LSGTPA Featured on Chevy Hometown Kids Program

The Chevy Hometown Kids program, featuring host and star Emily Reppert, filmed the LSGTPA event at the Hunt County Fair in Greenville, Texas.   The Fox Sports show, covers youth sporting events, and the LSGTPA Youth Class competitors put on a great show for the film crew !

The episode was released and aired on Fox Sports Southwest, and an additional airing was produced for a 'Best of Chevy Hometown Kids' episode.  Check out Chevy Hometown Kids and Fox Sports Southwest, for show schedules and times.

A 'youtube' version of the program, is available at the following link:

Chevy Hometown Kids LSGTPA Youth Class

Emily Reppert, host of Chevy Hometown Kids, with the LSGTPA Youth Class

Chevy Hometown Kids host Emily Reppert, visits with Lane Duncan at the LSGTPA tractor pull.

Lane Duncan and Emily Reppert discuss LSGTPA tractor pulling in Greeville, Texas

Chevy Hometown Kids star Emily Reppert, with the LSGTPA Youth Class at the Hunt County Fair.

CHEVY HOMETOWN KIDS features LSGTPA YOUTH CLASS

Chevy Hometown Kids with host Emily Reppert filmed the Hunt County Fair LSGTPA event, and interviewed Youth Class drivers for an episode of their youth sports show.  The coverage is aired on Fox Sports Southwest. Check out your local listings for show times.  (Saturday 10am, May 17)  (Repeats Monday, May 19 at 4:30 pm CST and Tuesday, May 20 at 4:00pm CST)

Team Texas T-Rex Early Season Recap

The LSGTPA 2014 season is off to a fast and furious start !  Lane Duncan has been a busy young man in April, with four events in four weeks.  The Texas T-Rex tractor has held together and performed pretty well during the early season sprint, but the team is hoping to improve the little tractor as the season progresses.  The team has managed at top five finish at each of the events so far, but has yet to score a win.

At the Hunt County Fair Tractor Pull, the team was excited to be among those interviewed for the Chevy Hometown Kids television series.  Host and star, Emily Reppert, and the Fox Sports Southwest film crew, were on hand to record and provide coverage of the event for an upcoming episode of their show.  The show highlights youth sports and is very entertaining.  We were excited to be a part of such a great production !

Lane Duncan talks tractor pulling with Emily Reppert of Chevy Hometown Kids.

Emily Reppert and Lane Duncan talking tractor pulling, at the Hunt County Fair LSGTPA event.

Emily Reppert and Lane Duncan discuss tractors, at the Hunt County Fair Tractor Pull in Greenville.

Emily Reppert, star and host of Chevy Hometown Kids, interviews Lane Duncan, driver of the Texas T-Rex pulling tractor.

LSGTPA Youth Class drivers present Emily Reppert with an honorary trophy in Greenville.

Bailey Melvin receives and honorary trophy, from Lane Duncan, for her National Anthem performance at the Hunt County Fair LSGTPA tractor pull in Greenville.

                                           

Modifications over the off-season to the 'Texas T-Rex', to the hitch and tire package, have the tractor hooking a lot better than previously.  At the Delta County Pull, the tractor seemed to lug the engine more than before.  Again, in Greenville at the Hunt County Fair event, the tractor seemed to really load the engine and may have benefited from a slightly lower gear.

Lane Duncan pilots his 'Texas T-Rex' pulling tractor across the finish line at the Hunt County Fair tractor pull in Greenville, Texas.

Lane Duncan and his 'Texas T-Rex' LSGTPA Youth Class pulling tractor, record a Full Pull in Greenville Texas, during the Hunt County Fair tractor pull.

At the Bonham Heritage Day event, the track seemed hard and packed well, so we elected to pull in a lower gear.  The Texas T-Rex sounded better, but seemed to need just a little more momentum.  The team has changed the drive pulley and gear ratios, in order to hopefully close in on the right combination for the next pull.

Lane Duncan pilots his 'Texas T-Rex' tractor downtrack at the Powder Creek Park Pulling Track, during the Bonham Heritage Day tractor pull in Bonham, Texas.

T-REX Crossing !  Lane Duncan eases his 'Texas T-Rex' tractor across the T&P railroad tracks at the Powder Creek Park pulling track in Bonham, with the Bonham Depot building in the distance.

 

Lane Duncan and his 'Texas T-Rex' on a pull in front of the Bonham Heritage Day crowd, at Powder Creek Park.

