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Season 5 – Episode 10 – World Finals XXV Preview
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Monster Jam Primetime hosts Scott Jordan and Adam Enticknap preview the upcoming action at Monster Jam World Finals XXV which will take place on July 2nd -July 4th from Salt Lake City.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Inside Monster Jam, the official Monster Jam podcast. It is that time of year to get you ready for Monster Jam World Finals 25. It is our official World Finals preview episode. Now, in the past, I've always co-hosted these with Scott Olinski, but this year I'm doing something a little different. So we're gonna fire up the Xenny Optical Hotline. We're gonna go out to Lompa, California. There is no one better to analyze world finals than the gentleman who will call it with me. Adam Intiknap. Welcome to Inside Monster Jam. Good to have you back.
SPEAKER_00Oh man, it's so good to be here. I'm getting excited. Uh every day that goes by that gets closer to world finals. Uh I'm ready for this thing. It's it's gonna be fun.
SPEAKER_01We are gonna be calling world finals both nights for Monster Jam Primetime. So make sure you check your local listings to check out that call. Adam, let's uh let's get everybody amped up. I know you're excited. You told me that. I'm excited as well. We're we're literally on the road to world finals now. It is coming up very, very soon. So let's dial it in and we're gonna start with the JCB last chance qualifiers. So 12 up-and-coming superstars, as well as some veterans mixed in, will compete for the 28th and final bid into the main field. So let's talk about that. Alex Barden, Mike Christensen, Joe Foley, Tim Hall Jr., Chucky Paulkin, Montana Robbins, Triton Robbins, MJ Solorio, Brandon Telachka, Michaela Tolochka, Chelsea Van Cleve, John Zimmer Sr. I know your favorite in your pick is obviously Mike Christensen. Why will Vendetta win the last chance qualifier?
SPEAKER_00You know what's actually really funny, Scott, is that is my pick um for the last chance qualifier. And the reason that is, is because he's from Ogden, Utah. And one of the big things that I was looking at in this LCQ, kind of like when I was going over it, obviously there's some sleepers in here. But, you know, with Mike Christensen being from Utah, he is gonna have the tune on his motor better than anybody else. And I think that's gonna be really crucial because for me, the word of the weekend, and you guys are gonna hear me say this a lot, is just elevate and elevation as well. And so when the motors are that far down on power, you really have to tune them properly and make sure that tune is like absolutely perfect to get that horsepower. And we know Mike Christensen already likes to have a lot of horsepower, and to get out of that LCQ, you are gonna need it. So with that little extra tune and then the hometown crowd, Mike Christensen is going to be lethal in that LCQ. He's actually my top pick. I have a few sleepers, um, Joe Foley and Chucky Pawkin Jr. I'm gonna um I'm gonna be watching those guys as well, but it's gonna be a tough LCQ, Scott.
SPEAKER_01So, as a uh a rider for Motocross, did you have to tune your bike differently for a place like Salt Lake City where the altitude is different? And how does that translate to Monster Jam?
SPEAKER_00Well, yeah, I mean, we had to do quite a few different things. You know, we had to mess with the ECUs, we had to change gearing. Uh, we lightened up the flywheel on the bike. There was many different things, and that's something that they can do. They can kind of mess with the gearing a little bit inside the gearbox, but the big thing is going to make sure that that ECU um is tuned and the fuel injectors are putting the right amount of fuel into that engine to get an optimal amount of horsepower. And because Mike Christensen is from that area, he's gonna know that so well. So you know the motor's gonna be working good and he's gonna be firing off the line.
SPEAKER_01Let's talk about the bracket because it's it's a 12-truck bracket. Four the four fastest qualifiers automatically move into round two. So basically, if you're into round two, you just have to win three races. And I'm I'm not gonna underestimate what winning three races in Monster Jam means, but you just have to win three to move on to the main field. So obviously, if you're into round two as a fastest qualifier, that's a huge deal. Uh, so you've already pinpointed Mike Christensen just because uh, you know, the the he's got the hometown advantage, but he also is gonna have Alex Bardin and Tim Hall Jr. from his team. I would assume that Mike, as the owner of Team Throttle Monster, will have his other drivers with the same sort of package that he has, but there's some other drivers here that have really been good at racing. Triton Robbins, one of them, uh Crazy Trained, the reigning Monster Jam rookie of the year. Uh he made it to the semifinals last year in his rookie season. I wrote an article on monsterjam.com about all of these competitors, and I do feel like he is one to specifically watch. I know with primetime, we don't cover the arenas, but I know you've had a chance to watch Triton Robbins throughout the last two seasons. What are your thoughts on him possibly coming out of the LCQ as a winner?
