▁the ▁hyd rant , ▁as ▁other ▁team ▁members ▁run ▁down ▁the ▁track ▁with ▁the ▁no zz le , ▁or ▁( in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Class - B ▁and ▁Class - C ▁rac ers ) ▁slow s ▁to ▁let ▁off ▁team ▁members ▁to ▁hook ▁up ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁h ose ▁to ▁the ▁hyd rant , ▁then ▁races ▁down ▁the ▁track , ▁lay ing ▁h ose ▁as ▁it ▁goes , ▁until ▁it ▁reaches ▁a ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁to ▁stop ▁again ▁to ▁let ▁off ▁the ▁no zz le men ▁who ▁continue ▁to ▁hook ▁up ▁the ▁no zz le , ▁then ▁wait ▁for ▁water ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁hit ▁the ▁target . ▁ ▁Lad der ▁compet itions ▁▁ ▁The ▁lad der ▁compet itions ▁are ▁again ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁Old - F ashion ed ▁and ▁Motor ized ▁categories , ▁with ▁the ▁Old - F ashion ed ▁teams ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁h ose ▁cart ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁special ▁racing ▁lad der ▁down ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁In ▁these ▁events , ▁the ▁idea ▁is ▁race ▁down ▁the ▁track , ▁and ▁upon ▁reaching ▁a ▁specific ▁point ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁near ▁the ▁wooden ▁arch , ▁pull ▁the ▁lad der ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁cart ▁( or ▁racing ▁tr uck ) ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁lad der ▁fo ots ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁lad der ▁is ▁raised ▁- ▁using ▁the ▁momentum ▁of ▁the ▁moving ▁cart ▁or ▁tr uck ▁- ▁it ▁places ▁the ▁tip ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁arch ▁at ▁with ▁the ▁lad der ▁at