SSM topic...

I know this post is a bit old, but I have a lot of respect for that last post.


I agree with most everyone, Ive been in the scene since 96' and grow to love it more and more. Me wanting to work in the "field' drove me to go back to school to get my degree. Im finally getting to build a show truck like I have always wanted. Yeah, Ive had a few trucks over the years, and have done a lot to them, but this will be my first full on truck. The longer I have been in the scene, the more people I meet and hopefully the more doors open for me. Minitruckin and having a career in the field is my dream...after all, you should do what you love right?

As of today, Ive yet to own a bagged or body dropped truck (which I am in the process of changing), but I am not one who believes you need to have those things to be a minitrucker like some would lead you to believe now-a-days.

the minitruckin lifestyle has such an array of things that make it what it is, everyone belongs to a culture, whether you like it or not, for me i feel like im part of a culture where every body in it, is in sync with everybody else. when someone asks me why i started my shop, i always say, and mean that i dont always do it for the money, because we all know the profit margin is small as fawk! but for the people man, if i have a customer that buys anything from me, shit a pressure switch, and i get the chance to meet them at a show, and we become freinds because of something that i made 2 fuckin dollars on, thats the shit right there, its about the men next to you. id much rather have somebody else to camp and drink beer with than have someone that wants to compete with me and my truck, i dont have to explain what i am to anyone that knows me, they know why i do what i do, its all about relating to others with something you enjoy as much as them, and you know why they enjoy it as well. this is the best thing on earth, i count my lucky pennies every day that i am able to share this with people and soak up every second of it, knowing that i am part of a family where everyone is on the same page, that some dude over in florida was out in his garage getting flash burn from a welder 3 hours before i was doing the same shit in california. its an amazing thing that we have created and i only hope that it lasts forever, thats the great thing about this lifestyle. i am certain about one thing, i will damn sure always own a minitruck, till the day i fuckin die without a doubt. ive tried all the drugs there is to try, and nothing compares to the satisfaction i get from smashing my finger with the hammer, trying to form sheetmetal to a tranny tunnel , nothing is a better realease than going home from a 10 hour day at work, tired as fuck, and spending 6 or 8 more hours getting nowhere on your truck in the garage, just to wake up 2 hours later and go to work again. ill do it every day, ill do it with my head held high, grinding my teeth until the next show comes around every fucking month, and ill stay up all night getting my truck ready to be unfinished at that fuckin show, i could come to tears when i discuss my feelings about my lifestyle and the minitruck scene. i think its taken for granted that we are lucky enough to experience this, if you cant figure out why your aminitrucker, you dont need to be here taking up space just to be cool, thats why im a minitrucker, i really dont give a fuck what anyone thinks of this post either.

Minitrucking. its a lifestyle, a family, a society, and most of all its what sets us apart of regular society. its staying up all night the night before a show with your best friend who's been helping you for the past 3 months getting your ride together to drive 3 -5 hours to get to the show and inspire others.

I cannot disagree with anything that any one has said yet. I have met some of my best friends in this scene. Guys who; if you have a flat (or broken cylinder) at blood drag will drive from north florida to south florida just to come down and bring you a spare that you had to take out for subs etc... guys who if you need to help you post bail for dragging and getting arrested at a show will come out pic up your ride. then pic you out a jail to rail it in front of the court house. I am just rambling now but if you read every thing up to my post you already know what I was trying to say.

Ps I cannot wait to drop, drag, and hang out with all of you at a show or local spot.

For me Ive only beein in or around it for a few years and since then around here ive noticed Everyones willing to lend a hand if they can give you advice tell ya little secrets or things just as simple as where to get good deals on parts From the oldest to the youngest theres a respect there

I found this awhile back and thought it was cool ...

"We have become part of something much more complicated than you or I will fully comprehend. We build more than just trucks... we build friendships, we build futures, we build our dreams. We drive our trucks low and hold our heads high, because we have an unwritten and unspoken agreement to live life to the fullest and never fall victim to "The Norm". Others laugh at us when we spend hours on end working on our trucks, yet shake our hands when we are done." Author ????

the author of that would be Wyatt Strange ... a.k.a. Courtney Halowell, used to write the Minitruckin' diaries