Ryan Anderson, son of Grave Digger driver Dennis Anderson, has taken home the first place title in the Big Block Class Championship with his HPI Savage X 4.6 nitro truck at the 2007 RC Monster Jam World Finals. At 16 years old, Ryan has some previous R/C experience bashing around, but this was his first R/C competition, and he showed off his skills by taking the win. Ryan was cool, calm and collected with his driving and the impressive handling of his Savage X 4.6 moved the young Anderson up the boards to take the Big Block win. Ryan also took second place overall in the head-to-head battle of the Electric vs. Nitro class.

Ryan is waiting for the day when he can drive the full size monster trucks along side his famous father, Dennis Anderson and brother, Adam Anderson, driver of Taz. In his spare time Ryan is also wheeling an oversized mud-bogger based on a 1950’s Willy’s Pickup with more than 950 horsepower on tap, naturally aspirated and injected with methanol, and shod with super skinny paddle tires to cut through the mud. Mud bogging, like dirt oval racing is the feeder series for stock car racing, is the stepping stone to Monster Truck racing.

R/C driving is something the whole Anderson family and Digger Dungeon Shop staff enjoy for fun. In fact, their enthusiasm for R/C is the reason this event is held on the property of Dennis Anderson and family – right there in the side yard!

RC Monster Jam World Finals 2007 was the second season for this annual event hosted by Dennis Anderson at the Diggers Dungeon facility during the Memorial Day weekend. The 2007 event saw some 200+ vehicles in attendance! Stock up on your East Coast power bars (AKA: Twinkies) as 2008 will be even crazier!!! 

HPI Racing would like to congratulate and thank all of the participants; this was truly a spectacular event!

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