2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album

One of the great things about the National Farm Machinery Show here in Louisville, Kentucky is that it is held in conjunction with the Championship Tractor Pull … the largest, oldest and most prestigious indoor tractor pull, according to Corinne Fetter, Director of Expositions for the Kentucky State Fair Board.

I sat down with Corinne to talk a bit about the tractor pull and its association with NFMS.

“This is the 42nd year for the tractor pull and the 45th year for the National Farm Machinery Show, and so the two have worked together for quite a while now. And we feel they complement each other rather well.”

She says for the men and women who compete in the tractor pull that it is truly a labor of love, that takes a lot of time, effort and money to get the kind of performance and down-to-your-toes rumble and roar that these machines produce.

But she also credits the crews who get the track ready to give the pullers a world class area to put their machines through their paces. And she says none of this would be possible without the fans.

“For some of them, this is their vacation every year. And I can tell you, there are plenty of red fans, and there are plenty of green fans.”

You can see a short clip of a few of the pulls below:

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You can also here more of my interview with Corinne here: