Adam returns to Taz at the World Finals and competes in the European Tour once again. In Detroit, Taz's chassis is once again used for the local radio sponsorship truck 106.7 The Fox. 2007 - Adam temporarily leaves Taz to drive Grave Digger for the season, filling in for his father who had gotten injured at the start of the season and Lee O'Donnell steps in to drive Taz for the season, winning racing in Orlando.Adam takes Taz to its first World Finals and later goes on the European Tour, winning all three racing events at the three shows in Arnhem. He wins freestyle at the second Minneapolis show of the season and wins freestyle again at the inaugural Ford Field event, with the 106.7 The Drive body on the truck's chassis. 2006 - Taz runs its first season wih Adam behind the wheel.In December, rookie driver and son of Dennis Anderson, Adam Anderson is chosen as the truck's primary driver and he makes his debut in the truck in Minneapolis. The truck later makes its televised debut at the 2006 season opener in Montreal on October 29. The truck competes in the Summer Heat series under Pauken. 2005 - Taz makes its debut in West Lebanon on July 11, driven by Grave Digger driver Charlie Pauken on Jason Childress' Bulldozer chassis, which was also formerly the PEI High Roller chassis.It also had a red mouth, which would be removed in subsequent releases. Its design was softer and more cartoonish than the actual truck, which would be more realistic and fierce. 2004 - A Hot Wheels toy of the truck is released.Taz appeared in six World Finals events and a multitude of other drivers would also pilot the truck over the years. Taz had a permanent presence on Monster Jam television throughout its years of competition, picking up big victories several times, with its most famous being at World Finals IX where Adam captured the 2008 World Freestyle Championship, his first world championship overall which was also a record setting one as he became the youngest champion in Monster Jam history. Adam quickly rose through the ranks of Monster Jam, bringing Taz up to higher levels where it was amongst one of the heavy hitters for each of its stadium appearances. Debuting in mid-2005, Taz is best known for being the first major driving identity of Adam Anderson, who drove the truck all the way up until its retirement in 2010. Taz (also known as Tasmanian Devil and often stylized as " Taz") was a custom monster truck owned by FELD Motorsports and based on the Looney Tunes character of the same name.
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