Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Voices 8 | Overdrive | April 2016 Ladies and gentleman, start your engines. The Dipwad 500 will be underway shortly! Let's take a minute to speak to our contestants, Frankie Jo Bob Bigcheese and Booger McKrusty. "Frankie, what makes the Dipwad 500 your favorite race?" "You talkin' tah me?" "Yes, Frankie. What makes the Dipwad your favorite race?" "Well, I'm a figurin' I can't beat nobody on the open road with my governed truck, so the parkin' lot of the truck stop kinda evens the field a little – short-distance sprint and all." "What about the danger, Frankie? Can you tell us about that?" "Uhhh, naw. It ain't dangerous fer me. I'm the greatest trucker in the world." "But what about the other people in the truck stop, Frankie?" "They ain't got no bidness walkin' 'round. If I hit 'em, it's their own fault." "Excellent insight, Frankie! Booger, what makes the Dipwad 500 your favorite race?" "What'd you call me?" "Booger. Your name. Remember?" "I don't like yer tone, mister." "I'm a woman, Booger." "Oh. Yeah. Been a while since I seen one of them up close." "Booger, how do you plan on win- ning tonight?" "Wellll, I reckon I'll catch 7th around the back side of the pumps, throw my Jake beside the parked trucks, and pop out into traffic goin' at least 45." "Wow, Booger. That sounds like it might be dangerous." "What fer? Ain't nobody else around matters much, 'cept that Frankie fella. I'm a beat him, I am." Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it here first. In truck stop racing, no one else around matters much, and safety is for the birds. Welcome to the Dipwad 500! Wendy Parker chronicles her journey on the road with her owner-operator husband, George, in the George and Wendy Show blog on OverdriveOnline.com. Scan the QR to read more from her on your phone or tablet. " Better start wearing the high-visibility vest of invincibility around the parking lot when walking. If you get run over, at least finding your body will be easier. " — Earl Harris, via OverdriveOnline.com Bigcheese and Booger in the Dipwad 500 " Seen the race plenty of times but never knew the name. Thanks for the info. " — David Carpenter, via OverdriveOnline.com " …. sponsored by the ELD Manufacturers Association. " — Allan McCullough, via OverdriveOnline.com Todd Dills In truck stop racing, no one else around matters much.