Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Winter stuff
Sounds like we may need to do a little bit of hitch work, new rules may change how much the hitch is accessible.
Also, we are having a new diesel class between the "stock" and hot classes. We are going to push to allow us to run with them. Also would like to hook in the Light Limited Super Stock class, and if possible run a 7500# Open class. I guess some don't think this would work????? Not sure why? SIMPLE rules, you must legally hook in another current class at that event in order to hook in the 7500# open class. All the rules of your normal class apply, with ONE exception of weight max of 7500#. Sounds easy to me, I would think that the crowd would like to see different vehicles hook against each other at same weight. I would be glad to help with the inspections etc. for this class.
THOUGHTS?????
Thought for the day: The definition of "mas" is festival or celebration..........are we in a true Christ..MAS season???? or have we turned it into a "Me..Christ" season??? lw
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Winter blues
Monday, September 29, 2008
All done "hooking" for the year
Brad, Simeon, & Amy Bickle Thanks!! Brad you are such a pillar of priorities. I count it a privilege to even be able to compete with you. I have seen and am trying to learn from you the value of your spiritual and family life taking a precedence over the "hobby" of truck pulling. I hope you continue to walk with your God, family, and friends as you have shown and continue to be that "pillar".
Brad, Amy, & girls Hyma, thank you. You have been a great friend and support. We could not have done the Kent City Pull with out you guys. Also for your expertise in the drivetrain, so much of Lil Whitey's success is a direct result of your knowledge and help. Thank you so much!! We have really enjoyed getting to know your family as well, and want to continue to grow that relationship. Continue to raise and train those 3 beautiful girls as you have, that is an awesome privilege you have!!! (Amy, If you find a smaller 4 wheeler for me to use, let me know).
Ed and Robin Aten, Wow!!! You guys are blessed in so many ways. I have, more than once, gotten choked up while watching you guys with your many little people. You two are nothing short of inspiring. I am in awe and feel so far behind you guys when I see your love and care for those children. I doubt they will ever understand what you have given, and are giving to them. They are so blessed to have you guys as Mom and Dad. You have been a huge blessing to my wife, myself, and my family.
Thank you all for your support and blessing to me!!!! I am thankful for the success of the year in pulling, however, I believe the biggest success, for me, has been to get to know you all and so many others.
Thought for the day: What is more powerful than all of our trucks put together........our successful relationships. lw
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Kent City
Whoa, putting on a pull is a lot of work. Hats off to all you who do it all summer long, and thanks for all your work!!! I think it went well. We had a good crowd, probably lost some due to moving it a week. The track was good, got a bit dusty toward the end, but it was a long event.
Lil Whitey did great. We managed to pull out a win in the 6200# Mod gas class, and Colleen hooked in the "powder puff" class. She was first hook did pretty good but turned it down to come back last at win it. Robin Aten did a fantastic job with the ole "Silver Bullet". Does that Dodge have a name yet Ed? Better watch out Ed, she looks like she knows how to bring that sled out of the hole about as good as you do!!! Great job Robin and all you ladies who hooked. We also hooked Lil Whitey in the 7500# open class. Pulled at 302' which got us 2nd behind "One Bad Apple". Had a lot of fun.
Thanks to all you who helped so much!!! Couldn't have done it without you all.
We will be posting the video's on http://www.kcpull.blogspot.com/ as we get time to do it. Check out that website to see all the Kent City Pull.
Thought for the day: If you tell your wife that your last pull was Kent City and someone from Toledo area invites you to come to theirs the next week, is it ok to go? lw
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Kent City Pull RESCHEDULED
Also, please pass the word to all you know to put on calendar.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Eagle Pull
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Remus 2
Headed to Eagle this Sunday, noon. Sounds like there will be ALOT of trucks!!!!
Don't forget the Kent City pull on Saturday the 13th. Ya'll bring your pulling vehicles and all your friends to watch ya!!
Thought for the day: Why is it that a mistake of equal perportion to a job well done always out weighs it? lw
Monday, August 25, 2008
Schedule
Remus, Friday 8/29, 6:00pm
Hudsonville, Monday 9/1, 6:00pm
Eagle, Sunday 9/7, Noon
Kent City, Saturday 9/13, Noon
Centreville, Thursday 9/18, 6:00pm
As of now we are hoping to catch all these.
