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 five trucks, Avenger, Brutus, Wrecking Crew Spike Unleashed, The General (or The General Tire Truck), and Rage. 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. Koehler once again won the freestyle championship in 2011, after tying with nitro circus.
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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 13 of the World Finals. In 2003 he won the Freestyle Championship with a score of 37 of 40 and also won freestyle in 2011. 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. The truck and its driver once again won the freestyle championship in 2011 after winning a tie with Nitro Circus with scores of 32.
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 who won second in Freestyle. In 2007 the truck was included on Monster Jam (video game). At world finals 12, Bergeron attempted a backflip, only for the truck to land on the roof. Bergeron was knocked out on impact, and the trucks rollcage broke from the hard hit. The truck was retired in 2014 when Chris Bergeron retired from driving, but was brought back in 2016 with Brad Allen as the driver.
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 were 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.
The General
The General Tire Truck was made for the 4 Wheel Jamborees of 2009 a new body color for the team. They put the body on the Brutus Chassis when only Chris and Jim are driving. When the whole team is there Steve drives it. It almost won the 2009 Monster Truck thunder drags but Mark Hall in the Raminator wanted another racing win for the Jamborees. The General will be running with Avenger for the 2010 jamborees.
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 were made in 2008, Spike Unleashed and Wrecking Crew became a team and travelled with Avenger and Brutus. In 2008, Spike Unleashed was included on the new videogame Monster Jam: Urban Assault along with Avenger.
Avenger
Avenger has been to all seventeen Monster Jam World Finals (2000–2016), and won the freestyle at the World Finals 2003 and 2011. He also qualified to be in The Monster Jam World Finals in 2011, and won freestyle. In 1999 and 2009 Jim Koehler 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, including "sportsman of the year" numerous times, and was awarded stadium freestyle in 2010.
Brutus
Brutus has attended the Monster Jam World Finals 5 times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012) Brutus won 2010 Donut of the year it was done at Ford Field in Detroit, it was awarded at the Monster Jam World Finals XI. See also Brutus (truck)