![]() The neatest discovery of the day was the STPA pulling competition. Check out the creative use of the beer kegs. I had to snap a photo with dad, because as a little girl I used to watch it pull and even had a Sassy Massey t-shirt! In the history building was also this old pulling tractor. It was so neat to see the Sassy Massey displayed there. One really neat area was the history building. I was surprised how many people from Canada were there. ![]() ![]() We really enjoyed getting to talk to the owners and drivers. The farmers behind Honest Pride were actually from Canada. Parker wouldn't take photos with the tractors, but Keaton loved getting up close to the horsepower. They really got into which colors were winning and took it quite seriously. Keaton and Parker's conversations were cracking me up. My dad also came along with my husband Zach and I for his first trip to Bowling Green. It was perfect timing as just a few weeks earlier Keaton was upset he had to go a wedding and miss a local tractor pull because he hadn’t been able to go to one all summer. My buddies Keaton & Parker love tractor pulls so we surprised them with a trip to Bowling Green. Visit for more information.On Saturday I went to the NTPA National Tractor Pulling Championship in Bowling Green. The fun starts at 7:30 tonight in Bowling Green and runs through Saturday. and we’ve had competitors that close between 1st and 2nd place.” They laser-measure how far the sled is pulled, within a hundred-thousandth of an inch. It’s not about speed, it’s about distance. it’s ‘gallons per feet’ of going down the track. The local economy will get a much-needed boost now, but fuel economy is a different matter: “We’re definitely not talking hybrids here. The Chamber of Commerce is actually running a shuttle service from the fairgrounds to the local hotels and the downtown area, so you can park your car at the hotel and stay here until the last shuttle leaves an hour after the last pull of the night.” so it’s higher yet, probably closer to $50 million. Schultz notes the board “did an economic impact study in 2013, and that’s those numbers. These revving motors are music to the ears of vendors and business owners, as the event pumps nearly $40 million into the local economy. We also have unlimited mods, which can have up to six motors on them.” 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive trucks, different tractor classes like a ‘super farm tractor’ which is the closest thing to something that pulls down the field. Schultz notes that the field of competitors is bigger than ever before: “We’ve had over 375 actual pulling competitors on grounds, who are still pulling in as we speak. Some of these motors run between $80,000 to $100,000.” A lot of them are business owners and farmers, but this is definitely an expensive hobby. “We have a team out of California,” Erford recalls, “a team from Texas who drives over 24 hours to be here, and everywhere in between. This reloaded event has come a long way from the 1960s, drawing in visitors and competitors from at least 34 different states. “We tracked it this year, and it’s 25% new fans. “We rolled the tickets over from 2020, and we also have new fans who have never been here before,” says media director Dave Schultz. Tickets are still available, but they’ve been going about as fast as the tractors. They know how big this is, they’re doing the best they can and that’s all we can ask of them.” lack of help, lack of parts and having trouble getting things. A lot of our vendors that we deal with, they’ve all been suffering like everyone else from the pandemic. it’s been a long time coming, and I couldn’t be more proud. President Mike Erford says it “seems like a dream. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - After a year of idle engines and empty seats at the Wood County Fairgrounds, over 70,000 spectators will fill the stands this weekend for the 54th National Tractor Pulling Championships.
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