Rainy Bus Roadeo a Huge Success
What’s a little rain to a bunch of dedicated transit folks? NOTHING!
The rainy 2009 Texas State Bus Roadeo, sponsored this year by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and held on Saturday, April 18th at their Arapaho Station in Richardson, was one of the biggest and best bus roadeos TTA has ever had.
Our association owes sincere thanks to Mr. Chester Hall, DART Training Manager, and the entire DART staff, plus a stellar group of over 70 volunteers, as well as 10 generous sponsors for helping make the roadeo happen. They did a wonderful job. Hundreds of details go into the planning and execution of these bus roadeos, including everything from making sure there are tents, toilets and tables set up, to making sure everyone is safe and well fed, and the scoring is accurate and fairly done.
We registered 43 bus operators from 19 transit agencies and 18 mechanics (6 teams) who were not daunted by a little wet weather. The First Place Winners will represent Texas at National Competitions, thanks to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).