Batman is a monster truck

Monster truck

A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...

 currently competing on the USHRA circuit, where it is the 2008 Monster Jam

Monster Jam

Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour and television show operated by Feld Entertainment. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association and takes place primarily in the United States and around the world...

 World Racing Champion. The truck is officially licensed by DC Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

 and has a replica of the Batmobile

Batmobile

The Batmobile is the automobile of DC Comics superhero Batman. The car has evolved along with the character from comic books to television and films. Kept in the Batcave, which it accesses through a hidden entrance, the Batmobile is a gadget-laden vehicle used by Batman in his crime-fighting...

 as the body. It is currently driven by John Seasock

John Seasock

John Seasock is a professional monster truck driver. He currently drives Grinder for Advance Auto Parts, and is a 2 time Monster Jam World Finals Racing Champion.-Career:...

 and debuted with Jason Childress driving in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

 in 2006. It has also competed in three Monster Jam World Finals

Monster Jam World Finals

The Monster Jam World Finals is an annual monster truck event held in late March at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. It is the championship event of the USHRA Monster Jam series. It consists of racing and freestyle segments, and the winner of each is considered the series champion in that...

, and won racing in both the 2007 and 2008 events.

World Finals Appearances

So far, Batman has made four appearances in the World Finals. Both years shared a different driver. In 2006, Jason Childress (former driver) drove it. Then in 2007, John Seasock drove it and took home the World Finals Racing Championship. The truck repeated the feat and retained the World Racing Championship in 2008.

In 2009, the original Batman truck became Grave Digger #22 (Driven by Charlie Pauken). Seasock drove a new Batman chassis which made its debut in 2009. At world finals 10 he went out in round one aganist Lupe Soza in El Toro Loco. At world finals 11 he beat Chad Fortune in Superman but lost to Damon Bradshaw in the Air Force Afterburner.

In 2011, former Blue Thunder driver, Norm Miller started driving Batman after John went to drive the Advance Auto Parts Grinder.
At World Finals 12 he lost in Round 2 to Grave Digger and scored an 18 in freestyle.

See also

• Monster Truck
  Monster truck
  A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...
  
  
• List of Monster Trucks

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