Wild Wheels
Weekend, Inc.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!        HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!     HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
ROARING THUNDER FOR KIDS LINKS  HISTORY GETTING 
THE JOB DONE		 AUGUST
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   AUGUST TRUCK RESULTS 

AUGUST TRACTOR RESULTS AUGUST ANTIQUE TRACTOR RESULTS

 

We would like to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
with lots of pulling 'goodies' in your stocking!!!!!!!!!

Wild Wheels Weekend and Roaring Thunder for Kids has lost another good friend, and puller.

Stan Sieniecke passed away at Rome Hospital Monday afternoon (Dec. 21).
He had been admitted for pneumonia, and lost his battle.
Stan was a firm believer in pulling--if you wanted to pull, the odds are good that he would help you learn how, and even start out on his tractor. He always had a smile for everyone, and we always enjoyed working with him.

He will be missed by all his pulling friends at Wild Wheels Weekend.

 

 

 

Ryan and his family were there for the entire weekend.
We all made some new friends, and they
definitely had some new experiences.

Ashley won this ribbon when she beat Grandpa (Dan) on Saturday.
Here she is presenting it to Ryan and his dad.

And here is Dan.

 

          George, from Fremont Center,                              And here he is behind the wheel of the Little Red Rooster.
        is giving Ryan a chance to sit behind the
        wheel of a semi.

Bruce shared his blue ribbon with Ryan and Mom.                  Ryan got a chance to ride on the scraper tractor with Randy.

Ryan and Mel W. at Roaring Thunder for Kids

 

We don't know how to thank all the fantastic people at the pull over the weekend.

Special thanks go to special people who made the extra effort with Ryan and his family.
It meant so much to them that everyone cared so much.

 

Wild Wheels Weekend is held as a benefit pull.

I would like you to meet Ryan Davis. He is a 12-month old boy with ASD.
There is no wall between the top two chambers in his heart. He is scheduled for surgery on July 25;
so we don't know if he will be able to be at the pull, but his family will be there if they can.

He has had three surgeries. The first two had some complications; but the third one went very well. He is doing just great!!!
 

  Everyone that has participated in our pulls has had the opportunity to meet
the special children that we help. These children are the reason this event exists.
We have helped other children since we began in 2001, and we hope to continue in the future.

   

 

There seems to be some confusion about our pulls. The pulls we put on are BENEFITS. We make NO MONEY on them at all. All profits (not proceeds) go to help with the medical bills of a local child. All the people working there donate their time.

Anyone who has been to the pulls can see the improvements we have made. The pulls started out with the old football field fixed to become a track. There were no guard rails for safety; no lights for night pulls (remember using headlights to light the track?); a tape measure for measuring; poor scales to weigh in. We now have guard rails on both sides of the track--no more snow fence to separate the track from the spectators; a very well lit track area for the night pulls; we now have a laser to measure distance; we have permanently mounted the scales; and we have been told that our track is the best a lot of the pullers have ever pulled on. These are all improvements that have been made in the last couple years. Most pulls are held during the local fair week, so they get support from the state/county. We receive none of that. All our monies are raised by sponsors, entrance fees and pulling fees. I have added a history page with pictures to show the changes I just mentioned. We very much appreciate the support we receive.

One factor in the town's favor is its location. It is very easy to get to--hard to find on the map, but easy to get to. We are about half-way between Binghamton and Utica on Route 8. It is easily accessible from I-88 (Exit 9-Sidney, then Route 8 north for about 10 miles); Or take Route 8 south from Utica for about 50 miles; or I-81 to Cortland, Route 41 east to Cincinnatus, Route 23 east to South New Berlin, then Route 8 south to Mt. Upton.