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MasterofTame
October 9th, 2009, 12:50 PM
Does anyone know what the deal was with the wing that was on the Equalizer I think it was from 1992 during the PENDA series but I am not sure. I know it was before they repainted it for Monster Wars in 1993.
Jason Twite
October 9th, 2009, 12:56 PM
http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/equal2206a3.jpg

hmmmm.... very strange
Outlaw
October 9th, 2009, 01:36 PM
didnt matter cause they destroyed the whole rear suspension.... and it was at Memphis 1991 that they ran that ugly thing
ELD
October 9th, 2009, 02:47 PM
I dont remember Equalizer having a wing...
skytruckerjr
October 9th, 2009, 03:10 PM
me either
dave3BA
October 9th, 2009, 03:34 PM
I've only ever seen it on for the '91 Penda Memphis show, as was mentioned.
ELD
October 9th, 2009, 04:11 PM
Does anyone have pics of it? I looked, on Taft's site, but didnt see any. I cant see the one posted here.
72ZEBRA
October 9th, 2009, 04:36 PM
I remember the wing but couldnt find a pic of it either??????
Tad
October 9th, 2009, 04:53 PM
http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/equal2206a3.jpg

I belive it ran at louisville one year.
look-out
October 9th, 2009, 05:39 PM
maybe it was some r&d to see if a wing would help on the longer tracks?
DanDeFalco
October 9th, 2009, 05:45 PM
it ran the wing at Middletown NY 1991
TheMonsterFactory
October 10th, 2009, 02:22 PM
O'yea I remember that thing too...... I did not fit the truck at all. I remember watching it on tv when he had that wing and the rear suspension gave out... It was the extra weight of that big o wing ! lol
MCMsports
October 10th, 2009, 04:57 PM
i only remember Monster patrol having the wing and still does



I dont remember Equalizer having a wing...
ProTruckChallenge
October 10th, 2009, 05:34 PM
bunch of newbs.....
MasterofTame
October 10th, 2009, 11:14 PM
O'yea I remember that thing too...... I did not fit the truck at all. I remember watching it on tv when he had that wing and the rear suspension gave out... It was the extra weight of that big o wing ! lol

Which could be a good reason why it never worked out and was only used for a little bit.

As for Monster Patrol being the only truck with a wing, Mad Dog had a wing on top of the roll cage covering the driver and obviously Equalizer had a wing for a short while. However these two I can pardon as they were either rarely known or rarely used.
Stomping The Bully
October 10th, 2009, 11:18 PM
Didn't mad dog have the wing in Harrisburg(sp?) back in like 88?
ProTruckChallenge
October 11th, 2009, 01:41 PM
lets not forget Overkill who currently runs a small wing. or Mike Welches Outlaw.
DiggerFan
October 11th, 2009, 02:01 PM
lets not forget Overkill who currently runs a small wing. or Mike Welches Outlaw.

Also, Jack Koberna's Cyborg ran a small wing behind the cab in the late 1990s.
ProTruckChallenge
October 11th, 2009, 02:22 PM
Aussie Predator and Black Label Society as well.
MasterofTame
October 11th, 2009, 07:44 PM
Aussie Predator and Black Label Society as well.

BLS was a repainted Monster Patrol so I file it under the whole "A Bigfoot team truck is a Bigfoot truck" theory.
gm50cal
October 11th, 2009, 09:49 PM
all the pic links are "forbidde" for me, any one have another source?
MasterofTame
October 11th, 2009, 10:05 PM
all the pic links are "forbidde" for me, any one have another source?

http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/equal3.htm

About half/3-quarters the way down the page.
ProTruckChallenge
October 12th, 2009, 01:04 AM
know what really makes me laugh? Equalizer has ALWAYS had some type of wing... even before the monstrosity that we're currently talking about, Equalizer utilized a very small spoiler mounted to the top of the tailgate. it remained on even after they added the spoiler. check it out:

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fastj14
October 13th, 2009, 03:08 PM
It seems like they asked about that wing in one of the interviews during that race where the rear suspension collapsed, maybe not? Anyone remember for sure?
carcrusher
October 13th, 2009, 08:53 PM
Equalizer has ALWAYS had some type of wing

actually shawn, that isn't entirely true. the years when the truck ran a pro-net rather than a tailgate ('88-'89, and from mid '92 on) the rear spoiler was absent. i'd show you pics but taft has redone his site now so you can't even get the image url's anymore - i guess he doesn't want people visiting his site.
ProTruckChallenge
October 13th, 2009, 09:19 PM
if you want pics from tafts site, click and drag the picture to the top of your browser screen, it'll go to the direct url and you can get the image then..
Stomping The Bully
October 13th, 2009, 11:44 PM
actually shawn, that isn't entirely true. the years when the truck ran a pro-net rather than a tailgate ('88-'89, and from mid '92 on) the rear spoiler was absent. i'd show you pics but taft has redone his site now so you can't even get the image url's anymore - i guess he doesn't want people visiting his site.

Basically when the truck was still red?
Tad
October 14th, 2009, 12:33 AM
Knowing Gary I would say he found the wing in his back yard and stuck it on the truck to make it look different.
carcrusher
October 14th, 2009, 09:45 AM
bully - no, basically the only time that it did run a wing was from '90 through the first quarter of '92. after that, the truck went back to no wing when they switched up the shock setup.

also shawn - dennis has been changing the site to where all the images are embedded now and you can't click or drag on them at all. some pages haven't been converted yet but a lot of them have. i'm still loving the "your ip has been logged and criminal action will be taken against you for trying to save copyrighted material" - maybe i was trying to see the attributes or the file name of the pic? what a joke - what's even better is that all of his "copyrighted" material is copyrighted/stolen from someone else.
Stomping The Bully
October 16th, 2009, 03:27 AM
I meant when the truck didn't have a spoiler.