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There are just over four weeks to go and with Early Bird Pricing (50% off the regular rate) ending Friday April 13th, the Forklift Rally organizing team is preparing for the usual rush of signups just before the deadline."On the sponsorship front, all of last year's sponsors have returned we are happy to welcome Forkliftaction.com (
www.forkliftaction.com), FIOSA-MIOSA (
www.fmiosa.com) and TVH (
www.tvhamericas.com) onboard as new sponsors this year." said John Gilder, General Manager of the event.
| "It's great to see companies coming onboard who share our vision of events such as this being a celebration of the forklift operator community. Many companies reward their salespeople with bonuses and trips for hitting sales targets and yet the forklift operators who support those efforts by getting the product out the door often go unrecognized. Forklift Rodeo's and Rally's are about recognizing and rewarding those operators and it's great to have our sponsor companies help us in staging that celebration" says Gilder.
The 15th Annual BC Championship Forklift Rally takes place on Saturday May 5th, 2012 in Vancouver, BC. |
Registration for the event opened on Monday March 19th and competitors signing up
before Friday April 13th will get
50% off the regular registration fee. Read more about the competition and registration prices here.The
B.C. Championship Forklift Rally began in 1997 as a venue to promote forklift skills and safety in a fun and competitive environment and is presented by the
Canadian Material Handling & Distribution Society (www.CMHDS.org), a registered non-profit industry association representing the Warehousing & Distribution community in British Columbia, Canada.
The
Forklift Rally is comprised of four divisions - Narrow Aisle Reach Truck, Power Pallet Jack and Sit-Down Counterbalanced (Electric) and Sit-Down Counterbalanced (Propane) with separate obstacle courses for each division being run simultaneously during the event. Competitors are required to manoeuvre through a precision driving course and are judged on time, course accuracy and tasks such as Forklift Basketball, Bowling & Soccer. In addition, operators are required to complete a multiple choice test based on WorkSafeBC regulations.
Winners are determined by combining the course time, the number of course demerits and the number incorrect answers on the written test. The operators with the lowest overall scores are declared the winners and share in
cash prizes of over $3500.00.
Date(s):May 5th, 2012
Venue:Cloverdale Agriplex
Contact for booking / more info:John Gilder - 604-999-2979 - Email:
Admin@ForkliftRally.comwww.ForkliftRally.comPhotos from previous year's events are available for download from www.flickr.com/photos/forkliftrally/Forkliftaction is a proud supporter of Forklift Rally 2012. Read all the highlights from last years' competition Here