Bear Foot is a

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currently owned by James Trantina of Triple B Motorsports. It was originally built by Jack Wilman and Fred Shafer and, along with

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and USA-1 was one of the first monster trucks. It won the 1990, 1992, and 1993

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Camel Mud and Monsters championships. Originally a

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, it became a

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in 1992 as a result of a factory sponsorship which lasted until 1997. Shortly thereafter, the truck was sold to Paul Shafer (no relation to Fred) and Fred retired from the sport at the age of 50. In 2022, Paul would sell Bear Foot with the rest of his operation to James Trantina after not competing under its own team since 2008. The truck was, for a long time, the primary rival of

, and their meetings were heavily promoted. Under Paul Shafer's ownership, the truck primarily competed under his own promotion until his body being shelved. In 2011, Fred Shafer was inducted into the

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On January 27th, 2022 Paul Shafer's operation including Bear Foot was sold to James Trantina of Triple B Motorsports. In 1985, the truck appeared in the music video for

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's single "

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", as well as appearing along with the smaller "Lil' Bear Foot" on an episode of ''

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