Post pull report Isle of Wight

John

Isle of Wight having the fourth event in the 2016 season. Weather making an impact so far on each pull so far. I hope this is not a start of a long season of this. Its May so we should have better weather, WE hope. 

I have to say that I was wrong in thinking the track was going to be a struggle to repair from a wet and cloudy past week. Having the right equipment on site makes it happen. Like a motor grader and a power rake. Without these two last night it would have been one long night. been there and done that.

The track crew did a wonderful job building a POWER track for the pullers. It showed who had it for sure.

Two points classes have their first hook of the season. The 10 Super Pro Farm and the 78 Light Pro Stock tractors.

 

In the 10 SPF having 5 in the class. It was the taking for the last puller in the class to watch the other pullers and adjust his tractor for the track conditions. Which I think he did after looking and the red weight on the front. Thurman Munford on the Mechanical Bull coming off the line with a so slight front end wheelie  and caring it straight as an arrow to place him first with 3 feet to spare. E L Harlow placing second and a past puller Clayton Sweeney all the way from the fly over state to sit in the seat of Ole Grandmaw. 

The other first hook was the 7800 LPS. Total of 6 in the class. Great showing of color in the class. Past champ Adam Collier started off with a run of 305 and change to drop his hook. A little line to line and brake action forced the hand and he was thinking first hook, what could happen, surely I can do better. Well, that is not always the case. His second run was to the left and more brake action placing him third. Ted Ingram, 2015 champ having a disappointing trouble in the transmission within feet off the line, being positive he said it is what it is. Parran Bean on the A-C All about that Allis came off the line and within the first 100 feet I was thinking he might have picked the wrong gear being to high and possible choking it out on the end of the run to have his D-21 pick up RPM's at that point and keep it up to the end. Cowman (Bill Rice) looked at me and said the same thing. What a recovery. I said it was the nitro kicking in. So it did to place him first with a run of 303.64. Look back to what Hook'n Ain't Easy turned down. Adam, if it makes any difference, I would have done the same thing. 

9 power house Nationals on the hook. Kevin Schools comes out and laid down a pass of 325.80 with Just Rut'n. Peyton Davis on the Punisher to be last hook to just put less than a foot to claim the top spot in the class. It showed you needed the hi RPM to kept it moving.

Rebecca Brizendine on Footloose redeemed herself to place fifth over Will Davidson on Stealing Thunder after this January being second both nights at Williamson Dome.