Tuff Trax
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Tuff Trax was a popular syndicated
television show featuring monster trucks and tractor pulling
. The show first aired in 1989 and was one hour long, split between TNT Motorsports
' pulling and monsters. The original hosts were Army Armstrong and Scott Douglass, with Kris Chapman later added as a pit reporter. Soon the show began focusing on the monster trucks and would use the entire hour to do so. There were a few weekly segments on each episode:
When the United States Hot Rod Association
bought TNT they decided to keep the show but replaced Douglass and Armstrong with their announcer Bret Kepner. The USHRA edition of Tuff Trax aired four shows in 1991, then later renamed Super Trax. Scott Douglass went on to replace Kepner as the main host in late 1991. For the 1992 season, the host was Tom Baldrick, but Douglass remained as the play-by-play commentator. Monster Wars
was to replace it two years later.
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
television show featuring monster trucks and tractor pulling
Tractor pulling
Truck and Tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a motorsport competition, popular in America, Europe , Australia and Brazil, which requires modified tractors to pull a heavy sledge along a 35ft. wide and length of 100 metre or 300ft+ track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls...
. The show first aired in 1989 and was one hour long, split between TNT Motorsports
TNT Motorsports
TNT Motorsports was a popular promoter of monster truck races, tractor pulls, and occasionally mud racing in the 1980s. Events were shown on Powertrax on ESPN, Trucks and Tractor Power on TNN and the syndicated Tuff Trax.-Series:...
' pulling and monsters. The original hosts were Army Armstrong and Scott Douglass, with Kris Chapman later added as a pit reporter. Soon the show began focusing on the monster trucks and would use the entire hour to do so. There were a few weekly segments on each episode:
- Crunch of the Week - a crash from either a previously aired event, the event televised, or a non-televised event.
- Power Play - sponsored by Nintendo, a wild moment from the current event, later renamed Power Drive in 1991.
- Monster Smash - the final round of racing, preceded by ominous JawsJaws (film)Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
-like music and special effects. This part appeared on the TNT version only.
When the United States Hot Rod Association
United States Hot Rod Association
The United States Hot Rod Association is an organization owned by Feld Entertainment that markets various motorsports. These include monster trucks as well as motocross, quad racing and others...
bought TNT they decided to keep the show but replaced Douglass and Armstrong with their announcer Bret Kepner. The USHRA edition of Tuff Trax aired four shows in 1991, then later renamed Super Trax. Scott Douglass went on to replace Kepner as the main host in late 1991. For the 1992 season, the host was Tom Baldrick, but Douglass remained as the play-by-play commentator. Monster Wars
Monster Wars
Monster Wars was a syndicated television show featuring United States Hot Rod Association monster truck racing. The show aired for one season in 1993 and 1994, and was the successor to the popular Super Trax...
was to replace it two years later.