Truck Fanciers Holiday, Iowa, USA
Posted by Jackie Hewett on Mon 15th September 2008 at 10:18 AM, Filed in July
For 2 days every July since 1979 truck lovers are able to indulge in one of the biggest and best trucking events. Just outside Iowa on highway 80 (exit 284) at the aptly named Iowa 80 truck stop hosts the Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree as a thank you to the truck drivers of America for delivering goods across the country.
In 2009 this will take place in 9th and 10th July and some 175 exhibits are anticipated. One of the best times to visit will be the first night when there is a large firework display and the ‘Lights at Night’ competition when all the super trucks light up the evening with their impressive customised lighting. In fact this is a gathering of some of the most amazing customised trucks you can see together in one place. Many of them are works of art with thousands of dollars spent on their paint jobs and chrome. They are mobile works of art and to enter the competitions they also have to be road-worthy.
Parking and admission are free, and in addition to walking around admiring the trucks you can also see the following:
• Super truck beauty contest – and the competition most of the truck owners want to win is the prize voted for by the other truckers
• Numerous amusing pet related competitions – truckers best friend contest, pet / trucker look alike contest
• Antique trucks display
• Pork chop cook-out
• Trucker Olympics – tyre rolling, truck pull, tyre flip, water balloon toss and steering wheel cover toss events!
• Live music
• Carnival games
There are other similar events – for instance every June you will find the California Truck Jamboree, but that one is only a day, and the Waupun Truck n’Show every August which has been going for a ‘mere’ 19 years.
Only in America……!
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