Notice the Kent City Pull website www.kcpull.blogspot.com
Hart
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Schedule update
Tentatively:
Hart, Friday 8/22, 6:00pm
Remus OR Prairieville, Friday 8/29, 6:00pm (Not sure which one yet, will verify)
Hudsonville, Monday(Labor day) 9/1, Noon??? (Will verify as we get closer)
Eagle, Sunday 9/7, Noon
Kent City, Saturday 9/13, Noon
Centreville, Thursday 9/18, 6:00pm
Marshall 2
Looks like next hook will be Hart on the 22nd, usually another great pull. Come on up if ya'll get a chance.
Fremont
Our worst showing of the year so far. Sorry. Couple little driver errors. Seemed like it wanted to bounce out of the hole, so I kept a light foot tooooo long. Didn't leave us enough time to get the momentum up. Also headed to left at end of track and lost the hitch height when we hit the big gully. Harold had another great hook and Ed did not break. We've been saying all year if Ed can hook without carnage he will be a force to be reckened with. Great job Harold and Ed!!! We ended up 3rd and no breakage. We are happy with that!!
We also had the opportunity to hook the "Tow Truck" or we call him "Mighty Whitey". We hooked in the Street Diesel Class. It was fun, ended up 5th out of 12 or so trucks. Kind of surprised with that, didn't expect to do that good.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Mt Pleasant
Morley 2
OK, I will try to catch up here. Morley, the big Morley. It went great, weather was great, sunny and hot. They had 2 classes for us #5800 and #6500. Lots of trucks in both classes, 15 or 16. Track wanted to bounce for everyone including Lil Whitey. #5800 came out of hole wanting to bounce a bit, we feathered it at about 80', that didn't seem to clear it up, feathered it a couple more times at about 125' then is seemed to settle in. Nearpass sled is awesome, Dan you do a grea job!!!! We pulled a 318', we were 4th or 5th hook in class and farthest up until then was about 293'. We knew there were a lot of good trucks coming yet. We did end up holding them off, 2nd place ended up around 309'. In #6500 class we were the 2nd hook pulled a 289.9'. Harold L was the first hook and had turned it down, so he was coming back as last puller. All the other trucks hooked and we were still holding down the 1st place spot by 5'-6'.....................but then that slippery snake Harold hooked for his second hook and pulled at 290.2'. We ended up 2nd by about 3". Great pull Harold, it was a great looking run!!!!!!!!! Ed A broke rear right axle at about 220' in the #5800 class. We pulled out the broken one and tried to find a truck we could borrow on from but not many trucks use the Dana 70's anymore. We ended up not finding an axle for him. We are really bummed for Ed, he has had a really touch year for breakage. Hang in there Ed, you have a really nice truck and it will win a lot of pulls once you get the bugs out of it!!!!!!
Thought for the Day: Time = Digression. The creation of evolution is the attempt to digress The Creator lw
Monday, August 4, 2008
Evart
OK, sorry about the wait. We went up to Evart last Wednesday. We were expecting a mediocre track at best. The track was actually really good, other than a few stones. The sled had a bit to be desired. We hooked in a #6500 and #7500 class. Sled started hard, they had a lot of weight in the pan, but once we got it going it went alright. We full pulled the first hook, then full pulled in the pull off. Ed Aten and Harold LaFond also full pulled. They were both right there in the pull off but didn't quite get it out the end. #7500 class we full pulled on first hook, boy that thing started hard. Ed broke the CV joint coming out of front of transfer case so Harold was only other one who full pulled. We had asked the sled driver if the #8000 diesels could pull before our pull off so we could cool down a bit. So they added MORE weight to the pan and hooked the first #8000 diesel, Marty N, he full pulled. The second and third Diesels couldn't even get the sled to move. So Harold and Lil Whitey did our pull off. We full pulled and Harold couldn't get his clutch to engage. That was pretty fun pulling the sled to a full pull while some heavier diesels couldn't get it rolling. All in all was a really fun night. Marty mopped up again in the diesel classes. Ed and Harold did great, except that sled hated clutches. Great pull guys, Thanks!!!!!