Unloading from Bonham, with a top five finish.

  

Preparing the Texas T-Rex for the next pull !

Texas T-Rex Team Readies for Bonham Heritage Days Celebration

Coming off of the LSGTPA double header event in Greenville, Lane Duncan and his 'Texas T-Rex' team have little time to reflect, as the Bonham Heritage Day Celebration pull is fast approaching.  The LSGTPA teams will roll into Bonham on Saturday, and roll onto the new Powder Creek Park Pulling Track for the third stop on the LSGTPA 2014 schedule.  The pull will start at 3pm, across from the historic Bonham Depot, and next to the tracks along Powder Creek Park.

Texas T-Rex Pulling Team Prepares for Hunt County Fair LSGTPA Double Header

Lane Duncan and his 'Texas T-Rex' tractor pulling team will be preparing for the Hunt County Fair opening weekend, as the LSGTPA tractor pulling teams will compete in a double header on Friday and Saturday nights, April 25 and 26.  The events will open at 6pm, with the National Anthem performance by Bailey Melvin during opening ceremonies.  Check out   http://www.huntcountyfair.net    for more details on the Hunt County Fair activities.

The Hunt County Fair in Greenville, Texas, opens with the LSGTPA tractor pulling double header on April 25, 26.

Bailey Melvin will perform the National Anthem, during the Hunt County Fair Tractor Pull opening ceremonies on April 25 and 26, at 6pm.

Lane Duncan and his 'Texas T-Rex' will return to the Hunt County Fair for the LSGTPA tractor pull.

Texas T-Rex 2014 Season Up and Running

The LSGTPA 2014  tractor pulling season opener was a great event, held in conjunction with the Delta County Fair and Livestock Show !  A great crowd of family, friends and fans were on hand at the Delta County Fair Pulling Track at the Cooper City Park.  Rocky Young Construction had prepared the track, and the surface was packed hard and graded smooth for the pulling teams.  Lane drew the number one card, which placed him as the very first ever puller, to hook to the LSGTPA sled in Delta County !!  We normally do not like pulling from the number one slot, but today it seemed fitting to bring the little tractor from Enloe out first !

Lane's first pass was as well as we could have hoped for.  The tractor went straight and stayed hooked to the track surface.  About the 100' mark, the track seemed to really have a hard spot that created a heavy drag on the sled, lugging the motor down for about 10 feet.  After the sled cleared this section, the engine speed came back up, and the tractor pulled to the 153.68 mark before being stopped.  This held for third place, just over 10 feet behind the leader, for a good opening round.  During the half time track maintenance, the track was watered, and on the next pass, the track was a little to slippery to make a good pull.  We declined the pull, and used our option to drop to the back of the class.  Once back up, we had a good pull going, but our line placed us squarely over the tight section in the middle, where the track had 'teeth'.  The sled stopped us at the 106' mark, just before we could clear the hard spot.  Lane held on for the fourth place finish on the day.  The result was not what we had hoped for, but overall, the pull was a nice event to start the season with.  We'll take it, and prepare for the next one !

Thanks to everyone who helped with this event, Rocky Young Construction for the track prep, Gracie Young for the Chamber of Commerce promoting, Richard Duncan and Enloe Museum for the Youth Class awards, Whitley Speight for her assistance in coordinating, and congrats to Cooper High School drum major and choir member Micalyn Rowe for her National Anthem performance.  Thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted !  Great job !

Lane Duncan pilots his 'Texas T-Rex' down the new Delta County Fair Pulling Track in Cooper Texas.   - Jason Davis photo

Lane Duncan makes tracks at the Delta County Fair Tractor Pull. - Ashley Jesko photo

Delta County Fair Tractor Pull

Lane Duncan looks to debut his 'Texas T-Rex' LSGTPA Youth Class pulling tractor at the 2014 LSGTPA Season Opener this weekend at the Delta County Fair Tractor Pull, in Cooper Texas.  Lane and his team are excited to return to pulling competition, and look forward to the event in Cooper.  Track construction was completed by Rocky Young Construction, and the event will run in conjunction with the Delta County Fair and Junior Livestock Show activities.  The pull is scheduled for a 2pm start, with opening ceremonies including the National Anthem performance by Micalyn Rowe of Cooper.

Come out and enjoy the day in Cooper, at the Cooper City Park !!

Delta County Fair Tractor Pull 2014