Inaugural Class (Class of 2025):
The Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's inaugural class has officially been released as of December 20th, 2025. We received a total of 751 submissions for the Class of 2025; inductees were selected from these submissions. Congratulations to our inductees. We look forward to inducting more individuals in the future.
Clive Featherby has been inducted into the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's inaugural class.
View our full statement on their induction here.
Mark Gilbert has been inducted into the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's inaugural class.
View our full statement on their induction here.
Mike Tuana has been inducted into the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's inaugural class.
View our full statement on their induction here.
Sam Xuereb has been inducted into the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's inaugural class.
View our full statement on their induction here.
Cornerstone Award (2025):
Chris George has been awarded the recipient of the Cornerstone Award for his longstanding support of and dedication to monster trucks in Australia. View our full statement here.
About the Hall of Fame:
The Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame is an organisation that honours and highlights the achievements of individuals within the Australian monster truck industry. We strive to ensure that community views are accurately represented and believe that a public submission is the best way to fulfil this. We are not affiliated with any promoters or industry insiders, and will remain transparent throughout the entire induction process.
The submission and induction process will be repeated on an annual basis to ensure we recognise as many influential figures as possible. We believe that Australian accomplishments are not given the recognition they deserve. Therefore, while international individuals have the potential to be inducted and recognised for their contributions to the Australian industry in future years, locally based nominees will be prioritised within the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame's infancy.
Cornerstone Award:
The Cornerstone Award was formed in 2025 with the intention of acknowledging the support and dedication shown by members of the Australian monster truck community. It seeks to honour those who have spent countless amounts of time supporting the industry and have dedicated themselves to preserving, improving or uplifting the sport and those within it. This award is internally arranged by the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame and is not to be swayed by any external influences.
Those who receive this award are considered to have either been foundational to the industry's development or greatly benefited the well-being of those within it. While they may not be at the forefront of the sport, their effort and impact shall not go unnoticed and will be officially honoured on an individual basis upon announcement.
Submission rules:
• Nominees do not have to be drivers; they can be promoters, owners, mechanics, announcers, etc.
• Nominees do not have to be currently active and can include those who have passed away.
• Individuals can submit multiple names across multiple submissions.
• Submissions do not have to be from Australian residents.
• International individuals can be nominated, but Australian-based nominees will be prioritised.
Hall of Fame Induction Process:
Stage 1 – Submission Period:
In stage 1 of the nomination process, a submission form will be made available on the Aussie Monsters website, where fans and members of the industry can nominate individuals who they believe are deserving of a place in the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame.
There will be space for one nominee to be submitted per form; however, the form can be resubmitted with a different name, allowing individuals to submit as many names as they wish.
The committee can not submit names through the form. This allows the submission process to be fully community-based. The form will remain open until December 12th. Providing exactly two weeks for submissions to be received.
Stage 2 – The Review:
The names submitted will be ordered (alphabetically), alongside mentions of the individuals’ contributions and a tally highlighting the number of times their name was submitted. The number of nominations an individual receives does not guarantee their induction, but will instead enable the committee to gauge public interest and support for specific individuals.
The Hall of Fame committee are then required to review the list of individuals and assess their contributions and involvement within the industry. Following a duration of individual reflection, each member of Aussie Monsters will propose two individuals. Each of whom they can justify as being worthy of a position within the AMT-HOF, based strictly on their involvement in and dedication to the industry.
Stage 3 – Inductees:
After a period of deliberation, the committee will finalise their selection. No two people from the same team can be inducted together in the same year. Once the four inductees are agreed upon, they will be officially announced and inducted on December 20th.
Addressing Concerns:
Community Involvement and Bias:
To ensure the process maintains a level of community involvement and is, at its core, supported by the public, inductees will only consist of names submitted through the form by those who are not on the induction committee.
To reduce the perception of bias, each inductee’s place in the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame will be justified through a public acknowledgment of their individual contributions. Ensuring that their achievements are made available in a way that guarantees their worthiness of the title. This transparency will be a crucial element of the induction process.
Popularity and Oversaturation:
To ensure the Australian Monster Truck Hall of Fame refrains from becoming a popularity contest, the number of times an individual is submitted during the submission process will not be the sole deciding factor, but will still be taken into consideration. We want to avoid a situation where an individual cheats the system by repeatedly submitting the same name in hopes of being inducted based on that factor alone.
Important Dates:
November 28th - Submissions open.
December 12th - Submissions close.
December 14th - Inductees deliberated and selection finalised.
December 20th - Inductees announced.