Heinz Ollesch Wins the German Truck Pull Championships
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2009
Heinz Ollesch put his considerable muscle to the task this weekend and gave the youngsters a lesson in truck pulling as he won the inaugural German Truck Pull Championships.
Heinz Ollesch churns out the winning time at this weekend’s German Truck Pulling Championships. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Heinz Ollesch.
Held in Ingolstadt, Germany with more than 1,000 people watching, 15 athletes battled it out in one of the best known and most popular strongman events: the truck pull. A 22-ton truck was pulled 20 meters, with Ollesch covering the course in under 34 seconds.
Here are the top three:
1. Heinz Ollesch 33.69 seconds
2. Tobias Ide 35.94
3. Florian Trimpl 37.74