Hiab World Crane Championship qualification rounds at ITTES

Grand prize of $35K for the winner of the World Crane Championship

The International Truck, Trailer & Equipment Show (ITTES) in Melbourne in May will play host to the qualification rounds of the second annual Hiab World Crane Championship.

ITTES organisers and Hiab Australia have confirmed that the qualifying rounds will take place on Saturday, May 7, on the Live Test Track at the Melbourne Showgrounds. "In the coming weeks, we will confirm the participants and the time of the event so visitors can come and experience it live," said Nicola Anderson, Marketing Manager, Hiab Australia.

ITTES Show Director, Simon Coburn, said the Live Test Track will provide the ideal backdrop to launch a vibrant and growing international competition. "The Live Test Track area offers visitors the chance to witness and experience the capabilities of a range of vehicles in a new test track environment," he said.

"The revamped Melbourne Truck Show also gives businesses like Hiab a chance to stage competitions of this nature, thereby attracting more visitors on a larger scale and adding value to ITTES 2016."

According to Hiab, contestants will be tasked with manoeuvring Hiab-equipped vehicles through a series of obstacles, in a bid to set the best track times. "The winner of the qualification rounds will represent Australia in the final, and put themselves in the running to win the grand prize of €25,000 (AU$35,000)," Anderson said.

Qualification rounds for the 2016 World Crane Championship will take place across 16 different countries, with the winners to represent their respective country at the final to be held at the 2016 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany in September.

Hiab World Crane Championship qualification rounds at ITTES

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