El Matador (Spanish for “The Bullfighter”) is/was a 1982 Chevrolet Silverado monster truck owned by DRF Motorsports since 2018. The truck was originally owned by Flame Motorsports from 2004-2018. The truck currently runs on and off for the team, as the alter-ego for Nitro Hornet and Southern Sass, but has not run since 2019.
History[]
El Matador made its debut in 2004 and was driven by Daron Basl as the teammate to King Krunch under Flame Motorsports. It runs on the former King Krunch chassis.
In 2008, the truck runs as Fiesta on the truck's chassis for the first and third Houston shows and a new paint job is debuted on the truck.
In 2009, the truck received a new Racesource chassis and Daron wins a major televised Monster Jam stadium show in St. Louis.
In 2010, Madusa (Flame) is run on the El Matador chassis at Monster Jam World Finals 11.
In 2011, the truck debuts a new Ford Super Duty body late in the year. At some point, the truck would also run as Break the Chain.
In 2012, David Baldwin drives the truck in Portland, Oregon along with Daron who would perform double duty as he also drove Grave Digger at the same event.
In 2013, El Matador is shelved and replaced by Nitro Hornet.
In 2015, The truck is run as Monster Mutt Rottweiler for the More Monster Jam Tour. The El Matador name was run in Salinas, and driven by Aaron Basl.
In 2018, DRF Motorsports buys Flame Motorsports which included El Matador.
In 2019, the truck returns with a new body style and paint scheme. However, has not run since.
Trivia[]
- El Matador's chassis was also used for many sponsor trucks, including Texas-based store Fiesta and Houston-based radio show Rod Ryan.
- The truck ran as Thrillbillies for a motorcross stunt.
World Finals appearances[]
- 2010 - Madusa (as a breast cancer version of Madusa for an encore)
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