Now there is more pictures from our workshop, under
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This past weekend the McCormick Huntsman Prostock Team have exhibited at the open days of the LeClerc McCormick dealership near to Bernay in France, by kind invitation of the LeClerc family. Also in attendance (and providing transport as usual) was mad Englishman Tony Brugger with the now legendary Mean Old Pete Peterbilt pulling truck.
The LeClerc family are great supporters of tractor pulling, providing tow-back and grader tractors for the Eurocup event in Bernay. This last weekend saw the annual open days of the Company to display their full product range and show off their very impressive headquarters to the many hundreds of visitors that attended.
On Saturday night we were guests of the FTPF at their dinner dance in Bernay, which was a most enjoyable evening, with plenty of eating, drinking and dancing. (Tony has now crossed `dancing with nice French ladies` off his to do list), our thanks go to them for the invitation. Also to the No Limits Team for their hospitality on the evening and The Diable Rouge Team for the lunch and showing us their workshop the next day.
Once again many thanks to the LeClerc family for the invitation and looking after us so well.
Rob Uphill, Huntsman Pulling Team.
Hello,
I have been thinking for a while, whether I should write something about this or not, but this boy deserves it. I wish it would be for another reason though.
BIG BOYS’ TOYS:
Blokes and their magnificent obsessions
by Scott McGregor
Category: Australiana/Humour
Published by Arena, an imprint of Allen & Unwin
7 November 2008, RRP $24.95
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◄ Then there’s Andrew and Eddie, from Mullumbimby, who’ve built their own flying tricycle.
► And Bruce, from Cowra, who has restored a Centurion tank in his farm shed.
In the new book Big Boys’ Toys, these blokes and many more come together to stand up for what’s big and noisy and leaking oil everywhere. Tug boats, paddle steamers, top-fuellers, UFOs, truck buggies, a lighthouse: you name it, there’s a bloke out there fixing it, or painting it, tuning it up or replacing the brake pads – again!
Big Boys’ Toys has been a labour of love for author and train buff Scott McGregor, who has scoured sheds, hangers and waterways all round Australia in search of the grandest, the noisiest and, in some cases, the strangest backyard obsessions. With a foreword by Warren Brown, and packed with photos and vital statistics, Big Boys’ Toys lifts the dust sheet and scrapes back the paint to uncover the who’s, the hows and, most mysteriously, the whys, of oversized boys and their supersized toys.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Actor and well-known television personality Scott McGregor has a passion for trains. Scott is the proud owner of a 1:1 scale train set on his property near Mudgee, Ruwenzori. Visit his website to see more: www.ruwenzori.com.au.
In addition to hair-raising competitions, visitors will be treated to a spectacular programme, including fireworks, laser shows, DJs and special demonstration trucks. All seats provide a first-class view of the action. As was the case in previous years, the participating machines will be on display in the adjacent exhibition hall for a close-up inspection. There will also be an entertainment programme.
Pulling sessions are scheduled for noon and 7 p.m. on Saturday 7 March. Tickets are available from the Ahoy box office on 0900 235 24 69 (€ 0.45/min.) or from Ticketservice on 0900 300 12 50 (€ 0.45/min.); www.ticketservice.nl.
