2009 Vermonster 4x4 - jeff Bursey - Photo 26811946

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Jeff Bursey in Tow-Mater annihilated a row of cars that were clearly no match for his. This truck was one of the most popular with the little ones and the rest of the crowd as well.

Preparing to attempt the world's first monster truck backflip, Larry Quick had been practicing the stunt in his hard-charging Ghost Ryder truck-but lost out to gravity this time. Quick successfully did his 360-degree flip later that evening to become the world's first monster truck to complete a backflip. You can check it out at Vermonster4x4.com.

Mike Kubat in his '79 Ford Bronco mega-truck conquers the Trench. Named the Swamp Donkey, Kubat's Bronco is typical of the Tractor Tire class at Vermonster 4x4.

New York's Bruce McGreggor in his Chevy Blazer named No Quarter is a three-time Tuff Truck champ. Seeing this ride fly off the berms with no damage is impressive.

Even local trail riders had the chance to take on some of the rocks. While some were just old chunks of concrete, the dents they produced were just as real as any rock.

Jeff Bursey in Tow-Mater annihilated a row of cars that were clearly no match for his. This truck was one of the most popular with the little ones and the rest of the crowd as well.

One of the many rockcrawling challenges that the participants conquered consisted of big logs as well. This leaf-sprung XJ made quick work of the course, and as a bonus he was running it backwards for extra points.

Gary Muzzy in his early Dodge truck makes the Trench look easy. He walked through the 7-foot-deep mud trench without getting so much as a speck on the pretty white paint job. Of course, tall tractor tires don't hurt either.