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Eugene, Or. (July 22, 2019) – Lane Transit District’s annual Bus Roadeo brought employees together from one end of the bus yard to the other for competition and fun; all fueled by skill, community, pride, and delicious lunch on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

LTD employees ranging from the most experienced bus drivers to staff and administrative leadership showed their skills driving and maneuvering a 40-foot transit bus through an obstacle course in the Glenwood LTD bus yard. All drivers were scored based on their driving precision and the time it took for them to complete the various tests on the obstacle course. The top three place winners in each division were:

Master

Shannon Phillips         578 points

Mike Funderburk        520

Nash Siegrist               513

Maverick

Rick Remior    594 points

Brandon Russell          523

Anthony Jackson        496

Greenhorn

Steve Parrott               392 points

Chris Ham                   327

Robin Mayall               205

Supervisor

Brian Penn                  519 points

Josh Schmit                492

Seth Hamlin                455

Members of the LTD maintenance department participated in teams of three. Each were charged to diagnosis and fix pre-determined problems with an engine, brake system, air conditioning unit, and a door in a set amount of time. Teams were scored on their diagnostic abilities and the solutions they prescribed and implemented to fix the issues with each system.

The top two maintenance teams were:

Kerry Cooper
Joe Means
Allen Shipp 

Team 2 – 900 points
Perry Crawford
Chris Ham
Doug Covey