Tribute to Gary Porter, and the Carolina Crusher

[limozeen61]

One of the best.

[chevysb400]

My favorite part is when snakebite runs him over :) i smile every time I see it!

[MarvelMTs]

One of my favorite trucks from the 80s and 90s And kickass song by the way

[racecar157]

Family friend is one of his good friends;))

[icpfan19]

gray is the man that should be getting the award for the truck and driver of the decade.when he was driveing carolina crusher.he said he done it all by him self from the time he started driveing the truck in 86 to 90's he was a one man show and i respect him for that

[paintball46]

pppshhh...i can do all that with a moped..

[ssmccullough]

Whats up with the guy at 1:36... you'd think the drivers would know that they needed to get there truck stopped in those small arena's they used to race in..

[camaroSSRS8822]

that yellow truck might have been out dated.. but damn did gary porter have that truck dialed in

[Mr7475ih]

I'm a Bigfoot fan but Gary did an excellent job building monster trucks, always very competitive and I had alot of respect for the man. I bet that was a trip when Snake Bite drove through Gary's truck!!

[HTownCountryFan]

I saw this truck roll after defeating Prowler in Houston at the Astrodome. TNN was there, and I remember Gary saying, "Man, it seems I can't do anything right. Had the race won, landed sorta' sideways, broke a rear steering cylinder, which made the rear tires turn, and when I saw the wall I just let go and let her turn over."

[Fantafare]

This was indeed a great monster truck.

[mexgangsta1]

My favorite childhood truck. I used to watch TUFF TRAX monster truck tv show. And i used to hate when, Bigfoot used to beat him. Then Carolina crusher disappered for a while. So Gravedigger became my favorite truck. Gary and Dennis are some of the pioneers of monster truck racing.

[DakotaMCX50]

My favorite monster truck.

[Projective]

What happend to C.K? and all the other old trucks from the 80-90s? Rampage, boogie van, Black stallion... basicly every truck from Microsoft monster trucks 2 pc game .... i miss them all.. basicly just Grave digger thats an old name thats still active.

[dirtnation]

Black Stallion still doing Monster Jam, other motorsports show, and putting on own Vaters Motorsports show. Boogie Van,Crusher & Rampage are part of Paul Shafer Motorsports.

[jetpoweredchoppers]

@dirtnation i bought a carolina crusher truck on ebay 4 years ago. not 100 percent on what number truck it is but the body is a 88 silverado. straight frame with front and rear four links, still with a steel bady not fiberglass

[Legobanditsixtyfour]

blackstallions still active to so is all the others there just owned by shafer motorsports

[Food2001]

the days when monster trucks actually crushed cars.

[pard75]

Carolina Crusher was my favorite monster truck!

[rhigh100]

gary built the first carolina crusher at his brother richards 4x4 shop across the street from my apartment in wadesboro nc in the early 80`s. it was his daily driver until it got too big for the road and is the older truck in video. over the years richards shop became a place that monster truck drivers used as a shop they could stop and do repairs and rest on the way to other events on the east coast. i think a gravedigger was getting pressure washed there today.

[MrFlintnSteel]

gary porter is from my hometown...Wadesboro, NC. my uncles and dad knew him

[icpfan19]

@MrFlintnSteel damn lucky you.i'm all the way in kenly.NC.were is wadesboro

[christmascreature13]

Gary Porter is one of my favorite drivers. I watched the TNT series on TV back in '88, '89, '90. Those were darn good years for monster truck racing. After that, monster truck racing was scarce on TV for me until Monster Jam came along. I prefer the trucks of the old days myself. They had character and uniqueness. The trucks you see nowadays look like they came off an assembly line. They all look alike. Still fun to watch though.

[thrillhillracer3]

Team Grave Digger should really consider putting him in a retro Carolina Crusher truck to run some Monster Jam events, obviously using a Gravedigger chassis with all the good stuff. I think it would definately bring some positive feedback from the fans, or at least the dedicated ones who remember the good ole days.

[dirtnation]

USHRA/Fled doesn't own the "Carolina Crusher" name. That honor belongs to Paul Shafer Motorsports.

[pard75]

Yes, It does. Good call.

[Brads4x4andMore]

that would be sick.

[Legobanditsixtyfour]

youre telling me ive wanted that for years i bet every body does including dirnationbecause he rocks

[killaho213]

Is it just me or did the monster trucks look way better and bigger back then. nowdays the bodies look to big for the tires.

[analog56x]

roflmao @ 4:21

"get out of my way!"

