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Welcome to the Official Irish Tractor Pulling website Tractor Pullers can expect Four classes will be run on the day that's the 5 ton, 6 ton, 7.5 ton, 9 ton, and 11.5 ton, a duel 110 meter track system is being prepared this week, in Kells which means one track can be levelled while the pulling continues on the other, a large number of competitors are expected on the day European
Tractor Pulling Farm Class Championships -- For more Info contact Colm Concannon @ 086 8142736 -- Below a Truck Pulling demonstration, which was very exciting, and the ITTPA would like to congratulate Gordon Conway from Harty International Transport who managed full pulls often only driving on the two back wheels as his truck did wheelie after wheelie down the 100 metre track at Kilconly.
The new weight based classification system was put through its' paces and proved popular with the competitors, many of whom are tractor pulling veterans. The weight-based system, which replaces the horsepower classification system used since the sport's introduction to Ireland, has been adopted in order to come into line with Europe, following the IITPA's acceptance as members of the European Tractor Pulling Committee. All tractors are weighed on the day of competition and allocated to categories based on their weight. -- For more Info contact Colm Concannon @ 086 8142736 -- The 2003 European Farm Class Championships will be held in Bakel, Netherlands next August which is slightly earlier than usual. This has resulted in the JFC All Ireland Tractor Pulling Championships being brought forward to the 17th of August.
Last year 2 Irish men from county Offaly Jonathan Helion & Michael Haydon represented Ireland at the 2002 Farm Class European Championships in Bakel, Netherlands. Learning from the experience Ireland may be on the podium at Bakel 2003.
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