SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship 2026

About this episode

Ash Mahoney discusses his 20-year journey to compete at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship in Las Vegas, joined by guest Tom Humphrey who shares his own preparation story.

Ash and Andy Mahoney are off to Las Vegas tomorrow (17th Jan) to compete at Spec Mix in Las Vegas. Ash talks about the dream which is 20 years in the making and the lengths he's gone to prepare. Tom Humphrey joins the discussion to share his preparation and journey to joining the Super Trowel team heading out the States.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash Mahoney, Andy Mahoney

Guest: Tom Humphrey

Topics covered

• bricklaying
• competition
• preparation
• craftsmanship
• journey
• teamwork

Keywords

• bricklayer
• competition
• Las Vegas
• Spec Mix
• preparation
• Super Trowel
• craft
• journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spec Mix

Places: Las Vegas

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