks were in competition, being the red Max-D, black El Toro Loco, and purple Mohawk Warrior.
- This event was not listed in the results page in MonsterJam.com for unknown reasons.
Monster Jam Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (مونستر جام الرياض)