Thougth for the day: Are we dreaming of living, or living a dream? Perspective is everything. lw
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ionia, no pull for Lil Whitey
Next scheduled hook is Evart next Thursday and Barryton Friday, then the big time event at Morely on Saturday. NTPA will have some of their classes there as well, along with all of our classes. Well worth the trip to go to. Evart and Barryton are somewhat in the air yet for Lil Whitey?? We will confirm as we get closer.
Thought of the day:
The best reward you can give yourself is someone else saying "Thank You" lw
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Muskegon 2
Pull went great!! Track was really wet and tore up when we got there about 5:30, it had just rained about 3/10 of inch about an hour previous. Kim Wagner had pushed all the top mud off the track and cut down into the more solid under pan. He packed it down just before pull. They ran the heavier farm tractor classes first then some other tractor classes. We (spark pluggers) were last. Track was good and "biting" by then, great job Kim, Thanks!! We were the first hook so we got to turn it down, gives us another hook. :-) Went about 315' on first hook, Ed Aten (the Silver Dodge team) was the only other truck in the class that night, hooked second and he did great 306' or so. Our second hook was a little better than our first one. We had some bounce starting on first hook right at the beginning, so on second hook we eeeezed into it a bit slower and avoided some bounce. Took it to 317' that time. One of the few times we did better on second hook after turning down the first one. Bruce Hyma thinks the Pilot, Jeff, has something wrong with his head by turning down that first hook. It was a good hook and I (Lil Whitey) thinks he has something wrong with his head too, it's just these other guys are finally figuring it out!!! :-)
Thought of the day:
"If it is the end we are looking forward too only, we will miss the joy of the journey" lw
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Remus
Fun pull, Hot!!! Had trouble keeping Tranny cool!! #5500 (bumped to #5700, most of us weigh around #5700 stripped) Managed to squeek out a 1st. In the #6500 class Brad, Joe and I full pulled, Brad got us by a couple feet in the pull off, for a 2nd. In the #7500 class Brad and I full pulled first time around, we eeked past Brad by a few feet in the pull off for another 1st. They had an #8000 open class, gas and diesel together. We were a bit nervous about hooking with the diesels again, some of those guys run really hard. We were first hook, had a great run, had to just wait and watch the diesels (we were only "spark plugger" in the class), they all had good runs and tried to reach the mark set by Lil Whitey, Marty hooked last in class and came within a few feet but didn't have enough. It is a riot to beat those diesels, I asked Marty if he had turned his programmer down to make it even :-) He said he gave it all he had, YES!!! A 1st in the open class is always fun!!! Over all a great night, lots of fun. W.A.T.A you guys put on a great pull!!!! Thanks!!!! They are putting on another pull in Barryton on the 1st of August and a second pull in Blanchard, I think, on the 22nd of August, we will be in Hart that night.
Thanks to Aaron, Jerry, Dad, and some of Joe's team for helping "throw weights", there was not a lot of time between classes to weigh up. Thanks, Aaron, for taking video!! THANKS GUYS!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sparta
Pull went well last night. Had some local pickups battling each other, had some good competition between them. Brad B was there again, he fixed his "bouncing" problem, at least last night. He continues to inch toward us. He is a tough competitor, we still managed to Eeek past him by a couple feet. Track had a mud hole right in the middle, had to have some good momentum to get through that.
Headed to Remus tonight, barring any rainouts.
What...... A pull in Kent City???
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sparta pull
A missed thank you
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Morely "One"
Morely had their typical "power track", you guys do a great job of building a track, thanks. We had 2 6200# classes, basically same trucks hooked twice. Track had a few "waves" in it, thankfully we didn't have much of a "bounce" issue. Brad and Joe seemed to be fighting the "bounce" a little, I am sure our day is coming (hope not). Because they had to "step out of it" a little we could keep a little bit more momentum. We edged them out for the wins, we will take them when we can, both those guys, Joe Felice and Brad Bickle, have very strong trucks and can win at any given pull.
