History and Culture by Bicycle Part 215: THE TRUCK THAT STARTED IT ALL

Since the mid 1970's the truck that started it all has existed and was the first of its kind. What is that truck and what did it start? The truck is called BIGFOOT and what was started is the sport of Monster Truck Racing. Owner/creator of BIGFOOT Bob Chandler has created a fun family oriented sport and will leave behind a great legacy.

Here are links to the history of BIGFOOT and BIGFOOT MONSTER TRUCK firsts:
BIGFOOT HISTORY
BIGFOOT MONSTER TRUCK FIRSTS

This blog author had the fortunate opportunity to see BIGFOOT in action at the Tyson Event Center during the Monster Truck Nationals in Sioux City, Iowa on Friday Feb. 18, 2011. It was an awesome show and though BIGFOOT did not win the races he was still the star of the show.

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