The ETPC has revealed on their website, the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge rounds and competitors of the 7 different classes for 2022. Due to some uncertainty of the event organizers in Europe, the reveal of the official Euro Cup schedule took a little longer than expected. This year, the Euro Cup Series and Farm Stock Euro Challenge organized by the European Tractor Pulling Committee (ETPC) will be held in 9 different locations in 5 different European countries. It will be the first Euro Cup and Euro Challenge season after a 2 years break due to covid.
3 rounds are in Germany, 2 rounds are in the Netherlands and Denmark, and 1 each in France and in Sweden. New in the 2022 Euro Cup calendar is the event in Kalkar, Germany, with the super stock class. Back on the schedule for 2022 is Sdr. Hygum in Denmark with the Euro Challenge for the 3.6t and 4.5t farm stock division. Also, on the provisional Euro Cup calendar was Hajdúböszörmény in Hungary on the 13th and 14th of August 2022. But the event dropped again from the calendar due to no available ETPC certificated gold sleds on that weekend.
The Euro Cup season kicks off on the 24th of April 2022 in Füchtorf, Germany with the heavy modified division. After the kick-off in Germany, the Euro Cup series will move to Sweden, for round 2 in Lidköping with the heavy mod class in the program on the 20th of May 2022.
Two weeks later, the Euro Cup circus travels to the first of two Euro Cup events in the month of June. And that is the Euro Cup round in Bernay, in France on the 4th of June 2022. France's biggest pull with maybe the biggest crowd in Europe of the year will have 3 Euro Cup classes on the schedule. Bernay marks the season opener for the light modified and super stock class in the Euro Cup series, and the heavy modified class will have its 3rd round of the year.
After another 2 weeks break, it's time for the 4th Euro Cup round at Europe's biggest outdoor tractor pull, the Made's Powerweekend, in Made, the Netherlands on the 18th and 19th of June. The 3 track pull in the Netherlands will also host the first round of the Euro Challenge for the 3.6t and 4.5t farm stock class. Made also kicks off the Euro Cup season for the mini modified and pro stock class. All in all, Made will have all 5 Euro Cup classes and both Euro Challenge classes on the schedule for 2022.
After Made's Powerweekend, the whole Euro Cup circus will make a 3 weeks break. The month of July will be the month with the most Euro Cup events of the year. After that break, the Euro Cup returns again to the Netherlands.
On the 9th of July, the Beachpull in Putten will host round number 5 of the Euro Cup Series and the second round of the Euro Challenge. The organization of the event has booked the light modified and mini modified class and the 3.6t and 4.5t farm stock class. Only 7 days later, the Euro Cup moves to round 6 in Edewecht, Germany on the 16th of July 2022. The organized event by the Red Shadow Sled Team has booked the pro stock division like in 2019.
After the second trip to Germany, then comes the Denmark doubleheader with Sdr. Hygum and Brande. On the 23rd of July, the Euro Challenge for farm stock tractors returns to Sdr. Hygum for the first time since 2018.
The organizers of the pull there have both farm stock classes booked for the day. That is also the final round of the season for the 3.6t and 4.5t farm stock class in the Euro Challenge.
On the 29th and 30th of July 2022 comes the Euro Cup circus to the Brande, Denmark for round 8. The event in the Brande Pulling Arena will have all 5 Euro Cup classes there this year. For 4 classes, the mini modified, pro stock, light modified and heavy modified division will be the final Euro Cup round of the year. Also, new for the first time that year, the Euro Cup in Brand will be held on a Friday evening and a Saturday afternoon, instead of a Saturday and Sunday.
After a silent August without a Euro Cup round, the Euro Cup continues for the last time in 2022. That last and final Euro Cup round in 2022 will be held in Kalkar, Germany on the 11th of September. Already in 2019, Kalkar has hosted the Euro Challenge season final for the 4.5t farm stock class. But this year, they will have for the first time a Euro Cup class at that event. They will host the final Euro Cup round of the super stock class on that date.
From the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge events to the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge competitors.
On the released competitor's list for the 2022 season, a total of 61 competitors from 9 different European countries have registered in 7 classes.
