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THE DATES FOR 2010 ARE: Aug. 20-22 It is Sunday night, and our
weekend is over. The weather forecast for the area for the weekend Sunday was a wash out. We had a thunderstorm come thru early that morning, and another one around 10 am. That storm was the deciding factor on the antique pull. We didn't have it. I don't have any pictures
yet, but it was a good
weekend. As I get everything together, I will get it on here. Results are posted. Sorry it took me so long. I don't have a complete list of our many fine contributors yet, but it will be posted as soon as I do.
Bushwacker is the sled for
the weekend.
Our goal for the weekend is for everyone to have fun!!!!!
We don't know how to thank all the fantastic people at the pull over the weekend.
Wild Wheels Weekend is held as a benefit pull.
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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.