Sunday, December 24, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Wicked Screamer sold!
It was the surprising news around 2 1/2 weeks ago. On the 25th of November, the Screamin' Bobcat Pulling Team from Ijsselmuiden in the Netherlands set their 2023 light modified Euro Cup winning tractor called ''Wicked Screamer'' for sale. For sale was the rolling chassis of the tractor, which included the rear axle housing with the CAT spindles, the 2 bar chrome-moly roll cage, the carbon fiber fenders, the complete hitch construction, and wheelie bars, the engine plates for 2 BAE Hemi blocks and 100kg moveable weight. Further parts, like drive line components, the crossbox, or engine parts could be discussed with the team. Now the light modified tractor was sold to a new owner somewhere. However, it is currently not known who has bought the chassis.
The first thoughts about the sale of the Wicked Screamer chassis were, maybe for most people, they are building a new light modified machine for the 2024 season. But this time not. The team will say goodbye to the light modified class after 14 very successful years. During those 14 years, they won in total 25 titles in the light modified class on national and international level. Between 2009 and 2023, the Screamin' Bobcat Team around Bertus and Berrie Boer won 10 Euro Cup titles, 10 European Championship titles, and 5 Dutch Championship titles. Alone, 10 of those 25 titles were achieved with the Wicked Screamer in the light mod class.
The first thoughts about the sale of the Wicked Screamer chassis were, maybe for most people, they are building a new light modified machine for the 2024 season. But this time not. The team will say goodbye to the light modified class after 14 very successful years. During those 14 years, they won in total 25 titles in the light modified class on national and international level. Between 2009 and 2023, the Screamin' Bobcat Team around Bertus and Berrie Boer won 10 Euro Cup titles, 10 European Championship titles, and 5 Dutch Championship titles. Alone, 10 of those 25 titles were achieved with the Wicked Screamer in the light mod class.
But it took a while before the team won their first title with the Wicked Screamer in the light mod class. The first big international title was achieved in 2017. The first big achievement was the Euro Cup title in the light modified class with the tractor in 2017.
Like the Wicked Screamer, the Green Monster 5 Mitas Edition had a great start and with a lot of speed, the twin Allison passed the black and white checkered flag of Wicked Screamer by a little bit more than a meter. That meant Wicked Screamer was beaten for the first time this year at an international competition, and the Screamin' Bobcat Team was beaten in the light modified class of the European Championship for the first time since 2009.
Maybe the most successful season for the Screamin' Bobcat Team with the twin BAE Hemi V8-powered light mod machine was 2019. In that year, they achieved with the win of the Dutch Championship, the Euro Cup, and the European Championship title the triple.
But to win the Euro Cup title was in 2019 not more so easily as in the 2 years before.
But then came Covid-19, and the whole rebuild of the Wicked Screamer came to a halt. Due to the pandemic situation all national and international events were canceled for 2020 and the team then decided not to stress about the rebuild and to finish everything in a relaxed manner.
The rebuilt Wicked Screamer did its maiden voyage at the tractor pull in Brande, Denmark, where the Danish organization had organized an International competition with light mod tractors from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The debut for the rebuilt Wicked Screamer was successful there, and driver Berrie Boer achieved a nice runner-up place behind the twin Rover V12 powered tractor called ''Gators'' from Denmark and ahead of ''Uncle Duck'' from the Netherlands.
The Dutch Championship title was repeated with Wicked Screamer in 2022, but the Euro Cup title couldn't be defended of 2019, due to some bad luck during the season. The year in the point standings of the Euro Cup of the light mod division was finished in 3rd place, behind the 2022 Euro Cup champ Green Monster 5 Mitas Edition and the runner-up Russian Roulette XL.This year, the Screamin' Bobcat team drove a scaled-down program with the Wicked Screamer and focused more on the Euro Cup series than the Dutch championship. In the Dutch Championship, they competed at just 2 rounds. The 2 rounds in Putten and Lochem were won by the Team.
With 4 wins in a row, the Screamin' Bobcat Team won with the Wicked Screamer the 2022 Euro Cup title for the 4th time with the tractor. The weeks later after the win of the Euro Cup title in Great Eccleston, Great Britain, the team did their last outing with the Wicked Screamer at the European Championship in Brande, Denmark. They tried again to defend their European Championship title from 2019 (after 2019 was no further EC anymore) against the best tractor from all over Europe. In the end, they couldn't repeat the EC title from 2019.
