Re: Bowling Green Grade - 7 years ago
QuoteKing of beers And to the two track comments I've talked to blue shirts before and they take pride in getting tractors down the track ASAP. They actually time between every hook. Most places arent equipped to run 2 at once but bg is. And with 70 suprr farms and 60 pros and 2wd you have to keep them going. Or they would of been pulling till 4am on saturday night/sunday morning. Bowlingby The Original Michael - Forum
I wish NTPA would fix this - 7 years ago
While we understand the track officials have a lot to think about, one thing that drives me up the wall is when they have both tracks pulling at the same time. I wish they would let the vehicle on one track run before giving the green flag on the other track. It's a tractor pull, not a drag race.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: NTPA REGION 2 QUESTIONNAIRE - 7 years ago
Before recommending specific classes, let me ask which weekend of the year would you like to have the pull (assuming its not a midweek event). Nothing happens in a vacuum. Knowing when you would like to have the pull can influence the # of vehicles. Thanksby The Original Michael - Forum
Tomah 2017 LLSS class - 7 years ago
Just wondering if Tomah will be the first to try this class now that WTPA sanctions it. They may even get some KY tractors to come.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: would this work? - 7 years ago
1. Bowling Green has 5 or 6 announcers. 2. In NHRA, they call classes to the staging lanes so they will be ready to go. 3. Using that same idea, would it be possible for a lineup official to communicate with one of the announcers to call pullers to the lanes? For example, in a 50 vehicle class, pull order positions 1 thru 25 could be with their vehicle at the start of the class. At a certainby The Original Michael - Forum
How PPL accidently helped NTPA - 7 years ago
There's an old saying that a rising tide raises all boats. PPL's change to their PS Diesel FWD class actually improved the NTPA SSD FWD class. Please correct me if this is incorrect, but the prior rule was 3.0 charger. The new PPL rule for their Pro Stock diesels is (I believe) 3.6 charger and the puller tires. This helped NTPA in that several PPL PS trucks have ran in the NTPA Sby The Original Michael - Forum
Re: Is it time to consider merging the Heavy SS classes? - 7 years ago
Low numbers aren't a problem? Take Chizek and Wells out of the Open SS class and there would not be a class. You just made a point for a merger. Chizek may be done with open SS if rumors are correct, though I hope they are not. If there are 4-5 of both Open SS and Diesel SS that precommit to their classes, and by merging there would be 10 precommits, that would be great... IF the dieby The Original Michael - Forum
Re: Eureka! Perfect test case - 7 years ago
Are you saying Bowling Green isn't a power track? Many people would disagree.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: Is it time to consider merging the Heavy SS classes? - 7 years ago
It is a fact that both NTPA heavy SS classes are down on numbers this year. PPL only has 9 unlimited supers regularly on the Champions tour so they aren't lighting the world on fire either. I'd say there's a real problem that absolutely does exist. 2 years ago John Raymond got 5th in an Open SS hook at BG, and this year Burge was 3rd and 4th in DSS yet would have been easily 2by The Original Michael - Forum
Eureka! Perfect test case - 7 years ago
Next month at the Enderle, I propose running the DSS and Open SS classes together, with their own separate Enderle purse. That would be a great test, and if by chance the alcohol tractors did dominate, it wouldn't affect the diesels as each class would be pulling for their own separate Enderle purse, iust at the same time with the same sled setting. I honestly think it would be closer thaby The Original Michael - Forum
Is it time to consider merging the Heavy SS classes? - 7 years ago
Last weekend at BG, in session 1 after the Open SS hook, Steve Burge made a test pass at the same sled setting and would have finished 2nd had he been competing. Blackbourn went 318, Burge went in the neighborhood of 305 to 310. For comparison, Burge was 20 feet behind Ross and finished 3rd in the first DSS hook, and 13 feet behind Ross in the 2nd hook, taking 4th. I believe Jake has said bby The Original Michael - Forum
Big Jack - 7 years ago
Sorry that happened. Cant imagine the force that caused his engine to fly out of the truck. Literally.by The Original Michael - Forum
BG carnage - 7 years ago
SSO. Silver Bullet Reloaded and Brent Payne both had significant damage. Also hope Bambi and Ride the Lightning can make it back tomorrow. Keener would have been in a great place to make the Sunday show with Lustik and Paynes issues if he would have kept his first hook. Mods- Lively, Koontz, and Feiss may need some wrenching. LSS - Barbee, Van Valkenburg, Irvin, and Sandefur need to do sby The Original Michael - Forum
Yes - 7 years ago
I got mine this morning. I assume you are talking about reserved seats. I cannot speak for the northside, buton the south Saturday night was the session thats closest to a sellout. Saturday afternoon and Friday night have seats but will probably sell out by this evening or tomorrow morning. Sunday has lots of seats. I knowit normally is a lighter crowd, but with the special event I thoughtby The Original Michael - Forum
Yelle at Bowling Green - 7 years ago
