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SHELLEY'S BIO:

Shelley Kujat

TOP ALCOHOL MONSTER TRUCK DRIVER

Date of birth:  July 16, 1961

Birthplace:  Davison, MI

Residence:  Plymouth, MI

School:   Holy Rosary High School, University of Michigan 

Marital status / Children:  married: Ron, two sons: Josh & Adam, one grandson: Tristan

Work history:  FedEx 20 years (learned to drive big trucks) 

Why did you become a monster truck driver:  Wanted to show girls and women they can do anything they focus on.

Sentence that describes being a monster truck driver:  Lots of hard work but payoff is in big smiles!

Hobbies:  Racing, mud bogging & anything to do with loud motors.

Favorite type of music:  Classic rock

Favorite food:  Pizza

Describe yourself:  More competitive than I ever realized! 

Career Highlights:  In February 2000 we purchased the original “Aces High” monster truck, a 1972 Chevrolet El Camino, with a stock all steel body and flame throwing exhaust.  This truck was Nationally famous from receiving much publicity on Television.  For a few years we kept the name alive using “Aces High” for parades, exhibitions and displays.  “Aces High” was a lot of fun, but I wanted more! 

My husband and I then designed and built “Shell-Camino” monster truck, a replica to “Aces High”.  It is a MTRA certified tubular chassis competition monster truck.  “Shell-Camino” sports a handmade fiberglass body with a 512 cubic inch big block blown alcohol burning Chevy power plant that puts out over 1600 horsepower.  With a whole new truck, and a huge motor …..What more could a girl want? 

The largest accomplishment so far in my career was when I finished 6^th place at the 2008 Monster Truck Grand Nationals inside the IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY DOMED STADIUM in front of a sold out crowd.  There I faced competition from some of the largest names in the industry including BIGFOOT, T MAXX, SUDDEN IMPACT and my home built truck and my will to win brought the end of the year to a great finish in Idaho.  

Truck Specifications:

"SHELL-CAMINO" is an MTRA certified tubular 4 link chassis with nitrogen shocks with a fiberglass 1972 Chevy El Camino SS body

Weighs in at 9,500 pounds

Powered by: 512 cubic inch blown alcohol injected Chevy big block linked to a turbo 400 transmission with a manual reverse pattern valve body and a 4000 rpm stall converter producing a screaming 1600 horsepower

Put to the ground by:  a Profab transfer case, Rockwell 106 axles with Pettibone planetary knuckles, landing on Kuster coil over nitrogen shocks and 66 inch terra tires

Sister truck to the "ACES HIGH", a year of hard work paid off, this truck is very detailed and its value is priceless!

World records coming soon!