Zombie Hunter (alternatively known as ZH1-X13) was a custom 2008 Ford F-150 monster truck with a Ram concept owned by FELD Motorsports. It was driven primary by Lee O'Donnell and Myranda Cozad for its very short lifespan from 2015-2016.
History[]
2015[]
Zombie Hunter made its first public appearance on January 3rd at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida with Lee O'Donnell behind the wheel. The truck would win the freestyle competition the following weekend in San Antonio.
In February, the truck's chassis ran as The Rod Ryan Show in Houston.
The truck would later be invited to compete at World Finals XVI. During the qualifying portion of the World Finals, Zombie Hunter lost control, and flipped sideways, with the truck coming inches from making contact with the dirt. This would ultimately be considered by fans as the "first monster truck barrel roll." Meanwhile, O'Donnell and the truck would be eliminated in round 1 of racing by Charlie Pauken in Grave Digger, and finished twenty-second in freestyle.
Sometime after the World Finals, Zombie Hunter would receive a minor alteration to its design, receiving a minigun turret atop of its roof.
2016[]
After O'Donnell moved to the VP Racing Fuels' The Mad Scientist, it was later announced that rookie driver Myranda Cozad would take over the driving duties for Zombie Hunter, as the truck also received an updated design, complete with additional weapons.
While Cozad would drive the truck exclusively in arena events, Joe Sylvester drove the truck in San Antonio, Anaheim, and San Diego, Steve Koehler drove the truck exclusively in New Orleans.
In March, the chassis was used for the Marines truck as part of the military encore at World Finals XVII.
Zombie Hunter would eventually be retired from competition at its last show in Austin, Texas, as Cozad would move to Scooby-Doo! for the following season.
Events competed in[]
| 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Driver | Notes |
| January 3rd | Miami, FL | Lee O'Donnell | |
| January 10-11th | San Antonio, TX | Won freestyle at show 1 | |
| January 16-18th | Hidalgo, TX | ||
| January 24th | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| February 7th | Tampa, FL | Won Obstacle Course | |
| February 21st | Jacksonville, FL | Won Obstacle Course | |
| March 6-7th | Pensacola, FL | ||
| March 27-28th | Las Vegas, NV (World Finals XVI) | ||
| October 3rd | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| October 10th | Melbourne, Australia | Won donuts at show 2 | |
| October 17th | Sydney, Australia | ||
| October 24th | Perth, Australia | ||
| 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Driver | Notes |
| January 8-9th | Charlotte, NC | Myranda Cozad | |
| January 15-17th | Hidalgo, TX | ||
| January 23-24th | San Antonio, TX | Joe Sylvester | |
| January 30th | Anaheim, CA | ||
| February 6th | San Diego, CA | ||
| February 12-14th | Denver, CO | Myranda Cozad | |
| February 20th | New Orleans, LA | Steve Koehler | |
| February 26-28th | Tucson, AZ | Myranda Cozad | |
| March 4-6th | Toledo, OH | ||
| April 16-17th | Laredo, TX | ||
| April 23-24th | Austin, TX | ||
World Finals appearances[]
| Year | Driver | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee O'Donnell | Qualifying: 22nd (17.062) | Racing: defeated in round 1 by Grave Digger | Freestyle: 22nd (14.5) |
| 2016 | N/A | Display only | ||
Trivia[]
- Zombie Hunter was absent from the 2015 Monster Jam Souvenir Yearbook, and was neither announced nor revealed to the public until its debut show, with its name being received just days prior.
- The design used for Zombie Hunter originated from a failed sponsorship attempt by Monster Jam with Ram Trucks.
- The 2016 design of Zombie Hunter was never seen fully assembled in competition until its last event at Austin in April of that year.
- The meaning behind the initials "ZH1-X13", as seen on the truck's side panels, is currently unknown. Although it is possible that the "ZH1" portion stands for "Zombie Hunter 1".
- The truck briefly ran without the name on it. The truck is one of 6 known trucks to not have the name on. The others are Batman, Doom's Day, An Escalade, the '59 Cadillac version of High Anxiety and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Gallery[]
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