Back in 1849, settlers formed a community and chose a name
for the common occupation of the group. Today, this community known as
Farmersville, celebrates the town heritage with the 'Old Time Saturday'
celebration each October. Farmersville became a major shipping point for
cattle and bois d'arc posts, and the Kansas City Southern Rail Line still runs
through town. The Lone Star Garden Tractor Pulling Association teams also
run through Farmersville, in conjunction with the 'Old Time Saturday'
event. Staged along the railroad tracks, the LSGTPA pullers gathered to
compete for class titles on the cool and damp Saturday, at high noon. The
well prepared 200 foot track, provided for some great pulling action for the
Farmersville crowd.
The action began with an outstanding National Anthem
presentation by Alli Trusty, during opening ceremonies. The Youth Class
then took to the track, with Jared Stephan pulling to the win by a margin of
one foot, over the 'Texas T-Rex' entry of Lane Duncan. Kody Langham placed
his Bonham Service Center Cub Cadet in the third place, less than one inch
behind Duncan. The top three pullers recorded Full Pulls in the opening
round ! Cassidy Bramlett wheeled her 'Nacho' tractor to the fourth place
spot, with Mason Hovind pulling the 'Yes Deere' John Deere to a top five
finish. Jared Stephan piloted the Korben Colley-Greer tractor to a
sixth place finish.
In Stock Class, Garin Mason took the title, by a margin of
nine inches, over the runner-up entry of Steve McCarley. Aidan Hovind placed
third aboard his 'Yes Deere' tractor, with Kolby Langham finishing
fourth. Claude Lewis finished in the top five, with Alton Degner and
Skeet Degner placing sixth and seventh. In Stock Diesel,
Steve Hovind took the win over Ken Langham, Jr. In the Big Stock
Class, John Aufdenkamp took the victory, with Chancy Williams placing
second. Patrick Bramlett piloted his 'A-Muck' tractor to third place,
with Alex Jesko pulling to a fourth place finish. Alton Degner pulled to
a top five scoring, with Jerry Toland finishing sixth aboard the
'Triple Deuce' tractor and Kolby Langham placing seventh.
The Stock Altered Class saw Alex Jesko take the victory,
with Garin Mason pulling to the runner-up position, just three feet behind the
leader. Michael Mayberry and his 'Pulling for Peanuts' entry placed
third, with Ken Langham, Jr placing fourth. The Motorcycle Class
title was taken by Steve Pierce, aboard his 'Buzzards Roost' tractor.
Paul Smith turned in two solid pulls aboard his new tractor, to record a
runner-up finish, while Todd Hickerson finished in the third place
spot. In the Outlaw Class, John Aufdenkamp led the field
aboard his triple engine 'Three of a Kind' tractor. Paul Smith returned
to pull with the Outlaw Class, and scored his second runner-up finish of the
day, while adjusting to his new tractor. Todd Hickerson overcame some
mechanical issues to place third, followed by Chancy Williams and Ken Langham,
Sr., scoring top five finishes.
The wild Mini Rod Class title belonged to Jerry Toland and
his 'Shinin Time' tractor, followed by Colby Crowe aboard his 'Weekend Warrior'
machine. Tommy Kimmons placed third with Sarah Moody piloting her '99%
Moody' John Deere to the fourth place position. The Super Rod Class
tractors closed the show, with points leader James Moody taking his home track
victory aboard 'Varoom'. Randall Moody piloted his 'Ridge Runner' tractor
to the runner-up position, with John Kiemele taking his 'Dodge This' tractor to
a third place finish. Donny Mayo scored a fourth place pull aboard his
'Blackfoot Squaw' tractor, and Steve McCarley scored a top five finish aboard
his 'ScatCat' machine.
The Old Time Saturday event in Farmersville was a great show
with plenty of action. The LSGTPA teams will now take the trail south, to
close out the 2013 season at the Rockdale Fair and Rodeo on October 19th.
For more information on the LSGTPA, please visit the website at www.lsgtpa.com .
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