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September 24, 2007

Get your motors runnin' ... plow on up the driveway ...

PROVIDENCE -- You've been waiting for it, maybe. Get ready for the rumble!

Yes, this Wednesday the third annual Snow Plow Rhodeo arrives in Roger Williams Park.

Snow plows, gettin' their motors runnin', in September -- weeks and weeks before you're ready to contemplate winter and sliding cars.

The drivers will negotiate an "intense obstacle course" from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mayor David N. Cicilline's office announced today.

There's the snow plow slalom competition. And there will be grades for how well a driver backs the truck into a simulated loading slip. Teams will also be scored on a safety quiz and vehicle inspection.

Prizes are handed out for each event and then combined scores are tallied. The overall winner gets a shot at the upcoming statewide Snow Plow Rhodeo, sponsored by the Rhode Island Public Works Association.

The drivers, from the city Department of Public Works, Parks Department and city water supply, will "put their skills to the test as they compete for the top prize and bragging rights," the mayor's office says.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:00 PM | Permalink

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