The Extreme Team 4×4 team finished up 2011 in the same winning fashion that it began, with Mac Plecker and Ballistic continuing to find victory lane at an incredible rate. To start off September, the team traveled to Paducah, Kentucky to perform in a two night event for our good friend Rodney Tweedy. The weekend would belong to Ballistic as Mac swept racing and freestyle both nights against a tough field of competition.

From Paducah it was back down to Florida to run another event for Scott Hartsock, this time at the Hernando County Fairgrounds in Brooksville, Florida. The first night of the event would be rained out, but once the action finally started, Mac ran strong winning wheelies and racing to start off the night. Problems would keep the team out of freestyle but it was still a great night in Brooksville.

Searcy, Arkansas was the site of a great small show in 2010 and the team was very honored to be asked back again by Greg Price and his AMMP crew. JR McNeal in Razin Kane was tough, edging out Mac for the wheelie and freestyle wins, but Mac would not be denied in racing, taking Ballistic to the win.

After a couple weeks back at the shop to regroup, the team headed to Glencoe, Alabama’s Green Valley Speedway to compete in a huge 8 truck show. With some tough competition, Mac made his presence felt at the Monster Truck War, placing in the top of the field in all competitions and managing to put Ballistic in victory lane in Friday night’s racing competition.

After a great ride truck event at the Warner-Robbins Air Show and a week off, the team would compete in its final event of the season in Swainsboro, Georgia. The hometown boy Kevin King in Strait Jacket would take home the wins, but Mac and Ballistic hung tough and turned in some great performances.

Following the completion of the racing part of the year, Mac and Liz traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada for the annual SEMA show. It was great seeing all of our good friends and sponsor partners in person, and we look forward to working with everyone again in 2012.

The final event for the team of 2011 would be the annual Rock Ranch Benefit. What a great group of people and we always have fun putting on a show with Ballistic and giving rides with the Extreme Team ride. Thanks to the Rock Ranch folks for having us back and we look forward to returning again in 2012.

Our good friends with TheMonsterBlog.com track results for the entire monster truck industry and it really is amazing just how strong of a year Mac and Ballistic had in 2011 – check out some of these stats and how they ranked against the 241 other drivers who competed this year:

Wheelie/Donut/Long Jump Competitions -
25 wins (tied for 4th in all of monster trucks), 49% win percentage

Racing Competitions -
15 wins (tied for 10th in all of monster trucks), 25% win percentage

Freestyle Competitions -
26 wins (tied for 4th in all of monster trucks), 46% win percentage

Combined Racing/Freestyle Competitions -
41 wins (tied for 6th in all of monster trucks), 35% win percentage

A huge thanks to all of our sponsors for making this incredible year possible! Stay tuned for further updates including our full 2012 event schedule, coming soon. Everyone with Extreme Team 4×4 wishes all our fans a Happy Thanksgiving!

What an incredible summer it’s been for the Extreme Team as Mac and Liz have traveled all over America’s beautiful heartland and entertained some of the greatest fans you’ll find anywhere. The heart of the summer tour kicked off in Davisburg, Michigan for Larry Hatt at the Oakland County Fair. Mac is always a favorite there and battled it out with Allen Pezo in Predator, just finishing runner-up to the black cat in both events.

After a few days of enjoying beautiful Michigan in the summer, the team made its way to Thief River Falls, Minnesota to compete in a Thursday night Speed Motorsports Tour event at the Pennington County Fair. Much like a lot of the 2011 season, Mac dominated the field, convincingly winning both the racing and freestyle portions of the show.

From there, Mac and Liz headed south to Champaign, Illinois to compete against the Dodge sponsored Raminator and the legendary Dan Patrick in Samson. In impressive fashion, Mac piloted Ballistic to the racing victory over one of the sport’s best racers in Mark Hall driving Raminator. Mac capped the great SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY event off with a strong freestyle.

