J.D. Potié
With an all-new lawn tractor pull making its debut at the Shawville Fair, organizers are hoping that gives the motoring-enthusiasts at the . . .
fair the type of show they crave.
Put on with help from Good Time Pulling Club out of Ottawa, the event organizers expect to showcase around 30 tractor pullers from far and near, including one making the trip from Niagara Falls to participate.
With the regular truck and tractor pull being such a big hit at the carnival from year to the next, the folks at the Shawville Fair couldn’t say no, when Good Time Pulling Club inquired about adding the event to the fair earlier this year, according to the event’s main organizer Erin Duttburner said.
Throughout the event, pullers will use the sheer strength of their powerful lawn tractors to pull a large metal float as far as they can down the dirt track at the fairgrounds in a quest for lawn tractor pulling supremacy.
The float will consist of a smaller version of the one used for typical truck and tractor pulls and participants will be tested on how far they can pull the float at a certain weight, Dittburner said.
“Obviously, more weight will be added to weed-out the lesser pullers,” she said.
According to Dittburner, the event will feature a collection of modified lawn tractors and regular models.
To open the event, a similar contest exclusively for kids aged between six and 12 years old will also take place.
The contest will take place on Friday afternoon from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the outdoor ring at the back of the fairgrounds. Spectators are invited to show up early to get the best possible seats for the highly anticipated event, Dittburner said.