Blanchard
Track was pretty slippery at start of evening, and first class being the light one, there was not much traction. Sat idling too long before this first hook. Was quite warm when we left the line, water and engine oil where about 245 at finish. Boiled out about 1 1/2 gallons of water and vapor locked the fuel, so we had to be towed back to pits. Ran water pump and fans for 25 minutes or so, got the water temp back down to about 130. Started right up and ran great for 6500# class. Had a bit more traction with extra weight and track was coming to as well. Got a full pull in that one. Temps stayed good for rest of night as long as we let Lil Whitey cool down between hooks. First run of 7500# class they had sled set to slow, we were headed for the woods. Thankfully we got stopped without getting "rammed" by the sled. The second hook in 7500# was a bit tougher, we were working on that one. Also hooked in the 8000# open class, gas & diesel trucks, RWYB (run what ya brung). I don't have a video of that one, my video person, Kalah, was riding with me!!!! They allowed a rider and Kalah wanted to ride.......I think she liked it.
Took 1st place in 5500#, 6500#, & 7500# classes and 2nd place in the 8000# class behind the STRONG running diesel called "One Bad Apple". This was a little better(funner) night than Thurs.
Gladwin
Thanks to Brad & Bruce Hyma, Tim Guild, Ed Aten, Harold LaFond, and Jim Bailey for all your help during the "charactor building class".
Monday, June 16, 2008
Many Special Thanks!!!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Muskegon "one"
Whoa, it was just starting to rain (again) as we got going on the first hook. Still had pretty good footing, Doug Nearpass (the sled operator) definitely had us trucks reigned in a lot tighter here in Muskegon than at Marshall last week. I had all I could do to get it up to 6600 RPM on first hook and about 6800 RPM on second hook (a bit more slippery footing), nowhere to run. He had that ole sled tied right to the ground by 200' or so. The "pilot" (and I was too, I love this stuff) was ready to give it another try. Since we were the first hook in the class we were able to take the first pull or deline and take the second pull distance. If you decline you have to use the second pull distance as your official distance. Brad B was the only other truck in the class at this event, however, he is as tough as anyone. We were having too much fun and decided to decline the first hook. Brad was having a tough time with some "wheel hop" and had to step out of it, "giving" us an easier shot. We lost a few feet in second run, however, still had enough to win out Brad. Thanks Brad, we owe you one. Second hook was definitely a lot more slipperey, thanks to the rain.
Headed to Gladwin, hopefully, on Thursday. Will keep ya all informed when we get back. If I don't get any "ouwies" we hope to head to Blanchard on Friday and Morely on Saturday. If any of ya'll can make it out, look us up.
If ya'll are seeing something that would be helpfull to myself or "pilot", make some comments. We will take all advise into "consideration".
Thanks and God Bless,
Lil Whitey
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Video of maiden voyage, Marshall MI
Was a fun run, had a pretty good head of steam going out the end. My "pilot" let off a little toward the end then stepped into it, I think he was afraid he was going to run the fence over, thankfully that grass was slippery. Ended up getting 339.6', got beat by 340' and 365' out of 13 trucks. Not bad for first time, I like dancing like that!!!! :-)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Schedule
2008 pull schedule
6/7/08 4:00pm Saturday Marshall
6/13/08 4:00pm Friday Muskegon
6/19/08 5:00pm Thursday Gladwin
6/20/08 6:30pm Friday Blanchard
6/21/08 4:00pm Saturday Morley
7/17/08 6:00pm Thursday Sparta
7/18/08 6:30pm Friday Remus
7/22/08 6:00pm Tuesday Muskegon
7/24/08 ??? Thursday Ionia Free Fair
7/30/08 6:00pm Wednesday Evart (Osceola)
8/1/08 6:30pm Friday Barryton
8/2/08 Noon Saturday Morley
8/5/08 5:30pm Tuesday Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant
8/8/08 6:00pm Friday Fremont
8/9/08 ?? Saturday Hawkins
8/18/08 6:00pm Monday Hudsonville
8/22/08 5:00pm Friday Hart