The winner of the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race is Todd Fritsch. Amazingly Todd was the last contestant and he blew away the competition. I think his time was 52.6 seconds. I met Todd last year and it appears that his career is doing well. He’s a country boy who plays country music. He was excited when I interviewed …
Rachael Baribeau Competes in Tractor Race
One of the contestants out here at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race is Rachael Baribeau. She’s an ESPN host of their “In The Zone” program. Rachael says she’s never been on a tractor like the one used for the competition here today (New Holland Boomer). I think she did really well considering. Right before we got started I …
Michael Peterson Starts The Racing Action
Michael got things started this afternoon at his 2nd Annual Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race. I have the start of it on video for you. (If it doesn’t play for you then check back in a few minutes since it’s stil processing on YouTube) In the video you’ll see the tractor that all the contestants will sign after they …
Celebrity Tractor Race Crowd Heats Up
I don’t know what the temperature is out here today at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race but it hasn’t killed the enthusiasm of this crowd. They are into this event. We’re just having a great time watching these celebrities compete. It’s all for a good cause as this year’s tractor that they’re all signing will be auctioned off …
The Celebrity Tractor Race is On
The first driver in the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race was Lee Brice. He set a pretty high standard. His time however has been beat and the current leader is A. J. Clark with a time of 53.8 seconds. I don’t think we’ll have a crowd count but it looks to me like we’ve got twice as many people …
The Mike and Mike Show
I guess we’ll have to call it the Mike and Mike show here today. Both Mike’s will be on the microphone announcing and talking with the celebrities as they stop by for their turn at racing a New Holland Boomer. Here’s Mike Adams (left) and Michael Peterson studying the list of contestants and making sure they’re ready for things. Besides …
AgriTalking With Joe About Biodiesel
We’re live on the scene here for the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race. Here’s our announcer, Mike Adams, AgriTalk, interviewing Joe Jobe, National Biodiesel Board prior to the activities. We don’t start until 1pm but there’s already a crowd gathered on the bleachers in the sun. It’s a hot one and the tractor racing action is going to be …
Michael Peterson On Stage At CMA Music Festival
While I was on stage this morning when Michael Peterson performed I got a short video clip. It’s only 30 seconds long because that’s all we’re allowed to use from any performance due to CMA media rules. I just thought you might want to get a feel for the performance and the crowd and this is a way to do …
Getting Ready For a Tractor Race
It’s about time to take a break for the day here at the CMA Music Festival. Tomorrow I’ll be covering (pictures and interviews) at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race. My hope is to have my posts done by tomorrow night before I head out of here early on Monday. The race starts at 1pm and will take quite …
Learn About the EcoJet at New Holland Tent
Jay Leno wanted a jet engine of a car and he got one. It’s called the EcoJet and it runs on 100% biodiesel and cranks out 650 horsepower showing that this alternative fuel is high performance. I interviewed Steve Reich about the car. He works for Jay Leno doing logistics which includes traveling around with this car lately. The EcoJet …