[BrendanJourney]

Gary Porter was Mr. Consistency. Didn't he win one of the champiuonships in the early 90's? The Camel or the PENDA pts series?

[dirtnation]

1991 Special Events Performance Series (Penda) Championship Title...

[ilovetogofast88]

Beautiful!

Monster trucks and Metal

the PERFECT combination!

[GuantanamoBayStays]

Judas Priest and Monster Trucks kick ass

[ttr0Oper]

do you know the title of this song?

[pard75]

Carolina Crusher, my favorite monster truck of all time!

[Mopar360cii]

monster trucks were a whole hell of a lot better then

[Welshmonster87]

Yeah, giant stock cars.

[sandsledd]

I used to drive by his shop in North Carolina,,He was always my favorite, hope he's doing well..His sister was a teacher of mine also, in 89'

[avrgjoe4x4]

He's doing fine, driving GRAVEDIGGER number 12,

[tacoemall666]

Priest and Carolina crusher!!! w00t

[icpfan19]

want you do one for the kid rig trucks

[ejspinn]

Pretty cool video, I remember seeing the carolina crusher at our county fair back in hte 80's

Keep up the good work! Awesome videos

[Horrifika]

he really wnast that good..

[gmtgmt123]

he is better than you

[gmtgmt123]

he is better than you

[sanddragracer]

the truck is for sale on ebay

or at least the body is

[Welshmonster87]

What's the name of the song ?

[dirtnation]

"Ram it Down" by Judas Prist

[Welshmonster87]

thanks dude, I'am hoping to upload my videos very soon but my computer is so fucked up man.

[XXformula]

Great Vid!! reminds me of the glory days of monster truck racing before it became a big buisness. The USHRA seems so staged now, almost like the WWE. I miss the Mud Bogging/Drag Racing and the Tractor Pulls too!

[screamingeagles45]

Yeah man there should be one for predator. Predator was awesome!

[gmtgmt123]

there is

[nolangreen]

Gary Porter is the best straight-line racer in history. And this just goes to show, chevy always kicks a fords ass :P !!!!!!!!!!! Thats right mother fuckers i said it

[Malibunightrider]

wats the name of this song?

[crucialone2000]

Carolina Crusher is and will always be one of my top 5 favorite trucks of all time. I've still even got one of those neon yellow hats like Gary used to wear!

[Welshmonster87]

1 of the greatest truck and drivers of all time. TNT RIP USHRA can suck me motherfucking dick

[4skwhyme]

gary porter owned hands down and hes a really awesome guy to meet

[tcbcharger]

Awesome video,

one of the old carolina crusher trucks, is now in the UK racing under the name of BANDIT, a black truck, which is a shame because the drivers useless but at least the trucks still around.

[Malibunightrider]

i forget the year but there was this monster truck final that the equalizer had to borrow a tire from gary porter and they both ended up in the finals and the equalizer ended up beating the carolina crusher

[Cuda123087]

That was like 1992 or 1993 in Tampa. I seriously still have this event on tape. I grew up watching and taping the ESPN Monster Truck Challenge show virtually every day.

And boy was the Lone Wolf ever great.

[sanddragracer]

make one for Excaliber or Whiskey Business or Predator or Star monster or Plain' for Keeps or Wild Hair or Samson

[dirtnation]

Predator is in the works, so is Snake Bite,Boogey van & Black Stallion, Hall Brothers, Samson, and much more... "Playin for keeps" see what i can do on that. But i welcome more idea's, and see what i can do.

[sanddragracer]

cool

[Meentsracing62]

Man, gary did wheelies back then better than people do wheelies today, awsome video!

[dirtnation]

It's was the Mircomachine Truck

[runningwarrior24]

can anyone tell me the name of the truck at 2:43 to

2:49 from the figure 8 races

[lotr01fan]

can't wait to see his new truck the outlaw. got to see him driving the carolina and he did a wheelie with his truck. totally awesome!!!:p

[jdellino912]

AHH CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

[71m07hySm17h]

What year was the wreck at 4:14? I thought it was in 1999 but I'm not sure.

[DiggerFanJSB]

The wreck at 4:14 is from Pontiac in 1994.

[icpfan19]

was it a turning course

[bfguy360]

i see gary porter every year driving dennis andersons grave digger truck

[jimbo2317]

Fantastic tribute!! I always liked Porter. Lots of great footage.

Glad to see 2 clips with Jon Breen's Mad Dog in there too!

[icpfan19]

1:05 mark what event was this from and do you have it

[bmvwmtrl]

The clip at 1:05 is from the TNT Houston event (1990 I believe). The race against King Krunch is from the final round.