MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan – With just two days left to experience the 2017 Operation Appreciation tour, the group of Motorsports champions was eager to get to MCAS Iwakuni so that they could tour the facility and meet as many members of our Armed Forces as possible. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is located in the
We’re big fans of monster trucks here. We’ve seen our share of monster truck competitions and exhibitions courtesy of Summit Racing, which sponsors the Summit Racing/BIGFOOT monster truck. We even had the privilege of sharing exclusive video of driver Dan Runte’s exhibition for U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait. But we have to tip our OnAllCylinders caps
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – Day Three of Operation Appreciation was packed full as the drivers participating in Summit Racing’s annual trip overseas to visit the troops toured Al Jaber, home base for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait. The group was warmly received by the many men and women on temporary duty at the
Summit Racing Equipment and Armed Forces Entertainment have announced preparation for 2015’s “Operation Appreciation,” the annual journey by Summit Racing and Harley-Davidson racers to visit American troops stationed overseas. Operation Appreciation is made possible by Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE). The trip caps off a full season of on-track competition and has become a much anticipated
[portfolio_slideshow id=36593] The first couple of days have been a whirlwind. I can’t think of any other way to describe it. I had no trouble drifting off last night, after a quick bite at the hotel it was time for some rest. I can’t believe how quickly two days just flew by. It started with
[portfolio_slideshow id=25911] KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Operation Appreciation, Summit Racing’s annual visit to troops stationed overseas, has a whole new look for 2013. The cast remains the same—Greg Anderson, Jason Line, Andrew Hines, Eddie Kraweic, and Dan Runte once again make up the tour’s lineup—but this year’s trip takes place in the desert of the Middle East.
[portfolio_slideshow id=12809] The final stop on the Team Summit/Armed Forces Entertainment visit to troops based overseas was Camp Butmir, the NATO headquarters outside Sarajevo. There are 22 Americans amongst the several hundred multi-national troops based at this Bosnia facility. Dan Runte, driver of the Summit Racing/BIGFOOT monster truck, found this year’s trip unique compared to
[portfolio_slideshow id=12769] Summit Racing driver Greg Anderson took a few moments between flights to talk about his experiences during this year’s Summit Racing Equipment-sponsored holiday visit to U.S. troops stationed overseas, which was arranged by Armed Forces Entertainment. We talked with the four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion at Vienna’s international airport, the bridge between Kosovo
[portfolio_slideshow id=12750] The Summit Racing group: Summit Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line, Summit Racing/BIGFOOT Monster Truck driver Dan Runte, and Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines made the trip from Stuttgart, Germany to the outskirts of Pristina, Kosovo. The distance between the two cities is much greater than
Want more visual proof that monster truck guys are out-of-their-mind crazy? Check out this video of Team Summit driver Dan Runte at last weekend’s Indianapolis 4-Wheel Jamboree. He goes all Lebron James on the rest of the monster truck drivers and posterizes them with a 214-foot, eight-inch jump in his BIGFOOT #18 monster truck. That makes
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