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We've
all heard the tale of David vs. Goliath. A tale of strength and bravery
against all odds. But have we all heard the tale of Jessica Guck? Jessica
is in many ways a hero in her own right. Jessica is a Perham High School
junior who has an unusual hobby. Rather than going to the movies or shopping,
Jessica spends much of her time ripping apart cars and smashing them up.
But there is no need to fear, she isn't smashing them up on the road; she
saves that for the demolition derbies. Jessica is very mild mannered, she
stands about 5'3", weighs 110 lbs at the most, yet she often runs against
6'2", 250 lb males who are much older than she is. She does this without
an ounce of intimidation or fear. She goes out there and gives it her all.
And her all gets her pretty far indeed. She won her heat against such competition
at the Perham demo. derby. Jessica is an inspiration to all young girls.
She is proving that it isn't just a guys' world after all. As her friends
like to say "lil' Guck is leavin' a rut and kickin' some butt."
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Are
these the eyes of a mean person?
Jessica
shows that you can be a sweet person and still smash things from time to
time.
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I
think that it is hard for us to understand how much work people put in
their demolition cars. It is hard to believe that they fix them up and
put a lot of hours in them only to smash them up. Is it worth it? Jess
would definately say so. She searchs the area far and wide for the perfect
car at, hopefully, the perfect price. Then comes the fun part, revamping
the car to meet regulation standards and making it a smashing machine.
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Jessica
works along side her boyfriend Jeremiah, who is also a demolition driver.
They put in numerous hours working on their cars together. He helps her
and she helps him. There is lot that goes into a car. All of the chrome
and windows must be taken out. Gas tanks must be removed and rerouted and
rewelded. The car is repainted to give it that extra personal touch. It's
nice to have someone to work with while all this is taking place.
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Rings
and screwdrivers on hand. Jessica adds that feminine touch to car maintanence.
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We
proudly sponser Jessica and her hobby. She said, "It's nice to have sponsers,
otherwise this gets really expensive." Keepkicking butt Jess; we're behind
you.
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Jessica's motto.
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Jessica
stands next to her older brother who also drives demolition cars. She said,
"It's in our blood... I've been going to demolition derbies since I was
3."
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Dana
Bahr and his famous melons. Dana has been growing melons in the area for
over 20 years now. dana's wonderful melons, along with other fresh produce,
grace the Grass Roots produce
stand in Ottertail every day.
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Jessica
puts a couple of last minute touches on her car to make it perfect before
she makes her grand appearance.
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Jessica
gets ready for her turn to smash by putting on some sparkly lip gloss.
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Jessica
stands amongst the crowd that she is going to run against. Notice the fact
that she is the only female and that she is quite a bit smaller than her
competitors.
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Visit
these other interesting sites:
The
Otterfest Demolition Derby
The 2000 Otterfest
Parade
The Otterfest Homepage
Grass
Roots Homepage
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Jessica
smashes into every car she sees. Take no prisoners!
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Grass
Roots in Ottertail offers a variety of landscaping rocks, mulches,
and bark chips at a cheap price. Come and visit Grass
Roots in Ottertail the next time you need to lay down some chips or
rock.
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Thanks
for letting me follow you around and teaching me a thing or two about cars.
I had an awesome time learning from you Jess. Good luck in all of your
future demo derbies!
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