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Dominator 1 was modified from a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe that was used during the 2008 storm chasing season and debuted in the 2009 chase season. The modifications included adding bulletproof sheet metal and transparent Lexan armor to protect against flying debris near tornadoes, and an external roll cage and racing-style safety harnesses in case of a vehicle roll. [3]
The severe weather event was premiered as an episode as part of Storm Chasers, titled "Tornado Rampage 2011". [31] In the same year, Timmer built the heavily-armored Dominator 2, modifying it from a GMC Yukon XL. [32] [33] Following declining ratings, Storm Chasers, the television series that Timmer starred in, was cancelled in 2012. [34]
Storm Chaser Jordan Hall was in the vehicle with Timmer as they approached the tornado near Spalding, Nebraska, that afternoon. ... As for the long-term plan of Dominator 3, Timmer says the team ...
Timmer bought the Team Dominator warehouse with the assistance of Frank Sheehy, a real estate broker with NAI Sullivan Group in OKC.It's a safety zone for the Dominators — unless a tornado hits ...
An early version of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV 1). The SRV "Dominator", featured in the Discovery Channel series, Storm Chasers.. Storm Chasers was filmed each year in the central United States (an area known as Tornado Alley due to the frequency and severity of tornadoes occurring there) primarily during late spring and early summer, the time of the most frequent tornado activity ...
RELATED: Storm chaser Reed Timmer brings Team Dominator and armored chase vehicles home to Oklahoma. ... Reed Timmer has room for his three Dominator storm chasing vehicles in his new space ...
Team Dominator risks everything to warn people in the path of a violent storm, but internal conflicts causes driver Joel to leave, complicating Team Dominator's operations. Still gun shy after witnessing devastation this season, Sean Casey starts to lack the passion of chasing storms, until a visit from his wife and a successful chase reignites ...
In between seasons three and four of Storm Chasers, TIV 2 also appeared in an episode of another Discovery Channel series, Mythbusters, wherein both the TIV 2 and the SRV Dominator vehicle operated by Reed Timmer of TornadoVideos.Net [14] were tested to determine their endurance to storm-force winds by being parked behind a Boeing 747 with the ...