Despite wet weather threatening to put a damper on the proceedings, this year’s Gold Coast Truck Show went off without a hitch.
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Truckies and their families rolled up to Mudgeeraba Showgrounds in Worongary, Queensland for two days of car, bike and truck displays, live music, food, kids’ rides and more.
Event co-ordinator Kathryn Franklin tells Deals on Wheels: “We had a lot of wet weather leading up to the show, so we were working around the clock making sure the grounds weren’t too soggy.
“Thankfully we were able to go ahead and everything went according to schedule apart from the last hour of the show on Saturday and the last half hour on Sunday.
“We managed to pull it off!”
Trucks were the star of the show on the Sunday, with a great variety of rigs and awards handed out across 13 categories.
Exhibitor Julie Munro says she and her family, who own Dumping Dirt in Munruben, were chuffed to be coming home with “Best Bling” and “Best Paint” thanks to their 2015 Kenworth 509 and 1993 Kenworth 950.
“It’s always a good weekend down there,” she says. “We love our truck shows!”
“It took us a few years to get the 950 looking the way she looks now. It was hard to find the time when [my husband] Mick drives all week so it was pretty much every weekend getting dirty. We had help from the son, Matt.”
Saturday was the “Retro Family Day” featuring monster trucks, cars and bikes, an FMX stunt crew, fireworks, and much more.
“The Monster Trucks were able to perform, which was great, but they missed the last performance on Saturday because of the weather,” Franklin explained.
“Thankfully they agreed to come back on the Sunday so everyone who was there on Sunday got to see that as a bonus!”
The team are looking forward to coming back again next year — hopefully with a bit more sunshine!
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