SPEAKER_00Well, you know, what Monster Jam World Finals is it's such an outlier, right? And the hard part is you can do as much as you want, right? You can talk about Mike Christensen and the hometown advantage, and you can talk about Triton, and you can talk about all these guys, but it really comes down to that big moment. And for me, it's just about being able to come out of the arena series or whatever series you're in and executing on that day. Now, do I think Triton can do it? Yes, absolutely he can do it, but the problem is there's so many other drivers that can do it as well. I mean, this LCQ is jam-packed, it's stacked from bottom to top. So it's gonna be very, very hard to execute and get it done. And it's really gonna be about lane choice and how everything pans out. So that's gonna be a big factor as well.
SPEAKER_01Now you got a brother and sister matchup in there as well. Brandon Tulachka, Mikhaila Tolachka. That would be uh uh a fascinating round one pairing if the brother and sister would have to go after each other on the racetrack for that final spot in the world finals. We're gonna move on to skills. So third, I want to talk about Thursday because Thursday is action-packed at World Finals. Thursday, July 2nd. We'll have all of your qualifying as well as the JCB last chance qualifier, and we're also gonna crown two world finals champions. So not only will you see who the final competitor is in the main field, but we'll also crown our skills champion and our high jump champion. So um I Thursday is always a highlight for us because we get to call qualifying, but for this particular year, we've moved everything into Thursday to keep Thursday, Friday, and Saturday basically on equal footing. So you tune into one of those three days, you're gonna see a world champion. So let's talk about skills. Your competitors are Weston Anderson, Tristan England, Tyler Menega, Armando Castro, MJ Solorio, Ryan Anderson, John Zemmer Jr., Tony Oaks, Brandon Tuluschka, Tim Hall Jr. So for the first time in history, 10 competitors, not eight and ten. And we have some of these drivers coming over from the LCQ, like Tim Hall Jr. and Brandon Tolucchka. For you, I want to highlight a few. I want to highlight MJ Solorio. Uh, he was an alternate last year in skills. Uh in the press conference, it was announced he was going to compete in the championship. He made it onto the podium. So, what kind of jump do you think that MJ Solorio could make here now that he has a lot of time to prepare for this competition?
SPEAKER_00Oh man, I mean, I think he can do it. He definitely can, but it comes down once again to those nerves for MJ. And he goes out last year, and like you said, he gets on the podium. Um, but you're going up against a few guys that really, really want this thing. And I don't want to pass over MJ too much because I do think he is competitive in his own. But there's two guys that I really wanted to highlight in this competition, and that's Weston Anderson and Ryan Anderson. And the reason that I want to highlight Weston Anderson and why I think he's gonna be such a big competitor is because in 24 and 25, he came up runner up in this competition, and that's tough. That's tough to get there two years in a row and then become runner up. But, you know, Scott, I want you to talk about it too a little bit. Ryan Anderson, this is the only competition that he has never won. So that's gonna be really tough, too. So you got MJ going against a guy that has a legacy in Monster Jam, like Ryan Anderson, that has never won this, and then you have Weston Anderson that has come up short two years in a row. So if MJ does get this, it is going to be one of the biggest upsets of the weekend. But the cool thing is, is it's world finals, it's two-wheel skills, and it doesn't matter really what tour you come from, you're really honing those skills and getting better at it. So MJ can definitely get this done, but he's gonna have to be my top two picks for the two-wheel skills, have to be Ryan Anderson and Weston Anderson right now.
SPEAKER_01That's a great point because it is the one competition Ryan Anderson has not won. He's a three-time high jump champion. He's won racing uh in freestyle and back-to-back years uh back in world finals in Vegas. Um, so but for Ryan Anderson, so we see a lot of these drivers. So you have Tristan England, Tyler Menegarm, Castro, they've all won this championship before, and all of them have mastered combination moves. Ryan does not put as much finesse on those triple combo moves as these drivers do. You and I have seen it all season long. It's the bicycle onto the sidewalls, sometimes the back-to-back bicycle. So, really, for Ryan, it's gonna be about precision. What is he gonna hit? How is he gonna hit it? And is he gonna be able to get on the sidewalls into that cyclone? If he can do that, 100%, I think Ryan Anderson can win this competition. But this this is so stacked, man. John Zimmer Jr., uh, one of the best in the sport in this competition.
