Monument Valley

*"Several years ago, a new breed of warrior was born in this ageless valley. Born to rage against the silence of its ancient rocks...Born to tear apart the very fabric of the desert...Born to win at any cost. Now, the warriors return to the place of their origin, where it all began. History repeats itself. The stage is set. A storm comes again to the region. The land braces itself once more...Welcome back, to MotorStorm Monument Valley!"*

**Monument Valley** is a downloadable map featured in *MotorStorm: Return to the Wild* as part of the *North American Dream* Pack.

It also returns in *MotorStorm: Off The Grid* and *MotorStorm: King of the Hammers*

With MotorStorm returning to Monument Valley as part of the Festival's North American Dream Tour, a feeling of nostalgia washes over the 'Stormers that have been around since the original Festival that was held there in 2006. Plus, Mash had also invited Big Dog's old friends in the Monument Valley Motorcycle Club (MVMC) to participate.

Making things interesting, is that the spirits of MotorStorm's original co-founders were sighted around the Monument Valley area, and a few Phantromedas have come to communicate with both of them to chip in on making plenty of paranormal happenings happen.

During the events of *Off The Grid*, Monument Valley once again becomes one of the spots where the Festival would be hosted.

## Tracks

### Cesspool Crossing

*Buckle up, as this track would make the Mudpool look like a little mud bath, in the sense that this is a twisty and muddy stock car track. Seeing that there's too many chokepoints, anything bigger than a mud tiller is banned from the track, just to have at least some semblance of competitiveness between the smaller vehicles. However, there is a gray area, as we'll allow a race exclusively for the boggers.*

### Wolftail Butte

*Jeez, looks like we've created a heart-attack-causing sprint down the side of the butte that Coyote Rage is on. There's plenty of things to charge through and jump over, such as muddy gullies full of wrecked vehicles, and canyons full of sharp rocks, and cliffside gaps that only a Bike or an ATV could jump over. Nothing past a Racing Truck is allowed on this track, as the big vehicles would have trouble keeping up with the smaller ones.*

### Dead Man's Canyon

*Dead men tell no tales in this canyon. Packed to the brim with mud, wrecked vehicles, boulders and of course, roller coaster ramps, there's no chance anything smaller than a buggy will survive this treacherous canyon. For this, the motorcycle-based vehicle classes have been banned from this track, and of course, nothing bigger than a Mud Plugger is allowed, either. If the right routes are taken, plenty of distance can be built up between you and the competition.*

### Filth Ditch

*Now, if we were to combine Cesspool Crossing and Mudpool, we'd've created a wild ride no 'Stormer will ever forget. The line starts at the Mudpool, and coming with that is a mile-long trek to Cesspool Crossing that goes back and forth, leaving the 'Stormers keeping their guard built up to the clouds, as the back of the pack is completely able to even out the playing field by crashing head-on into the front of the pack.*

### The Horizon

*We've discovered another mesa that could practically be considered the essential Mount Olympus of Monument Valley, as it overlooks all of the MotorStorm Festival. There's plenty of big jumps, including one that goes right over a rift full of wrecked vehicles that we planted there. Don't think of looking down when going over, as you'll feel as if there's a tractor beam pulling you down!*

### Tenderloin Canyon

*When combining the Tenderizer with Dead Man's Canyon, old Hangnail Johnson would've thought that the mad genius who devised this track is the absolute hardest mother@#$%er out there. News flash, it was veteran 'Stormer "The Legend" who came up with the idea, which is definitely a surprise, since he's so fried in the head...You never know on who might come up with a track that's more than worthy of MotorStorm!*

### Sidewinder Gulch

*It's packed, technical, and dense. This track takes you all around another dried up riverbed, with an assortment of wrecked vehicles, big jumps, and banked turns. Part of the track goes through a maze of low standing mesas, while at the edge of ledges that go into the riverbed.*

### The Tenderizer

*Years ago, when both were still alive, Big Dog designed this course when Hangnail Johnson joked that the former was "going soft." With boulders, tight squeezes through harsh canyons, twisting pathways, and plenty of obstacles, it's one of the most formidable courses in the Monument Valley area, and still is. The key is to keep your distance if your opponents clog up the track, or you can try to stay ahead of the pack! There's mud, and there's also upper dryer areas for lighter vehicles, so choose your path wisely!*

### The Mudpool

*This place is as down and dirty as it gets when it rains, with the dirt becoming mud in this track. If you're fixing to have a go at it here in the Mudpool, we recommend that you'd use larger vehicles, because they can handle the mud real well. Anything else will end up slipping and sliding, except for a certain little Italian rally car...*

### The Grizzly

*Ah, if you've been 'Storming since 2006, then this will bring back memories of your very first race during the original MotorStorm Festival. It is still the ultimate test of endurance and ability for gearheads through the rock and mud on the longest track in Monument Valley.*

### RainGod Mesa

*The track where Festival co-founder Jesse "Hangnail" Johnson met his end, when the brakes on his Springbok Kalahari failed and he literally lost his head. Ouch! Once again, the track is along the edge of the mesa's sheer drops looking out across the landscape of the valley. If you're lucky, a phantom glowing Kalahari, driven by the ghost of Hangnail Johnson himself would appear during the race.*

### The Rockhopper

*If there's one thing this track has plenty of, it's jumps, BIG ones! Plus, there's also immense artificial corners held up on the side of the mesa.*