AMATEUR TEAMS Friday, May 16th   Army of Champions Bellingham Technical College   James Weise - Team Leader   Kooper Westhoven-Koch   Lee Gudmundson   Ron Alexander   Dave Weber Lake Washington Tech College   Dave Weber - Team Leader   Austin Bogue   Chuck Potts   Cory Simpson   EUC Vest - Denmark EUC Vest   Anders Lybøl - Team Leader   Jonas Kristensen   Mads Jensen   Per Byskov Rasmussen   Fabricators Olympic College   Karl Alberts - Team Leader   David Sutton   Meagan Johnson   Robert Heiss   Mt. Baker Mountaineers Mount Baker High School   Sergey Gayvoronskiy - Team Leader   Brent Bankston   Kyle Pfarr   Taylor Mercy   O.C. Rangers Olympic College   Eric Potter - Team Leader   Jason Wildenberg   Joe Hildebrandt   Solomon Haskins   Reusing Trash Creatively Renton Technical College   Chelsea Berg - Team Leader   Michael Wright   Stanley Keech   Suresh Datar   Sedro-Woolley Cubs Sedro-Woolley High School   Curtis Armstrong - Team Leader   Ted Feenstra   Wes Wood   Team Ramrod Skagit Valley College   Stephen Leone - Team Leader   Ashley Payne   Justin Thompson   Shane Moore   Up In Smoke Big Bend Community College   Tyler Whitehorn - Team Leader   Juan Gutierrez   Ian Christensen   Mathew Fjeldseth PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Saturday, May 17th   2nd Chance Imagineering Plus   Halsten Marie Hunter - Team Leader   Hazel Strathmann   Lance   Glacial Speed FTB   Pat McVay - Team Leader   Blaine England   Brian Jones   Tim Leonard   High Strung Bellingham Technical College   Steve Giacoletti - Team Leader   Jadon Kleinhampl   Richard Gleason   Taylor Lindsey   Major Flash Burn & His Band of Misfits Indeco, Incorporated   Eric Green - Team Leader   Craig Mitchell   Kirk Swink   Pat Kuehnel   Plasma Powerhouse The Bush School   William E. Baber, III - Team Leader   William E. Baber   Peter Reiquam   Andy Dahlstrom   Renton Tech. Fab Four Renton Technical College   David Parker - Team Leader   Andy Kulp   Michael McLauglin   Steve Woods   Scrap Crafters Wood Stone Corporation   Bart Ocheltree - Team Leader   Brandon Louws   Josh Johnson   Jamie Olson   Team Eutectic   Justin M. Thibault - Team Leader   Curtis Names   Kevin Names   Thomas York   The Smurfs Lake Washington Tech College   Anthony Youngs - Team Leader   Carl Hackney   Justin Elliott   Sheila Julian   Zappers Wilder Construction   Ryan Lagasse - Team Leader   Billy Lucero   Marcus Asher   Pat Njos

This sculpture competition will include a mandatory pre-event safety meeting and metal selection period. This meeting will be conducted on Friday, May 9, 2008, one week prior to the actual competition. Professional teams will meet at 5:30PM. Amateur teams will meet at 7:00PM. Both meetings will take place on the BTC campus in the new Morse Center in an upstairs classroom which will be posted at that time. This meeting (or an acceptable pre-arrangement) prior to the event is mandatory!

Preliminary Competition Details

Each team will be assigned their own workstation. Each workstation will consist of two welders (one SMAW and one GMAW), an oxy-fuel cutting torch, and the scrap metal the team has previously selected. Several plasma cutters and miscellaneous tools will be made available in a centrally located area for use by all teams.  Each team will be responsible for bringing their hand tools.  This includes: grinders, extension cords, clamps, hammers, lifting devices, ladders, rolling carts, dollies, work tables, jigs, etc. Individuals must also supply their own personal protective equipment (safety glasses, ear plugs, welding helmets, face shields, etc.).

Note: BTC will accommodate electrical tools only; compressed air will not be available for pneumatic tools.

Teams may not bring any outside raw or prefabricated materials to be included as part of their sculpture. Only supplied metal from our authorized scrap pile may used for inclusion in sculptures. Teams may bring paint, oils, clear-coats, waxes, pumps, or motors if these are necessary elements of their finished sculpture. Contact the organizers if you have additional questions regarding these rules.

Each team will have 8 hours to build and complete their sculpture. All sculptures must be in a finished state, ready to be installed, with a base and fixture accommodations. A panel of three community members will judge each piece based on;
(1) Aesthetics
(2) Quality of Workmanship
(3) Adherence to Rodeo Theme
(4) Durability and Safety
(5) Appropriateness for Public Display.

Details and questions will be discussed at the Safety Meeting on Friday, May 9th.

For more information, contact:

Don Anderson
360.752.8346
danderso@btc.ctc.edu

Jeré Donnelly
360.752.8401
jdonnell@btc.ctc.edu