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Re: Tractor pull gone bad!
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Posted by paul on April 20, 2004 at 07:38:50 from (66.60.196.155):
In Reply to: Tractor pull gone bad! posted by Tara Z on April 19, 2004 at 21:40:39:
Like most here, I have no idea what 'sandbagging' means or how it fouls up a tractor pull. I hope you come back to explain what the heck you are talking about. Like most races, folks want to win and some want to win at all costs - this makes competitions great, & it also makes everyone who is serious about winning a 'cheater'. It's up to those running the event - from a 'friendly' tractor pull to a NASCAR event to F1 races - to keep people within the rules. It's a bad event if people are allowed to cheat; and it's a bad event if no one has the drive & interest to try to make the biggest/ fastest/ strongest rig that they are allowed to. Most folks will grumble & complain about getting 'caught' but by next week are happy to be running in a fair event & will look for other ways to be within the rules but better than anyone else. So, I really like Paul from Mich's reply here, I think he is right on. 100%. It's up to the officials running the event, they must enforce the rules, or it's a bad event. The competitiors coming with borderline equipment (if that was the problem???) are pushing the limits, and trying to make your event a better one - as long as the officials do thier job & enforce the rules on everyone. Get serious about enforcement, don't get mad at those showing up with equipment to run in your event. Not that I understand the problem of 'sandbagging' or what it means? But I do understand competition, and you need it to have a good event. You need an equal dose of strong officiating. --->Paul
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