FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Bus racing hasn’t caught on like NASCAR, but the 46th Annual Michigan Small Bus Roadeo is quickly approaching.

This event is a statewide bus operators’ skills test competition and training event to determine the best small bus public transit drivers in Michigan.

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Competitors take a written test, navigate an obstacle course, assist a passenger using a wheelchair, and conduct a vehicle safety inspection at the event.

Around 35 bus driver who represent 15 transit agencies will go head-to-head on August 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth.