Post by HDUS032 » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:16 pm. She recently got the opportunity to make a jump for a Guinness World Record on June 25, 2020. âFinally, at the time that I tap my brakes â we tap our brakes just like they would do in Motocross â and that helps our wheel speed slow down and it also jars the momentum of the truck and it makes it able to level out. Those tricks werenât even a thing five years ago. Honestly, I think all that pressure kind of rounded me out and toughened me up and made me do even better or wanting to prove even harder that I can do this and I do belong here. Pole Vault. As Krysten mentioned, sheâs never been afraid to send it and go all out for big air. A: Thatâs hard to pick because they really do have some pretty cool schemes on there. And, she was also the first female driver for the Grave Digger team. They needed a Grave Digger driver. It drove me insane. Thereâs pressure from your own team, the fans and typically, the athletes themselves are their own biggest critics. I basically had an idea of it from my dad and my brothers and what they told me and what itâs like and this and that, but I had never fully understood how complicated they can be until I actually sat in the seat of one. I wanna beat the record. Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record. My mom and everybody would go to shows with my dad. My dad has created such a legacy and such an awesome career. This would be my lineup. This was the first time ever that the World Finals was held outside of Las Vegas. That was an incredible phenomenon to happen this past year at our world finals in 2019. âWithin Monster Jam, weâre not men and women in the sport, weâre drivers and weâre competitors and thatâs it. âEvery weekend, on the Triple Threat Series that Iâm on, we could do four, five, even six shows or events in one weekend, so I was getting so much seat time. Grave Digger (Anderson) 6.656 Avenger 6.399 Grave Digger (Kane) 6.221 Zombie Fire 6.013 Wildflower 5.865 Dragon Ice 5.237 EarthShaker 3.025 . As eluded to earlier, Krysten had immediate pressure to perform. But for right now, I couldnât think of another career in the world that would give a young person â at the time 18 and 19 years old â the opportunity to travel the world and see the world and drive a professional Monster Jam truck. I was like, âman, I donât even know if I have it in me. I feel like women in motorsports have a lot to prove or we feel like we have a lot to prove to show that we belong here or that we have a place in motorsports. Krysten is the daughter of four-time Monster Jam World Finals Champion and Grave Digger creator, Dennis Anderson. If I could be a part of my own designing process, I would love to draw the truck from beginning to end. âIf I didnât do so well or something, they had no problem telling me the truth about how I did and the truth hurts sometimes. Find out why it’s so entertaining to watch her drive. One more record stunt show related post. She has been competing for Monster Jam since 2017. When I was in high school, I kind of nosed away from monster trucks and motorsports a little bit. What makes a Guinness World Records title? Fishing - Ice fishing - Hunting - Nature - Lifestyle - Travel - Foraging If I'm not on the water you can most certainly find me in the woods. Even though Grave Digger and Max D are supposed to be archenemies and the Max D team is our biggest competitor, they do have a really cool scheme on their truck. In 1979, Dennis Anderson created the Grave Digger and has since gone on to win numerous Monster Jam World Championships. I was driving Grave Digger, which is basically the most iconic truck in monster truck history or Monster Jam history. I love good country music, but the arena itself has really nice dirt in it and itâs a very large venue. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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HIGH JUMP (in feet) Monster Mutt Dalmatian Ice 45.472 Bakugan Dragonoid 45.3857 Monster Energy 45.3847 El Toro Loco Ice 45.124 Megalodon 43.996 Avenger 43.475 Max-D Fire 42.954 Wildflower DNC . save hide report. Girls 2 Mile Relay . My brother Ryan is the one who invented the nose wheelie. ... Krysten Anderson in Grave Digger 5. Grave Digger Girl Krysten Anderson Monster Jam Monster Truck Arena Champion Driver - Duration: ... Monster Jam World Finals 20 XX HIGH JUMP COMPETITION - Orlando Florida 2019 … âThey are a very difficult vehicle to control and maneuver and especially do some of the things that we do with them,â Anderson says. Heâs gotten all of his world championships there. Krysten wants to add her name to that list of Monster Jam World Champions as well. Second, or maybe even above that is the Tacoma Dome in Seattle. I just drive the black and green original Grave Digger that my dad had started up in the â80s. For some reason, I had such a hard time finding that sweet spot or finding that balancing point. As Krysten mentioned, she’s never been afraid to send it and go all out for big air. My brothers, they came out swinging â both of them are going on 10 and 15 years of having a really awesome career. 