What can we say about this last year? The year 2007 turned out to be amazing for all things Mini Truckin'. As we've been gearing up for our 20th anniversary in 2008, it would have been easy to let 2007 be just another year, but that's not how we roll. We wanted to bring you another action-packed year, so we made sure every single issue was chock-full of the coolest minis from all around the world. As the magazine has grown, so has the staff. You might recognize a few new names, as well as many of the same cats who have been supporting us for years. I want to give a special thanks to our dedicated staff as they continue to bring us the best of what's out there. This year we brought you something new and different with every issue. From old-skool trucks that have never graced a cover before, such as Lukasz's Chevy Luv and Scott's Datsun NL320, to awesome group shots of the DIB Shop cover and the Texas Special, which featured the Ekstensive Tacoma and Blown Blazer, it's been an amazing year.
And as our 5th Annual Year End Awards will attest to, minitruckers don't sleep. This year's trophies were built by www.airbagit.com and feature one-off steering wheels as the specialty awards, simply to give the winners a memento of our appreciation and congratulations on their achievements. A big congrats to each who is mentioned, as you truly made our year memorable.
Truck
A huge congratulations goes out to Joel Sadenwasser and his December '07 cover truck D-Lowest. Joel teamed up with Danny Albert who created one of the most amazing pieces of art to ever drag the earth. You couldn't ask for a cooler guy and a more deserving truck to take home the braggin' rights as the 2007 Truck of the Year.
Show
Our first ever tie goes to The Sunset crew, which will be accepting this award on a sad note. After being the longest running minitruck run to date, it's come to an end. Resolutions will be in our hearts and memories forever. And also to Scrapin' the Coast, who came back bigger and better after the hurricane tragedies hit. Both shows have had hardships, but have given us all some great memories. Congrats to Bob Hase, Greg Miller, and their crews for being the 2007 Shows of the Year.
Club
As the first club to be awarded this trophy twice, Negative Camber deserves every bit of credit and respect they're given. They've earned it year after year. With the majority of MT covers in 2007, this club emerged as the victors for the 2007 Club of the Year.