.: KABOOM Motorsports Monster Truck Racing :.

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April 15th, 2008 - Barbarian will be back on the road soon!! Devin has been working on the truck and with a new motor finally ready to go, the Kaboom Motorsports team will be back in action at the beginning of May in Ft. Smith, AR. The next weekend is the hometown show in Miami, OK where Devin will face off against heavy hitters like Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Tail Gator and War Wagon. The summer schedule is starting to take shape as well, with Devin currently on the schedule for four high profile Monster Truck Challenge events, as well as returning to Amite, LA for SMTS. Check out the Schedule page for more dates. During the layoff, Devin had the opportunity to drive the Deal Breaker monster truck for good friend Bill Payne in Lebanon, MO at the end of March. Devin managed to pull off a few wins over the course of the weekend, be sure to check out the Media page for photos and video from that event. Stay tuned for more updates as Barbarian returns to competion beginning in May!!

March 20th, 2008 - After finally working out all of the motor problems that plagued the start of 2008, Barbarian was back on the road for a tour of Texas and running strong. The first stop was Belton, TX for Checkered Flag Productions. Devin got a bad draw in racing, having to face Bigfoot in the first round each night, but in freestyle Saturday night he scored a perfect 30 after a strong run that included a huge slap wheelie and rollover. With minimal damage, the truck was back together for the next stop in Austin for MAP Motorsports. Another good weekend saw Devin make one final round appearance in racing and take another freestyle victory. After a week off, it was back to Odessa for MAP where Devin went head-to-head with Rob French and Twisted Dragon all weekend. French got the better of Devin in the finals of racing each night, but Devin had the last laugh taking both freestyle wins. From there it was on to Waco, where Barbarian would be going up against Doug Noelke in Tail Gator and Andy Hoffman in War Wagon among others. Devin grabbed his first racing win of the season in the Friday night show, taking the final round victory over rookie John White in the sharp new Brute Force truck. Doug Noelke was too much in racing Saturday night, beating Devin in the finals, but Devin closed the weeked on a high note with a great freestyle run and another win. Bad luck would strike again however, as the Friday night event in Beaumont for Rich Schaefer saw a return of engine troubles. After a first round loss to Bigfoot, Devin was putting together a good freestyle when another motor let go.

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Now, the Kaboom Motorsports team is on the sidelines again, working on getting another motor ready for the summer. Devin will be driving Deal Breaker for good friend Bill Payne again this weekend in Lebanon, MO and will return to action in Barbarian at the beginning of May in Ft. Smith, AR. Be watching for updates from the Lebanon show after this weekend, and thanks to all of our fans for your support. Check out the Schedule page to see what we have booked for the summer, and see the Media page for some video clips from our Texas tour. Thanks for reading!!

January 22nd, 2008 - The year has gotten off to a strange start for Devin Jones and the Kaboom Motorsports team. Engine problems have plagued the Barbarian truck since our last update after the Pensacola show. Devin has gone through two motors, one during the first night of the Topeka, KS CFP event, and another in the shop without even putting the truck into gear! In the meantime, dates in Charlotte and Trenton were cancelled while Devin worked to get the truck back in top running condition. This past weekend, Devin filled in behind the wheel of good friend Bill Payne's brand new Deal Breaker monster truck at the MEGA Monster Truck Tour event in Cape Girardeau, MO. Bill was working on the new shock combination and asked Devin to drive for the weekend to help get everything set correctly. Check out the Media page for photos and video of Devin in action behind the wheel of Deal Breaker. This weekend, Barbarian is finally back on the road for six weeks straight, all in the state of Texas!! Check out our Schedule page to find out where you can see Barbarian this year, and let's finally get this year on the right track!!

November 24th, 2007 - The Southern Monster Truck Showdown in Pensacola, FL turned out to be a fun, but costly weekend for the Kaboom Motorsports team. Devin ran Barbarian hard all weekend, putting on a some great performances in the wheelie and freestyle contests, and taking runner-up to Scott Hartsock in racing Friday night. But the motor let go for good during the weekend putting an end to the fun. Regardless, Devin describes any event with the SMTS crew as more than just a show, but a family, and one he is glad to be a part of. Unfortunately the motor issues and slow delivery of parts have forced the team to back out of the previously scheduled Detroit, MI show at The Palace. However, one final date has been picked up for the last weekend of 2007 for CFP in Topeka, KS. See the Schedule page for that and the first of our 2008 dates as well. A big thanks to David Kranak for sending in photos from Pensacola, check those out in the Media section!

November 4th, 2007 - The year is winding to a close, but Devin Jones and Barbarian were running strong in Nashville, TN last weekend as the Major League of Monster Trucks rolled into Nashville Superspeedway. The event started off on a bit of a sour note for the Kaboom Motorsports team as the truck wasn't quite running at full song and Devin just missed making the sixteen truck racing field. But Barbarian would be second out in freestyle and put on a great show for the Nashville fans! Devin's freestyle run featured a great save, and despite blowing the left rear tire, Devin continued on and kept up the big moves in Barbarian. Check out photos and video from the event in our Media section! There is only one event left this season, as Barbarian will be featured at the Extreme Monster Truck Nationals at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit next month. Keep checking back as we will be releasing our 2007 schedule of events soon!

