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Monster Truck Driver Interviews

    I had the pleasure of meeting owner & driver of the Dodge Nitemare Monster Truck Andy Hoffman, at  shows in Bloomsburg, PA. & Springfield, MO. in 1998. Here's some questions I put to him.
    Q) How did you get into Monster Truck Racing ?
    A) "I got into monster truck racing after selling Kirk Dabney engine parts for several years.
    One Fall he needed a driver and I told him I would give it a try."

    Q) How long have you been driving Monster Trucks ?
    A) "I've been driving since then for a total of four years.  Prior to monster trucks I competed in truck and tractor pulling."

    Q) What was going through your mind the first time you crushed some cars ?
    A)  "The first time I crushed cars I thought "This is going to hurt"

    Q) Where you nervous ?
    A) "Yes, I was nervous."

    Q) How did the crowd react ?
    A) "The crowd cheered a lot because I stood the truck straight up and ripped theback bumper off! "
     

    Q) What about now ? Do you still get nervous ?
    A) "I still get nervous."

    Q) Why did you decide to buy Kirk's Nitemare truck from him ?
    A) "Dabney gave me a fair price for the Nitemare name and I knew the name was worth more than the truck (at that time) itself."

    Q) Why did you change the body of the truck ?
    A) "Actually Kirk converted the truck to a Dodge body because there weren't very many Dodges out.  This is an advantage when getting shows.  The truck now also has a Dodge motor."
     

    Q) How do you prepare for a race ?
    A) "To prepare for a race I look the track over very closely beforehand to route out my best course to follow."

    Q) Have you ever rolled the truck ?
    A) "I have rolled over twice."
     

    Q) What was going through your mind as it was happening or directly after the crash ?
    A) "As I rolled I was primarily thinking of how much money this would cost to repair.

    Q) What do you enjoy most about being a Monster Truck Driver ?
    A) "I enjoy the thrill of monster truck racing the most"

    Q) What don't you like about it ?
    A) "I least like being away from home so much."
     

    Q) Do you mind all of the travelling which is involved, to get to the different show's ?
    A)  "I like traveling, but it can get old.  I miss my son and wife."
     
    Q)  Your truck is now featured on Microsoft's Monster Truck Madness 2 game, how does that feel knowing people from all over the world can race in your truck?
    A) "The MTM2 game was a great opportunity and we are pleased with the end product."

    Q) What about the future of the sport ? What do you think there is  to do to advance it further ?
    A) "I  would like to see a real points racing series organized and more television coverage"

    I would like to personally thank Andy Hoffman, for taking time out to answer my questions.
     If you want to see pictures & information on the Nitemare Monster Truck,
    check out my Nitemare  page. 
 




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