Thursday, July 12, 2007

Advertising


I have just launched a new website.
Under www.tribünenverleih.com you can now book grandstands for your tractor pull with a capacety of 300 to 7500 people.

Mini Euro cup round at Silly

Hey sorry its taken a few days I have been soo.. busy. Here is a short review from Silly.
Well what a really good weekend! Team Little Dan arrived Saturday early eve; some of the other mini team's had already arrived and the Party had already started.
Later in the eve the big party started in the main tent on the field so we wondered over to see what was happening.... Lets just say I've never seen a tractor pulling party quite like that one it was like a night club in a tent we stayed there until the early hours of the morning.

With a list of 13 tractors competing on the next day it meant someone was going home with no money ! It was the biggest class of the day with some top tractors competing for the eurocup top places and with only 2 eurocup round this year (Silly and Great Eccleston) everything was to play for.
Lambada did a straight run all the way down the track and out the end, it looked like a light sledge but we were wrong just a really good pull from the Lambada team. Little Dan up next...

We locked into the track within a few feet of setting off and went down the track very straight until the last 20meters where it went to one side of the track and out of bounds ending in a DISQ...Just how it goes sometimes. Another 6 made it out the far end .. with the two Ghost Buster tractors just missing out in the late 90's
Gambler set of from the line but had problems with the motor and lots of fuel being thrown out of the exhausts. It was the first time out in Europe for Cystal Spirt... I think it had a balance issues with the dutch sledge... Didn't get out the end but it was a exciting ride so I was told. With the front wheel come off from a hard landing.
Pull Off:
Sore Lambada getting a 1st Postion and The Dealer getting a 2nd, Little Rascal getting a 3rd. The controversy of the class was Reny's Mission Impossible they had problems getting a gear at the line in the pull off so were dragged out of the way and aloud to drop 6 places .. In the pull off???

Thanks for a really brilliant weekend guys and we will see you for the final mini round at Great Eccleston On Aug 26th .
See full results at http://www.bktv.net/2007/2007-07-08-Silly.pdf
see pics at http://www.bktv.net/album2007/index.php?show_heading=list&dir=2007-07-08-Silly

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Voting - cars or tractors!

For those of you who speak / read german.
The west german radio station "1live" has been to the farm stock pull at Waltrop to do a report about their "country or city life?" story.
Now you can vote whether the pullers or the cabrio enthusiasts are the "real men".
http://www.einslive.de/magazin/aktionen/2007/stadt_statt_land/folge3_echtekerle.jsp

Beach Pull this saturday


It's time for Beach Pull Putten, Europe's most professional Tractor Pulling event of the year!
Combining the top of the dutch competition with the Euro Cup heavy Modifieds, Super Stocks and Pro Stocks there will be thrilling action on the twin power tracks at the Intertechno Arena on the Nulde Beach.
Additional there will be a invitational 7700 lbs modified class, an international Pro Stock Semi class, a Monster Truck, a Top Fuel Dragster and a Bobcat competition.
Currently there is dozens of people working on the arena to prepare everything for saturday. The weather forecast is excellent, and if you won't be at Putten next saturday, you're REALLY going to miss one of the best shows, European Pulling has to offer!
Further info: http://www.beachpull.nl/

Dyno pics and video

GM Workshop July 2007 - Dyno runs

Result of todays dyno testing:
Horsepower numbers are where they were expected... just 500 rpms lower than we thought. Low end tourque babies these Allisons....

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

BnP
With the introduction of a new trailer brake system by VELDHUIZEN wagenbouw, the builder of the Hovertrack truck, we had a test day on the Dutch TUV track in LELYSTAD .
The trailer is capable of loading up to 3.7 ton, so we used the HOVERTRACK Bits 'n Pieces tractor and drove it up to 110 km/h and ran the top bank . The result was a lot of impressed press people and clients.
We also made a couple of runs with the semi of the Hovertrack bnp team and run it up to 110 km/h and used the top bank aswell.
More pictures of this will be send later.

Back Home

Hello!
I am back home and my health is in better shape again, too.
As you could see, I was at the ABC Team in Cloppenburg on friday, so a little report about them guys is to follow soon.
On the way home from Löningen, I've stopped at the Green Monster Team workshop and we are currently very busy testing engines and get everything set up right for the Beach Pull in Putten this coming saturday.
We've prepared everything to get an Allison on a dyno to measure something accurate with all the computer and logger stuff for the very first time on tuesday. So I will also spend tuesday at the workshop and take pictures and maybe some video clips to put on here at night.

For tonight I have just updated the competitors list of Lengerich. We still have room and prize money to give away there, so if you pull in an under 2700 rpm class, like some international pulling and a good party, feel free to sign up! Lengerich is just 75km north/east of Enschede (next to Lingen).
(click on map for detailed view)

Further info about signing in and the prize money you can find under "Teilnehmerinfo" at http://www.treckertreck.de/

Sunday, July 08, 2007

NTPA: Lancaster, PA ("the Buck") Results now posted at www.NTPAPULL.com...

...with help from Jerry Richardson (JR) at Eastern Extreme Pulling.
Check out http://www.easternextremepulling.com/ Sunday for details of the NTPA Summer Nationals at Buck Motorsports Park.

NTPA: Arcola, IN (Session Two) Partial Results now posted at www.NTPAPULL.com

Minis and Super Farms are in the books. Modifieds and Two-Wheel-Drives, plus printable results, will be available later tonight/tomorrow morning.

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

... break

Hi!
Unfortunatly I am sick with a pretty bad sinus infection right now.
So I will head for my parent's place now and spend the weekend there as my grandma will celebrate her 80th birthday there saturday, too = no pulls for Sascha this weekend.
I have updated most of the points yesterday, so if you want to get an overview, check them out.
I might use the time there to visit a team in the area and do a little report for this website.

CU

Sascha