Re: TRACTOR PULLING PART 3: THE RETURN OF THE WEAS

Posted by Paul in Mich on August 04, 2004 at 08:11:05 from (68.188.227.110):

In Reply to: Re: TRACTOR PULLING PART 3: THE RETURN OF THE WEAS posted by Indydirtfarmer on August 04, 2004 at 07:07:40:

IDF, In my other post, I didn't address this issue as I was getting long winded, but You're right, as it pertains to county fairs. My belief is that the fair board and organizers should organize so that whatever event they put on does not discourage local participants. When they become hijacked by the "Big boys" from out of town at the expense of local folks, then that event has gotton out of hand. In tractor pulling, there is room for both at the same fair, but not at the same time, and no against eachother. They wouldnt schedule horse race at the same time at the grandstand track as they would an auto race, so why schedule an Antique stock tractor pull at the same time and against the modifieds, and pro's. Thats not competition, its like shooting fish in a barrel, as the competition only begins when the souped up tractors compete with eachother. As I alluded to in my previous response, the organizers are in charge of putting on an event that is entertaining yet fair to everyone. If we don't like the way the out of towners with deep pockets are al,lowed to hijack our local county fairs, then we must put pressure on the event organizers, attend their meetings and have our concerns entered into the minutes. Let them know that we can help make their (our) County fair more successful by encouraging our participation as opposed to discouraging it. Griping among ourselves won't have any effect on those who have the power to do something positive to improve the situation, its only when we voice our concerns to the right people will positive change take place. It then that we also learn whether we're important enough for them to create a place for us or whether pandering to the Big boys is their real agenda.

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