Paris Agricultural Society welcomed a record-breaking number of attendees to the Paris Super Pull on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Held in partnership with the Ontario Truck and Tractor Pulling Association (OTTPA), the super pull is one the Paris Agricultural Society’s three main annual events.
This year, nearly 40 contestants participated in one or more of the ten classes throughout the evening, including:
- Super Stock 4×4 6,000 Lbs – Winner: Trevor Cox
- Super Modified 4×4 6,200 Lbs – Winner: Gord Belford
- Pro Modified Diesel 3.6 – Winner: Dayton Grenswich
- Super Modified 2WD 6,200 Lbs – Winner: Shawn Timbers
- Mini Modified 2,050 Lbs – Winner: Richard Leighton and Terry Blyth
- Single Engine Modified 6,100 Lbs – Winner: Ken Austin
- Vintage Tractors 5,750 Lbs – Winner: Jerry Fox and Carl Fox
- Modified Farm Tractors 7,000 Lbs – Winner: Sander Vosters
- Heavy Pro Stock Tractors 9,000-10,000 Lbs – Winner: James Dow
- Multi-Engine Modified 7,500 Lbs – Winner: Tom LaRue
Throughout the event, spectators cheered on their favourite vehicles and drivers as they tried to pull the “Game Changer” sled the farthest distance possible. Attendees were especially loud when the various tractors or trucks produced plumes of black smoke or if the front end of the vehicle lifted in the air.
Amy Warner, General Manager of the Paris Agricultural Society, said that apart from all the pulling festivities, attendees were in for a night of fun.
“We have some lawn games like basketball shootout and cornhole to keep people busy in between pulls, and we have four food trucks as well as an ice cream stand to help everyone keep cool. We also have the beer garden and some retail vendors too,” she said. “It’s just a really fun event and we often get two sets of crowds; so you’ll see lots of families coming down who usually leave by around 8:00 p.m., and then between 7:00 and 9:00, we get a lot of young adults because this is kind of the place to be on Saturday night, and they hang out in beer garden.”
Warner added that the event often brings in hundreds of visitors year after year for several reasons, the novelty of it all, being one of them.
“I think above all, it’s cultural, right? There are a lot of families who have been doing this year after year, and lots of people are just big tractor fans so it’s a really fun event to watch,” she said. “It’s also not just the farming community that comes out either, I think especially if people are newer to Paris, it’s great to see what it’s all about and to participate in a live event.”
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
