![]() In fact, one of the challenges to the sport is exactly the same as that faced by the auto industry as a whole. Obviously, I want to get my own identity and we are refining ideas to come up with a design to call my own, but it takes a lot of time to build one.” “I’m the only guy on our team who doesn’t have that yet, so I’ll drive everything from Monster Mutt, Brutus, Avenger, Axe, and float around like a free agent. “You have a lot of time on the road to develop different ideas and identities and eventually, you find your personality and the vehicle to go with it,” said Chris Koehler. He’s aiming to follow in the footsteps of Mr. A graduate in welding engineering technology, the younger Koehler made his Monster Jam debut in 2020 shortly after his 21st birthday. You are going to own it.”Īs the vehicles acquire showboat personalities, so do the drivers.Ĭhris Koehler took over the wheel of Wrecking Crew, a yellow, black and grey Chevy S-10 previously driven by his uncle Steve until he retired in 2015. “And when you get a name like that assigned to you, you know you’re not going to be Team Dull or Mr. ![]() “Scott Douglas, one of Monster Jam’s favourite announcers, gave me the additional nickname of Mr. Ever since the nickname was given to the group in its early days, they have tried to live-up to its promise of doing more, louder and prouder than the competition. Team Scream Racing certainly lives up to its identity as being peak entertainers. But we’re still hanging with them after 26 years, and I think they like that we’ve been awesome competition over that time and providing the highest levels of monster trucks that there is.” “Monster Jam are the event promoters and also own some well-known trucks such as Grave Digger and El Toro Loco, which can make competing against them challenging as they are kind of on an unlimited budget and I certainly am not. “I own my own team, so the trucks on it are my responsibility, and if I get some sponsors along the way they help out,” said Jim Koehler. Today, Team Scream Racing boasts a steady stable of drivers and signature vehicles, including an Australian version called Aussie Avenger. Each tour the vehicle comes out with a new paint job and there have been constant tweaks along the way. The unique 1957 Bel-Air body style debuted in 2002, and this has been Avenger’s signature ever since. Like many involved in the sport, I came at it as someone who loved tinkering on old cars and that was how the original Avenger design came about in the mid-’90s on an old Chevy S-10 design.” “The team name came from my habit of shouting into the mic during interviews and generally being all-in on the energy levels. “My father was a drag-racer, which led me to driving and my brother Steve needed a job which led to him becoming a driver and Chris just followed suit,” explains Jim Koehler. Four different variations of this customized truck bark on the tour - Monster Mutt Dalmatian, Rottweiler, Junkyard Dog and the original Brown Mutt. He’ll be challenged by son Chris throwing down in one of the most popular vehicles in Monster Jam history Monster Mutt. ![]() Jim pilots Avenger, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air that weighs in at 9,500 pounds and packs 1,800 horsepower. This is the Vancouver debut of the popular competition crew that has decades on the circuit. Because in a world where bringing the loud is part of the game, these drivers’ Team Scream Racing is celebrated for taking it to the next level.Ĭhris, left, and Jim Koehler. Among those who are sure to pump-up the crowd are the father-and-son duo of Jim and Chris Koehler. They will certainly be lining-up to get-up-close to these vehicles and meet their masters at the popular Pit Party events on Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. ![]() Westcoast Homes & Design Previous Issues.Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info.
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