The 1999 EAST COAST STRONGMAN CHALLENGE

This years event took place at the Duck-In Restaurant here in Va. Beach, VA. We had a total of 20 competitors. The competitors came from all over , including Hawaii, Virginia , Delaware , Massachusetts, North Carolina , and Pennsylvania. They competed in six events, which included the Truck Pull , the Tire Flip , the Log Lift , the Farmers Hold , the Crucifix Hold and the Stone Load. We also had two weight classes, 224 lbs and below was the lightweight class, and 225 lbs and above was the heavy weight class.

Event: #1. The Stretched Hummer/Truck Pull: That's right a fully functional stretched Hummer Limousine. James Henning of 5 Star Limousines donated his time and his Hummer to be pulled by the competitors. The weight of the vehicle came in right about 12,000 pounds, a little light for some strongman competitions. Also James lowered the tire pressure from 40 psi. down to 25 psi. which made it a little more difficult to break and pull. There was no starting block for this truck pull , but each competitor put forth their best effort.

The harness's used were from Ironmind. They held up, the way that they were designed to.
First up was the lightweight class, they had to pull the vehicle 60 feet, with a 90 sec. Time limit.
If they were unsuccessful , then a measurement was taken for the distanced pulled. The heavy class had to pull the Hummer 80 feet, with a 90 sec. Time limit. We only had three competitors that were unsuccessful pulls, and they were in the light class. The heavy competitors were all successful pulls.

Results of the truck pull:

Light weight class: Heavy weight class:

Tony Harris 24.27 sec. 1^st	John Perry 24.99 sec. 1^st
Joseph Marino 31.86 sec. 2^nd	Chris Brooks 26.44 sec. 2^nd
Kevin Irvin 32.31 sec. 3^rd	Walter Gogola 28.40 sec. 3^rd
Joshua Thamarus 34.39 sec. 4^th	Scott Major 28.68 sec. 4^th
Harley Davidson 35.37 sec. 5^th	Eric Milliken 30.70 sec. 5^th
Scott Goldy 42.09 sec. 6^th	Paul Sokolfski 33.13 sec. 6^th
Jeff Hyatt 67.13 sec. 7^th	Mark Kubitsky 35.96 sec. 7^th
Benjamin Luster 3' Pulled 8^th	Daniel Jay 42.52 sec. 8^th
Kevin Garrett 2' Pulled 9^th	Dan Matici 46.71 sec. 9^th
Broderick Chavez 1' Pulled 10^th	James Greene 24.60 sec.

Each competitor found the best way to pull this vehicle was to stay low and build up speed and then try to run with it.

Event: #2. The Tire Flip: Kramer Tire donated the tires for this event. Both tires had to be flipped over an 80 foot course, with a 90 sec. Time limit. If the competitor was unsuccessful, than a measurement was taken. The lightweights had a 485 lb tire and the heavyweights had a 575 lb tire. The lightweights were all successful with their tire. Probably a little too light. The heavyweights had just a little bit more trouble.

Results of the tire flip:

Light weight class: Heavy Weight class:

Tony Harris 31.67 sec. 1^st	John Perry 49.80 sec. 1^st
Harley Davidson 31.84 sec. 2^nd	Walter Gogola 59.92 sec. 2^nd
Kevin Irvin 32.54 sec. 3^rd	Scott Major 60.04 sec. 3^rd
Joseph Marino 33.35 sec. 4^th	Eric Milliken 60.26 sec. 4^th
Joshua Thamarus 33.88 sec. 5^th	Chris Brooks 65.24 sec. 5^th
Kevin Garrett 37.09 sec. 6^th	Mark Kubitsky 73.66 sec. 6^th
Jeff Hyatt 38.74 sec. 7^th	Daniel Jay 75'00" 7^th
Broderick Chavez 38.99 sec. 8^th	Paul Sokolfski 49'04" 8^th
Scott Goldy 43.23 sec. 9^th	Dan Matici 46'07" 9^th
Benjamin Luster 44.82 sec. 10^th	James Greene 68'02' --