After hanging out in Illinois for the week, the team was ready to participate in a first time event at the Dupage County Fair in Wheaton, Illinois. Mac would be running against Australian champion Clive Featherby in Outback Thunda as well as father-son team Greg and Zach Adams. The Aussie was on kill, rolling his truck twice but Mac still managed to represent the USA well, winning wheelies in the first show with a jaw-dropping walking wheelie, and taking the racing victory in the evening show.

From Illinois, it was on to North Platte, Nebraska to compete on the MEGA Promotions Tour event at the Wild West Arena. Running with tough competition including Barbarian, Razin Kane and Rammunition, Mac made solid showings in all competitions but couldn’t quite get Ballistic into victory lane.

The next two weeks would be the whirlwind finale to Larry Hatt’s Michigan tour. Mac and Liz rolled into the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson, Michigan determined to put on a great show for the fans. After Pezo swept the first stop in Davisburg, Mac knew it would be a tough road ahead. After the fans had cheered and the dust had settled, Ballistic had wowed the crowd and finished in the top of the rankings alongside the always tough Pezo. From there it was on to Mt. Morris where Mac thrilled the crowd with intense donuts and a high paced freestyle run at the Genessee County Fairgrounds. Armada, Michigan was up next where Pezo once again edged out Mac for victory, but the crowd was certainly treated to some great Ballistic action.

The final two shows of the tour were in Petovsky, Michigan and Mac wasn’t about to be held winless for the whole series. After finishing second in racing Friday night, Mac brought Ballistic out for freestyle, nailing perfect vertical slap wheelies and riding them the length of the track! The crowd was ecstatic and gave Mac the well-deserved freestyle victory! The following night Mac returned to victory lane in racing and turned in another solid freestyle with incredible wheelstands and power-packed slap wheelies to cap off an incredible tour.

After all that time spent in the great Northern section of the Midwest, the team headed south for Arkansas as good friend Greg Price and his AMMP Motorsports would be doing their first event at the Beebe Speedway. Mac pulled off a great donut win in the Friday night event and turned in solid performances all weekend, but Bruce Haney in Bad News Travels Fast was on kill, sweeping all of the other events.

Mac and Liz are so thankful for all the great fans who came out during the wild summer tour. Next up we’re off to Paducah, Kentucky where Ballistic will run for our good friend Rodney Tweedy in a show at Carson Park. Stay tuned to the Extreme Team site for results from Paducah and check out our schedule to see where Mac and the Extreme Team will be this fall!

The Extreme Team has literally been on a roll the last few weeks! Mac and Liz loaded the Ballistic truck up and headed for Clarksville, TN. with their friends at Old School Motorsports. All weekend, Mac would do battle tooth and nail with Allen Pezo in the Predator truck. Friday night, Mac stood the Ballistic truck up and walked it across the cars in the wheelie contest, made it all the way to the final round of racing, and put on a show for the Tennessee fans in freestyle with nice air and dizzying donuts. Saturday would be more of the same, with nice efforts in the wheelie contest and a great showing in racing. To close the weekend, Mac lined the Ballistic truck up to the van stack and stabbed the throttle. The Yukon parts grabbed and Ballistic went vertical before the truck tilted to the left and ended up on its head in a rare rollover for the Extreme Team!

Mac and Ballistic were no worse for wear and the team is currently regrouping at the shop. The team is making necessary repairs and planning their annual trip to Michigan to compete in their good friend Larry Hatt’s full tour throughout the month of July. In addition, Mac just finished the install of the brand new, Phillips Spark Plug Wires and couldn’t be happier! We encourage all teams in the industry to give Phillips Spark Plug Wires a shot as their super-insulated and built extra tough to handle the world of monster truck racing!

Stay tuned to the Extreme Team 4×4 website for updates from Michigan!

After a week to regroup at the shop following Ballistic’s domination of the Old Skool Motorsports debut event in Augusta, it was off to the next event in Sevierville, Tennessee. Again, the team would have to compete with home state hero Allen Pezo’s Predator and veteran Bennett Clark and Clydesdale. Unfortunately, small mechanical gremlins surfaced throughout the weekend, however Mac managed to impress the Tennessee fans with impressive wheel stands and high-energy runs while finishing in the top 3 in every competition on the weekend.