SPEAKER_00Oh, him too.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, and and Tony Oakes as well. Like Tony had a great year in skills, great year all together. His his a banner season for him. Uh but you also, Brandon Tuluschka and Tim Hall Jr. are nobody to sneeze at. They've been out of this competition because of what they did throughout the season. And both of them have shown some immense growth throughout 2026 in it. So this this when I look at all of these competitions, it's really hard to pinpoint a favorite. But again, when you have Tristan England and Tyler Menega in this competition, it's it's it's hard to look past those two as the top two on the banner. But again, we're gonna see how that dirt looks in Salt Lake City. We're gonna see what the weather looks like out there. Uh, but this one for me, when I look at it, was the hardest one to probably pinpoint. So we're gonna move on now to the Lucas Oil high jump. In this one, it'll be eight competitors again Cynthia Gautier, Bart Musaura, Chris Kohler, Bryce Kenny, Camden Murphy, Ryan Anderson, Adam Anderson, Zach Garner. Right off the page, looking at the lineup, Ryan Anderson, a three-time high jump champion. Cynthia Gautier has won this competition before. Bryce Kenny has been Extreme Air Award winner, most viral. Zach Garner gets an opportunity to compete. He was supposed to compete last year. And if you remember that, he has some rear steer issues that took him out of the competition, and his dad stepped in and got on the podium. So this is a tough Adam Anderson in this for the first time. I know. It's like it's crazy the lineups that we have for these competitions. It's nuts, but Ryan Anderson uh has mastered this. He he does that floater jump that I think we saw Colt Stevens do that two years ago, but no one else, they've tried to emulate that success, but no one else has been able to master it. And Ryan, you see a lot of drivers doing a skywilly off that ramp, but Ryan has just mastered this flow where he is somehow able to defy gravity and get those back BKT tires above the front BKT tires as he floats down. And that ultimately is what has won him the competition. So if you I want to get a different angle on this from you, if you are one of these other seven competitors in this competition, what are you doing to try to dethrone Ryan Anderson as a champion?
SPEAKER_00Well, the first thing I'm doing is watching 23, 24, and 25. I'm gonna go back and watch those high jump competitions and really analyze, you know, his line selection up the face, what he's doing, maybe try to talk around and see, you know, if they're putting a lot of rebound in the back to kind of get that back end to pop up as it hits the face of the jump. But you know, one of the biggest things that makes this competition so hard that people don't understand is the amount of G forces that you're getting off the face of that step-up jump. And so imagine um going off the face of that step-up jump in the monster jam truck, but it's like the gnarliest gravitational pull, like you're on the hardest roller coaster you've ever been on, where it's just banking around a turn and it's sucking you down into the seat, and you can't pick up your legs or your arms, and that's what it feels like in that moment. And somehow Ryan Anderson, under that amount of gravitational pull, is still able to click that brake check as soon as his rear wheel lifts off of that face. And that really to me is the key is trying to get that brake check as soon as the rear tires, those BKT tires, lift off of that step up face, and it's really gonna pull that rear end up as you go up. You are gonna be able to do some suspension settings, you're also gonna be able to, you know, have some gearing maybe for the weekend to get that a little bit better, to get that pop that you're looking for, but it's really all about that break check. Now, with that being said, I want to highlight a driver, and this is my sleeper pick for high jump, and that's got to be Bryce Kenny in 2023. He got third place, in 2024, he got third place, and in 2025, he got second place. So that means three years in a row, Bryce Kenny has been hunting this trophy down. He's been there, he's been close, he hasn't quite gotten it. So, that to me is my pick to try to analyze what Ryan Anderson is doing, really figure out okay, I gotta get those rear wheels as high as I can in the air because, like you talked about, that is where they're gonna measure from. It's not from the front wheels, it's from the rear wheels, right underneath there. So you have to make sure you get the back of that truck up. And I think Bryce Kenny, three years on the podium, this guy can do it.
