Interview with the driver & owner of the Sudden Impact truck, John Seasock has been driving monster trucks for eight years.
Q) How did you get into Monster Truck Racing ?
A) After having a lifted pickup & then seeing Monster Trucks, at a show in Philadelphia, I knew I wanted to have one. I asked people for advice about getting into the sport & ended up buying one. That was my first Sudden Impact truck. I also drove the Devil’s Dodge Monster Truck, for a couple of years.
Q) Where was the first time you crushed some cars ?
A) “The first time I crushed some cars was at a town carnival”
Q) Was there a big crowd ?
A) “I was the only truck there & there was approx.. 6,000 people there.”
Q) What was going through your mind before the crush ?
A) “There is a lot that goes through your mind, will the truck brake, will it hurt, will I flip will the crowd like it ?”
Q) Where you nervous ?
A) “I was really nervous”
Q) Eight years on, do you still get nervous ?
A) “I still get nervous before a show, but it’s a good nervous. It’s a rush”
Q) What’s it like when you start the engine up ?
A) “Once I put my helmet on, I feel at home. When you fire up a 1200 horsepower motor & feel the power it has, it’s hard to beat.
Q) How do you prepare for the race ?
A) “I like to get to a stadium early & look up from the floor into the stands. It’s hard to believe that in a matter of a couple of hours it goes from empty to having to having a track made & being sold out.
Q) Have you always wanted to do it ?
A) “This was a dream of mine since I was a little kid”
Q) Is it hard work being a driver ?
A) “Doing monster trucks is a lot of hard work!!! but it is something that I wouldn’t trade for the world. I have fans from all over the world & they make it all worth while!”