10-4 Magazine December 2022

10-4 Magazine / December 2022 63 to be able to visit during dinner prior to the show starting. There was a shrimp boil (some may call it a low country boil) graciously put on by Jim McClure of Panelite, and there was plenty of seating in the Bottomley shop for everyone. The schedule had been moved around but, in the end, all events were pushed to Saturday. I grabbed some photos of the lot Friday morning, then Evan picked out more calendar spot holders to try to photograph prior to the downpour of rain we were anticipating. Friday’s calendar spot holders were Boe DelaBarre’s 2005 Peterbilt 379 combo with Greg Butcher’s 1981 International Transtar 2 cabover, Don and Crystal Wood with their 2003 Peterbilt 379, and a group of three rigs made up of Evan’s 1984 Peterbilt 362, Brent Hall’s 2014 Peterbilt 386 and Brian Holshouser’s 1986 Peterbilt 362. The last of the spot holders shot that day, just as the rain started, was a pair of trucks owned by Tim Cody Jr. – a gray and green 2023 Pete 389 and his driver Logan Taylor and his tan and brown 2023 Peterbilt 389. As anticipated, on Friday night, the rain came, in sheets, along with the wind, and it showed no signs of letting up. But this weather didn’t stop people from gathering in the shop to visit and hang out. Saturday was way more promising than Friday. Around 9:00 AM, the rain stopped, and Ryan Lalone from Diesel Freak brought out the “Foolish Pleasure” truck–his brotherWade’s 2000Kenworth W900 – for a little burnout action before taking it back to park it along with their merchandise trailer. I had to take a break and put together the plaques that were to be given out that afternoon at awards. Inevitably, when a schedule is packed with so much, it tends to overlap, but all-in-all, everything seemed to have gone off without a hitch this year. The first big event for Saturday was the auction for spots in the convoy, then there was the opportunity for everyone to witness the wedding of Jacob and Emily Bonham. It was a well thought out plan for the inside of the shop. Jacob and Emily’s Legacy 379 was parked front and center, along with trucks parked on either side, which all showcased plenty of lights before and during the ceremony. Emily was a beautiful bride, and Jacob was a smiling, proud groom. Following the ceremony, awards were announced quickly by Bottomley president Ken Kaelin. Trophies were custom made and sponsored by Mike Horan and Dickerson Custom Trucks. The “Top Notch 10” and “Fine Nine” plaques were sponsored by both Diesel Addict Photos and 10-4 Magazine. Even before the awards were finished, Evan was running around getting trucks lined up for the convoy. Music entertainment