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Wacker Neuson’s Ride-on Trowel Challenge Competition Draws Big Crowds at World of Concrete

By CE Contributing Authors January 27, 2011 View Profile

Stu Angeli, winner of Wacker Neuson’s 2011 Trowel Challenge competition. Over 150 brave trowel operators stepped up to Wacker Neuson’s third annual Trowel Challenge competition held at the World of Concrete, but only one walked away victorious. The final results are in and the winner is… Stu Angeli from Lindsay Lampasona Concrete Building Partners, Norfolk, Mass. Thanks to his winning time, Angeli’s company took home the grand prize — Wacker Neuson’s customized CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel powered by a special Vanguard BIG BLOCK V-twin engine. And for his exceptional operating skills, Angeli will enjoy an all-expense paid trip for two to the Caribbean. 

This year’s competition was a popular destination for hundreds of attendees at the annual concrete construction show, which took place in Las Vegas. The challenge tested the participants’ entire range of skills as they maneuvered around an obstacle course on the 2,400 sq ft slab. Preliminary competitions were held Tuesday through Thursday during the show. The contestants with the top 10 times from the preliminaries advanced to the finals held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20.  The top 10 finalists each had one run through the course and that time was added to the preliminary time.

Angeli came into the finals in fourth place, but his final run time of 28.091 gave him a combined winning time of 56.426 seconds. Runner up, Jody Knockwood, Power Concrete Finishing, Charlottestown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, finished in 57:356 seconds. This year’s competition was extremely fast, with all top ten challengers finishing under last year’s winning time of 68.16 seconds. 

Wacker Neuson’s 2011 ride-on Trowel Challenge competition started as a six month, cross-country road show that covered nearly 15,000 miles, dozens of dealer events and contractor job site visits.  Hundreds of World of Concrete spectators watched the challenge throughout the three days and toured Wacker Neuson’s exhibit that showcased a complete line of concrete and construction products.

For more information about the complete Trowel Challenge, please visit www.trowelchallenge.com.

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