The 13th Annual BC Championship Forklift Rally would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors - thank you! Ives Training Group- Ives is not only our Platinum Sponsor but designed & built the obstacle courses, created the written tests and supplied all of the judges. Rob Vetter and his team have contributed more than we can possibly remember over the years - thank you. Johnston Equipment- One of our Gold Sponsors and one of the "original three" companies who have supported the event from day one back those many years … [Read more...]

We will have more details of the entire event and lots of pictures in the coming days*. In the meantime, here are the prize winners! Reach Truck Division - 1st - Angelo Balatsas (Toyota Canada), 2nd - Rui Paiva (Manpower), 3rd - Brian Devereaux (Wallace & Carey). Counterbalance (Electric) - 1st - John Jepsen (Kodak), 2nd - Will Anderson (VersaCold - Cliveden), 3rd - Andy Ibbotson (VersaCold - Cascade). Power Pallet Jack - 1st - Dean Lariviere (VersaCold - Cliveden), 2nd - Chris Bronson (VersaCold - Cliveden), 3rd - Brian Potter (Gordon … [Read more...]

Spanning the Province to bring you the finest in Forklift Skills, The Thrill of Victory . . . . and The Agony of Defeat, The Human Drama of Forklift Competition This is the “13th Annual BC Championship Forklift Rally” (see you Saturday!) … [Read more...]

And the fourth of the TOP FIVE “YOU MUST GO OR YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME” REASONS TO ATTEND THE FORKLIFT RALLY. This isn’t just a Forklift Competition. This is a come out and bring the family, friends & neighbours, all day fun, kind of event. The event is free for spectators and we have a number of things lined up in addition to the competition so come out and make a day of it! And the #2 reason is . . . we've got a Olympic Torch that you can get your picture taken with! (but we can't light the flame - sorry - Olympic … [Read more...]

And the third of the TOP FIVE “YOU MUST GO OR YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME” REASONS TO ATTEND THE FORKLIFT RALLY. This isn’t just a Forklift Competition. This is a come out and bring the family, friends & neighbours, all day fun, kind of event. The event is free for spectators and we have a number of things lined up in addition to the competition so come out and make a day of it! And the #3 reason is . . . we've got a BOUNCY CASTLE for the kids! We're you thinking you couldn't come out to the Rally because you don't know … [Read more...]

And the second of the TOP FIVE “YOU MUST GO OR YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME” REASONS TO ATTEND THE FORKLIFT RALLY. This isn’t just a Forklift Competition. This is a come out and bring the family, friends & neighbours, all day fun, kind of event. The event is free for spectators and we have a number of things lined up in addition to the competition so come out and make a day of it! And the #4 reason is . . . come out and meet THE TERMINAL CITY ROLLER GIRLS! … [Read more...]

Here's the first of the TOP FIVE  "YOU MUST GO OR YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME" REASONS TO ATTEND THE FORKLIFT RALLY. This isn't just a Forklift Competition. This is a come out and bring the family, friends &  neighbours, all day fun, kind of event. The event is free for spectators and we have a number of things lined up in addition to the competition so come out and make a day of it! And the #5 reason is . . . see, be seen & get your picture taken with THE HARDING MOTORSPORTS RACE CAR! … [Read more...]

So the plan was to have as many people sign up early so we could better predict our manpower requirements for the Forklift Rally and hey . . . it worked!   As of today we have over 80 competitors already registered and as we are shooting for 100 participants, we now have a better handle on things. So what does that mean for you? Well if you haven't signed up yet, you can still get the $49 registration rate until the close of registration which is Tuesday April 27th at 5:00pm so sign up now and join our biggest competition yet! Have any … [Read more...]

The Forklift Rally Organizing Committee are happy to once again have Johnston Equipment on board as one of the Gold Sponsors for BC Championship Forklift Rally. In addition Johnston will once again be supplying Raymond equipment for participants to compete on at this years event and as always Johnston provides free food for all attendees!  Johnston associates will be handing out the Coffee, Donuts & Muffins at breakfast and will then get behind the grill at lunch serving up Smokies & Pop. John Gilder, Forklift Rally Coordinator … [Read more...]