The decision to step out of the light mod was already made by the Boer's in the late summer/early fall this year, and it wasn't an easy decision for them to make that step after so many years in the class and after their great fights with the other competitors in the past. After the end in the light modified class, what will the Dutch team around Bertus Boer do next? Most of the people maybe think now they are building a second heavy modified tractor because of their long heritage in modified pulling. If you thought that now, then you are totally wrong. The next project will not be a 2nd heavy modified tractor or will have anything to do with a modified tractor. The Screamin' Bobcat team will do something with a hood on the chassis and will have a multiple turbocharged 6 cylinder inline engine with 10.5l capacity. The Screamin' Bobcat Team will hit the tracks in the Netherlands and Europe with a super stock in 2024. The super stock will be built not by the team himself due to the now less experience with the class at the moment. In the past, Berrie Boer has already developed and drawed on CAD super stock and limited super stock chassis for other teams, like Blue Thunder and Brothers Toy (now Cobra XL) in the past. The team has decided to first gain experience with a proven super stock tractor, before they are starting to built their own super stock. But what is the history behind the switch to the super stock class?
Berrie Boer told us, the story behind the super stock adventure is that the team is seeking for a new challenge. So the Screamin' Bobcat Team found a team in the USA with a Super Stock which were also seeking for a new challenge. So the Screamin' Bobcat Team didn't bought a Super Stock tractor but they are trading tractors with each other. So both Teams can see if this new challenge is what they are looking for! For the pulling tractor swap, the Screamin' Bobcat Team will be build a new light modified tractor for the swap with the US Team. The light mod will receive a brand new chassis according to the NTPA technical rules (like length, weight, roll cage etc.) and the driveline components (like the crossbox etc.) and the complete engines will be taken over of the Wicked Screamer.
But now to the biggest question, which super stock tractor will receive the Dutch Team in that swap?
Currently, the Screamin' Bobcat Team didn't want to say something about that because it's still secret, but we think the team will published the secret soon or in the coming winter weeks or better said before the new 2024 season starts!
The successes of the Screamin' Bobcat Team in the light modified class:
2009 with Double Screamin'
2010 with Double Screamin'
2011 with Double Screamin'
2012 with Double Screamin'
2013 with Double Screamin'
2014 with Double Screamin'
2015 with Double Screamin'
2016 with Double Screamin'
2017 with Wicked Screamer
2019 with Wicked Screamer
2010 with Double Screamin'
2012 with Double Screamin'
2013 with Double Screamin'
2014 with Double Screamin'
2015 with Double Screamin'
2016 with Double Screamin'
2017 with Wicked Screamer
2018 with Wicked Screamer
2019 with Wicked Screamer
2023 with Wicked Screamer
2014 with Double Screamin'
2018 with Wicked Screamer
2019 with Wicked Screamer
2021 with Wicked Screamer
2022 with Wicked Screamer
For further information, check here: https://www.facebook.com/screaminbobcat/
Saturday, December 09, 2023
Pulling Tractors exhibted at the 2023 PRI Show
Currently, in the USA is the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, an exhibition for the US motorsport industry. At the PRI Show, the companies of the racing industry show their latest parts and technology for the motorsport. The exhibition is organized by the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. Between the big companies of the US motorsport industry, there are also a couple of pulling tractors and trucks exhibited.
The pulling parts company GMS (Gene's Machine Shop) from Hamilton, Ohio, together with the Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulling Association and the Beer Money Pulling Team they have a booth in the Lucas Oil Stadium. On their booth there are two Pulling tractors exhibited, one diesel super stock tractor and one new light super stock tractor. The Diesel Super Stock machine is the Case IH Magnum Diesel Super Stock tractor called ''High Tech Redneck'' of Mike Beck from Ridgeville Corners, Ohio. The other one is the latest creation off the GMS workshop of Brent Payne. On the booth, they reveal for the first time their new Agco DT225 component light super stock machine. According to initial information, it is supposed to be the new light super stock for the Galot Pulling Team from Clinton, North Carolina. The place with both tractors is to find in Lucas Oil Stadium floor at ''Booth 8141''.
Also, the organization of the US and World's biggest tractor pull in Bowling Green, Ohio has a booth at the PRI Show. On the booth of the National Tractor Pulling Championships, there is the 2023 NTPA Grand National runner-up of the mini mod division called ''Pretty Wicked'' of the Wicked Pulling Team from in Indiana exhibited.
The BAE V8 Hemi with DMPE heads powered mini mod of the Theobald Family and the National Tractor Pulling Championships are to find at ''Booth 1933''.