11 in the light mod class, 15 in the super stock class, 11 in the mini mod class, 6 in the pro stock class, 6 in the heavy mod class, 11 in the 3.6t farm stock class, and 7 in the 4.5t farm stock class. This year have fewer competitors registered for the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge compared to 2019. That also maybe currently depends on the high traveling and fuel costs.
But most of the top teams have signed in to the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge like in the last years again. But there are also some new exciting competitors and tractors on the list which have not competed in the Euro Cup and Euro Challenge the years before.
2022 Competitors:
Mini Modified class: - The Riddle (NL) (2019 Euro Cup Champion)
- Toplenzen Lambada (NL)
- Bobcat Jr (NL)
- Screamin' Bobcat (NL)
- Swedish Iron Toy (S)
- Exception (NL)
- Wild Thing (S)
- Reny Mission Impossible (NL)
- Thunderstruck (DK)
- Let's Try (NL)
- Blacksmed (DK)
Light Modified class:- Wicked Screamer (NL) (2019 Euro Cup Champion)
- Green Monster 5 Mitas Edition (GER)
- Russian Roulette XL (NL)
- Eurol Bandit (NL)
- Mad Max Stage 5 (B)
- Aftermath Unleashed (GB) (new tractor in 2022)
- De Jong Special (NL)
- XL (S)
- Elkaer Metal Boy (DK)
- Asterix (NL)
- Dingo (DK)
Heavy Modified class:- Green Fighter (GER)
- Bobcat Sr (NL)
- Argos Oil Whispering Giant (NL)
- Intertechno Lambada (NL)
- Beautiful Noise (DK)
- Four No Hemi (I)
Pro Stock class: - Bredahl Brothers Redline (DK)
- John Deere 2 (DK) (2019 Euro Cup Champion)
- Blue Hazard (NL)
- Il Tempo Gigante (DK)
- Green Magic (DK) (new tractor in 2022)
- DPP Rednex (NL)
Super Stock class:- Never Satisfied (N) (new tractor in 2022)
- Kieboom (NL)
- One Step Beyond (NL) (new tractor in 2022)
- Lucky Luke (DK)
- Betty Booze (DK)
- Incredible Deere (NL)
- Zeinstra Green Gangster Deere (NL)
- Maximum Risk (NL)
- Interaction 2.0 (NL)
- Somaelk D'n Aerdvruter (NL)
- Yellow Dream (GER)
- You Never Know (N)
- Rabbit G'n Mad (DK) (2019 Euro Cup Champion)
- Rabbit G'n Wild (DK)
- Zeinstra New Born Deere (NL)
3.6t Farm Stock Euro Challenge:- Mighty Quinn (GER)
- Bounty Hunter (DK)
- Cobra XL (NL)
- Freek (NL)
- Too Hot To Handle (DK)
- Grusomme Mig (DK)
- Bette Tage (DK)
- Red Lightning (DK) (2019 Euro Challenge Champion)
- Yellow Thunder (GER)
- Red Evolution (GER)
- Triple X (NL)
4.5t Farm Stock Euro Challenge:- Krone Hulk (DK)
- Blue Wiking (S)
- Red Impact (NL)
- Simply Green (NL)
- Blue Dream (DK)
- White Shadow (NL)
- Extreme Edition (DK) (2019 Euro Challenge Champion)
2022 Schedule:- April 24th: Füchtorf, Germany (Heavy Modified)
- May 20th: Lidköping, Sweden (Heavy Modified)
- June 4th: Bernay, France (Super Stock, Light Modified & Heavy Modified)
- June 18th & 19th: Made, Netherlands (Mini Modified, Light Modified, Heavy Modified, Pro Stock, Super Stock, 3.6t Farm Stock & 4.5t Farm Stock)
- July 9th Putten: Netherlands (Mini Modified, Light Modified, 3.6t Farm Stock & 4.5t Farm Stock)
- July 16th: Edewecht, Germany (Pro Stock)
- July 23rd: Sønder Hygum, Denmark (3.6t Farm Stock & 4.5t Farm Stock)
- July 29th & 30th: Brande, Denmark (Mini Modified, Light Modified, Heavy Modified, Pro Stock Super Stock)
- September 11th: Kalkar, Germany (Super Stock)
