Culpeper Recap

It is awesome when hobbies, horsepower, and livelihood intersect with benefitting those in need.  And that was the Culpeper Benefit Truck and Tractor Pull.  Candidate Savannah Corbin made a wonderful speech to the Culpeper crowd.  She is a really sweet girl.

Got off to a late start getting the track all set and ready to go.  10,000 Hot Farms up first on the night and it was Billy Rice taking home the top spot and trophy with a monstrous pass of 343 and 82.  Daniel Burner laying down his own fine run of 337.86.  Bill Catlett wanting in on the fun with a strong run of 326 even.

6250 Mod Street.  Wesley Keys back on the top spot with a run of 318.75 and Brad Broy in third with a run of 311.65.  I can see these guys flipping back and forth all season long for that coveted season championship.  Robert Brown bringing out the Bubba Rat and splitting Keys and Broy for the second spot with a pass of 313.44.  
Simmons Motorsports took home the 6200 Outlaw class with Steve taking Still Grumpy some 301 and 22 from the starting line for the first Simmons trophy.  Dwayne Griffith lit the crowd up with his pass of 295.08 and Thomas Alton rounding out the top three with a good run of 290.94.  The only hiccup seemed to be Brandon Culliton going 260.16.  We know Bad Mannerz can lay down good runs.  Let’s hope he can find his form.

The Sixty Four Hundred Pro Stock 4x4 class featured 20 hooks.  Kevin Schools started off the class with a run of 319.54.  He dropped that to come back and run 313.54.  Sometimes turning down the first hook can benefit you, sometimes it can hurt you.  In this case, it dropped Kevin to the third spot behind Gerry Young with his pass of 314.55.  The Simmons tribe rejoiced with another good run out of their camp.  Bob took the Foolish Habit 318.55 down the track for their second number one on the night.

10,000 Super Pro Farm saw 5 tractors.  With E L Harlow walking a mile in his “Hillbilly Shoes” to a concert, Thurmon Mumford got some seat time on the Harlow Harvester, and man did he utilize that time.  He drove the Harvester 329 and 68. Adam Richie put the Pops Blue Ribbon on the two spot with a run or 318.16.  Chad ran a 315.90 on his second pass.  His first pass 316.93, so no harm in the drop.  Mike Ricketts came across the water to lay down a good run of 299.57.  Todd Tanner came back to give us the 5th tractor in the class.  He laid down a run of 273.34.  Word around the track is that Thurmon is almost back together and should be ready for Orange.  

I will be taking a few weeks for some much needed R & R.  I will rejoining you all in Berryville and Madison. I will be posting a ton of videos on YouTube.  Pulls in their entirety.  I will also be in video editing mode of recent pulls for DVD orders.