Another V8 Hemi powered mini modified machine is to find at the booth of SCS Gearbox from Bellevue, Ohio. On the booth of SCS gearbox is the 2023 PPL Champions Tour champion ''Lil' Bare'' of Jeff Hirt from Port Clinton, Ohio exhibited. SCS Gearbox and the Lil' Bare are at ''Booth 4206''.
Last but not least at the PRI Show, there are two 4x4 Super Stock Diesel Trucks exhibited. One is to find and the booth of Scheid Diesel and the other one at the booth of FPP (Full Pull Productions).
At ''Booth 4306'' of Scheid Diesel is the 2023 PPL Champions Tour Champion of the Super Stock Diesel Truck division called ''American Pride'' of Keith Witt from Warrenton, Missouri exhibited. On ''Booth 4457'' of Full Pull Productions is the Diesel truck called ''Somethin' 2 Prove'' of 2023 FPP Championship runner-up Jayden Litman from New Martinsville, West Virginia.
The PRI Show has already started at the 7th of December and will go until the 9th of December 2023.
About the PRI:
Since its inception in 1986, Performance Racing
Industry (PRI) has served as the motorsports industry's key source for
trends, merchandising ideas, new products, business strategies, and
more. Through the world’s premier auto racing trade show in
Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as PRI’s award-winning monthly business
magazine, digital platforms and social networks, motorsports industry
members from all over the world remain at the cutting edge of the
worldwide racing marketplace. Founded by racing entrepreneur Steve
Lewis, PRI was purchased by SEMA in 2012.
The annual PRI Trade Show features over
1,000 companies exhibiting in more than 3,400 booths and showcasing the
latest products, services, machinery, simulation and testing
technologies, and trailers for the racing industry at the Indiana
Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis.
Launched in 1988, the Show encompasses all forms of racing and attracts
attendees from all 50 states and across the globe, including
professional race teams, retail shops, warehouse distributors, engine
builders, fabricators, dealers, installers, jobbers and media.
PRI, whose sphere of influence includes
drag racing, short track, stock car, road racing, off-road, vintage,
endurance, karting, truck and tractor pulling, performance marine, and
more, is known as the leading publishing and events company for racing
and performance professionals.
Value-added services include an extensive
PRI Education program at the annual Trade Show, regular networking
events at major racing hubs across the US, and hosting of best-in-class
conferences during Race Industry Week, among others. The company is
based in Aliso Viejo, California, with offices in Indianapolis.
For further information, check here: https://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Rising Star sold!
The turbine tractor called ''Rising Star'' of Henk and Jan Bosman from Oene in the Netherlands will have a new home in 2024. The nicely built 4 Klimov Isotov TV3-M117 powered tractor which was built for the modified and heavy modified class was sold to the CDH Pulling Team from France. The Team around the Belgian Guy de Hoef who lives in France and Phillipe Chauvin from France have purchased the 4 turbine-powered tractor from the Bosman brothers, which had decided to stop with tractor pulling at the beginning of 2022. The modified was until now turn-key for sale, plus all the spare parts which they had.
In the summer of 2023, Henk and Jan Bosman visited Europe's biggest tractor pull in Made, the Netherlands, and they told us, that the Rising Star is still for sale and no one has yet expressed an interest in buying the modified tractor. Shortly after that in the summer of 2023, Guy de Hoef of the CDH Pulling Team was in contact with Henk Bosman for 1 of the 2 spare turbines, which he also later purchased for the Le Redoutable, because 1 of the 4 turbines was broken after the Euro Cup round in Bernay. But already at that time Guy de Hoef and Guillaume Chauvin (the son of Phillipe Chauvin) were interested in the whole tractor and the rest of the spare parts.
The talks for the whole tractor plus the second spare turbine and all the rest of the spare parts started already with the Bosman's in August. After around 3 months of consideration, talks with their sponsors, and negotiations with Henk and Jan Bosman, the deal was wrapped in dry towels at the beginning of this month. The reason for the purchase of the Rising Star and the second spare turbine was, that they had no further running spare turbines in stock. Another reason was they want to be more competitive again in the future and with the Rising Star tractor they will have a competitive package for the future.
In the hands of the CDH Team, the tractor will receive currently no changes for 2024. Also, the name and the look of the tractor will stay the same as before, just some stickers of their sponsors will be added to the tractor.
