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patches
Dick this was my 50th year attending bg,and like yourself a long time attendee, we watch the pull,that's what we're there for.as I've gotten older and look back on the event and read comments on here and Facebook it sure looks like we can all agree on your idea it's great,I'd love it,but why would I ?.after reading post and comments on here,I've been registered 16 years,I'd say 99 percent of us are very mechanically inclined guys,we want more than the paint color, brand,or manufacture bodystyle,,we crave the mechanics of the sport,no matter what level we participate in when we go home.your idea fills that void ,it provides variety,mechanically to us..I know the good ole days aren't coming back in any wsy,shape,or form,but all of us would agree it would have been a huge benefit to the sport to fill the void of variety.as we sit there and watch the vehicles it has to become repetitive and somewhat boring to watch 99.999 percent of the classes that use sparkplugs have a engine of the same basic design,same holds true for the diesel classes,each class has the same basic design of engine.personally I'm not brand loyal to anything,I enjoy the sport,the mechanics of it.thats why hopefully things pan out for cope in pro,a factory based engine under the correct hood,a Perkins v8,the oddest,most different engine in the class and the only pro to cause a reaction in the crowd..the dss had youngblood,a real ac engine getting it done in a big way for years. The minis lack denny horst,with an oldsmobile based powerplant,again different.the mods need allisons,turbines,and wedge headed powerplants.and the trucks need wedge heads..that would satisfy our mechanical craving for variety that we both have.id bet 99 percent of the fans couldn't associate a face with a vehicle,me included,and I don't care whose driving or anything about thier personal life at home,but I'd bet most all care and can relate to the mechanical aspect of the sport..

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Dick Morgan
I'm certainly not speaking for BG, rather just my opinion.
I don't believe that BG thinks any of 13 national class not to be worthy of being in the show. I also think the Saturday night show only has room for so many classes.

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Jus a thought to ponder
Why are the classes that run on Friday night and Saturday night actually chosen ? The promoter must want those classes for a reason to be shown during the biggest crowd attended sessions I would venture to guess. So if that is fact, then why would a promoter want to put several classes that he has already deemed not wanted during "prime time" in the promoters "prime time" ??

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ol George
no need to be an idiot by not doing a little research on mod history before spouting through the shoot about motor adding used to be almost as much fun as watching the pull

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Wow

no need to be an idiot by not doing a little research on mod history before spouting through the shoot about motor adding used to be almost as much fun as watching the pull


Wow…after reading quite a bit on this site I can see that it’s filled full of negativity and hate. This page does NOT show the sport in any sort of good way. According to the way people act on here this sport must be full of a bunch of stuck up snobs who apparently know it all and see it ok to just trash talk every organization and down talk every individual who has an opinion or comment that doesn’t match up to their own. Bunch of grown adults acting like this should be ashamed of themselves.

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Stupid


no need to be an idiot by not doing a little research on mod history before spouting through the shoot about motor adding used to be almost as much fun as watching the pull


Wow…after reading quite a bit on this site I can see that it’s filled full of negativity and hate. This page does NOT show the sport in any sort of good way. According to the way people act on here this sport must be full of a bunch of stuck up snobs who apparently know it all and see it ok to just trash talk every organization and down talk every individual who has an opinion or comment that doesn’t match up to their own. Bunch of grown adults acting like this should be ashamed of themselves.

And what did you just do to help? just asking

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Don’t delete this one too



no need to be an idiot by not doing a little research on mod history before spouting through the shoot about motor adding used to be almost as much fun as watching the pull


Wow…after reading quite a bit on this site I can see that it’s filled full of negativity and hate. This page does NOT show the sport in any sort of good way. According to the way people act on here this sport must be full of a bunch of stuck up snobs who apparently know it all and see it ok to just trash talk every organization and down talk every individual who has an opinion or comment that doesn’t match up to their own. Bunch of grown adults acting like this should be ashamed of themselves.

And what did you just do to help? just asking

Looks like as much as you did with your empty question.

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Dick Morgan
I realize that me telling the worlds biggest and best run show in all of pulling how to run their show, is not only bold but even borders on the next level of insanity, however let me press on. The idea stems from several people and pullers [ not that pullers aren't people ]. The idea would entail having a extra session on Thursday after noon. The after noon session could possibly run with some of the larger classes. However the overall idea is to have a session on Saturday evening made up of the top 10 pullers in each class. 10 pullers from 13 classes give you 130 on 2 tracks equals about 65 hooks for Saturday night which could be run in about a 4 hour time frame. This session would be a non-points event. Each class would have an opportunity to pull for the ring and a chance for the 10k in front of the biggest crowd of the show. Some classes receive their rings in the afternoon, and this format would allow the top 10 in each class to hook in front of the biggest session of the show. The winner would receive the ring in front of a huge crowd. How the top 10 are chosen for the Saturday night could be worked out fairly easy. I think this has the potential to finish the show with an exciting climax. Fireworks, light show, crazy dressed backup people, etc. I realize that some of those ideas are not possible or even not sensible. However I’m looking for that element that is out of the everyday show. Again, let me stress that BG is the best, the biggest show in the world. Everything they do is first rate and top quality.
Fire away!!