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Time Flys is a 1934 Ford Coupe hot rod monster truck owned and driven by Kelvin Ramer of Living the Dream Racing out of Watsonville, California. It was constructed in 2008 as the teammate to Natural High. The truck competed alongside its teammate, Wild Flower, which is driven by Kelvin’s daughter, Rosalee. The truck became well known for its low stance and very slim cab design along with its ability to easily perform slap wheelies and unexpected saves. The truck has not run since the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the Ramer's focusing on their towing company. A new chassis was announced to be under construction, but there have been no updates seen since 2021. Both Ramer's have hinted a return to monster trucks, however a date has not been set in stone because they are so busy with their towing company.

History[]

Background[]

Time Flys was originally created in late 2008 as the teammate to Kelvin Ramer’s previous truck, Natural High. At the time of its creation, the truck featured a red and silver paint scheme with a green graffiti logo, a scheme similar to Natural High’s.

2009[]

Time Flys would enter competition on January 10, 2009 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. The truck would have a successful debut, placing 4th in freestyle. Time Flys and Natural High would compete together in only one show being the Tacoma event where the latter truck would be retired following an incident. Time Flys, however, would continue to compete with its original paint scheme in multiple events across the west coast, until receiving a new black paint scheme featuring red flames and a white logo at World Finals X. Following the World Finals, the truck would be invited to the Mattel headquarters for reference photos and measurements for the truck to become a Hot Wheels toy.

2010[]

The truck received a Living The Dream decal on the roof. Crew chief Justin Cluster would drive the truck at the second Anaheim show. Later in the year, the truck would receive a Hot Wheels diecast release.

2011[]

Rosalee Ramer would make her competition debut driving the truck at a show in her hometown. Later in the year, Don Frankish drives the truck at an Edmonton Monster Truck event while Ramer drove Fired Up.

2012[]

A new teammate truck called Detour would debut.

2013[]

The truck would be nominated for the Monster Jam Stadium Wheelie of the Year award.

2014[]

Time Flys’ chassis would be completely rebuilt. It would also be repainted gray and would feature a new Living The Dream decal on the roof. That same year, Rosalee would unveil Wild Flower at World Finals XV.

2017[]

Time Flys competed on FS1 Championship Series West along with Wild Flower. During the series, Ramer and the truck would win two wheelie competitions in the series’ opener in Anaheim, as well as Jacksonville, the latter of which would result in Kelvin winning that year’s Stadium Wheelie of the Year Award. Kelvin would also win that year’s Save of the Year Award after sidewall save at the second Anaheim show. Meanwhile, the truck would finish 12th in the standings with 95 points. Ramer and the truck would later pick up another Wheelie win in Santa Clara.

2018[]

Time Flys competed on Stadium Championship Series 2. Ramer and the truck would finish 12th place with 81 points . Later that season, the truck would receive a new yellow paint scheme, which was first showcased at the World Finals XIX pit party in March. The truck would suffer a series of unfortunate events during its first few events with the yellow paint scheme. First, the truck broke down during practice in Santa Clara and was unable to compete for the entire show. In Salinas, the truck blew its motor and broke its left rear axle and was only able to compete in the donut competition. In Turlock, the motor blew once again during racing, resulting in the truck being unable to compete in the freestyle competition. Several weeks later (in San Diego), motor issues occurred once again, which resulted in multiple short freestyle performances throughout the weekend. In July, the truck blew its tires multiple times during various shows throughout the month. That same year, Ramer would also start building a new state of the art chassis for the truck.

2019[]

Time Flys competed on Stadium Championship Series 2. In Philadelphia, Ramer made an incredible save in freestyle and finished 3rd. He also finished second for the overall event. This ended a lackluster season for Ramer as the truck experienced issues the whole season. Ramer and the truck would once again finish 12th place with 216 points in the series. At World Finals XX, Rosalee was meant to use the chassis as Wild Flower in the high jump competition but would not compete.

2020[]

Time Flys competed on Stadium Championship Series Yellow. The series would be cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ramer would finish 13th place with 120 points. The truck would later be placed on hiatus due to the pandemic. During the pandemic, Ramer would continue to work on the new chassis, often posting photos of the chassis on Facebook.

2021[]

Time Flys made two appearance at a WGAS event in Ramer’s hometown of Watsonville, California, in September.

2022[]

Time Flys did two displays: One at a touch-a-truck event and another one at a trunk or treat event.

2023[]

The truck would do another touch-a-truck event on August 27, 2023, and later a display at a store's grand opening.

Trivia[]

  • The grill on the front of Time Flys showcases the original trucks.
  • The truck's first paint scheme was made to match with the scheme of Ramer’s tow trucks at the time.
  • The truck has only run a full bed once, which was at its debut show.
  • Janette Ramer (Ramer’s wife) designed the original black paint scheme while Ramer was away.
  • Ramer’s cat, Snowball, would typically be seen sitting inside, or on top of Time Flys’ wheels during pit parties. Snowball would pass away in 2019.
  • The truck was originally billed as “The World’s Largest Hot Rod”.
  • The truck ran a Donate Life America flag to bring awareness of organ donations. Ramer’s crew chief, Patrick Carroll, was the one who suggested the idea to run the flag. Patrick himself suffered from heart disease and would pass away in 2012.
  • According to Janette Ramer, there were originally plans if the truck ever got a sponsor. The truck’s paint scheme would be changed to match the sponsor’s colors.
  • Rosalee Ramer came up with the truck’s name when she was younger.

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