Jay: In my first interview from the 2nd US season, I'm pleased to be talking with professional monster truck driver, John Seasock. How did you get involved with Junkyard Wars John?

John: I was returning home from a monster truck show when Bob Chandler contacted me and asked if I would like to be an expert for one of the teams.

J: And from there the rest is television history. What, if anything, did you know about the challenge before you arrived on set?

JS: I knew that we had to build a monster truck in 10 hours. And that Roy Hoiser was the other expert. I didn't know anything about my team.

J: Speaking about the team, were they easy to work with?

JS: Yes!! Those guys were great!!! I think we worked well together. I was really impressed with them.

J: Now, I have a sticky question for you. There has been some talk amongst people that the course you drove wasn't very challenging (for example, the pre-crushed cars) and that your build was very simple (bolt an engine to a pre-made chassis and stick the large tires on). Would you like to comment on that?

JS: I think for safety reasons the course had to be the way it was. The trucks can be very abusive on a driver. The build wasn't easy. It normally take 3 to 6 months to build a truck. I was like a lot of the viewers, "If I was on there I would do this". And that some of the things doesn't look that hard to do. But every project is different and has it own obstacles. The steering for example was a little tricky to figure out. I feel that was one of the things that made our truck work well.

J: And indeed it worked very well. I'd like to know if you guys got to make a third run at the course after the Ghost Mountain Riders were disqualified.

JS: After they got dq'ed My team came to me and said that they wanted to give them a second try. That they didn't want to win that way. The GMR's got a second shot at it but got dq'ed again. Then we went out and made a very fast pass that would have won the whole thing anyway.

J: Well, I'm glad that you guys got to make your three runs after working so hard to build the thing. I would like to ask a couple of personal questions, if I may. How did you become interested in driving monster trucks professionally?

JS: I went to a monster truck show in Philadelphia, PA and saw Bigfoot there. I was hooked.

J: As a young child I can remember seeing Bigfoot on TV and being awed. No wonder you were hooked. Supposing one of the people reading this wanted to get into racing, how much should the expect to pay for a "real" monster truck?

JS: App. $150,000.00

J: Wowee! I had no idea they cost that much! Back to the show, do you think it was representative of what really happened?

JS: I think it must be hard to try to edit all of it for a hour show. I thought it was done well, but I also felt that a lot of good stuff was left out. I wouldn't want to try to make it all fit in an hour!

J: That's why they pay them the big bucks. =^) As tradition dictates, my last question to you is would you do it again?

JS: I would love to! I had a great time! It is a lot different being there than sitting at home on watching it. All of the people involved were great to work with. And the Law Dawgs made a awesome team! Thank you everyone for giving me this opportunity!!! It is something I would never forget and something that I am proud to say I have done. And thank you Law Dawgs for letting me be part of your team!!!!! I am proud of you guys!!