SPEAKER_01My sleeper pick uh for this one is Chris Kohler and mayhem. Yeah, banner season for him, third place on the series, multiple freestyle wins. Um, he has an opportunity here to win a World Finals championship, which having him on the show numerous times is something that he wants more than anything in the world. And all he has to do is jump higher than seven other drivers. And again, I'm not gonna I'm I'm not gonna underestimate what that takes and the skill level that that takes, but I think Chris Kohler has an opportunity here to really do something on Thursday and possibly moving into Friday already be a world finals champion. So the high jump uh and skills competitions will both take place on Thursday. You can watch it wherever you stream. Monster Jam, we've talked about the LCQ. Now we're gonna move into the main field lineup and we're gonna talk about the JCB racing competition. So how can you look at a JCB racing competition and not talk about Tyler Menega at this point? Yeah, it's every year with Tyler Menega. This year, again, I think at one point he was 40 and 8. 40 and eight. Like he's winning eight more times than he's losing, and he had 10 JCB racing wins, which paced everybody. And you and I for primetime are not even, you know, to the end of the production schedule yet. So he probably has a lot more than that at this point. But to win 40 races and lose eight, uh, I don't care who you are, man. That is an incredible number. But every year we talk about Tyler Menegov for JCB racing, and it's the one that's gotten away from him. He's one skills, he's one freestyle. He is arguably the best racer in Monster Jam because he's a student of the game. He studies these tracks like nobody else. And the way he describes these tracks, I feel like I'm I'm I'm I need to pull out a pad and paper and write down what he's saying because he's so smart. What is it gonna take for Tyler Menegal to win JCB racing this season?
SPEAKER_00I mean, it's actually the hardest, simplest thing, and that is you just gotta get out of your own way. Obviously, you know, there's truck issues, there's so many things going on. But Tyler is one of those guys that really, really enjoys competition. He enjoys beating people, and you can see it on his face, and that's why we love Tyler so much, and that's why he's at, you know, pretty much the top of every single competition is because how much Tyler Meninga wants to beat everybody else, and he wants to be the best. And you can see it in his driving style, you can see it in the way he talks, you can see it in everything he does, and and that's really what makes Tyler Meninga so special. But at the same time, that's also what makes it so hard in those big moments to kind of capitalize and get it done. And he's been able to do that in other competitions, um, in world finals, and I think he can do it in racing now that he has kind of been there a few times. He's okay with losing, you know, it's not a big deal. He's kind of brought on a little bit more of that Adam Anderson. I'm just gonna go out there and drive attitude. Um, but the big thing with Tyler is he wants it so bad every single time he drives that truck. And when I watch him, I love the passion that he has every time he hits the track, but it also hinders you and the fact that you're being extra perfect, you're giving it a little more throttle because you want it a little bit more, and you're you're trying to drive it deeper into the corner and you're trying to beat everybody a little bit worse. And when you try to do that and you're on the edge, like Tyler Meninga is, you you push it past the edge and you make those little mistakes, and then you know you push the truck a little too hard and you have those breakages, and and that's the one tough thing about world finals. It's a one and done, and that's why we love it so much, is because this is world finals everybody elevates, including the stadium. We're gonna be at a high elevation. I mean, it's unbelievable um to see the level of competition that is there. And Tyler tries to elevate himself even farther. He has to just take a breath, sit back, let Tyler be Tyler, and he's gonna go out and win racing for the first time.
SPEAKER_01And lane choice, uh, obviously always crucial, but we saw last year lane choice was uh I think more of an advantage than I'd seen in years past. We saw Todd Leduc go all he had lane choice in every single race he was in. He was one of the eight fastest qualifiers, and he never gave up that lane choice. And there was a dominant lane last year, and I know that they came out in between and tried to you know even it out a little bit, but he still stayed in one lane every single race and it won in the championships. So, how how important will that be again this year? Do you think uh that maybe because of what happened last year with the discrepancies in the two lanes, that maybe this year there will be some uh extra preparations to try to even them out a little bit, or how do you feel that playing out?