Coming off the strong Tennessee appearance, the bugs were ironed out for their next show at Muskogee, Oklahoma’s Thunderbird Speedway for Over The Top Motorsports. Mac and Ballistic would manage a nice wheelie in the wheelie contest despite the muddy conditions. After a close first round race with Dale Gerding in Big Dawg, Mac was brought back as fast loser against the always tough Doug Noelke in Tailgator, ultimately finishing 3^rd in racing. To cap the night, Mac started freestyle strong with impressive, walking wheelies over the double-van stack. Just as Mac entered a donut, the truck shut off and wouldn’t refire. Upon further inspection, a blown motor would end the Extreme Team’s night early despite a strong start.

After a rush trip home to install an all new, bigger motor, the team ventured to a steamy Jones Motor Speedway on the outskirts of Monroe, Louisiana. Against 7 of the top independents in monster trucks, Mac managed to stay right on the heels of Monster Jam superstar Scott Hartsock in his famous Gunslinger truck, finishing the weekend with impressive, runner up finishes. Again, Mac would test the strength of the great new Yukon parts by planting the tailgate of the Ballistic truck many times and whipping the truck into some intense donuts.

In the next few weeks, the team travels to Clarksville, Tennessee for their third appearance on the Old Skool Motorsports tour. After a few weeks off, the team will then appear on the annual Larry Hatt tour in Michigan. Stay tuned to the Extreme Team site for updates regarding the Ballistic race truck and Extreme Team ride truck!

WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA – The Extreme Team’s Ballistic monster truck continues its tour of dominance in 2011 and has become one of the top, independently funded teams in monster trucks. Through May 2011, Mac Plecker, owner/driver of Ballistic, has competed in over 78 competitions, winning over 60% of these events with Yukon Gear and Axle parts installed!

The Ballistic monster truck’s drivetrain is based off of the Ford nine inch rear end, making the truck the only of its kind in the sport. Recently, the Extreme Team felt it was time to upgrade the strength of the truck’s axles in order to tolerate the abuse the truck encounters every show. “We knew it was time to start thinking about strengthening our axle program as we continued to push the truck harder and harder. I’ve been a gearhead all of my life and knew Yukon Gear and Axle made quality parts. We got in touch with Brian Hudson and the rest is history!” said Plecker.

Since the installation of the Yukon Gear and Axle parts, Mac and Ballistic have competed in two, high profile shows against competition including Gun Slinger and Stone Crusher (both of which make regular national TV appearances). Between both shows, Ballistic took 1st place in eight of twelve competitions (67%) and finished runner up in the remaining four competitions. “I made it a point to see if these Yukon parts would hold up to the 1,250 horsepower and 10,000 pound Ballistic truck. We launched the truck vertical and landed on the rear tires hard, put the truck into high-speed donuts, and flew around the arena. The axles held up flawlessly with every strain I put them under. I couldn’t be happier with the performance of Yukon parts and we look forward to continuing our partnership!” exclaimed Plecker following his sweep of all competitions in Augusta, Georgia.

The Extreme Team has a busy spring and summer race schedule, which takes them across a major portion of the United States. Visit www.ExtremeTeam4x4.com for a comprehensive schedule where the Ballistic monster truck will continue its tour of dominance with Yukon Gear and Axle onboard.

ABOUT EXTREME TEAM 4X4 – Mac and Liz Plecker began their monster truck career in 1993 with the construction of their monster ride truck, now called “Extreme Team”. After competing at various motorsports events with their street truck, the Plecker’s took the next step and built a monster truck specifically for rides to allow people to feel what it was like to ride in a monster truck.

After 10 years of touring the U.S. with the Extreme Team ride truck, Mac and Liz made the jump into the competition side of monster trucks and constructed the Ballistic monster truck in the summer of 2004. The team has toured with the Ballistic race truck since the fall of 2004 and continues to gain notoriety among the legends and superstars in monster trucks as one of the most feared racers and most formidable freestyle opponents. The team continues to grow and rise into the upper echelon of the sport on an independently funded budget and looks forward to many years of success to come.

