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Thursday 20th July 2023

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Catch Up
Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
How’s the family - do they farm with family?
Kevin Brown - Ames, IA
Former US Army Aviation Mechanic
Certified CH-47 helicopter mechanic
6 years of service in the Army National Guard (one deployment in OSS/OIS)
Graduated from ISU in 2021
15 years of mechanical experience in engine and vehicle repair
Engaged to Micah Uertz (Junkyard Mook)
Junkyard Digs - finding cool junk in the area and reviving it
Invited to events like the QA1 Open House or the Street Machine Nationals
Show off cars like the Gambler 500 LeMans
Ramp truck - “sketchiest thing hauled”
Raced at Barber Motorsports Park (AL)
71 Satellite revival (neat story on how he found the owner in his hometown)
Drag race with it
Kansas Speedway bus
Bought a bus 9 hr before race for $5000, went to menards to buy lumber, then drove to the race track
First bus they bought did not make it so bought one on the way there
Every year they go down in a different camper
Desoto project - drove down to AZ to swap the driveline into a disabled vets project car (drove a donated van)
Busch drinkers
How has hosting the Junk Yard Digs changed their life?
Why do it?
How would they start it over differently?
Which is their favorite social media platform?
If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
Right now, who inspires you?
If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?