| El Toro Loco | |
|---|---|
| El Toro Loco racing in Arizona | |
| Owner and Driver Information | |
| Owner | Live Nation |
| Driver(s) | Marc McDonald, Chuck Werner, Aaron Basl, and Becky McDonough |
| Home city | Banquette, Texas |
| Truck Information | |
| Year created | 2001 |
| Body style | 2004 Custom Bull |
| Engine | 540 in.³ Merlin Chevy |
| Tires | 66" Terra Tires |
El Toro Loco ("The Crazy Bull") is a monster truck currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It is currently driven by Marc McDonald, Aaron Basl,Chuck Werner and Becky McDonough and was at a time driven by Lupe Soza, and Nathan Weenk, and is owned by Live Nation. It features one of the first 3-D body shells, with horns sticking out the front. This body was originally designed for Bulldozer, and was found a second use for El Toro Loco. As El Toro Loco has increased in popularity, it has become the primary truck for the body style. In 2004, El Toro Loco was a Monster Jam World Finals Freestyle Co-Champion with Madusa and Maximum Destruction all tied with a 31.
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The El Toro Loco truck has only won one world championship but it was won numerous big events all over the country with drivers Lupe Soza, Joey Parnell, Bari Musawwir, and Chuck Werner.
Monster Jam World Finals scores.
Racing: lost in Round 1 to Black Smith Freestyle: 36
Racing: lost in Round 1 to King Krunch after crashing in the turn Freestyle: tied for co-championship with 31
Racing: lost in Quarter-Finals to Madusa Freestyle: 8
Racing: lost in Round 2 to Pastrana 199 Freestyle: 11
Racing: lost in Round 1 to Monster Mutt Dalmatian Freestyle: 17
Racing: lost in Round 1 to Black Stallion Freestyle: 28
Racing: lost in Round 2 to Blue Thunder but defeated the reigning Monster Jam World Racing Champion (at the time) John Seasock in Batman in Round 1. Freestyle: 20
Racing: Lost in Round 4 (semi-finals) to eventual title winner Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger. Crashed at the end of race. Did not Freestyle due to damage caused by the crash in racing.
Racing: Lost in Round 3 to Lucas Oil Crusader Freestyle: 27 (24 in regulation time with 3 bonus points)
March 18 and 19th in Montgomery, Alabama, El Toro Loco made great showing by winning on Friday night AND Saturday night, deafeating Grave Digger, Rammunition, Bad News, Triple XXX and Raminator. Bari Musawwir piloted El Toro to a "Triple Down" Victory on Saturday night by winning the Race, Donut, AND freestyle competitions. This is Musawwir's first year driving El Toro Loco. Musawwir was recruited into the monster truck world by Monster jam officials after they watched him compete at a R/C truck competition.