Grant County Fair

4-H/FFA TRACTOR/GARDEN TRACTOR DRIVING

Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Enter at:  12:00 pm Contest at:  1:00 pm
4-H Agent:  Joyce Doyle
FFA Advisors:  Richard Gater & Natalie Wolfe

Rules:

1. Admission will be charged at the gate.
2. A contestant can participate in only one division (4-H or FFA).
3. Contestants are required to take a written test prior to driving.
4. Tractors will be furnished.
5. Each person drives at their own risk.
6. A maximum time will be allowed.
7. Time will begin when the front of the tractor crosses the starting line.
8. No assistance will be allowed.  Anyone giving assistance will disqualify the contestant.
9. All safety violations will be scored against the operator.
10. Judges will disqualify contestant for flagrant violations.
11. The contestant will stop and get off the tractor when he/she has completed the course to his/her own satisfaction.
12. Time will end when the contestant gets off the tractor.

Classes: 

1. 4-H Junior Division – 13 years and under as of January 1 of the current year.
2. 4-H Senior Division – 14 years and older as of January 1 of the current year.
3. FFA Junior Division – open to FFA members that have completed the Freshman or Sophomore year the previous school year.
4. FFA Senior Division – open to FFA members that have completed the Junior or Senior year the previous school year.

*** Classes are for both Tractor Driving and Garden Tractor Contests***

Premiums:

1^st place - $10.00 & Trophy

2^nd place - $7.50 & Ribbon

3^rd place - $5.00 & Ribbon