Event: #3. The Log Lift: Sponsored by The Center For Health. We had two logs for this event, an actual wooden log and a new steel log. The wooden weighed in at 125 lbs. The steel log weighed in at 240 lbs. The logs had to be lifted from the ground and then pressed overhead. Each competitor had to show control, and the arms had to be locked. The light class started 185 lbs. The heavy class started with 240 lbs. Each competitor could pass on any attempts, but they were only given three attempts total. If they were successful with the weight, that counted as an attempt. The competitor would then have two attempts remaining. If he was not successful, he then could take that weight again, after everyone had a go at that weight. There was also a 90 sec, time limit in this event. Once his attempts were used, he was then given a score for the highest successful attempt. Who ever had the highest successful attempt , won. In case of a tie , who ever had the fewest attempts, and the highest successful attempt, then won. In other words strategy and listening in the rules briefing was the key in this event.

Results of the log lift:

Light weight class: Heavy weight class:

Tony Harris 265 lbs. 1^st	Walter Gogola 300 lbs. 1^st
Joseph Marino 265 lbs. 2^nd	John Perry 300 lbs. 2^nd
Jeff Hyatt 245 lbs. 3^rd	Eric Milliken 280 lbs. 3^rd
Broderick Chavez 225 lbs. 4^th	Scott Major 280 lbs. 3^rd
Harley Davidson 205 lbs. 5^th	Paul Sokolfski 280 lbs. 4^th
Kevin Garrett 205 lbs. 6^th	Chris Brooks 260 lbs. 5^th
Benjamin Luster 205 lbs 6^th	Daniel Jay ---------- 6^th
Scott Goldy 185 lbs. 7^th	Mark Kubitsky ---------- 6^th
Joshua Thamarus 185 lbs. 7^th	Dan Matici ---------- 6^th
Kevin Irvin 185 lbs. 7^th	James Greene 320 lbs --

Both Erik Milliken and Daniel Jay were injured in this event , both with minor pec tears, Erik chose not to finish the contest as were Daniel did complete the contest.

Event: #4. The Farmers Hold: Sponsored by A&D Services Inc. and Cast Stone Inc. Two oxygen cylinders, with handles and that were filled with concrete. Hd to be picked up from the ground and held onto as long as possible. The competitor had to stand erect with shoulders back. The light weight class had two hundred pounds per hand and the heavy class had two hundred and fifty pounds per hand. This was all grip and back strength.

Results from the farmers hold:

Light weight class: Heavy weight class:

Tony Harris 72.94 sec. 1^st	John Perry 50.64 sec. 1^st
Harley Davidson 68.44 sec. 2^nd	Scott Major 44.49 sec. 2^nd
Kevin Irvin 63.07 sec. 3^rd	Walter Gogola 38.28 sec. 3^rd
Joseph Marino 51.81 sec. 4^th	Chris Brooks 22.63 sec. 4^th
Benjamin Luster 51.21 sec. 5^th	Daniel Jay 16.91 sec. 5^th
Joshua Thamarus 47.94 sec. 6^th	Paul Sokolfski 09.88 sec. 6^th
Scott Goldy 41.81 sec. 7^th	Mark Kubitsky 00.00 sec. 7^th
Kevin Garrett 30.83 sec. 8^th	Dan Matici 00.00 sec. 7^th
Broderick Chavez 38.47 sec. 9^th	Erik Milliken Injured --
Jeff Hyatt 24.07 sec. 10^th	James Greene 47.78 sec. --

Event: #5. The Crucifix Hold: Sponsored by Flex Gym. Two Bistar dumbbells had to be raised away from the body and held on to for time. The arms had to be reasonably locked , and the competitors were not allowed to raise them or lower them in a flapping motion. Who ever held them out the longest won. The light class had to hold onto 20 lbs. Per hand. While the heavy class had to hold onto 25 lbs. Per hand.

