French Tractor Pulling Federation
The first French Tractor Pulling Federation (FFTP) was created in 1986. It supports and supervises the development of a popular sport. Very quickly, France became one of the leading countries for pulling in Europe. Since 2004, the French Tractor Pulling Federation was born, to adapt to the requirements of the evolution of competitions. Today, many French organizers offer national championship and Eurocup rounds, all under the umbrella of the FTPF and the ETPC. And French competitors race in France and Europe.
To have a good Tractor Pulling competition, you need a good track, rain-free weather, a good audience and of course... Pullers! Each tractor is a technological gem developed by its team... The trailer is not left out with its cutting-edge safety systems. The machines are classified into categories related to the weight of the machine and the engine.
In France, a certain number of categories (8) are present. There are other categories in Europe.
List of services
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Limited Super StockList item 1They look like stock tractors. They run on an original engine block converted to run on alcohol and are turbocharged.
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Two Wheel DriveList item 2They are automobile-like and equipped with supercharged V8s running on alcohol and compressed. They weigh 2.6 tons.
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Light Modified / Modified / Heavy ModifiedList item 3The excess. Machines equipped with various engines and classified according to their weight.
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Garden Compact Diesel / Garden Libre 600kgList item 4- Garden Compact and SuperStock: 600kg resembling a standard tractor. - Garden Libre 600kg: 600kg with petrol or alcohol engines.
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Series tractorsFarm (100% original) & Sport (modified) Original tractor series appearance • Power factor ranging from 1 to 7
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The regulationsAre available on request by email or download for standard tractors.
Presentation
Birth
Tractor Pulling is a motor sport that appeared around the 1920s in the United States.
At the time, these were traction competitions initiated by farmers. The goal? To compete with their vintage tractors.
The trailer is minimalist: a simple wooden sled on which stewards climb every 10 metres to ballast it.
The tractors had a power ranging from 10 to 40 hp and the race ended when the engine ran out of steam and stalled. The winner was the competitor who covered the longest distance.
In France
Arriving in Europe at the beginning of the 70s under Dutch impetus, Pulling was exhibited for the first time in France in 1983.
At the time, the "Tractosaurs" had powers ranging from 500 to 1,500 horsepower. The tractor tracks were full of fans and the stands grew larger every year.
Faced with the growing success of the discipline, in the 1980s, a national federation was created and a French championship was born.
Federal office
The federal office works with the Board of Directors on the life of the federation around its Organizations / Techniques / Communications missions
