My first encounter was watching them on tv when I was around 3. The first show I ever went was in 2000 in Salinas, CA. The trucks I remember were Pablo in Digger 10, Kreg in Dragon slayer, Julie Christensen in Mis Behavin, Madusa, Dawn and Jim in Bounty Hunter and Scarlet Bandit, Sky Hartley in Goldberg, Jeff in Captain America (USA) and Rick Swanson in Obsession. DOn't remember the last truck at that show