Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Josh B on June 22, 2014, 12:46:48 pm
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As the old saying goes, "even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while". This weekend I managed to find two at the KS professional truck driving championship. This was my first year competing in this type of event. I managed to sneak into the second place position and also took home the rookie of the Year trophy. No one was more surprised than I. Now that I know what to expect, I hope to be better prepared for next years truckdriving championship competition. Thanks for looking! Josh
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I had absolutely no idea this was even a thing! Congrats- I bet you had a bunch of fun.
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Thats a huge honor! What kind of things did you have to do? back up doubles??
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Congratulations Josh! I knew you had skills when you brought that truck down the hill last year at the Classic ;D
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Whole Hearted Congratulation, sir......Outstanding accomplishment considering the competition.
rich
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cool beans Josh, congrats
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Congratulations Josh. I'm not surprised. 8) You will surely give them hell next year! ;)
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that's awesome! congrats! I'm interested to hear about the competition.
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Congrats!
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STUD!
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So Josh, how many points do you think you could knap out of those glass trophies?
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Congrats Josh, real impressive finish for your first truck rodeo bud.
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Great job!
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Congrats man !!!
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Way to go Josh! Very cool!
Tracy
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Very cool Josh! Congrats man!!
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Go Kenabago GO! Thats cool Man. Congratz! dp details? youtube?
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations Josh. That is awesome on your first one. Next year, it's all you brother!
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Very good ,wish there were more like you on the open road. Keep on truckin'
Bone
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Good job! Did you have the cab stacked full of staves?? :laugh:
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Good job, Josh! You da man!! ;)
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Nice job man,lots goes into winning in one of those events. Congrats.
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Congratulations, on the accomplishment and the great honor of rookie of the year.
Grady
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Very good ,wish there were more like you on the open road. Keep on truckin'
Bone
My thought also !!!
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Congrats Josh! Now if you could turn it into a few cents a mile ;)
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What can you say about man can drive like that AND spot an suitable Osage tree at 200 yards!
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Cool Beans! Way to go, Buddy. Now you need one of those big,old Rodeo Buckles. ;)
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THAT is outstanding, Josh! Congratulations a very fine accomplishment!
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Congratulations Josh! that is really cool man. I do bet you will win next year.
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Good work!
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What can you say about man can drive like that AND spot an suitable Osage tree at 200 yards!
...And at 75 mph!
I think the difference between first and second came down to style points. If you had kept the full-on hipster beard you may have scored enough intimidation points to nail own first! Good work, trucker!
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Awesome! 8)
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Very nice - congrats.
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Thank you very much fellas! You're encouragement and kind words mean more to me than you know. I apologize for taking so long to reply. I been running hard since Sunday AM and couldn't get back on. There were no cameras, phones or any other electronic devices allowed for the duration of the contest. So no pics or vids from me. If I find some from the organizers, I will post a link. A little about the competition. First you have to qualify to compete. Immaculate driving record being the biggest standard to meet. Once you get there the actual competition is 3 fold. A written exam about everything pertaining to the transportation industry since its beginning. This includes legislative measures, first aid, hazardous material handling, state, national and international law and regulations and a whole host of other pertinent subjects. One question asked how many G's are generated by a truck entering a curve to fast at such and such speed, weight and center of gravity. The test is worth 80 points. Next is pretrip inspection. They sabotage a truck with a known quantity of defects and you have to find and identify them. That is worth 120 pnts. Last is the driving course. You have to negotiate a course in a truck you've never driven through 6 problems (obstacles). Everything has a point value. A clean pass on each problem is 50 points. Everything you do that is less than perfect costs you a deduction of points. For instance extra stops cost you five points, pulling up to readjust when backing costs ten points, touching a cone or obstacle costs 5 points. Moving them is ten points. And so on and so forth. The course is a possible 300 points. Ties are decided by time to complete the course. I crudely sketched out the course with some annotations. Unfortunately, I doubt that they are legible. The course looks easy on paper. Trust me, it wasn't. Thank you everyone! Oh, and Badger no doubles for my division thankfully! Clint, no points will be made from these trophies. They're some kind of acrylic or plastic, not glass. Josh
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Atta boy super trucker ;)
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Way to go Josh ! I still get "flashback" dreams of doing inspections. Was a Switcher for many Years + a few local deliveries with a Day Cab - no OTR. Be safe Driver ! Bob
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Thanks Soy! Thanks Bob! I found out that as 2nd place winner, if something happens to disqualify the first place winner I am the alternate for nationals. I sincerely hope nothing like that happens, but it is a bit nerve wracking to know that I could possibly find myself going to compete with the best of the best with little to no notice. I won't be on much for the next month as I will continue to prepare as though I will be going. Just in case... Thanks again folks! Josh
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Just hope he isn't found with an arrow in him >:D >:D
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Congrats Josh.