One of the most fun things I do each year is judge the Shell
Rotella SuperRigs truck beauty contest. Last summer’s event was in
Joplin, Mo.,
and, as always, concurrent with the contest is the selection of trucks for the annual
SuperRigs calendar. That calendar, published this month, features 12 super rigs
photographed at various locations around
Joplin,
as well as information about the owners.
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Best of Show at SuperRigs was won
by Todd Raccapriore of Clean State
Environmental.
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If you stop in for an oil change at a
Speedco location or
purchase more than 10 gallons of Rotella, you get a 2013 calendar free during
November. Starting in December, you can
purchase a calendar here.
Joplin was the site of choice
for this, the 30th SuperRigs event, because it was an opportunity
for Shell and the SuperRigs contenders to give back to the local community,
which was so devastated by the tornado that hit in 2011 – the deadliest tornado
in America
since 1947. By the time the show closed, the All Roads Lead to Joplin rebuilding project helped raise nearly
$100,000, which was contributed by Shell and Speedco to the YMCA of Joplin’s
Community Disaster Recovery efforts.
In a heartwarming close to the June SuperRigs event, Best of
Show winner Todd Raccapriore donated his $10,000 winning check to the Disaster
Recovery fund on behalf of driver John O’Keefe.
