F ashion ed ▁and ▁Motor ized ▁groups . ▁In ▁the ▁Old - F ashion ed ▁compet itions , ▁contest ants ▁will ▁either ▁run ▁down ▁the ▁track ▁carrying ▁lengths ▁of ▁h ose , ▁or ▁pull ▁lengths ▁of ▁h ose ▁down ▁the ▁track ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁two - w he e led ▁cart . ▁At ▁the ▁hyd rant ▁end , ▁one ▁person ▁has ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁att aching ▁the ▁h ose ▁to ▁the ▁hyd rant , ▁then ▁waiting ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁hyd rant ▁at ▁exactly ▁the ▁right ▁time , ▁timing ▁it ▁so ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁compet itor , ▁who ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁no zz le - end ▁of ▁the ▁h ose , ▁reaches ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁h ose ▁is ▁fully ▁extended ▁down ▁the ▁track , ▁the ▁water ▁is ▁just ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁no zz le ▁tip , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁no zz le man ▁a ims ▁the ▁water ▁at ▁a ▁f lip - up ▁target ▁position ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁As ▁the ▁target ▁gets ▁triggered , ▁the ▁electronic ▁timer ▁stops ▁the ▁clock . ▁ ▁The ▁Motor ized ▁version ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁are ▁very ▁similar , ▁except ▁that ▁the ▁racing ▁tr uck s ▁begin ▁from ▁a ▁starting ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁track , ▁loaded ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁racing ▁team ▁members . ▁After ▁racing ▁down ▁the ▁track ▁a ▁specific ▁distance , ▁the ▁tr uck ▁either ▁stops ▁at ▁the ▁hyd rant ▁( for ▁the ▁Class - B ▁event ▁Motor ▁P ump ) ▁to ▁hook ▁up ▁and ▁p ump ▁from