![]() ![]() THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL/FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT AND NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR OTHER CONTROL SUBSTANCES WILL BE PERMITTED. RV/camper hookups are available by reservation ONLY for water and electricity only. ![]() Admission is $5.00 per a day on Friday and Sunday and $10.00 a day on Saturday for adults and children under 12 are free. Ward, SC 29166 about 1 mile from the farm. The weekend will conclude with a visit to Richland Springs Baptist Church for the Old Fashion Day service beginning at 10:00am on Sunday with those wanting to drive tractors and wagons, etc leaving the farm at 9:15 am for the parade to the church. The church is located at 1895 Duncan Rd. There will be an antique tractor fun pull Friday night at 7:00pm and a main event pull at 1:00pm on Saturday and also a pedal pull and race for the children on Saturday at 2:30pm. There will be activities for the entire family with demonstrations of old farm machinery, exhibits, food vendors, crafts, helicopter rides, wagon rides, corn grinding station and petting zoo for kids, etc. Large signs will be posted for specific directions. This location is off of Hwy 178 between Saluda and Batesburg and off of Hwy 39 between Ridge Spring and Saluda. The State Fair is the perfect venue to attract new fans and give public recognition to an awesome form of motorsport that it so legitimately deserves.The 25 th ANNIVERSARY of the Richland Creek Antique Fall Festival/ Tractor/Engine Show and Pull will be at 542 Richland Creek Rd. ![]() Most of all I didn’t see many leaving without a big grin. One side note to this, I’ve never heard the crowd response as deafening as when female Mini-Rod puller, Strykersville, New York’s Mary Kehl took her Saturday night hook for the weekend sweep in the Mini Modified Class.Īnd then there are the curious ones that heard all that racket and smelled that smoke from all over the fairgrounds and just wanted to see what the heck was going on over there. And the ones that root for the brand name tractors which probably cheer the loudest when that Green or Red tractor gets the call from announcer Bert Forbes of “FULL PULL!!!!!” Our competitors range from children to adults and pull anything from stock to stock altered to. You got your folks that avidly follow the sport and call the drivers by their first names. We pull quarter scale tractors (lawnmowers)at various locations around North and South Carolina. One cool point of this type of show at the fairgrounds is the diversity of the crowd in attendance. This show did not fail to disappoint any of the diehard pullin’ fans that took a break from all the excessive revelry that they experience while attending “The Fair”. The four-session, three-day event was packed slam full with competitors pulling in nine classes with two chances at the hook of go or blow nonstop action.įor some it’s probably a good thing that they have all winter to pick up the busted parts and pieces and do what every racer is committed to do in the long offseason……get stronger for the next upcoming season. (Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well, we’re back on our yearly stop at the NC State Fair with some of the best NTPA pullers in the country showing up for their final exhibition of the 2022 season. Below is his write-up and his photos, and we’ll have even more as we go through the week! David Whealon, our resident drag race, road race, and tractor pull photographer was at it again for his annual pilgrimage to the North Carolina State Fair, where the National Tractor Pullers Association puts on their final show of the season.
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