As a child, Tebo competed in
motocross from the age of six, hoping to compete in the
AMA Supercross Championship. However, regular injuries caused him to lose interest. Wanting to compete in racing and attracted to the sound of
glow plug engines, Tebo took up radio-controlled racing—he considered it to be "MX without the hospital visits." Tebo's first car was a
Team Associated RC10GT, a nitro powered
stadium truck bought used by his father in March 1999. That November he competed in his first race, the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout, where he attracted his first sponsor, O’Donnell Racing, a model engine manufacturer. Throughout his young career, he was mentored by Richard Saxton. His first 1/8 buggy race was the 2000 ROAR Nationals in
Pleasant Hill, Missouri, where he finished second behind
Brian Kinwald. In 2005, Tebo left Kyosho for O’Donnell Racing's newly introduced car operations while driving for
Team Associated in 1/10. As a result, his performance in 1/8 off-road dwindled while he helped develop O’Donnell's Z01B buggy, but he managed to dominate the qualifying sessions at the 2008 ROAR Nationals, though he lacked he enjoyed with Thunder Tiger and Kyosho. ==Accomplishment==