SPEAKER_00Well, you know, the JCB track crew, the dirt crew is unbelievable. They they do a fantastic job, right? So they're gonna try to make it as even as possible and they're gonna map this thing out to the inch to try to make it so nobody is having to drive farther or the inside isn't a little closer, or whatever that might be. But no matter what you do with a split lane, it doesn't matter. You can be the best in the world, and it's gonna be that little bit different. The chuckle, the dirt. You're dealing with you're dealing with dirt and moisture content, right? So it's gonna be a little bit different no matter what you do. So one lane's gonna break down a little bit more, one lane's gonna break down a little less, you're gonna have more ruts, you're gonna have less ruts. It doesn't matter. Something's gonna be that little bit different. And I do think they will try to minimize that, like they do all year, you know, every single time, but there will be a better lane. And going back to talking about Tyler and talking about Todd as well, is that the key to it is going to be fast in qualifying so that way you get the lane choice early and then you can pick again. And also the other thing is you're gonna have to be talking to your crew chief, right? Because you're gonna be able to watch LCQs and all this different stuff and qualifying and whatever it is, and you're gonna be able to start to see what lane is developing better, where are more wins coming out? You know, in super cross racing, we are checking every single gate. You know, we take videos of the whole shots and we look okay, the whole shot came out of seven, the whole shot came out of six, the whole shot came out of five. Um, whatever that might be. You know, you have to have somebody recording in the stands, checking off which one's winning and qualifying, and go really, really deep into making sure that you're picking the right lane. And that comes down to your crew chief and yourself communicating and looking and going, hey, these are another winds coming out of the red lane, another winds coming out of the red lane, and then you're gonna go to the red lane, try it out, see how it is. But regardless, fastest time and qualifying, getting that done, getting the lane choice early is going to be crucial to win racing.
SPEAKER_01I do have a sleeper pick here. Oh, I like it. Yes. Do not be surprised if after qualifying, one of the eight fastest qualifiers is named Brandon Arthur. The dude literally won, came in from the international series where he was absolutely dominating. And I will say the last event they did in Helsinki. He swept the entire weekend. Um, but when he came over and filled in for Tristan England with JCB Digatron, he won two JCB racing competitions. I think he was 10 and 2 in 12 races domestically, and he's lining up against these drivers he's gonna meet. Um, I think Brandon has a good shot. My only concern for him, he's driven Megalodon before, but my only concern for him is adjusting from JCB Digatron division points to Megalodon, but he will have some practice, he will have qualifying to get that right. Uh, but Brandon, man, is a guy who I think is gonna shock a lot of people world finals weekend, and I think has a really good shot at not only being a fastest qualifier, but I think he's somebody that could possibly win it all.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, and and I do agree with that, but I actually have um a note about that him switching trucks, and that's always difficult, right? Because you're looking at a new front end, you're looking at a different cover, um, and that's really hard to adjust to, and you're looking at, you know, a whole actual new frame, shock settings, everything. So it is gonna be a challenge, more of a challenge to get Brandon Arthur out front. But one of the big things, and why I love that you highlighted Brandon, is because he's so cool, calm, and collected. I mean, this kid, you know, it could be the pressure of the world or, you know, a decision for lunch, and he is gonna be making a decision that doesn't, you know, there's no nerves, no nothing going on in that kid's head, or at least it doesn't seem like it. So that is one thing that makes Brandon Arthur a lethal weapon at world finals, is it doesn't matter the stage, uh, Brandon Arthur will perform. Now, I don't know how much we can get into racing. I know we've talked about it a little bit a lot so far, but there's also that Saturday and Friday lineup, which I think is going to dictate a lot of it, you know. Um, can we talk about that a little bit?
SPEAKER_01Yeah, well, and if we go back to last year, Todd Leduc won Friday night. And um, when I talked to him in between Friday, I asked him if he thought that there was an advantage to Saturday's racing winner, and he said no, he he was fine. He still got two passes, I think, on the track to warm up. So I think that's gonna be the same setup. But obviously, in Monster Jam, everything's about momentum, right? And you know, as the Saturday racing winner, you've already done three or four races that same day. So your truck is probably dialed in, the track is dialed in, you know which lane you want to go to. So yeah, let's talk about uh and we'll do it briefly because we have to get freestyle, but let's talk about the differences between winning Friday night and winning Saturday night and entering the championship race.
SPEAKER_00Well, you know, the two clear advantages and disadvantages are gonna be the lineup. You know, the the the guys I have picked on Saturday, you know, we have that huge lineup, but Zach, Tyler, and Weston are gonna be lethal on Saturday. And then on Friday, you have Tristan, Ryan, and Cody Saucier. I do have a sleeper pick of Brandon Arthur. Good analysis right there, Scott. I love that. Um, but yeah, that Saturday, you are gonna be able to roll right into it. But the advantage of being on Friday is, you know, your truck's gonna be able to be worked on, and there's gonna be things that you can do to your truck to make sure it's perfect for racing, right? Those guys on Saturday, they are gonna get a look at the track and they're gonna be able to have it dialed in a little bit more, but they're gonna make sure that the guys that are on Friday have their truck absolutely perfect and tuned in. And then also the guys on Friday are gonna be able to watch the guys on Saturday and really see from a bird's eye perspective. And I can't tell you how many times in Supercross where I'm on the track and I'm seeing one thing and I'm like, this is so hard, this is so hard. And all I had to do was move over one foot to the left and hit this other rut. And for some reason, I was so zoned in and so in my, you know, in the mode of racing that I couldn't see that. And once I stepped back and just watched the track for a second, I noticed it instantly. So those guys are gonna have that advantage um racing on Friday. But like you said, Saturday, they're gonna be actually on the track, so it's gonna be tough.
