Donkey Kong (monster truck)

Donkey Kong is a monster truck that competes in the Monster Jam racing series, and is designed after the character Donkey Kong, the star of his own sereis. The truck is owned by Feld Motorsports, and is currently driven by Frank Krmel (last name pronounced "kerr-mell"). It debuted on December 8, 2007, and has since competed in the Monster Jam World Finals 9 and 10 competitions.

Design
The truck has a custom concept body, designed to look like Donkey Kong. It is colored brown, and features a large mouth on the front hood area, along with two nostrils. On the sides, where the door would be, it sports two large ears. Its most prominent feature is the necktie dangling from the front. Because of its resemblence to Donkey Kong, and its large "facial features" and tie, it is especially popular among children.

Debut
Donkey Kong made its debut on December 8, 2007, at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

In the racing competition's first round, it defeated Chad Fortune and his Superman truck. Moving on to face perennial powerhouse Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter, Krmel lost in the second round. The competiton was eventually won by Linsey Weenk in Blue Thunder.

Later that day, in the freestyle competiton, Donkey Kong came out and performed first. Scoring an intimidating 21 points out of 30, it sat in first place until bested by racing winner Linsey Weenk in Blue Thunder, who scored a 26. The competition was later won by Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger, who scored a perfect 30. Donkey Kong finished fourth, and Krmel began to make a name for himself freestlying.

Monster Jam World Finals 9
Frank Krmel led Donkey Kong to qualify for the ninth annual Monster Jam World Finals at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

In the racing competition, Donkey Kong lost in the first round to veteran driver Dennis Anderson and his Grave Digger truck. The competition was eventually won by John Seasock in Batman.

In freestyle later that night, Donkey Kong scored a mediocre 26 out of 40 points, finishing in ninth place. The competition was eventually won by Adam Anderson in the Taz truck.