Terminal Velocity is a 1941 Willy's monster truck owned by Send It Motorsports and driven by Jon Zimmer Jr. The truck competes along with its teammate Uproar, driven by Jon Zimmer Sr. Their website is senditmotorsportsllc.com.
History[]
Background[]
Prior to being created as a full-sized monster truck, Terminal Velocity was originally created as a virtual monster truck for Rigs of Rods as early as April 15th, 2018.[1] It originally competed in the North American Monster Trucks (NAMT), using a 1961 Chevrolet K-10 body style. It then received a Chevrolet Silverado body style for the NAMT World Finals, before receiving its 1941 Willy's body style for virtual Outlaw Monster Truck Drags events in 2020.
2020[]
Terminal Velocity was built in early 2020 on the former Wild Side chassis. The truck made its competition debut that August with Jon Zimmer Jr. behind the wheel.
2021[]
The truck entered its first full year of competition and would later make its first Monster Jam appearance on May 21st in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] There, it would win the skills challenge competition during the Sunday afternoon show. Zimmer and the truck would also win that year's Monster Truck Throwdown championship.
2022[]
Terminal Velocity competed in the Monster Jam Arena Championship Series Central. During the series, Zimmer Jr. and the truck would win multiple overall event championships. Zimmer Jr. would finish in 5th place. They also made two appearances on the Arena Championship Series East in Hampton and Little Rock.
2023[]
Jr. drives Terminal Velocity on Arena Series Central. In Allentown, Pennsylvania, he tied Brandan Tulachka's score in freestyle at one of the shows.[3] This is a rare occurrence ever since the JudgesZone.com scoring system has been introduced. On the series, he would have a very notable rivalry with Brandon Vinson throughout the year, both being in a tight points chase that would eventually come down to the final weekend of the series in Green Bay. However, Brandon would eventually win the series over him, with Jon finishing in second place, being the highest ranked independent Monster Jam driver of the 2023 season.[4] Although the truck did not get an invitation to the main field, it did compete in the two-wheel skills competition at World Finals XXII. The truck almost won the competition, finishing 2nd to Tyler Menninga in Grave Digger.[5] In August, the former chassis is used for the team's newest truck, Tannerite, driven by Tanner Swinhart as Zimmer left the team. Later in November, the truck comes back on the former Bad Habit Relapse chassis on a new Ford Super-Duty body. This would be a one-time occurrence, as the truck would be converted into a display truck for All Star Monster Truck Tour the following year.
2024[]
Jr. competed with his dad in the new Uproar truck on the All Star Monster Truck Championship Series. The truck would re-debut on a new Concussion chassis that is an exact replica of the original chassis, with the original body making a return as well. The truck would go on to win the series in March. The truck is also slated to do Q2 events for Monster Jam as-well. It made its return to the league in Nashville. This would be Jon Zimmer Jr's first Monster Jam stadium show, along with his dad's new Uproar truck. Later in the year, the truck would compete at the Cook Out Monster Truck Bash. The truck would be the fastest qualifier, and would go on to win the racing championship in spectacular fashion, almost completely dismembering the rear end at the final jump after the rear steering cylinder gave out moments before.
2025[]
Jr. will compete on the Arena Series Central. This would be the truck's first time competing for first quarter in Monster Jam under Send It Motorsports.
World Finals appearances[]
| Year | Driver | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jon Zimmer Jr. | Skills: 2nd (7.055) |
Trivia[]
- Up until 2024, Terminal Velocity held the record of having the most overall event wins won in Monster Jam by an independently owned monster truck at 33, beating the previous record of 23 held by Stinger Unleashed. This record has since been broken by Jurassic Attack, which has currently won 36 overall event wins as of April 27, 2024.
- During donuts, Jon commonly opened his truck door and he held the steering wheel out.
- The truck was planned to be a part of the 2024 Monster Jam season, but due to contract errors, the plans would soon fall, however new contracts were signed for Q2 events.
Gallery[]
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