Wrecking Crew

DRIVER

Name: Mike Thompson
Martial Status: Single
Date of Birth: 03/07/1993
Residence: Hagerstown, Maryland
Driving Since: 2012

How did you get started in Monster Trucks?
MT -Growing up in Hagerstown.. My family’s farm is a neighboring farm to Mike Vaters’. His Son, Mikey and my older brother, Steven Thompson were best friends growing up so when of course I was old enough to go hang out with my big brother we would always be hanging around with trucks. In 2005 had the opportunity for my first behind scenes experience at a show and was hooked went on the road with them every summer until I could go full time when I graduated high school in 2011.

What are your favorite things to do in your down time?
MT -2017 national cereal eating champion! I’m an enthusiast of older Ford vehicles in particular and i have several trucks and tractors I tinker with and am an amateur airbrushing mostly practice on Team Scream monster bodies.

What’s your favorite food?
MT – Cereal , French toast, mostly the entire breakfast genre….so breakfast

Favorite thing about monster truck racing?
MT – It’s an adventure you’re always going somewhere and different town every week. The traveling is my favorite you see so much of the country and Canada as well and with the opportunities of overseas travel

Favorite Color?
MT – Orange… they call me “oranges”.

Truck

Body: 2002 Chevy S-10
Chassis: Custom by Team Scream Racing
Shocks: 26″ Racesource and Patrick Enterprises, Inc.
Engine: 565 Chevrolet Big Block
Transmission: Coan/Bewick Power Glide

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