Maybe some people asking now what will happen with the other 4 Isotov TV3-117M powered tractor called ''Le Redoutable''. After a nice Euro Cup season with the tractor in the heavy mod class and 4th in the Euro Cup point standings in 2023, the team will send the tractor not into retirement.
In the hands of the CDH Team, the tractor will receive currently no changes for 2024. Also, the name and the look of the tractor will stay the same as before, just some stickers of their sponsors will be added to the tractor.
Maybe some people asking now what will happen with the other 4 Isotov TV3-117M powered tractor called ''Le Redoutable''. After a nice Euro Cup season with the tractor in the heavy mod class and 4th in the Euro Cup point standings in 2023, the team will send the tractor not into retirement.
Currently, from the Team's point of view, it's not 100% sure with which of the both tractors they want to run the Euro Cup in the heavy modified class in 2024. They have several options on the table at the moment. 2 examples of the many options would be to run with both tractors the Euro Cup or with just Rising Star or Le Redoutable the Euro Cup, but that is currently still up in the stars.
The last decision by the team will be made at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2024.
To run with both turbine tractors, the Euro Cup circuit is currently a little bit difficult or almost not possible due to less transport possibilities and just one lot for a tractor in the bus.
Whether we see Rising Star and Le Redoutable in the Euro Cup series of the heavy mod class in 2025 is currently not entirely unlikely. But first, they need a bigger transport vehicle if they want to drive with both turbine tractors in the heavy mod class in the Euro Cup in 2025. The new transport vehicle is already on their agenda.
One is sure already both tractors, Rising Star and Le Redoutable will
compete at their home pull and Euro Cup round in Bernay, France 2024,
because of the short journey.
This week on the 23rd of November, Rising Star was picked up by Guy de Hoef and Guillaume Chauvin in the workshop of Henk and Jan Bosman in Oene, in the Netherlands, and was transported with a semi-truck to his new home in France and stands now alongside his new brother ''Le Redoutable'' in the workshop of the CDH Pulling Team.
With the purchase of the Rising Star by the CDH Pulling Team from France, it's great to see the tractor hopefully back in action in 2024!
With the purchase of the Rising Star by the CDH Pulling Team from France, it's great to see the tractor hopefully back in action in 2024!
or check here: https://www.facebook.com/p/CDH-Pulling-Team-100054458679741/
Never Done in new hands
The component limited super stock called ''Never Done'' of Soren Hansen from Arnum, in the south of Denmark, was sold to a new owner in Germany. After 5 seasons, Soren decided to offer his tractor for sale already during the 2023 season. The Dane had a lot of success with his John Deere 8410 in the limited super stock class during this time, and won some events in Denmark and outside his home country as well. He also competed, many times in Germany and in the Netherlands, with his machine.
In the winter of 2017, Soren Hansen started to build the little alky burner for the limited super stock class.
But the whole building of the John Deere took almost 2 years, but the result which came out at the end was very nice. The tractor was equipped with a used ACE Chassis chrome-moly tube chassis with Firestone 24.5x32 tires on polished Keizer Wheel aluminum rims and a turbocharged 7.6l John Deere alky burner engine built by Willem Veldhuizen of Veldhuizen Special Products from Loosdrecht in the Netherlands. Already in its first season in 2019, the tractor showed a lot of potential on the pulling tracks in Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. Soren Hansen also was supported by Willem Veldhuizen during this season, who set up the fuel system for the engine to get everything running properly.
During those 5 seasons, Soren also sometimes to fought with some little gremlins in the John Deere, but when the Never Done ran very well it was a real force to be reckoned with.
At the final round of the German Championship in Schlechtenwegen, the Never Done was hand over to the new owners. The new owner of the tractor is a big agricultural contractor from the county of Wesermarsch in North Germany. The Hergen Stühmer GmbH from Stadland owns the John Deere limited super stock now. The Hergen Stühmer GmbH is a contracting company which is doing all kinds of agricultural services for farmers in their county. The tractor will be repaired, maintained and driven among others by Andree Martsch, a member of the Red Shadow sled Team in Edewecht.
Andree already got the chance to drive the component limited super stock in Schlechtenwegen for the first time. But it is possible that more drivers join and drive the limited super stock in the future.
The team currently consists of 4 people who take care of the tractor. The guys are already busy with the maintenance of the limited super stock for next year. This winter the Alky burner power plant will be completely overhauled to have a good properly running engine for the new season.
For the 2024 season, the new team will receive help and support from Soren Hansen from Denmark, and it's also planned to run all German Championship rounds of the limited super stock class.
