Team Scream Monster Trucks
Team Scream is a monster truck race team based out of the Detroit area and races on the Monster Jam series. The team is made up of four trucks, Avenger, Brutus, Wrecking Crew and Spike Unleashed. The team founder is Jim Koehler and he is also the driver of Avenger. In 2003 the team won the Monster Jam World Finals in freestyle. Avenger is the only truck on the Monster Jam series to compete in every single Monster Jam World Finals with the same driver and truck.
Trucks
Avenger
Avenger was created in 1996 by Jim Koehler and friend, Chris Bergeron, and competed on TNN in 1997 with a Chevy S-10 body on. In 2000 he went to the Monster Jam World Finals along with 15 other trucks. Since 2000, Jim Koehler has driven Avenger in all 10 of the World Finals. In 2003 he won the Freestyle Championship with a score of 37 of 40. Since 2003, Avenger has won many events on the Monster Jam series. In 2008 he built a new frame for the truck and his team truck, and won the season opener for the 2009 season, also pulling off two more major wins along the way to the Monster Jam World Finals X. In 2007 he was included in the videogame Monster Jam (video game) and in 2008, Monster Jam: Urban Assault.
Brutus
Brutus was created in 2000 with the help of teammate and friend Jim Koehler, and competed with Avenger in 2000. The truck was originally a Chevy S-10 with a Greek God on the hood and then changed to a 3-D dog in 2004 after kids told Bergeron they had a dog named Brutus. In 2005, Brutus qualified for the Monster Jam World Finals, and then qualified again in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2007 the truck was included on Monster Jam (video game).
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew was created in 2007, a new body on the old Avenger or Brutus frame when Jim Koehler or Chris Bergeron couldn't attend an event. When new Avenger and Brutus trucks where made in 2008, Wrecking Crew became its own truck and not just a fill in. The truck is driven by Jim Koehler's brother and former crew member, Steve Koehler.
Spike Unleashed
Spike Unleashed was created in 2007 to fill in for either Avenger or Brutus, and was usually put on the Brutus chassis. When new Avenger and Brutus trucks where made in 2008, Spike Unleashed and Wrecking Crew became a team and travel with Avenger and Brutus. In 20008 Spike Unleashed was included on the new videogame Monster Jam: Urban Assault along with Avenger.
Awards
Avenger
Avenger has been to all ten Monster Jam World Finals (2000-2009), and won the freestyle at the World Finals 2003. In 1999 he was voted "Fan Favorite" by the people of Monster Jam. He also has won many events on Monster Jam and other events around the country.
Brutus
Brutus has attended the Monster Jam World Finals 4 times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009).