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Team Suzuki was a Chevrolet monster truck that debuted in 2004 with driver Kathy Winston. It was formerly SoBe. The truck had four World Finals appearances and would run for five years. Team Suzuki only had one paint scheme change, which was the addition of sponsor Makita. It was retired in 2008 after the 2009 season opener in Minneapolis. Team Suzuki appeared in two video games; Monster Jam (video game) in 2007 and Monster Jam: Urban Assault in 2008.

History[]

  • 2004 - Team Suzuki debuts under Kathy Winston
  • 2005 - Team Suzuki gains sponsorship from Makita, which would remain on the truck until its discontinuation in 2008.
  • 2006 - Team Suzuki would get its second invitation to the World Finals with the same driver.
  • 2007 - Kathy Winston would leave Team Suzuki and Bobby Parr would take her place, getting the truck its third World Finals appearance. Parr raced the truck and Frank Krmel competed in freestyle.
  • 2008 - Bobby Parr would return behind the wheel of Team Suzuki, making the World finals, where he competed in both racing and freestyle. A second Team Suzuki would debut with driver Lee O'Donnell, running a Ford F-150 body on Frank Krmel's former chassis. Parr's truck would also get a new PEI Gen 2 chassis. At the World Finals the F-150 body was placed on Spitfire for the pit party, while the normal Team Suzuki had a special Chevrolet Silverado body style used only for display, with the standard body returning for the main competition.
  • Late 2008 - Team Suzuki's last performance was at the Minneapolis Metrodome in the 2008 season. The truck ran a Ford F-150 extended cab body only for this show. Parr would go on to race quads for Monster Jam. The chassis later became Donkey Kong in 2010.

World Finals appearances[]

  • 2004 - Kathy Winston
  • 2006 - Kathy Winston
  • 2007 - Bobby Parr (racing), Frank Krmel (freestyle)
  • 2008 - Bobby Parr

Video game appearances[]

Gallery[]

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