MonsterTrucksDownUnder

About our Aussie Monster :)

Outback Thunda started his life in 2000 as "Bronco Magic" and was at the time the official "Monster" for the Brisbane Bronco's NRL Team.

About a year later the owners decided to move away from the footy world and gave our truck a facelift and new image. After extensive overseas appearances it was decided to give Outback Thunda a distinctive Aussie name, he is now known throughout the World as Australia's "Monster of Destruction".

Outback Thunda is powered by a modified 510 big block chev, producing over 1500 horse power and is supercharged and fuel injected. The entire truck weighs 7 1/2 tonne.

Outback Thunda is 3.87 meters high and 3.8 meters wide. The pit crew has to remove his big wheels after every show and replace with a smaller set so the low loader truck can achieve legal load size to drive on the road. It takes 2 men around 2 hours to change the wheels on Outback Thunda.

Outback Thunda has a conventional steering wheel for the front wheels and a small toggle switch for the rear wheels making it a four-wheel drive and a four-wheel steer vehicle. If you watch you will regularly see the back wheels turn right or left to help this big monster negotiate turning maneuvers.

Outback Thunda is valued at well over $250,000 with the motor costing aver $100,000 alone. The giant wheels are 66 inch's, that's about 2 meters high and unlike a normal car if Outback Thunda blows a tyre on a jaggered piece of crush car, he's up for $4,000 for a new tyre.

It was great to have Monster Patrol in Australia and along with Outback Thunda certainly drew the crowds. I was lucky enough to see these two in action in September 2005, the show was totally amazing! Below are some of the pictures taken by me or my daughters through the show, and despite a few camera problems they are ok. The night was a combination of Monster Trucks, Fireworks, Freestyle Motocross, Car Stunts, Jet Van and more.

Click on the photos and you can then view them in full size if you wish.