<P> Since the truck debuted as Goldberg, the Willman - style chassis and Fox coil - overs with Knight Stalker shocks have led to several bouncy and wild rides . Meents later replaced the Fox shocks with Knight Stalkers with coil - overs wrapped around it . However, the truck is famous for its ability to make large jumps and take several hits during freestyle runs and not suffer significant damage . The truck is also known for its numerous crashes, often simply as a result of Meents' full - throttle driving . Meents' driving style is emulated by the current driver of the second truck, Neil Elliott . He's said to have graduated from the "Tom Meents School of Monster Truck Driving". </P> <P> Maximum Destruction is one of few trucks in the monster truck industry to have a front - centered engine . </P> <P> During the freestyle portion of a European tour event in Arnhem, NL, Meents hit the backside of a' step up' jump which caused the truck to rotate backwards, land on the roof at the top of the obstacle and then continue to roll backwards back onto the wheels where Meents continued his run . This inspired Meents and a lot of others including sports legend Travis Pastrana to attempt a complete aerial backflip . Pastrana made his attempt during a Season 1 episode of Nitro Circus, where he jumped the Nitro Circus monster truck up a purpose built ramp in his back yard . Unfortunately, the truck didn't get enough rotation and slammed down onto the roof from about 40 feet in the air . Travis was uninjured . Larry Quick, the driver of the Ghost Ryder monster truck, did, however, manage to land a complete backflip during a small show . This was rumoured to be the first successful attempt . </P> <P> In 2009, at World Finals 10 in Las Vegas, Meents rolled on to the floor during the encore in Maximum Destruction . Nobody knew what he was going to do until he launched his truck off the backside of the center jump, which was almost a solid wall of dirt . The truck instantly bounced up into the air and managed to rotate one and half times backwards until landing on the tailgate, resulting in the truck rolling onto its roof . Although spectacular, it did not technically count because it was not landed . It was later revealed in a special DVD release about Meents' build up to the backflip at the World Finals, that he had, in fact, landed a complete backflip in his backyard during testing, before Larry Quick . Therefore, Meents was the first to land a successful backflip . In 2010, Cam McQueen, driving Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus truck, completed a backflip in Jacksonville, Florida . This was the first backflip landed in competition . </P>

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