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ChadS
12-10-2003 17:51:10
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Re: Re: Possible rule changes in reply to greenweenie, 12-10-2003 17:09:30
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You are 100% on the money. No apology needed here. This is what took my H from div 4&5, back to div 3, if I pulled NATPA. I can remember when 77's were not allowed below 4000. Back in 98,, We pulled at Harford, KY. No oliver 77, 88, IH M, And so on was in the light classes,, followed the rules, for a change. Next pull was Wilmington OH,, Here is where it went off track,,, A sudden rule change imposed by Epperson, allowed 77's in 3500, and made new class, 3750. Every Oliver 77, 88, IH M, and 44 massey, was in the class!! We tried to run with them,, so did lots of others, Rittinger, Birch, Baker, could not beat them, tore all of us up,, They stated, that the rule changes were temporary, and would not carry on to the next pull. At the time,, I was in 2nd place in the points standings, Attended all of the NATPA pulls, placed, got beat etc,, but was in 2nd,, We got out to Columbia, MO for the National championship and regional qualifier. I looked at the points list and I was not even there. There was 3 pulls, that were not on the NATPA listed schedule,, that other pullers knew about, but no body told anyone else. So, I got a copy of the results list from those 3 pulls, and whoa and behold, there was all of the olivers, etc winning these classes, and leading the points,, Could not beat Rittenger though,, he had an excetptional year,, in 98,, no way they could catch him. Ever since then,, I have disliked the NATPA, and what the rule committe at the time had done. As time went on,, more and more Light Olivers,, IH 560-460,M,s what ever has been in classes below 4000. Most of what happened, at the time, was Birch, Epperson, Rhoorda, and a few choice others who were on the board, had made these rules and new classes for themselves, and their buddies. There are some AC, Ol,66, IH H, and so on that can flat get with it, But no way they can consitstanly winning with these types of tractors in the classes, they were never intended to be in. So that is why you see old division 4-5 tractors in div3, and old div 3 back in div 2. As far as I am concerned, It was a great thing when it first started, then all of the buddy buddy people got their way from their personal friends on the board. You know,, every one seems to dislike people like Bear,Harshfield, Cox, Bergeman, etc,, I think these people are some of the smartest people I have seen in pulling in 10 years. They seen what was going on, and went with the flow, they know how much they could bend the rules, and did, Me personally, My H can run,, it can run with a big engined WC-WD,, etc, but not against a ol 88 with over 500ci, and 180hp in an open class. That is why I am building the 460H. Going with the flow,, why? because the rules state I can,, Unfortunate as that sounds, but if you can't beat them,, build a tractor that just might do it. and join em, The only way people will understand what board members who are not in classes they are messing with is to take a long hard look at the NATPA,, It is politics as usual. Just my opinion,, ChadS
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