One will be sure, the Never Done will be run in the German Championship in 2024. And what about Soren Hansen, currently nothing is known about his plans for the future or what he is doing next in the tractor pulling sport. We will see what comes out in the future!
Friday, November 24, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Hard Hitting RWYB Trucks at Diesel Powerfest in Butler PA Oct 7 2023
The maximum weight of all 4x4 will be 7,500 lbs, Limited Pro Diesel 3.0 trucks will be allowed to compete with a maximum weight of 8,000 lbs. 575 cubic inches on gas/alcohol engines with a single supercharger or a single turbocharger. The maximum of 460 cubic inches for diesel trucks. Here are the RWYB at the Diesel Powerfest in Butler Pennsylvania. Follow Full Pull Productions on the web: www.fullpullproductions.com
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Renegade Diesel 4x4 Trucks from Butler PA Oct 7 2023
Renegade Diesel 4x4 trucks can have hang-on weight. They should be street-legal. Here they are competing in a sled pull at the 2023 Diesel Powerfest the final points event for Full Pull Productions.
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Neighbours Nightmare Pulling Team moves into the Super Stock class in 2024
On Saturday, the Neighbours Nightmare Pulling Team around Daniel Vriends from the Netherlands have published the first news after quite a long time of silence on their Facebook page. After the sell of their John Deere 8520 component pro stock tractor called ''Neighbours Nightmare'' to the Extreme Tractorpulling Team from Brechin, Angus in Scotland at the end of November 2022, the Dutch Team has revealed some exciting news of their new project for 2024. Maybe most of the people saw this news as a big surprise because most of them thought they were building again a new component pro stock tractor, but this time not. After the sale of the pro stock, for the team, it was pretty quickly clear they must have to build a new tractor.
So they started to look for a new challenge, and it was clear it should be something with diesel again. After a lot of research during the last months and the permit by the Dutch Tractor Pulling organization ''NTTO'', they could make it official now.
The new Neighbours Nightmare will be a diesel super stock tractor. After 15 years in the pro stock class with many wins and titles, the Neighbours Nightmare Team says goodbye to the pro stock class and hello to the super stock class. For them, it will be a new chapter in their team history but on the technical site as well. Details like which type of hood the new tractor will receive or further technical details are currently not known yet. But it will be sure a component machine with a John Deere hood on it.
After the permit of the NTTO, the Neighbours Nightmare Team will start with the building of the new diesel super stock tractor soon.
The Dutch team will publish more details on their Facebook page about the building of their new tractor in the coming weeks and months during the winter!
For further information, check here: https://www.facebook.com/NeighboursNightmareTractorpullingTeam/
After the permit of the NTTO, the Neighbours Nightmare Team will start with the building of the new diesel super stock tractor soon.
The Dutch team will publish more details on their Facebook page about the building of their new tractor in the coming weeks and months during the winter!
For further information, check here: https://www.facebook.com/NeighboursNightmareTractorpullingTeam/
Monday, November 13, 2023
Pulling tractors exhibited at the 2023 Agritechnica
After an absence of 4 years, the world's largest agricultural machinery exhibition called ''Agritechnica'' organized by the ''DLG'' (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) is back. In the 7 days with over 2800 exhibitors of 52 different countries from all over the world show their latest agricultural machinery and new technical things on the exhibition in Hannover, Germany.
Alongside agricultural machinery, there are also 2 Pulling tractors exhibited at 2 different booths in Hannover. At the booth of the tires manufacturer Mitas is the twin Allison V12 powered light modified tractor called ''Green Monster 5 Mitas Edition'' of the Green Monster Pulling Team from Füchtorf, Germany, exhibited. The Mitas booth with the 2023 Euro Cup runner-up in the light modified division is in ''Hall 20'' Section ''B04''.
The second pulling tractor is exhibited at the company Sonax. On the booth of Sonax is the 2023 German Champion of the mini modified division called ''Joker'' of the Joker Pulling Team from Ettlenschieß, in Germany exhibited.
Driver and owner Thomas Zimmermann will be there as well during the next days at the booth to answer all questions about his Arias V8 Hemi powered mini. The booth of Sonax is to find in ''Hall 2'' Section ''C40''.
The Agritechnica has already started on Sunday, the 12th of November with the exclusive days and will go until the 18th of November 2023. The doors of the exhibition are every day opened from 9am to 6pm CET.
For further details, check here: https://www.agritechnica.com/en/
| At the booth of Sonax in ''Hall 2'' Section ''C40'' |
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