Big Show Truck/Tractor Pulls

As we were walking down to the grandstands we were greeted by this little guy. Isn't he cute?

An overview of the area where all the action will take place. We were a little early but wanted to check out the surroundings. In the background is where there were several vehicles being worked on and beginning to go through their inspection, etc. for the event and placed into their respective class for competition.

These two vehicles were actually what they call the "Pro Invites". They were from Washington State and were driven by a brother and sister. Most of the entries here were local-type people or those who compete in regional-type pulls. The event was sponsored by a national organization for pulling.

A view of the amusement rides that were set up. As you can see there were rolling hills around the area with many trails and dirt roads for the off-road enthusiasts to enjoy. I bet they have a good time in the winter cross-country skiing and sledding/tobogganing, etc.

My brother-in-law Alan would have loved this one since he does this sort of thing. For those who have never seen/or attended this type of event, the vehicle to the right is what they call the sled. The flat level object is the weight which moves on the vehicle and increases as it moves. There is a guy inside the cab of the sled which operates the weight movement.

One of the competitors backing up so it can be connected to the sled. They have some beautiful paint jobs on these vehicles and there is an awful lot of money spent on the engines, etc. It is not a poor man's sport at these levels.

Here's the same vehicle in action pulling the sled.

Another competitor.

He too is in action. We were lucky and had some pretty good seats. The sun was behind us and the grandstand was covered, plus the dust was blowing away from the grandstands.

Here are some more of the competitors

As with the horse pulls, once the class has completed their first pull, those with the farthest distance (or what they call a pull-pull) compete against each other with the sled adding more weight to each pull until they have a winner. 

Don't ask me what kind of fuel generates this type of power, etc. but most of these vehicles would rev-up their engines until the black smoke appears and then I guess that was their signal to step on the throttle and go go go.