Crushstation

Crushstation
Red Crushstation circa 2017
Owner	Greg Winchenbach
Driver	Greg Winchenbach
Body Style	Custom Fresh Maine Lobster
Engine	540 Merlin
Transmission	Turbo 400
Tires	66" Terra
Debut	2009

Crushstation is a custom lobster themed monster truck driven by Greg Winchenbach out of Maine. With the unique body, and wild driving style Crushstation has been a fan favorite since 2010 and has competed in two Monster Jam Young Guns Shootouts as well as various smaller Monster Jam arena shows and Monster Truck Throwdown. Crushstation occasionally runs a blue version of the body exclusively in Maine.

History

• 1999 - Greg Winchenbach buys a PEI Chassis from Dan Patrick. Although, due to Greg's busy schedule, the chassis sat on Greg's garage for a couple years.
• 2008 - Greg starts building Crushstation
• late 2009 - Greg and the truck makes a few displays and competes in small shows.
• 2010 - Crushstation competes in Monster Jam.
• 2013 - Greg and the truck competes in the Young Guns Shootout.
• 2014 - the blue Crushstation debuts and competes in shows exclusively in Maine. Greg and the truck makes their second Young Guns Shootout appearance.
• 2015 - Crushstation wins the Monster Truck Throwdown.
• 2016 - The truck wins its second Monster Truck Throwdown championship.
• 2017 - Greg stops driving on the Monster Jam circuit and focuses more on the Monster Truck Throwdown and the Monster Truck Destruction Tour. It is currently unknown if it and Lumberjack will return to Monster Jam, though Crushstation's blue body remaining as part of the toyline after the switch from Hot Wheels to Spin Master for Monster Jam toys in 2019 indicates the possibility of the team coming back.
• 2018 - Greg and the truck wins the Monster Truck Destruction Tour. The same year, a leafspring display truck debuts.

2010 Incident

At a 2010 Monster Truck show, Crushstation ran over one of the hosts of the show. Luckily, the host only

suffered a broken pelvis, and eventually made a full recovery. He was identified as Ken Dickenson.

World Finals Appearances

• 2013 - Greg Winchenbach (YGS)
• 2014 - Greg Winchenbach (YGS)

Trivia

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• The blue lobster design of Crushtation is derived from the fact that blue lobsters do in fact exist in real life. It may also be derived from the fact that lobsters, unlike most organisms, and like snails and spiders, have blue blood, not red blood. This is due to the presence of hemocyanin, which contains copper.

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