I believe both NYTPA and ASTTQ are off that weekend. Gaetan, will you load up Renegade Deere and Magnum Force and head to Bowling Green? Last time he came I believe he made the winners circle.by The Original Michael - Forum
Evermans - 7 years ago
If anyone from the Everman team reads this: Will your LSS (and maybe Sharon's mod though it would be under powered) compete at Bowling Green, at least on Thursday? I know the ESP hook at Pike is on Friday and Saturday of that week, but it would be great to see your tractors pull there at least once.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: Bowling Green and Enderle too? - 7 years ago
I thought Robby said on a Pulling Radio Network show they wanted to run BG. Also, if they go to New Hampton, it stands to reason they may be trying to get into the Enderle for the Region 3/5 spot. Maybe someone could ask them this weekend if they plan to run BG and the Enderle (if they qualify). Because if where I live, it would be great if they tried to do The Fort also.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: PPL controversy and questions - 7 years ago
I am not Mike Laribee. We just share the same first name.by The Original Michael - Forum
PPL controversy and questions - 7 years ago
On Fonda's board, there is a thread about PPL Semis that has degenerated into a juvenile hissy-fit (mostly due to one or two people). However, the substance of the topic deserves a hearing. Here's hoping someone can give legitimate answers to legitimate questions. Here are the facts: On May 28 the PPL Semis hooked at a PPL Champions Tour event at Boonesboro, MD. After the class,by The Original Michael - Forum
The state of motorsports: Which are thriving and which are hurting? - 7 years ago
Indycar? The Indy 500 is a complete sellout including infield. Record crowd expected. That race is thriving better than ever. The rest of the Indycar series? Not so much, though I understand they draw very well on the road courses but tv ratings aren't good. NASCAR? Honestly, I don't follow as closely as I used to except for restrictor plate races. Talladega seemed to have a hugby The Original Michael - Forum
Welcome back, Gardner! - 8 years ago
According to Eric Prewitt of Pulling Radio Network, the General Stage IV will compete in the Unlimited class at Bowling Green for the 50th Anniversary pull. Welcome back, Gardner. It will be great to see you pull again.by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: New Opinion Article - How to Grow the Sport of Pulling - part 1 - 8 years ago
Quoteaaron606 Well didn't the sport have that when Big Tobacco sponsored the sport with the Copenhagen Skoal and TNT Redman series? What happened to that? The Clinton administration happened to that. Do you remember the tobacco deal.... er...shakedown of the 1990s? That is why longtime sponsor Winston was forced to leave NASCAR and NHRA, and why the famour Marlboro Penske Indy 500 winnerby The Original Michael - Forum
Re: Part 2- How to grow the sport of pulling- Part 2 - 8 years ago
One thing I completely agree on is its bad form to have two tractors on two tracks pulling at tbe same time. As much as I enjoy BG and am an NTPA supporter, I can't for the life of me figure out why the track officials can't work together so only one vehicle is on a run at a time. I know BG markets the race tractor thing but it is very distracting. Instead of having to choose to focuby The Original Michael - Forum
Re: May 27 & 28 - Saluda vs Benson - 8 years ago
There is a third option: Both. Go to one on Friday and the othet on Saturday.by The Original Michael - Forum
Is Controlled Chaos still in the U.S.? - 8 years ago
Does anybody know if the tractor is still in the states, and if so, which events D. Jones or K. Campbell may drive at?by The Original Michael - Forum
Should pro stocks run 30 in. tires? - 8 years ago
Doug R. mentioned in the Outlaw thread that maybe it is time to allow pro stocks to run the 30 in tires the mods and super stocks run. On the one hand, guys have spent the money already, but on the other hand if it will get their power to the track better, that would be a plus. If this were ever done, I would hope it would be announced in advance (for example, in the fall of 2016, announce thby The Original Michael - Forum
Re: The entetainment value of tractor pulling - 8 years ago
Even for a newbie, they would have to blind to not see a difference between SS and SF (multi stacks, larger tires, etc). I agree the announcer can help lots on differences between classes. For example, Light Pro = smaller engine, no turbo size limit; Limited Pro = larger engine, limited turbo size is a brief synopsis most people can grasp. When you have announcers that dont know, or know buby The Original Michael - Forum
Full pull mark? - 8 years ago
Did NFMS establish a full pull distance for the whole event, or was it established at some point after each class started for this year?by The Original Michael - Forum
Re: NFMS Part #3 Reflection - 8 years ago
Under this system, twd gets the shaft. If PS gets 4 advancers then twd should also. Only adds 2 more vehicles to finals.by The Original Michael - Forum
To Ferry Bros team - 8 years ago
I enjoyed seeing your team run at Bowling Green last summer. Just curious if your team will run more national events in 2016? Are there any big changes in store (such as Milk Money running light unlimited, or the Nasty tractor adding a 4th motor for occassional unlimited hooks)? Good luck this summer.by The Original Michael - Forum