37K views ... a monster jam truck and world-class facilities that will get you trained and ready for your future career in the high-performance Motorsports industry. Krysten Anderson is the first and only female driver of Monster Jam’s famous Grave Digger monster truck as well as a Guinness World Record holder. Another passion that my family has is â when weâre not racing monster trucks â we are really into the mud racing or the mega truck racing. 17K likes. Registered Office: South Quay Building, 77 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SH United Kingdom. Their truck is this futuristic-looking truck. Watch Engine Builder's latest discussions and explanations. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Images, Youtube and more on IDCrawl - the leading free people search engine. âTwo of our world reigning champions right now are women. âI can draw pretty well. âThey were going to add another arena tour to the Monster Jam fleet and to our circuit. Itâs like your family being involved in commercial fishing or something your whole life. There are others who struggle with it like I did, but I struggled with that for a really long time getting those skills down and getting that trick down. I have had opportunities to create artwork for trucks in other motorsports. Itâs the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. However, Krysten Anderson is in a league all her own. He called it the moonwalk â you balance the truck on its nose and you put it in first or reverse and ride it forward or ride it all the way backwards. For me, this World Finals would've been better if each competition had a different set of drivers. Out of North Carolina, Kristin Anderson drives the best-known truck in Monster Jam grave digger. His sons, Adam and Ryan, and his daughter, Krysten - or as his adorable nephew calls her, “Aunt Krustacean” - who is now the first and only female monster truck driver of Grave Digger. Krysten Ritter [2010 × 3000] Close. The highest ramp jump by a monster truck is 10.3 m (33 ft 9.6 in), and was achieved by Krysten Anderson (USA) driving Grave Digger in Bradenton, Florida, USA, on 25 June 2020. Krysten Ritter [2010 × 3000] 0 comments. Is it even in my blood?â, âI went out there and took to it pretty naturally. He is the creator, team owner, and former driver of "Grave Digger" on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit.Anderson is from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where he currently resides. Krysten Ritter, Actress: Jessica Jones. âIf you ask me to do 15 backflips in a row, I can do 15 backflips in a row,â she says. âI think a lot of people underestimate that. Krysten Anderson is the daughter of a former American professional monster truck driver, Dannis Anderson, who was the creator, team owner, and former driver of "Grave Digger" on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. 4/23/19 - The following drivers have earned qualifying spots: Neil Elliot - Max-D Heavy D - Brodozer Bryce Kenny - Great Clips Mohawk Warrior Jimmy Creten - Bounty Hunter 4/25/19 - The High Jump competitors have been announced: Jim Koehler - Avenger I designed both of those pro mega trucks. People travel from all over the world to go to Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas and see that event and watch that production. 4 posts • Page 1 of 1. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. She developed a passion for all sorts of motorsports such as off-road racing, dirt track racing, pro mega truck racing, and monster trucks, obviously. âIt was rough for me. 32. I think thatâs awesome because itâs all an equal playing field. âItâs really hard to explain when that adrenaline hits your head. Those are my two main goals; to retire with a world championship and maybe retire in my own truck.â. Racing up Thunder Alley like that is the fastest racing that we do all year and itâs the most fun. She recently got the opportunity to make a jump for a Guinness World Record on June 25, 2020. My dad has so much history there. Saturday, March 7 Earl Engman Relays: Orange Lutheran sweeps boys and girls titles at Earl Engman! Q: Have you done any design work with Monster Jam? âYou want me to go do some kind of insane jump or something like that. The females compete on the same platform, in the same competition, in the same trucks, with the same amount of time as the males doing the sport. Iâm not nearly as flawless or as smooth as my brothers or some of the other senior, veteran drivers who know what theyâre doing a little better than I do, but that trick was a thorn in my side for an entire year. I think that another one of our cooler designs is some of our concept bodies. OLu Track & Field. I love everything about my familyâs history with Grave Digger and our Grave Digger fans, but Iâd like to create some Krysten Anderson fans and fans of me and my truck. Grave Digger and Monster Jam have the most passionate and loyal fans amongst motorsports, but they can be pretty painfully honest sometimes. Once the truck had peaked at its highest point and the truck had hadnât started coming down yet, I was like, âOh my God, how high in the air am I right now?â, âOnce it finally started falling and coming back down to earth, I was like, âI am still falling right now. Now four years into her driving career, Krysten has come leaps and bounds from where she was as a rookie driver. Aired on Discover Channel on August 8, Krysten and her Grave Digger monster truck set the new record for the high jump at 33.8 ft. â crushing the old record by 12.5 ft. âTo be able to get out on a big spectrum like that and actually hit a metal ramp thatâs even more abrupt and sharper than the stadium ramp that my brothers hit and really air that thing out and set a Guinness Book of World Records and put my name in the Guinness Book was really awesome,â Anderson says. Not that I donât love Grave Digger. That trick made me pull my hair out.