He had a points pull with KTPA in Somerset. Before Saturday night, he had a sixty point lead on second place. John Murray Two-time Pedal Pull World Champion Let's Go Pulling, covering the sport of pulling in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Watch LGP on YouTube Like LGP on Facebook 
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He's pulled with BOB once at Elizabethtown back in July. Apparently he wasn't up to snuff on their safety rules, and so he made an exhibition pass at the end of the class. He told me that there were new tires on the back and he missed the gearing--resulting in the snuff out at the end. I can't remember if a distance was even announced for his run, but the nose of his tractor was quite a bit away from the leader marker, as you can see in the on-board video. The trackside video of his run is at the end of the class video. On-Board video: [www.youtube.com] Class video: [www.youtube.com] I hope to see him get his tractor up to the Bluegrass specs, so he can run with them occasionally, and maybe even run a full season with them. John Murray Two-time Pedal Pull World Champion Let's Go Pulling, covering the sport of pulling in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Watch LGP on YouTube Like LGP on Facebook
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While Mitchell may have had miscues the times that Bluegrass pullers have been at the KTPA events, fifteen wins in thirty official hooks isn't by accident. He's obviously figured something out, which is why I would love to see him run a full season with Bluegrass--just to see for sure how he would fare against them.
Yes, the Ole Yeller tractor is not infallible and everybody that flies the Bluegrass flag wants to act like Mitchell wouldn't stand a chance, but keep in mind that the Family Driven tractor (this is not a shot at the Sipes family--I highly respect them--I'm just making a point) is not infallible, either. Long story short: Every dog has its day. John Murray Two-time Pedal Pull World Champion Let's Go Pulling, covering the sport of pulling in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Watch LGP on YouTube Like LGP on Facebook
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