Snow Plow Roadeo

2009 Snow Plow Roadeo___________

	The Seventeenth Annual State of Maine Snowplow Roadeo Championship was held on June 4, 2009 at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds under the Supervision of Snowplow Roadeo Chairperson Kevin Noyes of the City of Portland.  13 teams from 6 counties and the Maine Turnpike Authority competed.  Click here for Individual and Team scoring.  Awards were given to the top 3 Teams and Individual best (low score wins) score.
The Winners were: Individual Low Score from Androsocoggin County - Duane Conant of Lisbon with a low score of 225.  1st Place Team from the Maine Turnpike Authority - Roy Anderson & Mike Lennox with a low score of 1157.  Roy and Mike will represent Maine at the Western Snow and Ice Conference  - National Snowplow Roadeo in September.
	Many thanks go out to the judges who took time out from the Highway Congress to work on this event.

2008 Snow Plow Roadeo___________

State Roadeo Championships Results

On June 25th Rob Hames and James Nightingale from Kittery Public Works (photo above with Roadeo Chairperson Steve Walker of Pinkham and Greer) won the State of Maine Snowplow Roadeo Championship at the Augusta Civic Center.  Rob and James will be representing Maine at the National American Public Works Association Snowplow Roadeo Championship in Colorado this September. 

More Photos

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2008 York County Snow Plow Roadeo Winners

 

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2007 Snow Plow Roadeo___________

The 15th Annual State Snowplow Roadeo was held on June 7, 2007. The winning team was from the City of Portland, represented by Andre Provencher and Bruce Warner. Hopefully the winners will be able to go to Colorado later this year to represent the Maine Chapter in the APWA national event. For more info:

            Full team results for the 2007 Snowplow Roadeo

 

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2006 Snow Plow Roadeo___________ 

             Individual Scores for the 2006 Snowplow Roadeo

 

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2001 Snow Plow Roadeo___________

     Resources:

    Snowplow Roadeo Manual

    Maine Chapter - APWA
    Snow Plow Roadeo Annual
    State Championship FAQ

     What is a Snow Plow Roadeo?

A snow plow Roadeo is a test of driving skills through an obstacle course. Points and time are kept during the course and the team with the lowest total is declared the winner.

    Who is eligible?

Full time Municipal, DOT, and Turnpike employees will be allowed to compete. Sorry, no private contractors. The State is broken up into 16 Counties, MDOT, and the Turnpike Authority. Two two-person teams will represent each county and organization. Each county and organization will decide how they wish to send their respective representatives (i.e., lottery, designate a different team each year, or deciding by competition).

    How do I find out what my
     county is doing?

Below is a list of the APWA County Representatives. It is your responsibility to contact your County Representative to let him know of your interest. He will not be calling you. All interested towns must notify their representative of their intent to participate by May 1st.

    What equipment is eligible
    to compete?

Single-axle plow trucks with plow and wing are eligible. The plows and wings will be chained up 2" - 4" to allow movement through the course. Trucks will be provided at the State Championship. The competition will be in a automatic transmission trucks.

    When will County
     champions be selected?

All County, MDOT, and turnpike champions must be designated no later than Tuesday, June 1st. Contact your APWA representative for your competition or selection dates.

     What's the difference
     between the State course
     and the County course?

The County courses are designed to give each team an idea of what to expect in the State championship. However, fewer than ten judges and scorers are needed for the County competition, where the State competition requires 20 judges, scorers, and maintenance people. In the State competition, the course is more difficult and is set up to challenge a driving team. The course design is kept secret until the day of the event. In the State competition each team will have to perform a "circle check" on a vehicle. Basically, it requires the team to find as many defects as possible within a ten minute time period (tail light, flat tire, body damage, etc. - defects which can be found without tearing the truck apart!).

     When and where is the
     State championship?

Each County representative has the specifics to the State course. The State Championship Roadeo will be held at the Annual Highway Congress on the first Thursday in June at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. The competition will be in the morning, which will allow all the teams to partake in classes, seminars, other competitions, and see Maine's biggest and best equipment show. If you missed the Congress last year, don't miss it this year. Our equipment show is the best in Maine. It allows your operators to get in and take each piece on a "test drive" or dig or plow or grade!! We have a large "try-out" area, so come and see what all the excitement is about.

    How can I help?

If you can help in any way, please contact your County APWA representative. He will need help in setting up cones and barricades and educating scorers and judges. Also, encourage competition in your County. Each County will hopefully send their best team so this will truly identify the State's best team.

    Prizes ?

Of course we have prizes! Each competitor will receive a hat and a T-shirt with the State
championship competition logo. The first three places will receive cash prizes, and a largeplaque for their department. The first place team will also receive "Champions" jackets which will serve to designate the winners as the best drivers in the State. Also, the winning team will be home to the Snow-Plow Roadeo Trophy until the next June. The winning team's County, Town, and drivers' names will be permanently engraved on the trophy.
The Chapter will pay for the air line tickets, car rental, and registration for the Maine State Champions to participate in the National Snowplow Roadeo at the APWA Western Snow and Ice Conference in Colorado. The winners are responsible for food and lodging.

    Can 't decide?
    Need more information ?

Snow Plow Rodeo Committee:
Steve Walker 781-5242
Roger Mosley 642-5416
Kevin Noyes 874-8821
Jim Vance 874-8821
Robert Burns 892-2062
Dennis Cox 723-7030
Pete Smith 324-9135

Listing of APWA Representatives:

Androscoggin County, Richard Morin – 783-2424, Lewiston Public Works

Cumberland County, Robert Malley 799-4151, Cape Elizabeth Public Works

Aroostook County, Gerry James 764-2560, Presque Isle Public Works

Somerset County, Greg Dore 474-6911, Skowhegan Highway Dept.

Penobscot County, Dennis Cox 723-7030, Millinocket Public Works

Oxford County, Andy Russell, 364-4481, Rumford Public Works

Maine Turnpike, Wes Jackson or Bill Tardiff, 871-7771

Maine Department of Transportation Steve Hunnewell 287-2661

Sagadahoc County, Peter Owen 443.8357, Bath Public Works

Hancock CountyChip, Reeves 288-4681, Bar Harbor Highway Dept

York County, Mike Claus 468-3020, Kennebunk Public Works

Franklin, Knox, Lincoln, Kennebec, Piscataquis, Waldo, Washington - Presently, no one has volunteered to help organize the run off in any of the above counties. If you are interested in representing a county, or if you want to put a team together to participate and need more information please call:

Kevin Noyes, Portland Public Works,
55 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101
P: 207-874-8821, F: 207-874-8464 EMAIL: Kevin Noyes [KPN@portlandmaine.gov]