Results from the Crucifix Hold:

Light weight Class: Heavy weight class:

Tony Harris 73.60 sec. 1^st	John Perry 48.75 sec. 1^st
Benjamin Luster 59.52 sec. 2^nd	Scott Major 40.78 sec. 2^nd
Joseph Marino 58.71 sec. 3^rd	Daniel Jay 37.87 sec. 3^rd
Jeff Hyatt 57.77 sec. 4^th	Chris Brooks 37.07 sec. 4^th
Kevin Garrett 53.96 sec. 5^th	Paul Sokolfski 35.77 sec. 5^th
Kevin Irvin 52.26 sec. 6^th	Walter Gogola 31.24 sec. 6^th
Broderick Chavez 50.17 sec. 7^th	Mark Kubitsky 29.72 sec. 7^th
Scott Goldy 47.67 sec. 8^th	Dan Matici 09.92 sec. 8^th
Harley Davidson 47.17 sec. 9^th	Erik Milliken Injured --
Joshua Thamarus 30.17 sec. 10^th	James Greene 36.95 sec. --

Event: #6. The Stone Load: Sponsored by Mighty Microhydrin and Cast Stone Inc. Round Mcglashen type stones had to be loaded onto platforms. The stones ranged from 195 lbs. To 295 lbs. The platforms were at two different heights . The two lighter stones were loaded onto 51" high platforms as were the three heavier stones were loaded onto a 44" high platform. The light class had to load the first thru fourth stone , as were the heavy class had to load all five of the stones. Each competitor was given a score for the amount of stones loaded and the time in which they did load the stones. Who ever had the fastest time , in loading their number of stones , won for placing. In case of a tie , depending on were the competitor dropped the last stone, then a measurement was taken for that competitor. The Measurement was taken from the starting point of that particular stone and measured to the edge of the platform. There was also a 90 sec. Time limit for this event.

Results from the Stone Load:

Light weight class: Heavy weight class:

Harley Davidson 4 stones loaded 38.63 sec. 1^st

Tony Harris 4 stones loaded 43.10 sec. 2^nd

Kevin Irvin 3 stones loaded 20.99 sec. 3^rd

Joseph Marino 3 stones loaded 22.13 sec. 4^th

Joshua Thamarus 3 stones loaded 40.71 sec. 5^th

Jeff Hyatt 3 stones loaded 56.34 sec. 6^th

Broderick Chavez 2 stones loaded 16.77 sec. 7^th

Kevin Garrett 2 stones loaded 18.23 sec. 8^th

Scott Goldy 2 stones loaded 49.99 sec. 9^th

Benjamin Luster 1 stone loaded 30.07 sec. 10^th

John Perry 4 stones loaded 33.23 sec. 1^st

Walter Gogola 4 stones loaded 77.72 sec. 2^nd

Scott Major 3 stones loaded 39.64 sec. 3^rd

Chris Brooks 3 stones loaded 41.07 sec. 4^th

Daniel Jay 3 stones loaded 60.68 sec. 5^th

Mark Kubitsky 2 stones loaded 31.08 sec. 6^th

Dan Matici 2 stones loaded 60.96 sec. 7^th

Paul Sokolfski 0 stones loaded 00.00 sec. 8^th

Erik Milliken 0 stones loaded injured --

James Greene 3 stones loaded 35.16 sec. --

Final point standings:

Light weight class:

Tony Harris 1^st Place 59 pts.

Joseph Marino 2^nd Place 46 pts.

Harley Davidson 3^rd Place 42 pts.

Kevin Irvin 4^th Place 38 pts.

Jeff Hyatt 5^th place 30 pts.

Heavy weight class:

John Perry 1^st Place 59 pts.

Walter Gogola 2^nd Place 49 pts.

Scott Major 3^rd Place 48.5 pts.

Chris Brooks 4^th Place 42 pts.

Daniel Jay 5^th Place 27 pts.

I would like to thank all that participated in this years contest and I am looking for more competitors next year.

Thank you and train hard.
James Green