Following
is a description of each timed event. After completing these four
events, the top 50% and/or 15 teams, the winner of the Wild Card
Event (4-oerson) and the top 6 2-person teams will advance to compete
in the “Rodeo Relay".
METER
SET- Fastest Time Wins Event
Captain: Don Lynch 513-287-5090
An
assortment of fittings, service regulator, meter and meter gaskets
will be available in a tote box. There will be extra fittings in
the box that will not be needed. Pipe dope is not required. The
meter set must be wrench tight, level and set to National Gas Rodeo
standards. Gloves are not required for this event. All participants
must raise hands to signal completion of the event.
Teams
will be allowed 1 minute prior to the start of the event to arrange
fittings and check the meter set box.
There
will be a 10-second penalty per infraction for any of the following:
Loose
fittings
Missing
gaskets
Not
built to rodeo standards
Regulator
body not installed correctly
Valve
not in full open position
No
hard hat or if hard hat falls off
No
eye protection or eye protection falls off
Touching
parts before starting whistle
Throwing
items
If
the event is not finished the team will receive the slowest time
plus 20 sec. as their score.
SERVICE
INSTALLATION- Fastest Time Wins Event
Captain: Andy Brennan 719-668-3634
In
this event, the team will install a service using a mechanical service
tee, 50 feet of 1/2 inch polyethylene pipe and tracer wire. The
team will install the mechanical service tee on a 2 inch polyethylene
main, lay out 60 feet of 1/2 inch pipe and tracer wire, and attach
riser to bracket. Once all components are installed above grade,
according to the National Gas Rodeo standards, the service tee is
tapped and the service pipe is purged blowing off a cap. The service
installation is finished when the cap is blown off.
Teams
will be allowed to prepare their own wire prior to the start of
the event. Wire must fit inside the service box, spools are provided
by the Rodeo.
There
will be a 10-second penalty per infraction for any of the following:
No
hard hat or if hard hat falls off
No
eye protection or eye protection falls off
Throwing
tools or materials
Service
pipe not chamfered at coupling and service tee installation
Per
plastic bolt not tightened with corner touching.
Tapping
tee without using depth gauge.
Cutter
not flush with top of tee
Service
tee cap not touching stops
Wire
not wrapped 2 times around tee
Per
bolt not wrench tight on riser bracket
Wire
not wrapped 2 times around riser
Wire
not going through riser bracket
Riser
valve opened before service tee cap installed
Cutter
not fully penetrating main
Pinching
the wire at the cap or the saddle
Pipe
not fully inserted into fitting
Per
kink in pipe
Cutter
cannot be advanced before service and riser is complete; does
not include wire
Cutter
sleeve lock not fully penetrating and not remaining locked in
main
Stab
depth mark not visible or marked more than ¼” from
end of fitting
Stab
depth not measured with coupling prior to installation
Stab
depth not marked on service pipe coupling and service tee prior
to installation
Stab
depth not marked on service pipe at coupling and service tee installation
Stab
depth marked more than 1/4" from end of fitting
Stab
depth mark not circumferential
Once
the team completes the event, no team member may touch the installation
PIPE
CUT - Fastest Time Wins Event
Captain: Randy Utecht
303-571-3911
A four-inch
length piece of 6 inch-.219 wall pipe will be cut using only the
mechanical 4-wheel cutter provided. Teams must provide and use their
own HS8-12 cutter wheels if they will be using the Rodeo supplied
cutter. Cutters are closed prior to start of event and teams must
have wheels loaded.
The
judges will measure the top of the coupon and the team will receive
a 10-second penalty for each 1/4 inch the coupon is under or over
4 inches. Teams will not be allowed to use a measuring device. The
event is over when the coupon hits the ground.
If
the cutter wheels are broken and the team cannot complete the event,
the team will be given the slowest team time plus 10 seconds as
their score. If the pipe cutters are damaged or broken the team
will receive the slowest team time plus 30 seconds as their score.
If a rodeo supplied cutter is damaged, the team will replace or
repair the damaged cutters.
Pipe
will be squared off prior to start of each event, at discretion
of Event Judge.
Teams
may bring their own, customized Rigid or Reed cutters, and wheels.
The NGR will provide Reed cutters if you do not wish to bring your
own. Customization may not include a measuring device to assist
in determining the coupon length.
There
will be a 10-second penalty per infraction for any of the following:
HAND
DIG - Fastest Time Wins Event
Captain: Bob Cavaliere
718-938-5849
There
are five 4 inch yellow dots in the box, one in each corner and one
in the center. A portion of each dot must be exposed. Teams will
be allowed up to 5 minutes to empty the box. A mix of sand and "pea
gravel" will be used. The mix is approximately 50/50.
Shovels
may be left in the box at the end of the event. Upon completion
of this event, teams will be required to backfill the box with assistance
from the ground crew.
NOTE:
Teams may bring their own shovels for this event. Shovels
may be customized.
There
will be a 10-second penalty per infraction:
No
hard hat or hard hat falls off
No
eye protection or eye protection falls off
Gloves
are not worn
Shovel
in box and/or ground before whistle blows, (per shovel )
All
participants musth be out of the box with hands raised to signal
completion of the event. There will be a 20-second penalty for each
dot that is not exposed and if any effort is made to uncover a dot
after all hands have been raised signaling completion of the event.
There
will be a 6-minute and 40 second penalty for any team that fails
to complete the event. (penalty = 5 minutes allotted time plus 20
seconds per dot not exposed).
For
those teams not qualifying for the Rodeo Relay, the National Gas
Rodeo offers an opportunity to earn your way back into the Relay
through a Wild Card event. All (2 or 4 person) teams that were not
qualified to compete in the Rodeo Relay are eligible to participate
in the Wild Card event.
This
offers your team the opportunity to earn a chance at competing in
the Relay, including the possibility of winning the Rodeo! This
will be a single mystery event and the event will change annually.
The
Wild Card event will take place during the Rodeo Relay, with the
winner of the Wild Card event being the final competitor in the
Relay (again, both 2 and 4 person teams).
