November 9th, 2008 - The first of our 2009 dates are now available on our Schedule page! We'll be running with some great folks once again this coming year including making our first appearances for Monster Jam with the Alter Ego body. Lots of exciting things happening here at Kaboom Motorsports, stay tuned!

September 11th, 2008 - This past weekend Kaboom Motorsports unveiled the brand new Alter Ego body at the Monster Truck Racing Super Series event at Parsons Stadium in Springdale, AR!!  The new name sits on a Ford Superduty regular cab body featuring an awesome "fire and ice" styled vinyl wrap. The idea for the name Alter Ego came from family and friends of team owner Devin Jones, who say that his hard-charging driving style is the alter ego to his more reserved personality. Devin was definitely on kill in Alter Ego's debut in Springdale, taking the freestyle win Friday night with a high-energy run featuring huge slap wheelies. Saturday would see more success for Alter Ego, as Devin started the night by taking the wheelie contest victory. Devin was on his racing game as well, going to the finals in both racing competitions against tough competition. In freestyle, Devin tried out a new move to go with the new name, pulling off two nice reversers to complement big air and lots of momentum in another strong run. The next stop for the new Alter Ego will be at the Monster Truck Racing Super Series event in Ft. Smith, AR later this month. Watch for video footage from Alter Ego's debut, coming soon!

September 4th, 2008 - It's been a while since our last update, but the Kaboom Motorsports team has been rocking venues across the country over the last couple of months, including strong runs in several high profile events!!  This past weekend saw Barbarian competing against six other top trucks in the Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Summer Slam at Northern Arkansas' Batesville Speedway. The first night of competition saw a solid performance from Devin Jones in an abbreviated freestyle, cut short by a broken belt. Night two would start with a good qualifying pass, but Devin's racing would be ended with a first round exit. Devin was determined to finish out the weekend strong, and was putting together a great freestyle run with two huge slap wheelies and big air over the bus when trouble struck. After coming over the bus carrying a lot of speed, Devin got caught in the mud and made contact with one of the track's light poles. The contact knocked lights out for half the infield. The crowd went nuts, and both CFP and track officials noted there was no way to avoid the incident given the track conditions. It could be said that Devin's Saturday night freestyle was "lights out"!  TheMonsterBlog.com's TMB TV was on hand for the Batesville event, so check out their episode to see all the action and an interview with Devin Jones where plans for a new identity for Kaboom Motorsports are revealed.

The previous weekend saw Barbarian invited back for another appearance at the annual I-70 Speedway Monstergeddon event. Devin went out first for freestyle and, after exiting in the first round of racing, was determined to put on a show. There wasn't much to work with in freestyle, so Devin kept up lots of momentum and finished with a wild cyclone in the best run of the evening.

August 16th saw Barbarian competing in East Alabama Motor Speedway's monster truck event in Phenix City, AL. Devin drove the truck into the ground on the way to yet another freestyle win in 2008.  The previous week the MEGA Monster Truck Tour was in Barbarian's home state, putting on an event at Woodward, OK's Crystal Beach Stadium. Devin made it to the semi-finals in racing, coming up just short against Larry Quick's Ghost Ryder. Those two would battle it out for the freestyle win, but in the end the Oklahoma fans were solidly behind Barbarian, putting another freestyle victory on the board for Devin Jones.

The first weekend of August would see Barbarian back on the Monster Truck Challenge series tour at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. Devin would be part of a stellar 10 truck field, and held his own against some of the sport's best. For racing, Devin would have the misfortune of going up against Bounty Hunter in the first round, as Jimmy Creten had been dominating the MTC tour this year. Creten would be too much for Devin and the rest of the field, as he went on to the overall win. Freestyle would see Devin going big in jump after jump before a near rollover left Barbarian with a flat tire and several broken parts. There was no doubt the fans enjoyed Devin and Barbarian's freestyle.

The week previous Devin had the honor of participating in the huge Monster Truck Challenge Hall of Fame race at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis. Devin would put forth a strong performance in racing, making it all the way to the semi-finals before battery issues would keep him from making the call. With the issues resolved for freestyle, Devin charged to the track and immediately began catching huge air over the big obstacles and pulled off a couple of nice slap wheelies to the delight of the 20,000+ fans.

In the first three weeks of July, the Kaboom Motorsports team stayed busy with stops in Grain Valley, MO, Amite, LA, and a July 4th event in Rushville, IL. Rushville saw Barbarian take home the wheelie contest win, runner-up in racing, and the freestyle victory. Amite would result in Devin taking two out of three freestyle wins against some tough competition from the Sudden Impact team. In Grain Valley, Barbarian would face tough competition from the 2Xtreme and Big Dawg 4x4 teams, but would turn in solid efforts in both racing and freestyle.

The previous week takes us back to just after our last update, where the Kaboom Motorsports team was preparing to take part in the Monster Truck Challenge season opener in Shakopee, MN. Devin Jones stole the spotlight Friday night, getting an early draw in freestyle and putting on what many say was the run of the night. Huge air over the bus stack, smashing through the RV camper, wheelies, and wild cyclones set the bar very high for the competition. In the end however, Jimmy Creten would get a score of 30 from the judges after a great run in Bounty Hunter. The second night, Devin was back at it, putting on another great freestyle run that ended with many broken parts on the Barbarian machine. Devin definitely served notice to the big names that Barbarian would be a truck to watch out for on the MTC tour this season.

That catches you up on all that the Kaboom Motorsports team was up to this summer. This coming weekend's Monster Truck Racing Super Series event in Springdale, AR will see an exciting new development from the team, so stay tuned for more information!  Check out the Media page for a huge update, with six new photo galleries and lots of new footage in a cool new video player. Keep checking back to stay up to date with all the goings-on from Devin Jones and the Kaboom Motorsports team!!

June 16th, 2008 - The month of May saw the return of Devin Jones and Barbarian to competition!!  After some time off following motor problems earlier this season, Devin returned to action the first weekend of May in Ft. Smith, AR for the Monster Truck Racing Super Series. From there, it was time for the annual hometown show at the Miami, OK Fairgrounds. The O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals was the biggest it's ever been this year in Miami, with Devin having to take on the likes of Bounty Hunter, Tail Gator and 5 other top trucks. Barbarian made a good showing Friday night, nearly taking the racing win before falling to Doug Noelke and Tail Gator in the finals. Saturday night would be a bit of a disappointment however, as after a good showing in the racing and wheelie contests, a broken tie rod would end Devin's freestyle early. After a week off, it was down to Lufkin, TX for Monster Motor Jam at the George Henderson Expo Center. There Devin put on a couple of strong freestyle runs before being bit by another broken tie rod after Saturday night's run. June started off with Barbarian back in Springdale, AR for more Monster Truck Racing Super Series action where Devin put on a couple more good freestyle runs.

The summer schedule is getting ready to heat up in a big way for the Kaboom Motorsports team, starting this weekend in Minneapolis, MN as Devin and Barbarian participate in the Monster Truck Challenge season opener at Raceway Park Shakopee. Watch for results from that event, along with new crew shirts and new t-shirts coming soon!!  Check out our Schedule page to see where we're headed next, and stop by the Media page for photos & video from the Miami and Lufkin shows!!

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