The Northern Penobscot Pullers Association season is winding down quickly, as they have traveled throughout the state during the beautiful summer months conducting truck pulls at many agricultural fairs. NPPA had 151 different competitions throughout the summer at their eight pulling events, which is an average of 72 hooks per event.
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PULLING – Mitch Harris of Blaine drives his four-wheel drive modified truck during a pull earlier this year. Harris was the 2006 Points Champion with this truck in the modified division.
The club appreciates all the diehard pulling enthusiasts that attend the many truck pulls during the summer. With the price of fuel costs being unpredictable, the club and competitors value all the positive pulling interest.
As the Point’s Championship Series is very tight in several classes; one wrong move and the competition will win. As with many other motor sports organization a driver accumulates points at each event, depending on his/her performance each week toward the year-end championship.
As in years past, with the competition very aggressive, the points will not be determined until after the completion of the last point’s pull which is Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. in Ashland at the Trotting Park.
Last year, some of the 65 NPPA club members decided to lease the Ashland property and reconstruct a pulling track, which has been nonexistent for 23 years, to be able to have fund-raiser pull for the organization to end another wonderful summer with competitive pulling events posted in the record books. This year will be even more exciting for the volunteer crew as lights and electricity have been installed at the park.
NPPA was able to donate $2, 000 to the 4 Sisters Scholarship Fund in 2006, because of the success. Each year the club donates monies to a needy organization at the end of the pulling season, where they are a nonprofit organization.
As most people are preparing for the upcoming winter months, putting in the firewood and raking the fall leaves, the pulling competitors are working on their vehicles for the last point’s event of the year. NPPA offers 12 different classes from time to time at their events over the summer. Each team has different ideas how to win, as they all prepare. The NPPA finished 587 hooks so far this season, with one pull left. Now, that’s a lot of pulling action.
The NPPA members extend a special invitation to everyone, especially those diehard motor sports enthusiasts, to attend the final NPPA truck pull of the 2007 season, right here in Aroostook County. All classes will be offered, including the following: street stock, super stock, pro stock diesels, modified, semis and a women’s division.
Motor sports enthusiasts will not want to miss the dirt flying, tire buzzing excitement. Also on Sunday, Sept. 30, there will be a mud-flying, engine revving mud competition event, which will challenge seven classes of pickups, modified and skimmers to get through the 200-foot long mud pit. This will be the third mud event, with no regular pickups having successfully made it completely through. Will this be the time? The mud runs will start at noon, with a concession stand on site both days. Camping space is available, so you won’t miss a minute of the motor sports action.
For post-season truck pulling info check us out at http://penobscotpullers.com, or for the mud pit competition information go to mainemudruns.com.
