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Registered: 06/16/2017 Posts: 90 |
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Registered: 03/25/2008 Posts: 2,526 |
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Registered: 03/25/2008 Posts: 2,526 |
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Qualifications for a moderator:
I have owned a pulling tractor and hooked to a pulling sled a few times but that doesn't make me a puller. It hasn’t kept me from asking questions however of some exceptionally smart pullers about various subjects and observing how to weight a tractor or read a track. I didn't build that tractor, but it isn't hard to comprehend the hours and dollars that go into building a pulling vehicle. I am also fully aware of how tough a stretch it is for many pullers for the months of July and August to juggle pulling and work. Its incredible to see that dedication happen live and in person. I have never promoted a pull but that doesn't keep me from knowing what a well-run, successful pull looks like and asking the right questions with the best promoters in the sport when I see something that strikes my curiosity. I work with the PPL and worked with the NTPA prior to 2013. Those relationships offer me observations about sanctioning bodies, and again I think I ask the right questions to get the answers I seek. I also watch about 8 to 10 thousand hooks a year, on average. 3mph or 33mph, I see them all. I have come to the conclusion that the mere action of a pulling vehicle going down a track is only 10% of the pulling equation. It’s about the fans who save money and work overtime or swap shifts to get to go to a pull. It’s about pullers running the roads and scurry around to get ready to pull but take the time to visit with fans when they are at an event. It’s about the promoters who have sleepless nights because the forecast calls for rain, let alone a pandemic they have to stare down. It’s about tech officials who make tough calls that no one likes but someone has to make them. It’s about sled operators who catch naps when they can because a pull ends at 2am and they have 200 miles to their next pull with a noon start. And I am a moderator here; I would think this resume offers that I’m worthy to do so. It is no different than Bob Costas calling and analyzing a baseball game, he has the resume to back that up and never saw a fastball on the inside corner from Pedro Martinez. Every moderator here loves the sport as much as I do and whatever their experience in the sport is good enough to make completely reasonable decisions about page content. I make mistakes moderating the page; so be it. I have also recently taken a step back from being active here much because, in light of our times, the page has gone down a rabbit path unlike we ever imagined. All I ask is for folks that post is to stay on topic. I also like to be able to identify who I respond to...an IP address is a valuable tool in getting context behind a comment many times. And one more thing: the most important part of pulloff by sheer numbers is the for-sale page. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions get transacted off of classifieds there every year…how many of you donate back for that service the page provides? I do! Thank you to those of you who do donate, and if you don’t…well…hint…hint... I’m going back in my hole again…got work to do. Stay well, and let’s go pulling…and soon. Bryan Lively - 
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My “resume”:
I went to my first tractor pull when I was a week old. I was a two-time Upton Days pedal pull champion in the late 90s/early 00s. My career would have lasted longer if I had grew out instead of up, but alas, my legs got too long to keep competing. :p I have filmed more hooks and traveled more miles than I care to admit—even though this is just my ninth year of Let’s Go Pulling. Do I still feel qualified to be a moderator? I do. A lot of the actions have zero to do with motorsports experience. 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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John I wont delete your post even though you grew up on the wrong side of the county line in Uptown....  You cant help it!  Bryan Lively -
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Registered: 03/25/2008 Posts: 2,526 |
Bryan,
Feel free to delete John simply because he's clearly lying. I call BS on his pedal pull champion claim. Here's the only possible way it happened:, It was probably the Light Limited Super Stock Pedal Pull class (his favorite, well, that and he didn't have the Horsepower for the full LSS Pedal Pull class). It was probably completely filled with 6, 7, and maybe an 8 year old or two that could still make weight... John? Well, John was in his junior year in high school but he was light enough to make weight so he just squeaked out a win with his knee's flailing in the air. That's the only possible or logical explanation if there's any truth to his claim. (or maybe I'm just jealous of his metabolism )
Bryan, John, Steve, and ALL the other moderators, thanks for your help. Without you guys lending a hand this would never be possible for me to maintain on my own. It's more than a full time job and I can't watch the page for every second of every day. The page would crush me if it wasn't for your help and assistance. There are hundreds and hundreds of people on the page at any given time and the website traffic just continues to grow and grow year after year. The bigger it's gotten the quicker things can go sideways. Sincerely, thank you for your help and thank you for your passion for this motorsport. Jake Morgan Owner, PULLOFF.COM Independent Pulling News This page is a free service. The cost is covered out of my pocket. It takes a great deal of time and a fair amount of money to keep this website going. Donations for: photos, classified ads, forum discussion, etc... are appreciated. Side Note: We are no longer accepting PayPal donations. They have changed their terms of service and stated they would fine PayPal users for spreading "misinformation" and "hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory". PayPal did not provide definitions for some of these vague terms. Woke corporate policies regarding "misinformation" could result in an automatic fine of $2,500 which would have been removed directly from the customer’s PayPal account. PayPal did backdown from some of their policies but quietly implemented portions of them in later terms of service. A financial institute has no right to monitor social media accounts or speech. This is unacceptable and I'll no longer do business with PayPal. |
It most certainly is a jealousy issue. I was the Conner Brothers of the pedal pulling world. During one of my last events there was a "sled malfunction" near the end of my hook. Then, of course, the most egregious of things: they changed the classifications from being based on weight to being based on AGE! Just imagine: I could still be dominating today! (For those keeping score at home. I was 10 and 12 when I won those championships.) 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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What John isnt telling us is that he concealed a pair of compact grease guns, one in each pant leg, to drop grease on the track with every revolution of the pedals to grease the pan. After the "GreaseGate 2002" turmoil in the Larue County Herald, pedal pull participants had to go through a metal detector before and after their runs. That was effective until Finus Rigdon's boy Gosnell was disqualified for having a plastic grease canister in his pants that exploded...what a mess...ruined the fried apple pies and cakes that were being given away at the cake walk adjacent to the track. Gosnell's leg is discolored from that red Primrose grease to this day... Bryan Lively -
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Wait until I drop a big bombshell during the HBO documentary. We’re starting production this Fall. It’ll make the scheme in McMillions look like child’s play... 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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