David, Thanks for your reply...and Happy New Year to all !!! Our
group runs a 13" hitch height as well as the other clubs in the state
and we allow the hook point to be no further to the rear than a line
across the rearmost edge of the tires,,we also pull 200' on all
tracks. I'll get back to you on our group (WNYGTPAI) allowing you
folks to pull with us, I hope it comes to fruition (so far, so good),
would be nice to have you folks when we have a weekend of pulls to
make it worthwhile coming that distance. Would love to see this take
off around here, just heard while talking to a few other pullers in
the club that there may already be some of these around (motorcycle
pullers) but they haven't intermingled with 4 wheel pullers yet that
I know of, I'll look into it. We have motorcycle powered pullers but
no motorcycle pullers as of YET, lol. Also glad to see Gary and his
club interested in having you guys pull with them also. I love to see
folks who love pulling so much that they have dedicated pulling
vehicles (hey, it's habit forming,,,ahhhuuuhhh). As this club only
has 7 members so far we need to spread the links to broaden awareness
among other pullers. I'll do what I can to help get the show on the
road but like everything else it takes a team effort. Thanks...Geo


--- In NEMPRA@yahoogroups.com, "David Wheeler" <dmw.kds@v...> wrote:
>
>
> Geo,
>
> In the little time we have been promoting the sport in this area it
> seems as though it's really taking off.
> As far as your questions. I'll have to look at the rule book as far
> as the maximum diameter. We made a type on the website.
> we measure the hitch height from the ground up. It's no more than
15"
> from the ground... hitch distance from center of rear axle is no
more
> than 15".
> All the competitors have different riding styles. Some like to
stand
> as they feel they have more control over the bike. However it
depends
> on how you set your bike up and distribute the weight. I have a sit
> down riding style and that is the way my trike is set up.
> Will have to check on the videos to see if there are any problems.
> The last question you had was if any of these bikes are dual use.
We
> only have one rider that if she wanted could change hers back into
a
> street bike. It really depends on how serious you get into it etc.
> Hope this answered some of your questions....
>
> David
>
> --- In NEMPRA@yahoogroups.com, "Geo" <george3476@a...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi David, I like your green machine, looks like a lot of fun to
> pull
> > with and bet it sounds great too !!! We have bikers all over the
> > place up here in Western New York, I bet this sport would be real
> > popular once it gets a foothold and exposure. One of the things I
> > like about these pullers is a range of tire choices available
> > including dual tires and even using aggressive ATV tires, it'd be
> > interesting to observe how each combination works. The rules
state
> a
> > maximum of 30" diameter but it appears that some are running
> > 31x15.5x15" tires, is the rule book in error as those Dick Cepeks
> > they are running or other "pro" tires are not available in a
> smaller
> > 15" rim size to my knowledge. In 4 wheel pulling most classes are
> > regulated by tire size so it's nice to see an open rule. Also
> another
> > rule that seems curious is the drawbar hookpoint height is
> determined
> > by the FRONT ??? axle centerline and not the REAR axle c/l, is
that
> > right and if so why so, Thanks for clarifying. It also appears
that
> > you guys stand rather than sit so as to more effectively
distribute
> > your weight by body steering,,yes ?? I couldn't get any of the
> videos
> > to play on my 'puter (it would partly upload and then keep
> repeating
> > never finishing, might be something wrong with my setup, not
sure).
> > One other question, are some of these bikes dual use or are most
> > dedicated pulling machines ?? Thanks again for any input. Geo