Meanwhile, Patrick would temporarily lease Dungeon of Doom from Bigfoot 4x4, running the truck under the Samson name until the original chassis was fully repaired.īeginning in 1997, Patrick and Samson would compete in Monster Jam, while also receiving a new paint scheme the following year. The amount of damage the truck sustained in the crash would result in the chassis being put out of commission for the time being. In 1996, Samson would be involved in a massive crash in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The previous chassis would eventually be acquired by Race Rock Cafe out of Orlando, Florida, and was placed on display there until the restaurant’s closing in 2007.
Meanwhile, the chassis would continue to compete until 1996, when a new tube-frame chassis was constructed by Patrick for Samson. The following year, Patrick and the truck would begin competing in the PENDA Points Series. For that occasion, Samson would begin running the first incarnation of its “strongarm” body style.
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In 1993, Patrick established a sponsorship with the TV series American Gladiators. Once under Patrick’s ownership, Samson would begin competing in various monster truck events while also running various other bodies, including Keystone Krusher and Coors Extra Gold. He continued to operate Samson until 1988 when he sold the second chassis, along with the entirety of the operation, to Dan Patrick out of Circleville, Ohio. Maples would later construct a second Samson, which would never be used. At the time of its debut, the truck originally featured a 1984 Chevrolet Silverado body style, and featured a red paint scheme. In the blink of an eye, the body of my truck can get messed up, and that can be a $10,000-$12,000 repair.Samson was originally built in 1983 by Don Maples. I love it, although it can get expensive because if something goes wrong with my truck, or I get in a crash, I have to pay for the repairs out-of-pocket. OMC: Do you work for anyone or do you run an independent business? I do about 70 shows a year and travel around the country, east of the Rockies. OMC: Do you travel a lot on the monster truck circuit? It’s fun to show the fans what you can do, whether it’s the power wheelie or driving over a boat or a car stack. Only one, maybe two, other trucks in the country can do this. I can go from a complete stop to doing a straight-up wheelie by using raw horsepower. OMC: What is the Devastator’s special trick? We worked seven days a week, 18 hours a day. The second one I built with my two friends in 62 days. OMC: How long does it take to build a monster truck? I had that truck for nine years, then five years ago, I built the Devastator. I had always been into high performance motor sports of all kinds, so I decided, 15 years ago, to build a monster truck. I actually left boat drag racing because, believe it or not, I thought it was getting too dangerous. I raced boats all over the Midwest and the South. OMC: You got into the monster truck scene at 33 years old. It has a custom paint job by Hot Wheels of a crazy-looking rhino. The tires are 66 inches tall and 44 inches wide. Mark Schroeder: It has a 2006 Chevrolet body that’s 12 feet tall and it weighs 10,560 pounds. Recently, interviewed Schroeder about his career as one of the oldest and most successful monster truck racers. "This is the fan’s favorite part," says Schroeder. The event features two elements: a race between the monster trucks followed by a freestyle event that allows the trucks to show off their tricks. and tickets cost $17-25 for adults and $5 for kids ages 2-12 years old. Schroeder, 48, will compete and perform in this weekend’s Monster Truck Jam at the Bradley Center, Jan. Schroeder races and shows off his truck, "The Devastator," in more than 70 "monster jams" a year, and when he’s not driving, co-hosts the "Monster Jam" television show on the Speed Channel. For the past 14 years, Muskego’s Mark Schroeder dominated the national monster truck industry.
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