Captain's Curse was a
monster truck
A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock p ...
created by
Monster Jam
Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour operated by Feld Entertainment. The series began in 1992, and is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association. Events are primarily held in North America, with some additiona ...
and FELD Motorsports, and competed in the Monster Jam series from 2007 through 2016.
Captain's Curse was first seen in 2007 driven by Pablo Huffaker at Monster Jam World Finals 8. Alex Blackwell then drove the truck for the next five years until moving to Wolverine in 2012.
Styled after a 1941
Willys
Willys (pronounced , "Willis" )
was a brand name used by Willys–Overland Motors, an American automobile company, founded by John North Willys. It was best known for its design and production of World War II era and later military jeeps (MBs ...
pickup, the truck originally featured a red-and-black pirate-themed paint scheme. Designed to replace the Blacksmith monster truck, the truck's debut at World Finals 8 was an immediate success, with driver Pablo Huffaker winning his first Monster Jam World Finals freestyle championship behind the wheel of Captain's Curse. Alex Blackwell later took over as driver of the truck with a different chassis, experiencing similar success. At World Finals X, the truck reached the final round in racing against
Maximum Destruction
Maximum Destruction, also known as Max-D, is a monster truck team owned by Feld Entertainment and operated by Tom Meents that runs as part of the Monster Jam circuit.
History
In 1999, then-Monster Jam parent company Clear Channel Communicatio ...
. However, the truck lost its brakes during the run, causing the truck to flip violently when Blackwell attempted to steer it. The truck eventually landed several rows in the stands of
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium (formerly the Las Vegas Silver Bowl) is a football stadium in the western United States, located in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910–1993), a major figure in the hot ...
, although no one was injured. After that incident, the truck got a brand new PEI chassis, debuting at Old Bridge Township RACEWAY PARK on May 30, 2009. Ever since then, the truck and driver combo has bought consistent success. In 2012, the truck was temporarily retired, as driver Alex Blackwell was assigned to drive the new version of Wolverine. The truck made a return at the Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM World Finals 13 in March 2012, with its original driver Pablo Huffaker behind the wheel. In the 2013 season, Captain's Curse debuted a new black paint scheme, with Blackwell returning behind the wheel. In 2016, a successor named Pirate's Curse debuted, however, the two trucks competed alongside each other for the beginning of the year, with Blackwell eventually moving to Megalodon. Captain’s Curse has since been retired from competition.
Monster Jam World Finals results
(Blacksmith 2001-2006)
* 2001
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated Lyle Hancock in Blue Thunder in Round 2, but flipped into the dumpsters after the run.
#Freestyle-27, Pablo drove Ragin' Steel in Freestyle due to Blacksmith flipping into the dumpsters in Racing.
* 2002
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Jimmy Creten In Bounty Hunter in the Semi-Finals.
#Freestyle-35
* 2003
#Driver:Carl Van Horn
#Racing-Defeated by Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter in the Semi-Finals.
#Freestyle-24
* 2004
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger in the Finals.
#Freestyle-26
* 2005
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger in the Quarter-Finals.
#Freestyle-18
* 2006
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Jimmy Creten In Bounty Hunter in the Semi-Finals.
#Freestyle-13
(Captain's Curse 2007–Present)
* 2007
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger in the Semi-Finals.
#Freestyle-34
* 2008
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by John Seasock in Batman in the Semi-Finals.
#Freestyle-29
* 2009
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction in the Finals (Flipped into Stands in the run).
#Freestyle-(DNR-Broke)
* 2010
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Steve Sims in Stone Crusher in Round 1.
#Freestyle-9 (Broke the Front Steering on the first hit)
* 2011
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction in Round 2.
#Freestyle-10
* 2012
#Driver:Pablo Huffaker
#Racing-Defeated by Alex Blackwell in Wolverine in Round 2.
#Freestyle-15
* 2013
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Steve Sims in Stone Crusher in Round 2.
#Freestyle-19
*2014
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Adam Anderson in Grave Digger The Legend in Round 2.
#Freestyle-22.5
*2015
#Driver:Alex Blackwell
#Racing-Defeated by Tom Meents in Max-D in Round 1
#Freestyle-15.5
See also
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List of Monster Trucks
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External links
Captain's Curse page on Offroaders.com
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