The Extreme Team has been on a roll since we’ve last caught up with you as Mac continues to dominate each show he competes in! We last left you in Corinth, Mississippi where Mac won a large portion of the events. The following week, the team went back to their roots and took the Extreme Team Ride Truck (affectionately deemed “Bubba”) to give rides to the fans at the Santa Rosa County Fair in Milton, Florida and then again at the Coastal Carolina Air Show in Wilmington, North Carolina. Mac and Liz love the opportunity to show fans what it’s like to ride in a real monster truck!

The team headed back to the shop to put the finishing adjustments on the Ballistic race truck, including a brand new locker and axles from Yukon Gear and Axle! The team made the short drive to Rainsville, Georgia to compete against some of the top independents in the monster truck world including Scott Hartsock’s Gunslinger and Steve Simm’s Stone Crusher and Mopar Magic. This show would prove to be a big test for the Extreme Team as none of the trucks in competition were willing to bow down. At the end of the weekend, Mac battle tested the new rear end parts and pogoed his way to two wheelie contest victories against the stellar lineup! “These Yukon parts really held up to the test! I purposely pogoed the truck vertical on the wheelie bar both nights to put a tremendous load on the parts and they held flawlessly! We can’t be happier and look forward to promote the strength of Yukon Gear and Axle’s parts in the monster truck world!” said Extreme Team’s Mac Plecker.

This past weekend, Mac and Liz were invited to compete with the monster truck world’s newest promoter: Old Skool Motorsports. “It was an honor to be contacted by Chandler and Rodney to compete at their shows.” said Plecker. “It was a cherry on top of the weekend to arrive and see both the 1988 chamion truck USA-1 with the legendary Everett Jasmer behind the wheel and our good friend Bob Chandler with Bigfoot 1 also in attendance! Old Skool Motorsports has a great vision to show the fans exactly where the sport of monster trucks started and how far it’s progressed. We look forward to running with these guys all summer long!” said Plecker. Names like Predator, Prowler, and Clydesdale would give Mac a run for his money all weekend, but it was Ballistic sweeping the entire weekend’s wheelie, racing, and freestyle competitions! These wins further solidify Mac’s tour of dominance in 2011! Be sure to check out TheMonsterBlog.com for coverage of the Augusta event on the latest episode of TMB TV’s ActionTracks.

The team will enjoy a short break to revamp the trucks and regroup before heading to their second Old Skool Motorsports show in Sevierville, TN on May 13-14. Stay tuned to the schedule page in the coming weeks for all of our summer dates. We encourage you to check out our sponsors located on the right side of the home page. Without companies like PTC Performance Torque Converters and Transmissions  and  Yukon Gear and Axle, the Extreme Team wouldn’t be operating and competing in the upper echelon of the monster truck world

After a week at home to regroup, The Extreme Team was on the road again in Corinth, Mississippi for DMI Motorsports. Friday night’s competitions saw Mac and Ballistic boasting an impressive wheelie and a strong showing in racing. To cap the night, It was Ballistic claiming freestyle with a high-energy run, including huge wheel stands and dizzying donuts.

Saturday was a carbon copy of Friday night’s competitions as Mac again placed well in both the wheelie contest and racing portion of the show. To close the weekend, Mac drove Ballistic to the freestyle sweep with another fast paced run. Through the middle of March, Mac continues to lead the monster truck industry with the highest freestyle win percentage thus far!

The team has made it back to Georgia to fine tune the Ballistic race truck and prep the Extreme Team Ride truck for its spring showings. The Extreme Team’s spring/summer dates are filling up, so stay tuned to www.ExtremeTeam4x4.com for dates in your area!

The Extreme Team continues their 2011 dominance with impressive showings the past 3 weeks. Beginning in Tupelo, Mississippi, the team would closely battle newcomer Derrick Anson in the Heavy Hitter truck. In the end, Mac came out on top, including a full sweep of the freestyle competition all weekend and wheelie contest wins on both Friday and Saturday night!