â. I always put an immense amount of pressure on myself anyways, and then on top of that, the fans put a lot of pressure on me too. âMy two older brothers, Adam and Ryan, are also involved in Monster Jam and they race for the Digger team. I wanted to go and learn how to do it digitally, but I still wanted to be involved with my dadâs family business and what weâve always done. I had the pressure of being an Anderson and my dad and my brothers had always brought the show home all the time. Kirstyn Sweeney (Pentathlon) 2007 . Thereâs no female, thereâs no male. Three of Dennis’ children have followed in his footsteps to become drivers. They were always some of the top competitors. âWe have no choice but to learn on the fly and learn these tricks, because if youâre not honing these skills in and learning these tricks and doing this or that, then you donât have a dog in the fight,â she says. I leveled the truck out and it started coming down. It was held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. I can be just as good as my dad and my brothers. I think itâs a little different for guys and girls. I was like, âMan, Iâve got to be good because Iâm an Anderson. Krysten Ritter flexes her super hero power as she prepares to film scenes with co-star Mike Colter on set of Jessica Jones in NYC. 32. âI had to basically catch up to speed from where my brothers had gone 10 or 15 years to where we are now, where we are doing those two-wheel tricks and doing backflips and corkscrews and nose wheelies and bicycles and everything else. Krysten Anderson can say she's been around monster trucks her whole life without exaggeration.. The front clip is an old Jeep Willys and its black and blue. âI was the first and only female to ever drive Grave Digger and Iâm the only female Anderson. Sheâs the sibling of Adam and Ryan Anderson, both of whom are Monster Jam World Champions, along with their dad. I think a lot of people donât realize it until they actually get in the seat and drive. I think that itâs great that Monster Jam has created this space for us females to show the guys what we got and that we do belong here and that we are tough competitors.â. âMy earliest memories are honestly nothing but monster trucks and Grave Digger. Rutger Reitmaier (Discus) 2009. Regina Atnip (High Jump) 1980. I would have to say it kind of drove me in that direction to keep going.â. (Yes he rewatched it the following day) I haven't seen quite a reaction to … Theyâre all world champions. As a professional athlete, youâre always under the microscope. 300 Meter Hurdles. I wanted to be part of the art team for Monster Jam and creating the artwork thatâs on the side of the truck, like the iconic graveyard scene on the side of Grave Digger and create the paint jobs and the wraps for it.â. Girls Team. OLu Track & Field. I fell completely in love with it and I put my art portfolio away and I said college would always be there for me and I could always go back, and I might go back one day. She also has aspirations to get behind the wheel of her own monster truck one day. Iâve got to be good because Iâm driving Grave Digger and everybody wants Grave Digger to do good. With rain in the forecast on Saturday night, some fans wondered if Mother Nature would favor the earlier attempts in the competition. Monster Jam. I would be so stupid not to reap the benefits of this path that my dad had paved for me. Thatâs something that my youngest brother Weston actually does right now. Posted by 17 hours ago. 1. u/RepliesNice at 5896 nices 2. u/Cxmputerize at 4362 nices 3. u/spiro29 at 4187 nices 1126. u/calvinlucas at 47 nices If youâve never been to a Monster Jam event or seen highlights, driverâs today break the laws of physics at every show. Join Facebook to connect with Krysten McCord and others you may know. Anderson now rises in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where he currently resides, whilst his daughter takes over the driving of Grave Digger to much acclaim. Stay up to date by signing up for the Engine Builder newsletter. Itâs that same scheme, the same name, everything. We have two women sitting in world championship chairs right now and that hasnât happened in over 20 years. To this day, we still love to go out and watch races.â. It was rough for me being an 18 or 19-year-old girl on the road by myself, racing my dadâs truck and I had all this pressure on me. We use cookies on this website. I remember being in the bottom of the rig playing with my monster trucks. She drives Monster Mutt Dalmatian. Racing down those lanes, itâs such unique racing. The kinds of stunts performed will truly blow your mind. High School. I was brand new. Find Arah Anderson online. WHAT MAKES A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE? Itâs just eyes on the prize. Those bodies are all 3D and are really cool. Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas is my favorite stadium. Jump to. 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