10-4 Magazine September 2024

10-4 Magazine / September 2024 61 Sunday, the 23rd of June, was the last day of racing. This day featured the best of the best and y’all know some crazy stuff happens when these trucks run down the truck, many pulling a fully-loaded trailer – uphill! There was a lot of great racing action that day. Temperatures that day were in the upper 70s, and it was raining when I arrived. Thankfully, about a half hour later, the rain disappeared. However, as some of you know, the racing doesn’t stop for rain, which makes things even crazier, especially at the starting line. Neal Dams (who was featured in our October 2023 edition) had a good weekend versus last fall at the Fall Brawl where he broke a yoke off the drive axle. At this event, Neal won the “Class C Loaded” class, and it just so happened to be his birthday, so what better way to celebrate. Happy Birthday Neal! Chops Hernandez came all the way from Texas and brought out a new truck and did well with it, coming in 2nd place in the “Class A Loaded” class. It was great meeting you, Chops, and I wish you plenty of success with your new truck. And, thankfully, Melvin Classen didn’t break any driveshafts during this event! The very last race on Sunday was one of the most entertaining of the weekend. Lavern Zimmerman and Peter Wagg were racing, and then both trucks broke down halfway up the track. Lavern got out of his truck, looked at the damage, and then started running on foot toward the finish line. When Peter saw what Lavern was doing, he began running towards the finish line on foot, as well.