From Mississippi, It was on to Tulsa, Oklahoma for Darryl Starbird’s Monster Truck Races. The Extreme Team are no strangers to the famous Tulsa show, but upon arrival they learned of a new, technical course they were to compete on over the course of the weekend. In addition, freestyle would make its first appearance at the venue and Mac and Ballistic were up to the challenge! When the weekend was complete, Mac had won 8 races and finished runner up in freestyle. Overall, the team earned a respectable 2nd place finish overall right on the heels of Bigfoot 14 and Larry Swim.

The trek down I-40 continued as Tulsa was in the rearview mirror and the team was bound for Danny Torgeson’s Monster X Tour show in Asheville, NC. Las year, Mac was very competitive in the confines of the WNC Ag. Center against names like Bigfoot and Crushstation. This year was more of the same as Mac swept wheelie, racing, and freestyle on Saturday afternoon and claimed wins in the wheelie competition and freestyle competition during the weekend finale on Saturday night!

The team is now back in Georgia taking a much needed break from the road. After the first stretch of 2011, Mac and Ballistic have won a total of 15 of 25 freestyle competitions they’ve competed in and have accumulated numerous runner up finishes in wheelie and racing portions of shows! A huge thanks goes out to our crewman Tommy Garst, Tom Bogus of TBO Entertainment, Darryl Starbird and family, Danny Torgeson of Monster X Tour, and the teams we’ve competed with thus far in first quarter.

Stay tuned to ExtremeTeam4x4.com for news and updates regarding the team. The team is currently booking for the rest of the year. For booking information on the Ballistic race monster truck and Extreme Team ride monster truck, contact Liz Plecker at lizp460@comcast.net.

January has turned into February and the Extreme Team is continuing their hot streak! The team left Jackson and headed to their next show with their friends at TBO: Monroe, LA. Unfortunately, mechanical gremlins overcame the Ballistic truck on Friday, but it was business as usual on Saturday as Mac earned 2nd in racing and dominated the freestyle competition. The final show of the weekend saw Mac back at 100% as Ballistic would go on to win both the wheelie and freestyle competitions to close the weekend and, on top of it all, the truck was in one piece!

The next two weeks took the Extreme Team to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Tupelo, Mississippi with six shows in two weekends. Mac piloted Ballistic to a very impressive showing, earning a clean sweep of wheelie and freestyle in all 6 competitions and boasting a 70% win percentage in all competitions between both shows! At the end of January, Mac is #1 in total freestyle wins in all of monster trucks with 9 wins and is currently tied with Bigfoot #14 and Grave Digger The Legend for third in overall wheelie wins in the monster truck industry.

The team has arrived in Tupelo, Mississippi for their final TBO Entertainment show of 2011. From there, the team heads to one of their favorite shows yearly in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Darryl Starbird Car Show and Battle of the Monster Trucks. Stay tuned to the website in the next few weeks for updates on the team!

The Extreme Team have kicked off the 2011 race season and are already turning heads in the just the first two weeks of competition!  Beginning in Daytona, Florida with their friends at the Monster X Tour, Mac would go battle it out with Rodney Tweedy in Bigfoot all weekend. When the dust settled, Mac finished no lower than second place in all competitions and boasted victories in the wheelie and freestyle competitions on Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.

(Photo Courtesy Andrew Fielder)

With momentum on their side, the team left a snowy Georgia with Jackson, Mississippi in their sights. This past weekend would be the first of the 2011 TBO Entertainment Tour, which the Extreme Team is proud to be a part of once again this season. Mac dominated all three wheelie competitions over the course of the weekend, walking the Ballistic truck across the cars in a nearly vertical position each hit! In racing, Mac earned an impressive second place finish each of the racing competitions and won two of the three freestyle wins over the course of the weekend!

The team will make adjustments and minor repairs in preparation for their next two shows for TBO in Monroe, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana to finish out the first month of the year. Stay tuned to the site in the next few weeks for a full update from Mac and Liz as they attempt to continue their win streak!