- USA-1
Infobox Monstertruck
name = USA-1
owner = Everett Jasmer
driver = Steve Wilke Rod Litzau
style = Chevrolet truck
engine = 572 cubic inch
home_city =Ham Lake, Minnesota
year_created =USA-1 is a
monster truck that was competing during theeighties andnineties , named after aChevrolet ad campaign. It competed against Bigfoot in the first televised monster truck race on the American television showThat's Incredible! in 1983. [ [http://www.bigfoot4x4.com/firsts.html Bigfoot Monster Truck Firsts] ; RetrievedMarch 24 2008 ] The truck was initially painted blue before it was repainted in white.Everett Jasmer built and raced the truck in the late 1970s. USA-1 was a consistent winner in the mid to late 80s with Steve Wilke and Rod Litzau sharing the driving, and is best known for its many wins and legendary crashes. It won the 1988 TNT Monster Truck Racing Series championship. [http://www.monstertrucks-uk.com/usa-1.html USA-1] ; monstertrucks-uk.com; Retrieved
March 24 2008 ] It was one of the last nationally competitivemonster trucks to use aleaf spring suspension. Everett contacted Mark Hall, co-owner of Raminator, to campaign a USA-1 body in 1992 on their Executionerchassis . In the next year, Everett had Kirk Dabney campaign the body on his Nitemare 4 chassis. USA-1 stopped racing in the early 90s, after the folding of the TNT Monster Truck Racing Series. As of March 2008, Everett owns the original vehicles and the trademark to the name. [http://monsterblog.lzsportsource.com/rzb_031308.htm Everett Jasmer interview on USA-1 at monsterblog.com] ,March 13 2008 , RetrievedMarch 23 2008 ] He has been trying to find a racing series that meets his vision of professional monster truck racing.In April 2008, Everett Jasmer was inducted into the Official Monster Truck Hall of Fame. [http://www.monstertruckmuseum.com ]
References
Additional reading
* [http://monsterblog.lzsportsource.com/rzb_031308.htm Everett Jasmer interview on USA-1 at monsterblog.com] ,
March 13 2008 External links
* [http://www.usa-14x4.com USA-1 4x4 Website]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
