![]() ![]() ![]() “It was kind of right place, right time and being around the right people,” Musawwir said. It was at that event, while Musawwir was operating an radio-controlled truck, that his abilities caught the eye of Bill Easterly, vice president of operations for Monster Jam at the time. In 2006, Musawwir was part of an event in North Carolina at Digger’s Dungeon - the home of Grave Digger, Monster Jam’s most iconic truck. This was something he began doing at age 11, and his success in it began to open up some doors. Kids typically aren’t allowed to operate monster trucks, so for Musawwir, the seed that was planted back in 1986 originally took him down a slightly different path - that of radio-controlled car and truck racing. And my family gets to come - my son is really excited to go to a show and see his dad drive.” Right place, right time ![]() Of course, we have fans that are local here that love it, too. “Man, I love performing in my hometown,” Musawwir said. 18 one the driver of the “Zombie” truck has had circled on his calendar for a while. It has been five years since he has done a show in his adopted hometown of Orlando, though, making Monster Jam’s upcoming stop at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando Aug. He relocated to Florida, eventually settling in Ocoee, and started a family.Ī proud member of the Monster Jam Triple Threat Series, Musawwir has traveled the country - and the world - for his sport. A chance encounter in 2006 helped set him on the path toward his dream job of becoming a monster-truck driver. A lot has happened for the Cleveland native since then. ![]()
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