The full road closure begins next month and is expected to last up to four weeks Stamford Lincolnshire
, who passed following a motorbike accident almost a year ago, and is described by Dave “as close as family”.Eleven women and 36 men will be pushing and pulling trucks, and amongst them are national-level competitors including Lindsey Nearn, and Nicki Walters who has three Guinness world records.
Dave Thornton, who is around 24 stone and 6 foot 5 inches tall, is described by Dave Johnson as “one of the best truck pullers in the country”, while Simon Knowles has taken part in many competitions including last year’s Arnold’s Amateur Strongman. “The men will push a 15 tonne truck and pull a 27 tonne truck, which is the same concept again: 20 metres timed, and the quickest time will be the winner.”Dave added: “It’s going to trip a few people up – if the weather’s like this it isn’t going to be fun.”Last year where it was opened up for a competition there were 18 people in it. Now, the formidable set of contestants are paying to take part whereas the show will be free for spectators.
The memory of Mark keeps him motivated as well as the people who take part in his events. He added: “There’s no way I can win it as they are national level people, I’ve invited some monsters down for it.”Dave also said he’s trying to raise awareness for mental health, adding: “Other contestants are raising money for their own causes – it’s an honourable thing – ten or fifteen of them are raising money by doing some ‘stupid’ things.
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