(June 22, 2017) The Great Pocomoke Fairgrounds will be full of sound and fury during the 14th annual East Coast Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull this Saturday.
Lovers of smoke-belching vehicles can check out super and pro-stock diesel tractors, pro-stock diesel four-wheel drive trucks, two-wheel drive trucks and hot-farm tractors.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. and the cost is $15 for adults, $8 for youths and children 6 or younger are free.
Event organizer John Smith, who also severs as the fairgrounds president, said the entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts at least four hours.
The East Coast Pullers manage the event, which is sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, Smith said.
Truck and tractor drivers’ battle to see who can drag a 40,000-pound sled for the longest stretch, typically in the 280-320 foot range, Smith said.
Competitors in the mid-Atlantic region, who can earn points at more than a dozen events, are about a quarter of theway through the season, which kicked off on April 30 in Fishersville, Virginia and winds up in early October in Julian, North Carolina.
“The big check comes at the end of the season,” he said.
Smith said in addition to Maryland, participants come from other nearby states like Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
“People travel quite a bit of distance,” he said. “You never know who’s looking to hook where. You don’t know until it happens.”
For the past two years the Pocomoke event has featured hot farm tractors, which Smith said resonates with many spectators who hold an affinity for particular tractor brands.
“The hot-farm class has been growing very nicely,” he said. “It looks more like a traditional farm tractor.”
With approximately 40 pieces of equipment competing, Smith said the event typically draws a sizeable crowd.
“We get anywhere from 1,100 to 1,300 spectators,” he said.
Food and drinks will be available including hotdogs, hamburgers and oyster subs, Smith said.
“The kitchen opens at 4 [p.m.] and the beer wagon opens at 6 [p.m.],” he said. “Tommy Mason will be selling barbecue and the (Pocomoke) Kiwanis Club is selling fries.”
Despite the healthy sized crowd, Smith said the bleacher sections could hold approximately 1,200 people and there is also ample space to bring lawn chairs.
“Most of the spectators really enjoy it,” he said. “We’ve got plenty of room.”
For more information, visit www.thegreatpocomokefair.org or www.pocomoketractorpull.com.
Lovers of smoke-belching vehicles can check out super and pro-stock diesel tractors, pro-stock diesel four-wheel drive trucks, two-wheel drive trucks and hot-farm tractors.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. and the cost is $15 for adults, $8 for youths and children 6 or younger are free.
Event organizer John Smith, who also severs as the fairgrounds president, said the entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts at least four hours.
The East Coast Pullers manage the event, which is sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, Smith said.
Truck and tractor drivers’ battle to see who can drag a 40,000-pound sled for the longest stretch, typically in the 280-320 foot range, Smith said.
Competitors in the mid-Atlantic region, who can earn points at more than a dozen events, are about a quarter of theway through the season, which kicked off on April 30 in Fishersville, Virginia and winds up in early October in Julian, North Carolina.
“The big check comes at the end of the season,” he said.
Smith said in addition to Maryland, participants come from other nearby states like Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
“People travel quite a bit of distance,” he said. “You never know who’s looking to hook where. You don’t know until it happens.”
For the past two years the Pocomoke event has featured hot farm tractors, which Smith said resonates with many spectators who hold an affinity for particular tractor brands.
“The hot-farm class has been growing very nicely,” he said. “It looks more like a traditional farm tractor.”
With approximately 40 pieces of equipment competing, Smith said the event typically draws a sizeable crowd.
“We get anywhere from 1,100 to 1,300 spectators,” he said.
Food and drinks will be available including hotdogs, hamburgers and oyster subs, Smith said.
“The kitchen opens at 4 [p.m.] and the beer wagon opens at 6 [p.m.],” he said. “Tommy Mason will be selling barbecue and the (Pocomoke) Kiwanis Club is selling fries.”
Despite the healthy sized crowd, Smith said the bleacher sections could hold approximately 1,200 people and there is also ample space to bring lawn chairs.
“Most of the spectators really enjoy it,” he said. “We’ve got plenty of room.”
For more information, visit www.thegreatpocomokefair.org or www.pocomoketractorpull.com.