Kaboom

Kaboom was a Chevrolet monster truck owned and driven by Paul Devine out of Placerville, California. The chassis was built by Gary Cook, and was similar to that of the original Equalizer. Devine stated that he felt that since Equalizer dominated the top racing league (TNT Motorsports' Renegades Monster Truck Challenge), he would be able to do so in other leagues as well. Kaboom primarily competed in the USHRA's Camel Mud and Monster Series, as well as on the Thunder Nationals tour.
It is notable for one of the earliest monster truck fires. During a USHRA show in Manhattan, Kansas in 1992, the truck began to billow smoke out the back during a race against Clydesdale. Shortly after a crew member shut the truck down with a Remote Ignition Interrupter (RII), it burst into flames, and the smoke got so big that it filled part of the stadium. The incident resulted in Devine suffering severe burns to both of his hands, as he was not wearing fireproof gloves. He would return to driving two months later, now wearing gloves.
In 1996, Devine retired the Kaboom name in favor of running the Undertaker name for the WWF's monster truck program. It ran as Undertaker until the truck was sold in 1999, and subsequently ran as Texas Brawler and Jus' Show N Off. The chassis was later sold to Chris Bishop and became the Great Wolf Lodge ride truck.
== Trivia ==
* The name of the truck came from Devine's time in the United States Army as a explosive ordnance expert.
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