Nearly 30,000 drivers and their families from 23 states and Canada joined festivities at last week’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop.
For this year’s 32nd jamboree, visitors were entertained with more than 175 exhibits, a Super Truck Beauty Contest with 59 contestants, an antique truck display of more than 200 vehicles, an Iowa pork chop cookout, Trucker Olympics, carnival games, a concert by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and fireworks.
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum celebrated a centennial for its 1911 Walker Electric Truck. Guests sang along to a version of “Happy Birthday” by the truck’s favorite singer/songwriter Leland Martin.
Next year’s jamboree will be Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13, 2012.
For more information visit the Walcott Trucker’s Jamboree website.
For a list of Super Truck Beauty Contest click here.
Trucker Olympics winners
July 14, 2011
Tire Flip
1st: Daryl Kauffman
2nd: Gerald Lehman
3rd: Marlin Reiff
Ring Toss
1st: Ron Chrisop
2nd: John Martin
3rd: Robert Maun
Water Balloon Toss
1st: Marlin and Merle Reiff
2nd: Jesse Mills and James Wright
3rd: Brian Robinson and David Johnson
Tire Roll
1st: Robert Maun
2nd: Brian Robinson
3rd: JR Schlenger
