When Andy Slifko bought a new chassis for his Eradicator monster truck, he decided to re-purpose the old chassis and make a brand new monster truck out of it that his son, Jeremy, could compete in. In 2005, Backdraft became a reality. Jeremy was a little too young at the time of the monster truck’s inception to immediately take the wheel, but now at age 18 he looks to have a successful rookie season in Monster Jam®.