COLUMBIA — ATV’s crawl around the track like ants as workers hop off and on testing lights and preparing the track. Trucks unleash sounds like endless thunder as their drivers test their engines. Shirts are optional in the pit area as men working on their trucks try to escape the heat. A tanker sprays water on the track, ensuring a slick, muddy ride.
Truckers flex automotive muscle at Boone County Fair
Saturday, July 25, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:35 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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