The 1st Annual Monster Truck Fall Shootout debuts this weekend at the Pontiac Silverdome.  11 trucks are scheduled to compete in racing and freestyle events, including our hometown favorite Eliminator, which is sponsored by Bar’s Leaks/Rislone and piloted by Greg Adams.

The Monster Blog (TMB) has a great little Q&A session with Greg:

TMB: We’re another day closer to this weekend’s big event at the Pontiac Silverdome and that means another great chance to hear from one of the stars of the show in our Countdown to the Silverdome Q&A series. Tonight we speak with one of the most veteran drivers in the lineup for Saturday night, Greg Adams, owner of Truk Wurks Off Road and driver of the Bar’s Leaks Eliminator machine. Greg, you’ve been in the sport for a long time and are yet another driver in this lineup with experience at the Silverdome. Tell us about your past experiences there.

GA: My first experience in Pontiac was probably back around 1992 for SRO with the Krimson Krusher truck. That actually wasn’t long after we first put 66 inch tires on the truck and got our first fiberglass body. We raced there a few times over the years with the last time being in 2003 when we were running the Summit Truck Style body. There’s been some great experiences there over the years, it’s pretty neat to be going back this weekend.

TMB: Like the majority of this weekend’s lineup, this will be your first stadium event in several years. When was the last time you had the chance to do a dome show and how excited are you to have that opportunity again this weekend?

GA: Our last time on the big stadium tour was back in 2007 when we were doing Monster Jam with the Annihilator, I’d say the RCA Dome was the last one we did. For me, I honestly don’t get quite as excited about things as I used to, I still really enjoy the racing but I think I’m at the point where I’m more excited about turning the reigns over to Zach and really turning him loose out there. But you know how it is, I say that but once I get in the truck and the adrenaline starts flowing, something else takes over.

TMB: It looks like your big stadium experience is probably a bit more recent than a lot of the drivers in the lineup. Tell us what you think it will take to make a run at the late rounds of racing and who you think your top competition will be.

GA: All of these guys always run good but I’m not sure there’s any odds on favorite, I really look forward to being competitive. Hall and Noelke will be tough, but the thing about Chicago-style is, the key isn’t always being the fastest, but being consistent is what gives you the chance to win. I’ve always enjoyed running Chicago-style, personally I think its boring to run in a straight line. We’ll see how it goes Saturday, but I do like being the underdog.

TMB: What are you thoughts on freestyle, there’s sure to be some big obstacles out there.

GA: Well, like I said I’m more interested in the racing part of things. I’m more of a finese driver so I try to keep things in my realm – that’s my job and that’s what I do. So I expect you’ll see us be competitive but it may not be as wild as a lot of stadium runs. I think Tail Gator will probably be one to watch in freestyle, Noelke will be tough.

TMB: Well Greg, a big thanks for sitting down with us and offering your thoughts on this weekend’s event, we look forward to seeing what you and Zach have in store for us. For one last question, what do you think of having the chance to run in front of your great sponsors?

GA: That’s the real good thing about this weekend, our sponsor, Bar’s Leaks and Rislone are a Michigan-based company so we are looking forward to running good for them and putting on a good show.

This is going to be a kickass event.  If you’re too young to remember the glory days of monster truck rallies at the Silverdome (back when the Lions still played there), this is your chance to see what the excitement was (and is) about.

Advance tickets are only $13, all fees included.  Check www.silverdometickets.com for more information.

And finally, join us in wishing Greg good luck!  Greg, get out there and show them what home field advantage really means!