September 27th, 2007 - Devin Jones competed in his first event for the Major League of Monster Trucks in Las Vegas this past weekend, taking on 11 top trucks in racing and freestyle competitions. The night didn't start off that great for Barbarian as Devin was eliminated in the first round of racing after spinning out. The event ended on a high note as Devin put on a great freestyle for the packed crowd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, tieing for third place overall!! See below for a video clip from YouTube.com of Devin's freestyle. Devin returns to MLMT competition in Nashville, TN October 27th.

August 27th, 2007 - The new Barbarian T-Shirts are in and they are now available for ordering!! Adult sizes S, M, L, XL are priced at $14, and sizes XXL, XXXL are priced at $16. The following Youth sizes are also available and are priced at $12: XS (2-4), S (6-8), and M (10-12). Shipping cost is $5 for orders totaling $25 or less, $7 for orders totaling $26 to $50, $9 for orders totaling $51 to $75, and $10 for orders totaling $76 to $100. Payment can be sent to: Barbarian Motorsports / 11781 S. 587 Rd. / Miami, OK 74354. Thanks for the support and let us know what you would like to order and if you would like it autographed. Place orders through email at devin@barbarian4x4.com.

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August 26th, 2007 - Devin Jones and the Barbarian monster truck were in action at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, MO last night, performing at the 3rd annual Carmegeddon Eve of Destruction. Devin made it to the finals in racing against Dan Patrick in Samson, but spun out giving away the win. Freestyle would make up for the loss in racing as Devin went big, grabbing huge air off the jumps and getting a couple of tailgate dragging wheelies to win the competition over Kirk Dabney in Monster Patrol. A huge thanks to the I-70 Speedway crew for inviting us out for the weekend and for putting on a great event.

August 8th, 2007 - Barbarian will be competing in the Major League of Monster Trucks series events in Las Vegas and Nashville this fall!! The Las Vegas event is being held on Friday, September 21st on the dragstrip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the Nashville race will be October 26th-27th. Check out our Schedule for further details, and you can learn more about the Major League of Monster Trucks series by going to www.MLMT.com!!

August 5th, 2007 - Devin Jones & Barbarian were recently featured on the popular CMT Television show "Trick My Truck"!! The show's new season started off with the TMT crew setting up cars in parking lot. Why the guys asked? Because here comes "Kevin" (yeah, they messed up the name) in his big truck! They then cut to a shot of Barbarian running full tilt across the parking lot and performing some crazy leaps over the cars and wild donuts. It was a great feature and we were proud to be a part of the show. Click here to view an edited clip of the segment on CMT.com, and be sure to watch for re-airs of Episode 301, the season premiere of "Trick My Truck" on CMT to see the whole segment!!

And the new Barbarian T-shirts are in!! Send an email to us at devin@barbarian4x4.com for ordering information to get yours today!!

We have also updated the Schedule page as we will be doing a car crush at the Big Cruise & Car Show in Alva, OK September 15th. Check it out for more information!

August 1st, 2007 - We have updated the Schedule page with shows at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, MO and in Pensacola, FL for the Southern Monster Truck Showdown. Check it out for more information!

July 27th, 2007 - Last weekend Barbarian rocked the Texas Heatwave in Austin, TX!! The custom car and truck show featured monster truck freestyle Saturday & Sunday and Devin put on a show!! Big jumps over the long set of cars, with several great saves to keep the truck from rolling, and it was another solid weekend for Barbarian. A big thanks to Bryan Wagner for photos from the show which are now posted in the Media section. Also posted are photos from Amite, LA by David Kranak, and video clips from both Austin and Amite. Head over to the Media page to see what we've been up to!!

July 17th, 2007 - Devin and Barbarian participated in their first Southern Monster Truck Showdown event this past weekend in Amita, LA at the Florida Parishes Arena. Friday night would see Devin make it to the finals in racing only to fall to Bruce Haney in Bad News. Devin put on a nice freestyle but Bruce got the nod there as well. Saturday would be a different story however, as Devin took down some tough competition in the wheelie competition and picked up the freestyle victory as well! Sunday would see Devin nearly grab a sweep of the show, starting out by winning the wheelie contest, narrowly losing to Gun Slinger in the racing finals and then putting forth an amazing freestyle to end the weekend on a winning note.

Thanks to the SMTS folks for a great weekend, we had a ton of fun. Also thanks to David Kranak for the photos from the show. Next weekend Devin and Barbarian will be at the Texas Heatwave show in Austin putting on some freestyles at the Travis County Expo Center. We'll see you there!

July 16th, 2007 - The new Barbarian T-shirt design has been completed!! The 295 Guys T-shirt folks did an awesome job on the new shirt design. We'll have them in shortly, and ordering information will be added to the website when they arrive. Stay tuned!!

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July 15th, 2007 - Welcome to Barbarian4x4.com, the official home of Kaboom Motorsports Monster Truck Racing!! The new site has just been completed by Ross Z. Bonar and The Monster Blog and has lots of information and features on the team. Take a few moments to look around, check out the photos and videos of Barbarian, and find out where you can see us in action!!

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