LSGTPA Test Session

The 2012 LSGTPA pulling season is now upon us, and the annual Test -n- Tune event for the pullers is planned for Saturday, March 17, and will be held at the Bonham, Texas pulling track. Details and directions can be found on the LSGTPA website, with the event slated for a 9am start. If you are interested in pulling, this is a great chance to visit with the drivers and check out the tractors. For those with new tractors, this is the best chance to have the tech officials approve the machines for competition in 2012.

For some teams, like the Duncan Motorsports 'Texas T-Rex' entry, driven by Lane Duncan, this is an opportunity to test some different parts and combinations. During competition, teams can be hesitant to try a different gear, clutch setup, or weight change. So, the Test-n-Tune event is the perfect time, to make a pull using that combination that looks so good on paper !

The Duncan Motorsports crew has had to adjust the pedal locations, for both the clutch and throttle positions, after the driver gained a little height and weight over the winter. The team has also changed the clutch setup, in an attempt to widen the tuning window for some of the more challenging tracks. Previously, the clutch setup has had a terribly small window for either slipping or being too aggressive, and we hope that problem has been solved. Also, we would like to secure a baseline on the tractor weight balance. In the past, we have been making wholesale changes in weight balance with the tractor, from track to track. This year, we would like to start out with a better handle on the balance, and make minor changes in weight location as needed.

After pulling two seasons with factory molded tires, the 'Texas T-Rex' will be sporting a fresh 'cut' of rubber on the rear wheels. As most pulling teams are well aware, the rear tire is a huge factor in the success of a puller. The Duncan Motorsports team will be experimenting with the art of 'tire cutting' this season, to try and hopefully find that slightest bit of traction advantage, needed to pull to the front !

The Duncan Motorsports team will be testing spark plugs from NGK and belts from Gates Powertrain on the 'Texas T-Rex' entry, and will be recording video footage via GoPro video camera equipment. We would like to thank all of our sponsors and friends who will be helping make our 2012 pulling season possible, all of whom will be featured throughout the season, here on our home site. Check the LSGTPA pulling schedule for an event near you, and please come out and see us !! LLLLLLLLets get ready to rummmmmble !!!

LSGTPA 2012 SEASON CALENDAR

The 2012 LSGTPA tractor pulling schedule is filling up, for the 11th year of tractor pulling action for the group ! The events planned at this time include the following:

3-17-12 Test and Tune - 300 N Old Ector Rd, Bonham, Tx 75418
4-21-12 East Tawakoni Tractor Pull - 494 State Hwy 276, East Tawakoni, Tx
5-5-12 Bonham Heritage Days Festival Pull - 300 N Old Ector Rd, Bonham, Tx 75418
6-8, 6-9 Hunt County Fair Pull - Jack Finney Blvd, Greenville, Tx 75401 (2 day pull)
7-28-12 West Tractor Pull - 2547 Jerry Mashek Dr., West, Tx 76691
8-11-12 Bill Halter Memorial Pull - 1 Pruett St, Blue Ridge, Tx 75424
9-15-12 Old Town Festival - 501 S. Dalton St., Bartlett, Tx 76511
10-6-12 Old Time Saturday - 100 S. Rike, Farmersville, Tx 75442
10-20-12 Rockdale Tractor Pull - 200 Walnut, Rockdale, Tx 76527

Check the LSGTPA.com website for more details, maps and updates to the schedule.

Duncan Team Prepares for 2012 Return in HD

Lane Duncan has been preparing the Texas T-Rex tractor for a 2012 return to LSGTPA pulling competition, and when the season begins, will be pulling in HD ! In 2010, the team captured on-board footage, using a Kodak digital camera with video capability. The team then acquired the GoPro video equipment for the 2011 season and captured on-board video aboard the tractor as well as the LSGTPA sled. The team will again utilize the GoPro equipment for onboard video in 2012, and has now added a pair of High Definition video cameras for filming the pulls from the finish line and trackside locations ! As we learn and improve the GoPro filming from onboard, we hope to be able to add the trackside videos of each pass to the same video posting. In this way, competitors and fans will be able to view a pull from multiple camera angles !!







We will be posting our videos of the Texas T-Rex action on our TeamTxTrex YouTube channel (see link), and will also post the LSGTPA pulling action from other tractors on the new LSGTPApulling YouTube channel. Be sure and check out these video channels and add them to your favorites !!







Rumor has it, that the first pull is already scheduled for April 21 in East Tawakoni. The event will be held in conjunction with a chili cookoff near Lake Tawakoni !

