Rammunition is a 2019 RAM 2500 Power Wagon monster truck owned by Hall Bros. Racing out of Champaign, Illinois. It is driven by Kurt Kraehmer. Since its debut in 2002, the truck was primarily driven by brothers Geremie and Mat Dishman until their retirements in 2010 and 2019, respectively. While Geremie continues to drive the truck as a fill-in driver, Kraehmer has served as the full-time driver of the truck since 2020. Rammunition currently serves as the teammate truck to Hotsy & Raminator. Raminator is also sponsored by Ram Trucks.
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Rammunition debuted in 2002 with Geremie Dishman behind the wheel. At the time of its debut, the truck was a major competitor in the ProMT Series.
In 2006, Rammunition received an updated paint scheme. Dishman and the truck would also win the Family Event Monster Truck Thunder Drag championships that same year. He would continue to drive the truck until his retirement in 2010. Afterwards, his brother, Mat Dishman, took over the driving duties as Rammunition received a new camouflage-themed paint scheme.
In 2014, Rammunition debuted a new red paint scheme, featuring 3D ram insignias. The truck would receive a new body style, being a 2017 RAM 2500 Power Wagon two years later.
In 2017, Rammunition competed in Monster Jam Arena Championship Series 5. Dishman and the truck won five overall event championships throughout the series and finished in the runner-up position in the standings behind Pablo Huffaker in Grave Digger.
In 2018, Rammunition competed in Monster Jam Stadium Championship Series 4. Dishman and the truck would win two racing championships back-to-back in Houston and Detroit, but would finish eleventh in the series standings. Meanwhile, Geremie would return to driving the truck, serving as a fill-in driver for the team. Mat continued to drive Rammunition until his retirement by the end of the 2019 season.
Following Mat Dishman’s retirement, previous Hotsy driver Kurt Kraehmer took over the driving duties as they competed in the Monster Jam Arena Championship Series, where they would finish last in the standings. After the series abruptly ended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rammunition would compete in select shows for the remainder of the season. In 2022, Rammunition competes in Monster Jam Arena Championship Series Central & finishes 8th. The truck was replaced by Hotsy for some of the shows.
In 2023, the truck competes on the west arena tour for certain shows & was driven by Kurt Kraehmer. The truck finishes 8th. The truck made its stadium return for the first time since 2018 with Kurt Kraehmer driving in Glendale. It later debuted a brand-new blue design for 2024.
In 2024, Kurt competes on the east arena series. Dan Agosh drives the truck in Enid, Oklahoma and runs a revamped version of the red body. Kurt would get out of the truck with a donut floatie for his donut attempts in Greenville.
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