About Our Club
Shenandoah Valley Tractor Pullers Association was organized in 1990 from three pulling clubs: Valley Pullers,
Tri-County Pullers and Sledco beginning with only stock garden
tractors. The sport has come a long way since those days with the
addition of more classes which include Stock Altered, Pro Stock,
Modifieds, and Mini Rods.
In 1994 SVTPA
joined with National Garden Tractor Pullers Association in an effort to
unify rules and safety regulations nationwide. Since then we have
been affiliated with American Garden Tractor Pullers Association and
most recently with the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League.
The SVTPA organizes
approximately 12-15 pulls each season mostly in conjunction with
non-profit organizations to assist them in their fund raising efforts.
We also do shows for several County Fairs and last year added the
State Fair of Virginia. We pull mostly in VA but we have done
pulls in MD, WV, NC, and PA. We have members from VA, MD, WV, and
NC.
The SVTPA considers
garden tractor pulling to be a family oriented sport with pullers as
young as 6 years old on up. We have teams with husband and wife,
sons and daughters, brother and sister and whole families. We
always strive for safety, family, fun and putting on a great show for
the crowds.
We have our own
sled named "the Hammer" which we use at all of our pulls. The
sled is inspected, liscensed, and insured by the North American Sled
Owners Association. So check our schedule and come see our show
the next time we are in your area.