2004 would see a repeat, as Hall and Raminator clinched yet another Monster Nationals championship and the combined ProMT/Special Events title as well. That year, the team clinched the Monster Nationals and Special Events titles (the ProMT series took a hiatus). In 2003, the Halls entered a streak of dominance that had not been seen since Team Bigfoot's 4-straight Penda Series championships. With strong showings at Monster Nationals and Special Events races that year as well, along with the addition of the "Rammunition" race truck piloted by rookie Dale Benear, the team exceeded Dodge's expectations. With Mark Hall driving and brother Tim Hall serving as crew chief, the team won 4 of 7 ProMT races in 2002 en route to earning their first championship. The team would return to Monster Jam in 2007. This would subsequently gain strong support from fans who disagree with Clear Channel Entertainment's spectacle-oriented shows. The truck ran one more weekend with USHRA, then ceased to compete at any more USHRA events. Hall Brothers Racing debuted the first Dodge Raminator truck at a USHRA event in the Pontiac Silverdome in January 2002. After a year of scouting and preparations in 2001, the Dodge division of Daimler-Chrysler signed a three-year deal with the Halls. Seeing the success the Halls were having as privateers in the monster truck industry, Dodge decided to return to corporate sponsorship of monster truck racing after a nearly six-year hiatus (Dodge had formerly sponsored Fred Shafer's Bear Foot team from 1992 to 1996). This scheme appeared on the Dodge bodies only. The truck adopted a far more radical paint scheme in 2000, which featured flames, tribal pinstriping, and detailed airbrushing. The truck featured a recognizable black & white (later changed to red & white) checkerboard paint scheme, designed and painted originally by Tim Hall and close friend and associate Darrell Wagner. Several custom race chassis built by Hall Brothers Racing carried the "Executioner" nameplate during these years, at first using GMC and Chevrolet bodies, and eventually switching to Dodge bodies just prior to the millennium. "Executioner" would be the new name for the Halls' truck, which went on to campaign very respectably in USHRA (92-Feb 02), Special Events' Penda Series (92-96), USA Motorsports (93-98), and ProMT (00-01). The truck debuted as " USA-1" as a partnership with Everett Jasmer (with Kyosho and True Value as sponsors), the truck did not run for long with that particular moniker because the Halls wanted to go back out on their own. The "Big Boss" was destroyed during a race in 1991, around the time their first true tube-chassis race monster truck was completed. "Big Boss" was the first monster truck to derive its paint scheme from that of an RC car, as opposed to the other way around. The Halls then created the "Big Boss", their first venture into the world of more traditional "rubber tire trucks", a.k.a. The team soon acquired sponsorship from remote control car manufacturer Kyosho. In 1986, Tim and Mark Hall of Thomasboro, Illinois officially formed 'Hall Brothers Racing', and began campaigning their first creation: the "Heavy Metal" tracked monster truck. Until recently, the team was, along with Team Bigfoot, one of the most high-profile teams to not run in Monster Jam, although since 2017, they have competed in several Monster Jam tours. They are currently driven by Mark Hall and Kurt Kraehmer. Raminator, Rammunition and Hotsy are monster trucks that race on the Monster Jam, Monster Nationals and ProMT tours. Mark Hall, Kurt Kraehmer, Geremie Dishman, Mat Dishman, Mike Miller, Tim Hall Raminator at the 2006 Boston World of Wheels
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