Altenburg Truck Pull Saturday

2012 Altenburg Truck Pull

The East Perry Community Fair will be hosting its second annual 4X4 truck pull at the fairgrounds in Altenburg on Saturday, June 1, beginning at 3:00 pm. Last year was the first time that the fair held a stand-alone truck pull after having a pull several times during the annual fair in September. The 2012 pull drew 44 trucks for 71 hooks from throughout southeast and east central Missouri and southern and west central Illinois.

The admission price will again be $5.00 for adults and children age 12 and under will be admitted free. The pull will use an X-Factor sled from Bungart Motorsports LLC of Jefferson City, Missouri. This company operates seven full-size sleds and provides sleds throughout the Midwest for the National Tractor Pullers of America, the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling Series, and most of the other major truck and tractor pulling sanctions.

There will be a total of eleven classes of trucks at our event and the fair signed fifteen sponsors at $500 each to be able to pay a total of $7,500 in addition to 100% of the puller entry fees as prize money. The pit gate will open at 1:00 pm. Hook fees will be $20.00 per class with two free pit passes per truck and additional pit passes will be $10.00. Contact has been made with pullers throughout east central and south east Missouri, west central and southern Illinois, northwest Arkansas, western Kentucky, and western Tennessee. Several trucks from as distant as 200 miles who pulled at last year's pull have committed to compete in the event.

While the pull is being organized and managed by the fair, it will truly be a community event that will involve other non-profit organizations. The River Hills Antique Tractor Club will assist with the on-track operations of the pull and the registration and scoring of the event; the Heartland Social Club will collect for the gate admissions; and the concessions stands will be staffed by groups from Altenburg Public School and United in Christ Lutheran School. These groups will share in the profits of the pull if it is successful. In addition Perry County Youth in Action, which consists of members of the teen council, 4-H and FFA, will be recycling aluminum and plastic from the pull to raise money to fight hunger in the county.

Classes, rules, and additional information on the pull is available at "Altenburg Truck Pull" on Facebook or by calling 573-768-5448 for pulling rules and technical information and 573-824-5513 for other information.