Bob Chandler
Big Foot
St. Louis, MO USA
"I never sat down and thought, 'I'm going to build a monster truck.' It just happened."
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Bob's work combines: Action Sports, Engineering, and Building Things
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Day In The Life
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Started a small four-wheel drive shop.
2.
Was always improving his own truck, showing it off, racing it.
3.
Kept breaking things, kept putting, bigger heavier components on the truck.
4.
"Vicious cycle": he'd put on a bigger axle, need a bigger engine, put on bigger tires, need a bigger axle, etc.
5.
After four or five of these "resizings," had the first ever "monster truck" on his hands: Bigfoot.
6.
Decided to drive Bigfoot over a couple of old cars for fun, filmed it with a VHS camera.
7.
Motorsports promoter saw the footage, convinced Bob to crush cars for a live audience.
8.
Was convinced Bigfoot's popularity wouldn't last, resolved to go to every show and competition he could-made a huge difference in the long run.
