Bad Medicine (truck)

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Bad Medicine/Magnum Force
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Owner	Don Van Loo
Driver	Don Van Loo
Style	Dodge Dakota
Engine	unknown
Home city	Jefferson City, Missouri
Year created	unknown

Bad Medicine was a monster truck that raced on the USHRA circuit in the early 1990s. It was owned and driven by Don Van Loo. The truck was the famous Carolina Crusher 2, however modified to fit the smaller Dodge Dakota body. The truck was notorious for its numerous crashes. Notably, it was involved in an incident at a show in Niagra Falls, NY which resulted in the death of one of the track crew, the sport's first fatality and one of only a few in the sport's history.

Magnum Force was the successor to Bad Medicine, and was also campagined by Van Loo. The truck was one of the first Dan Patrick trucks, and was more successful than its predecessor. The truck was sold Brian Barthel in 1996, renamed Midnight Maniac with co-owner Don Williams and later became Little Tiger