***update****

tentative pull dates are being confirmed, and appear as follows:

March 17 Test and Tune
April 21 East Tawakoni, Tx (Lake Tawakoni chili cookoff)
May 5 Bonham, Tx (Heritage Days festival)
June 8, 9 Greenville, Tx (Hunt County Fair)
October 6 Farmersville, Tx (Old Time Saturday celebration)

Duncan Scores Top Three Finish in LSGTPA

With the 2011 LSGTPA tractor pulling season in the books, the points champions will soon be crowned.  Lane Duncan was able to put together a great start to the season and score a mid season win to lead the points for a time, and managed to hold onto a third place finish in the LSGTPA points.  Congratulations are in order for the Bonham Service Center team tractor, piloted by Kody Langham, in their 2011 Youth Class Championship run.  Langham was able to hold off the 2010 Champion, Aidan Hovind, by one point to top the class.  Lane Duncan pulled the 'Texas T-Rex' to a close third place, in the final standings. 

The final points standings came down to the next to last event, where the top three tractors battled to secure their positions in an exciting event held in Farmersville, Texas.  For full event results and season points standings in all of the LSGTPA classes, visit the LSGTPA web site at http://www.lsgtpa.com/

PULLING ACTION HEADED TO FARMERSVILLE

Preparations are underway in the Texas T-rex camp, to ready the tractor for the upcoming Old Time Saturday in Farmersville, Texas.  The LSGTPA pulling team is coming off of two pulls, in which the results were less than had been hoped for.  The driver has performed flawlessly, but tuning calls on tricky tracks and some untimely parts breakage have hindered the team in the last couple of outings.  We hope the Old Time Saturday celebration can lead to a 'good time celebration' for the T-Rex Team and friends !! 

Regardless of the results, you can bet that the Old Time Saturday will be a lot of fun !! For more information on the event, go to the farmersvilletx.com link:

http://www.farmersvilletx.com/docs/OTS_schedule_10_01_11.pdf


See ya in Farmersville !!
Let's check out the LSGTPA blog, over at:

http://lsgtpatractorpulling.blogspot.com/

LANE PILOTS T-REX TO GREAT 2011 SEASON

As the record breaking heat wave begins to close out the 2011 summer, Lane Duncan is preparing to close out his 2011 tractor pulling season with record breaking performances.   It might not seem difficult to set career records in your second season of competition, but when the competitors are those in the LSGTPA Youth Class, just keeping up is a monumental task.  Lane has managed to record his first win in 2011, held the points lead for a mid season stretch, and now is in position to record a top three finish to improve on his fourth place finish in 2010. 

The next LSGTPA pull for Lane and the T-Rex will be in Farmersville, Texas.  The pulling event will be held in conjunction with the Old Time Saturday celebration on October 1st. 

Texas T-Rex prepping for Heritage Day in Bonham, Texas

Lane and the Texas T-Rex are preparing for the Heritage Day festival in Bonham, Texas.  After the Hunt County Fair pull in Greenville, Texas, a few changes were made to the tractor that may affect the weight balance.

 Additional shielding has been installed, for driver protection, in the event of any engine or drivetrain component failure.  The weight of the shielding will need to be compensated for elsewhere on the tractor.  So, a little test session is planned for Saturday morning on July 23rd.  If all goes as planned, we will stop by at the Red River Valley Antique Tractor Club pull at the Love Civic Center, in Paris. 

The Red River Valley Antique Tractor Club will be having an event at the Love Civic Center, starting at 8am.  We were invited to perform an exhibition for the club, with plans to combine an LSGTPA event in the future with this event....so, we will have an opportunity to test while we put on a show for the club members and spectators.  After a test pass in Paris, we will then make any changes we feel are needed, and head to the Bonham event.
We are excited about the opportunity to pull at the Paris event, and hope that our appearance can lead to the addition of an LSGTPA show in Paris. If you're an early riser, venture out to the Love Civic Center in Paris, Texas to see Lane and his Texas T-Rex pull.  The antique tractors will put on an awesome show throughout the morning !

17TH ANNUAL RED RIVER VALLEY ANTIQUE TRACTOR CLUB POWER OF THE PAST
July 23rd--- Paris, Texas (Sat) at the Love Civic Center (Pull only)

Weigh in 7:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M.-5 P.M.
Red River Valley Antique Tractor Show
Contact: 903.395.3138 or 903.785.1365


Once the antique tractors wet your appetite for pulling action, head on over to Bonham with us, for the Heritage Day Festival Tractor Pull at the park !!!