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😱*Puts on tin hat* 😱

We would like your name suggestions for two of our new gritting vehicles, please.

Keep em clean and be original - we'd prefer not to spend the next few days trawling through responses of Gritty McGritface and Gary Gritter. 🙄

We'll open the most popular suggestions up to a public vote. Once they've been vetted by a very serious panel of civil servants and had their comedy value assessed by a vigorous, five-stage process of course.

Don't forget we already have gritters with the following names:

- Brad Grit
- Gritney Spears
- The Subzero Hero
- Mr Plow
- Usain Salt

Thank you to everyone who made suggestions for our gritter naming competition. Some suggestions were amazing, some were...interesting, to say the least. We're pleased to say the comedy panel have made their choices, and we can now reveal the finalists.

We will be having our very own #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup, and you can vote for your favourite in every fixture! We must emphasise, whichever two names end up winning the grand finale will be chosen for our new gritters, so choose wisely.

LET THE #DONCASTERGRITTINGWORLDCUP BEGIN:

The opening fixture of the #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup pits two titans against each other. Who will prevail in this fight for the ages?

Next up we have a suggestion from a young boy in Doncaster town centre, playing against one by an actual grown-up.

Daytime TV, or national pride? Finally, the age old debate will be settled in the #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup

One of the most popular suggestions faces off against a national hero.

Road salt? Our gritting team don't want none unless you got tonnes, son.

Will another one bite the dust in this crucial fixture?

Wondering who will win this fixture is going keep us up all night long. All night. All night loong.

We're going to have to do things differently for our final fixture, because one suggestion is too long for a poll but too popular to leave out. Like this tweet to vote for:

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-slip Machiney

Or vote below for:

And there you have it! Those are the #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup finalists. Cast your votes before we move on to the grand final later this week!

We have our #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup semi-finalists!

Just ONE DAY to vote for your favourites, so choose wisely!

Semi Final 1:

Semi-Final 2:

Semi-Final 3:

Semi Final 4:

LIKE this post to vote for Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-slip Machiney

Or vote below for:

Turnout for the first round of voting was 3%.

There was a hurtfully high number of votes for 'I don't care', but we'll carry on regardless.

THE FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!

Only ten minutes left to cast your votes! There will be a LIVE DRAW broadcast here at 4:30pm GMT ahead of the live final. #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup

THE LIVE DRAW:

pscp.tv/w/bNxkUDEyNjA5…

#DoncasterGrittingWorldCup

Please cast your votes for the final - don't forget, the winner of both of these fixtures WILL BE THE NAMES of a gritting lorry.

Please choose between:

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney

and

Spready Mercury

Please also choose one out of:

My word, this is tense.

When you look at your grandchildren, what side of history do you want to tell them you were on? #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup

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The boys are nervously waiting to find out the identity of their new team member! #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup

We are DELIGHTED to be able to confirm what our new gritters will be called, following the #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup final!

They will be called:

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney

And

David Plowie

Thank you for a fantastic #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup and well done to both worthy winners. Time for us to have the biggest party local government has ever seen! 🎉

Turn your sound on and enjoy the electric atmosphere 🔊

Massive well done to @transsomething for the amazing suggestion of Gritsy Bitsy! Here is Natalie's reaction to winning the World Cup.