A World Championship
Crew Chief who still turns wrenches but now has the added duties of driving a
monster truck for popular Team Scream, Steve Koehler is now the driver of
Wrecking Crew in Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam competition. Koehler has been a
mainstay in the monster pits for years expertly handling the tough job of maintaining
and repairing his brother’s popular Avenger, a truck that Jim Koehler has
powered to a pair of World Freestyle Championships, while also handling the
crew duties for Jim’s long time teammate Chris Bergeron and Brutus. Since the
start of 2010 the established technical ace has been adding to his resume by
driving Wrecking Crew, always in true “Team Scream style” at Advance Auto Parts
Monster Jam events.
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Q&A with Steve Koehler
MonsterJam.com:
How did you get started competing on
the Monster Jam circuit?
Steve Koehler:
By way of my brother Jim, working as his Crew
Chief and when we expanded the team I got the chance to drive, but of course I
still work on the trucks too.
MonsterJam.com:
What do you enjoy doing while on the road with
Monster Jam?
Steve Koehler:
With four trucks on our team now I’m always
working on them, so I don’t have a lot of time to do anything else.
MonsterJam.com:
What do you do with your free time?
Steve Koehler:
Graphic design, websites, videos editing, boating, rollerblading, and sea
doo.
MonsterJam.com:
What is your greatest memory as a monster
truck driver?
Steve Koehler:
The first time I won freestyle in a show in
Montreal, Canada in April, 2008.
MonsterJam.com:
Do you have any pre-show rituals that
you run though?
Steve Koehler:
I always look at the little sheep that I have strapped in my truck, and
make sure that my Saint-Christopher medal is in the truck as well.
MonsterJam.com:
If you were not competing on the Monster Jam
tour, what career path would you follow?
Steve Koehler:
There is nothing else I’d like to do at the
moment.
MonsterJam.com:
What’s your favorite food?
Steve Koehler:
Steak.
MonsterJam.com:
What’s your favorite movie?
Steve Koehler:
The Hangover.
MonsterJam.com:
What’s your favorite television show?
Steve Koehler:
Sons of Anarchy.
MonsterJam.com:
What’s your favorite color?
Steve Koehler:
Blue.
TRUCK INFO
Truck
Name: Wrecking Crew
Body: 2002 Chevrolet S-10
Chassis:
custom built by Avenger Racing in 1996
Engine
size: Blown 540 Chevrolet Big Block
Transmission: Coan/Bewick Turbo 400 transmission
Shocks:
Nitrogen Charged, Front 20" and Rear 26"
Sponsors:
AEM, Aurora Bearings, Auto Air Colors, B&M, Boyce Equipment and
Parts Company, WYATT racing, RJS Racing Equipment, Coan Torque Converters, PTM
Corp, Green Grease, VIS, SATA, Burkard, Wiseco, Aristo Cast, VFN Fiberglass,
TX7, Bell Helmets, Kinsler, Bewick Transmission, Crossroads, Modern Media
Blasting, Smullen, Lucas Oil, ISP Innovative Safety Products, NGK Spark Plugs,
Bell Engineering, Masters Tool & Die, DefNder
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