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Results from the Donegal Tractor Pulling Championships Saturday 25th June 2005:

Ten more qualifiers for the 2005 All Ireland tractor pulling finals were selected at the Finn Valley show in Donegal on Saturday 25th June. The fine weather saw huge crowds turn out to watch 46 drivers compete in the 5 weight classes.

Track conditions dictated a slightly different running order from usual, so the day started with the under 7 ½ tonne class, which was won by Brian Laird in a New Holland TM135 with a best pull of 77 metres. He was followed in second place by Kenneth Hegarty in a Massey Ferguson 6485, and in third, Jonathan Hegarty in a Massey Ferguson 6290.

Next was the heavily competed 9 Tonne class, which was won by Thomas Hetherington in a Case 7220 with a best pull of 80m. In second place was William Wauchope in a John Deere 7710 with a pull of 78.91m. Robert Craig, driving a John Deere 7810, came in third with a pull of 75.12m.

Massey Ferguson drivers took first, second, and third places in the under 5 ½ Tonne class. Terence Hegarty was the winner in a Massey Ferguson 6280 with a pull of 61.53m, followed by Kevin Gallagher who got a pull of 59.89m in the same tractor. In third place was Brian Doherty in a Massey Ferguson 6290 with a pull of 45.57m.

Brian Laird was the winner of the 6 ½ Tonne class in a New Holland TM135 with a pull of 70.15m. Brian Doherty came in second with a pull of 67.67 in a Fendt Favorit 716. In third place was Ian Craig who had a pull of 66.13m in a John Deere 6910.

The final class of the day was the eagerly awaited 11 ½ Tonne class and proved to be worth waiting for as Alwyn Younge achieved the only full pull of the day in his Fendt Favorit 926. Karl McElhinney came in second in a Fendt Vario 930 with a pull of 83.87m, and in third place was Christopher Gibbons in a 260 Diamond with a pull of 80.17m.

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Important: Competitors should refer to the 2005 Rules for an up to date copy of the ITTPA's 2005 rules. Competition starts times are now posted on our calendar and Drivers are instructed to be on site for weighing in and registration on time.

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