ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 A special Monster Jam fan event was held in Orlando to celebrate the partnership between Briggs Equipment and JCB with their signature monster truck, the Digatron.<\/p>\n
Rocky Johnson, branch manager in Orlando, said the event was a \u201ccustomer appreciation day\u201d to kick off the excitement for Monster Jam this weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our first kind of customer appreciation day. So we invited everybody to come out, celebrate with us. Get ready for Monster Jam this weekend,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
The Digatron truck, modeled after JCB\u2019s heavy equipment, was a highlight of the event. <\/p>\n
Johnson explained, \u201cIt\u2019s modeled after one of our pieces of heavy machinery. Hence the name Digatron. And, it\u2019s got probably the best following out there. As well as one of the best drivers, on the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Driver Tristan England, who pilots the Digatron, described the truck\u2019s name as \u201ckind of, like, ferocious, almost.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really want to be intimidating when we come out here, but we want to be the slickest coming out of the trailer so we look the best,\u201d England said.<\/p>\n
England acknowledged the challenge of competing against iconic trucks like Grave Digger, whose name has been around for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my job. They hired me, the little guy out of Texas, to come and stomp his name down in the ground and dig it up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The “DIGatron” Monster Truck at JCB Briggs in Orlando (Original photo)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got plenty of equipment to put it in there. We\u2019ve got scoops that pick up everybody that falls down on the track out there on the dirt. So it\u2019s actually a JCB 427 loader that\u2019ll pick up our trucks and rock \u2019em right back up,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
England spoke about the next generation of Monster Jam drivers and the sport\u2019s evolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second-generation drivers are going crazy. 2026 is going to be next level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted the family-oriented nature of both Monster Jam\u2019s Feld Entertainment and JCB.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m all about family. I cannot stop talking about my beautiful wife and my amazing six-year-old son, Crash,\u201d England said. \u201cBut I\u2019m ready to grow that family a little more. We\u2019re talking about having one more kid so we can have more racers out on this dirt for Monster Jam, and grow this sport to what it needs to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event included autograph signings by England, who promised fans he would \u201cgive them everything I got when I hit that track\u201d during Monster Jam this weekend.<\/p>\n
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