SPEAKER_01All right. Well, let's uh move into our final competition, BKT Freestyle. Um, my my summary of this competition in World Finals is it's two minutes to immortality here. You have a solid two-minute run, and you are immortalized in the Monster Jam uh history books as a world finals champion. Uh, we saw some amazing runs last year. Who are your picks for BKT Freestyle?
SPEAKER_00Oh, I mean, I feel like every single one has to go with an explanation, but I know I don't know if the people are gonna hate me or they're gonna love me for this, but my top three.
SPEAKER_01I mean, I think the people hate you anyway.
SPEAKER_00Uh I mean, I have to do analysis. I don't know what to tell you. You know what I mean? It's not all good.
SPEAKER_01No, no, I'm just I'm kidding, man. I'm I'm kidding. You have endeared yourself to everyone, including Mike Christensen, who posted you uh on Instagram with that selfie picture. So if you can accomplish that goal, you're in like Flint, buddy. You're good. You're good.
SPEAKER_00That's yeah, that's a beautiful thing. Um, but my picks for the main event 2026 freestyle, first place. Oh, let's start with third place, Tyler Meninga. Second place, Ryan Anderson, and at the top spot, I think this kid is gonna light up the weekend, Weston Anderson. What do you think about that?
SPEAKER_01So, an all-gravedigger podium for for you, huh? So just all grave. I will say this Weston has improved every year in freestyle uh world finals. He has literally gotten better every single year. And I do think he is one of my favorites to win. Um, a guy that I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say has a really good shot, um, who we watched all year on prime time is Mike Pag, the Rulo Excalibur. Um I think he has got a super shot this year of throwing it down because he's gonna leave it all out there. He's gonna put that truck into the ground. And he did really well last year. At one point, I think he was in the lead in freestyle. I think he finished fourth overall. I have to go back and check that. But I think he's a great guy. Weston, I do, I do really like. I can't argue with your picks um at all. I think Weston is great. We have so many talented drivers uh coming to world finals. It's gonna be amazing. We will cover both nights for Monster Jam prime time, so stay tuned for that. Adam, before I let you go, uh what are you looking forward to the most about world finals in Salt Lake City?
SPEAKER_00Um, the biggest thing that I'm looking forward to is just seeing all the drivers elevate themselves to a new level. I think that's really what makes world finals special. And you nailed it on, you nailed it on the head, you know, two minutes to absolute stardom. And uh that's what this whole competition means. That's what this whole weekend means is the one shot to cement yourself in history. And anybody can come up big. We've seen it time and time again that, you know, there's the sleeper picks, the high hopes, the guys that you think are gonna win. But the one thing we love about world finals is you just never know.
SPEAKER_01No, you don't. And it would be a great uh story for one of our main field debuts to come out with a championship. Tony Oakes, uh, a driver who has been wanting this for 10 years. He has a great opportunity here as well. You know, I'm there's so many great things to look forward to at World Finals, being back in Salt Lake City, beautiful city, incredible venue. They have been amazing hosts uh the the last year as well, four world finals championships, being able to meet the fans, the largest pit party. But Adam, the one thing I am looking forward to the most is being reunited with Leslie Mears. Oh yeah! Is being uh reunited. I saw her in Glendale um you know for for prime time. I was up there as well. And uh, you know, we we we we were able to talk a little bit, but she's always so busy. So, Mears, if you're watching, make some time for uh for us. Okay, Adam, thank you so much for joining us, man. I will see you back in the primetime studio, my friend.
SPEAKER_00Can't wait. Looking forward to it. Let's go.
SPEAKER_01Adam Entignap with your World Finals preview. Join us Salt Lake City weekend, world Salt Lake City World Finals July 4th weekend, Rice Echo Stadium. Get your tickets at monsterjam.com. I will see you there. That is all the time we have this week. Thanks for joining me. I'll see you next week with another brand new edition of Inside Monster Jam, the official Monster Jam podcast. Good night.