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Results from Mullingar, Co Westmeath Tractor Pulling Championships Sunday 24th July 2005:

Tractors old and new were among the winners of the Tractor Pulling competition held at the Mullingar Agricultural show on Sunday 10th July.

Donal Egan from Co. Offaly, a long time tractor puller, proved in the 5.5 Tonne class, that you don't need to be driving the newest model to win. Driving a '95 Same Antares 110 his best pull was 56.82m. In second place was fellow Offaly man Rory Healion in a '02 New Holland TM125 with a pull of 49.66m.

Ivor McDonald, Co. Offaly, was the winner of the 6.5 Tonne class, finishing well ahead of the field in his '02 New Holland TM150 with a best pull of 65.60m. James Geoghan, Co. Westmeath came in second in his '04 Valtra T130 with a best pull of 48.58m.

Vincent Smith, Co. Meath, achieved the first Full Pull of the day in the 7.5 Tonne class. He was driving a '05 Fendt Vario 818. In second place was Owen Maher, Co Meath who had a best pull of 64.04m in his '05 Valtra T190.

Dublin men Kenny Quaile and Brendan Guinan went home happy after qualifying for the All-Ireland finals in both the 9 Tonne and 11.5 Tonne classes in the same '05 John Deere 8520. Both classes went to pull-offs with Kenny Quaile emerging the winner each time. He pulled 57.28m in the 9 Tonne class, just ahead of Brendan Guinan's 56.88m, and 61.26m in the 11.5 Tonne, against Guinan's 59.71m.

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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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