SAFETY EQUIPMENT – In DIV’s IV, V and V+ ALL tractors must be equipped with a high back seat measured 7 inches from the base or cushion.Moveable suitcase weights can be used in front of the rear axles and or behind the front axle of the tractor. The wheel weights must be round and made of metal, cast or aluminum materials and be as near appearing to original manufactured weights as possible. Weights of bolt on type to either the front or the back wheels are allowed. “NEW” Division I Weight Rule for 2018 WEIGHTS – Manufactured original factory weights for that make and model are allowed.Rules Wording/Clarifications/Additions, 4-20-18: NOTE: Blocks, heads and or manifolds are NOT allowed to be reproduced using aluminum materials in all Divisions except Division V+. Example: Reproduction blocks, heads and or manifolds are allowed in Divisions: II-TC, III, IV, and V & V+ and NOT allowed in Divisions I and II. ALL replacement parts must meet the current board’s approval. REPLACEMENT PARTS – The term “Replacement Parts” is defined as any part that was available for that tractor make and model of that era, or reproduction parts that duplicate the original part and must be produced and is accessible to purchase by the general public. Example: Reproduction blocks, heads and or manifolds are allowed in Divisions: II-TC, III, IV, and V & V+ and NOT allowed in Divisions I and II.ġ6. Rules Wording/Clarifications/Additions, 9-3-18:ġ6. Copies of the last used Division I and V rules may be obtained by contacting Alison Barber at (641) 295-1760 or Ticket sales have opened! Check the O’Reilly website for ticket information.īoth sessions will be part of the 2023 Yearly Pass at the NTPA's over-the-top streaming service,, from which the event may be viewed either live or on-demand for up to one year.As per Board of Trustee decision Divisions I and V are no longer offered Divisions in the NATPA. "We're happy to provide our competitors and fans with a marquee indoor event after a long, cold winter." "We've heard from pullers that an invitation to Shipshewana has become a major incentive for them to compete during the regular season," Randall noted. Invitations will be based on performance at national classes (GN for Super Farm and Pro Stock RN for 4.1 Pro, Hot Farm, and 3.0). But once the track is laid in and the bleachers are in place, you can't see it any other way."Ĭlasses that are scheduled to appear include Super Farm, Pro Stock, 4.1 Pro Stock, and Hot Farm Tractors and Stainless Diesel Pro Stock Diesel 4x4 3.0 Trucks. "Before we arrive, you would never believe that Trade Show Building could be transformed into a pulling venue. "The transformation of the MEC facility is nothing short of amazing," remarked Gregg Randall, the NTPA's Executive Director. The open pit area housed in the Stall Building, the farm show in the Coliseum, and the contest on 300-plus feet of track in the massive Trade Show Building. The pull and associated NTPA Sponsor Expo & Farming Show will fill the entirety of northern Indiana's Michiana Event Center. The fourth edition of the Deutz-Fahr/Wakarusa Ag NTPA Shipshewana Spring Nationals will be conducted in two sessions on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, 2023. As it does, so will return a burgeoning event that has already earned its place among the sport's traditions. But winter will someday give way to spring. The 2022 season of NTPA Championship Pulling has begun to fade away while autumn invariably yields to the icy grip of wintertime. No charge for parking.Ĭlick on the images below to view drivers for each class. Concessions will be available throughout each day. General admission includes access to the indoor competitors’ pit area and the NTPA Sponsor Expo and Farming Show.Ībout a quarter of the Trade Show Building's 3,000-seat capacity will be designated for trackside VIP seating with the balance being accommodated via portable bleachers. Headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, the NTPA provides rules and regulations and the infrastructures required for organizations throughout the country to arrange truck and tractor pulls.ģ20' indoor track. Governed by a board of directors, the NTPA is managed by World Pulling International (WPI), an independently owned entity. The NTPA is the sport’s oldest and most respected truck and tractor pulling sanctioning organization.
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