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THE TEAM
General Hazzard was formerly known as
"the Limonator", a limo monster ride truck! It was seen then on
WWE with "Stone Cold Steve Austin" driving it! Dan Evans, owner of
Destroyer Monster Truck, owned a limousine company and built the
Limonator Monster Truck!
It was in very sad shape, rusted, with
the body literally falling off. It was brought to Orville
Hill's shop in Ocala, FL, current owner of the Monkey'n Around Racing
Truck. Hating to see it go to waste, Orville offered to resurrect
it from the dead. Orville and several friends worked several
weeks after work, shortening the frame and moving the rear
forward, repairing the motor, and building the ride seat platform as it
is now. (which was later modified further by Chet Arnold).
Orville named it the Monkey'n Around ride
in October of 2004. For all of Orville's efforts in resurrecting
the truck, Chet allowed Orville to use it for 6 months, at the end of
which time it was relinquished to Chet, but without the Monkey'n Around
name.
Chet repainted it, and did some of his
own modifications along the way and it became "General Hazzard" in July
of 2005!
A BIG thank you and hats off to Orville,
Gale, and Chet for dreaming big and all of their efforts as well as
success! We are so excited to be apart of this history in keeping
"General Hazzard" alive and well!
Now in the
hands of Ryan Rice and family, there have been even more
modifications. A new four link suspension, rebuilt engine, and
mechanical adjustments, the General is doing better than ever! We
don’t want to brag, but we are so proud of all of the work that
has gone into the past 3 years. It’s one of the best
running and best looking ride trucks you will find around, so
don’t miss your chance to be a part of the Hazzardous experience!
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CREW
Driver
Ryan
Patrick Rice
Birthdate:
July 30, 1982
Hometown:
Bradford, IL
Hobbies:
Playing guitar, putting on fireworks show, boating, spending time with
friends & family
Favorite
Music: My favorite band is Nirvana and all types of new rock
Career
Highlights: Getting to meet and have shows with a lot of drivers in the
monster truck industry
Education:
Graduate of IUOE Apprenticeship Program
Crane
Operator, CCO Certified
Crew Chief
Ronnie Rice
Birthdate:
May 20
Hometown:
Victoria, IL
Hobbies:
Working on projects, rebuilding cars & dump trucks, and helping
Ryan with fireworks show
Favorite
Music: Oldies but Goodies and folk
Career
Highlights: Becoming a Journeyman in the Operating Engineers and
rebuilding the General Hazzard
Education:
IUOE Journeyman
Crane
Operator, CCO Certified
(left to right: Ryan Rice, Ronnie Rice)
Crew Members
Dede
Rice
Birthdate:
March 30, 1983
Hometown:
Bradford, Illinois
Hobbies:
Listening to music, reading, writing, riding four wheelers, love
animals, and spending time with Hubby and family
Favorite
Music: mostly all music
Career
Highlights: Meeting so many people in the Monster Truck industry,
designing this website
Education:
Monmouth College, BA Public Relations
Western
Illinois University, MS Educational Adult Learning
(left to right: Dede Rice and Ryan Rice)
Judy Rice
Birthdate:
October 28
Hometown:
Victoria, Illinois
Hobbies:
Reading, scrapbooking, card making, yard work!
Favorite
Music: Oldies
Career
Highlights: Being apart of this excitement!
Education:
From left to right (Judy Rice and Dede
Rice)
Jerod Brown
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Galva, Illinois
Hobbies:
Hunting, Farming, and going to auctions
Favorite
Music: Country
Career
Highlights: Successful farming
Education:
Western Illinois University
Jon
Erik
Anderson (Owner of Xtreme Eagle)
Birthdate:
September 26, 1983
Hometown:
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Hobbies:
Paintball, Fishing, Hunting, Hanging with Family & Friends
Favorite
Music: A little of everything, but mainly Brad Paisley
Career
Highlights: Working at the first monster truck show at Cardinal
football stadium. And competing with Bigfoot at my first show with
Xtreme Eagle.
Education:
Dakota County Tech College, Associates Degree (Auto Mechanics);
Interstate
Truck Driving School; UW-Stout, Bachelor's Degree (Adult Education)
(Left to right: Jerod Brown, Ryan Rice, Jon
Anderson)
Wes Exstedt
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Altona, IL
Hobbies:
Coaching and playing football, guitar, hanging with friends
Favorite
Music: Rock
Career
Highlights:
Education:
Western Illinois University
Cory BJorling
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Oneida, IL
Hobbies:
Demo Derbies, working on stuff, hanging with friends
Favorite
Music: Country
Career
Highlights: Meeting Big Foot at one of our shows
Education:
(Left to right: Wes Exstedt, Ryan Rice, Cory
Bjorling)
Jeff
Bauer
Birthdate:
January 06
Hometown:
Greenfield, WI
Hobbies:
Spending time with family, four-wheeling, training my dogs, and going
to Monster Jam with my son
Favorite
Music: Rock (fave band Van Halen)
Career
Highlights:
Education:
BA, University of IL
MBA,
Concordia
...More team photos
Dana Brown, Crew
New hauler, after the storm!
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