The Dropsicles Crew Brings out Canada`s Finest

The
Dropsicles
Crew
Brings out
Canada’s
Finest
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JASON MULLIGAN
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THE COUNTRY OF CANADA IS SIMILAR, YET
STILL VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE UNITED
STATES. Canadians might have some different
lingo, their health care system might be more
advanced, and they see more snow than an ICEE
machine; but when it comes to custom trucks
and truck shows, they know how to do it right.
Canadians want what we want out of a show:
custom trucks in the sun, fun games, custom
awards and high-end raffle prizes. The guys and
girls from Dropsicles worked their tails off to
ensure that their event was no Gong Show, and
even though it’s only their second year, they’ve
put together a top-notch show.
This past July, in Lethbridge, Alberta,
Canada, just north of the border, Eagle Alloys
Sideshow occurred down the street from the
Street Machine show, offering up custom trucks
of all styles surrounded by late-night cruising
and fun games. Those games included a root
beer-chugging contest, frozen sock contest,
where the first to unfreeze a pair of socks from
a block of ice and put them on won, and the
three-legged race, where accidents are virtually
guaranteed. Custom awards from Billy Bob
Customs and Metal Works capped off the day.
Chad Hargreaves took home Best of Show with
his ‘71 C-10, while the Street Trucks Editor’s
Pick went to Neil Tomyn and his clean and classy
’68 GMC, Diablos took home Club Participation
and Tim Horton’s took home Best Coffee.
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Billy Bob painted the Best Of skateboards.
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eye, our
Neil Tomyn’s clean ’68 GMC caught our
weekend.
camera and our Editor’s Pick for the
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Show games were one of the highlights
of the event.
Eagle Alloys raffled off a set of wheels to a lucky winner.
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We’re guessing that some
Canadians aren’t used to
being out in the sun all day.
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