Attention: TDR Forum Junkies DHRA Exhibition Pull At Canfield.
I was given an education by the pullers who attended this event.
All we offered them was a chance to pull in front of thousands of people, who may have never seen a smokin Diesel pull a sled before. No purse, all volunteer.
All was looking good, as the trucks and trailers started rolling in. We did end up short a few trucks, but a few exprienced pullers stepped up, and brought theirs in from the parking lot.
One had his girlfriend pull their hauler.
Then we headed for the track, and due to some miscommunication, they had built us a mudbog, instead of a pulling track.
Some hurried repair, and we went ahead and ran.
The pullers quickly realized, that running one tire down the GRASS was better track than what was there!!
Soon, they were going right out the gate. (and brushing the footage markers!)We tightened the sled for each class, as the "landscaping, or lawnmowing" was hooking pretty good after a few passes.
These guys had every right to walk away from that track, and tell us to shove it. Or, as I suggested, to run easy,save the trucks for Sunday, give us time to fix the track.
Right.
Tell a puller to hold back.
Wide open, every one. The crowd LOVED IT.
These guys showed me what is about to promote their sport and not themselves.
The pull results are on www.dhraonline.com.
Read the list of pullers, and if you see them at a pull, thank them for promoting your sport, they did a heck of a job!
Also, a special thanks goes out to the Northwest Pennsylvania Truck Pullers Association, for supplying the sled and some of the crew. They did an excellent job. If you ever get a chance to pull their sled, you will like it.
I was given an education by the pullers who attended this event.
All we offered them was a chance to pull in front of thousands of people, who may have never seen a smokin Diesel pull a sled before. No purse, all volunteer.
All was looking good, as the trucks and trailers started rolling in. We did end up short a few trucks, but a few exprienced pullers stepped up, and brought theirs in from the parking lot.
One had his girlfriend pull their hauler.
Then we headed for the track, and due to some miscommunication, they had built us a mudbog, instead of a pulling track.
Some hurried repair, and we went ahead and ran.
The pullers quickly realized, that running one tire down the GRASS was better track than what was there!!
Soon, they were going right out the gate. (and brushing the footage markers!)We tightened the sled for each class, as the "landscaping, or lawnmowing" was hooking pretty good after a few passes.
These guys had every right to walk away from that track, and tell us to shove it. Or, as I suggested, to run easy,save the trucks for Sunday, give us time to fix the track.
Right.
Tell a puller to hold back.
Wide open, every one. The crowd LOVED IT.
These guys showed me what is about to promote their sport and not themselves.
The pull results are on www.dhraonline.com.
Read the list of pullers, and if you see them at a pull, thank them for promoting your sport, they did a heck of a job!
Also, a special thanks goes out to the Northwest Pennsylvania Truck Pullers Association, for supplying the sled and some of the crew. They did an excellent job. If you ever get a chance to pull their sled, you will like it.
