Planning is already underway for the 25th annual Hill Country Antique Tractor & Engine Show on Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12, 2010. This will be the seventh year for the show at the Gillespie Country Fairgrounds, two miles south of Fredericksburg on State Highway 16.
Activities will include exhibits of antique tractors and antique engines, antique tractor parades, tractor-pulls, lawn mower/garden tractor pulls, kiddy tractor-pulls, farm machinery demonstrations, featured operations of large engines, a blacksmith shop, vendors of agriculture-related items, food and drink concessions, a raffle, etc.
The Aermotor Engine and the JOHN DEERE'S "10 SERIES" TRACTORS will be featured at the annual show.
Exhibitor Registration is scheduled for Thursday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. The Show will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m on both Friday and Saturday.
Tractor Pulls in 2010 will be based on weight, following rules of the Texas Antique Tractor Pullers Association (TATPA). These rules may be viewed at TATPA Pulling Rules For information about the tractor pulls, please contact Tractor Pull Chairperson Kyle Burrow at 830-889-2103 or shereeb@fisd.org Kyle is interested in receiving recommendations regarding additions or changes to the tractor pulls.
Lawn Mower/Garden Tractor Pulls in 2010 will also be based on weight. These rules may be viewed at Rules for Sled Pulling For information about the lawn mower/garden tractor pulls, please contact Kenneth Treibs at (830) 997-5522 and kjtreibs@ctesc.net or Kyle Treibs at (830) 990-5090 or kctmusic@yahoo.com
Vendors interested in having concessions at the 2010 show may review the Vendor Agreement which includes general information and a registration form. For additional information about renting spaces at the show, please contact Cliff Ingold at (830) 864-5754 or cliffrof@ktc.com
Exhibitors who plan to bring engines and tractors to the 2010 show may register in advance by completing and mailing the Exhibitor Registration Form to Show Chairperson Jason Jenschke at 830-685-3344 (voice) , 830-899-2001 (cellphone), or 3404 Wahrumund-Ahrens, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, or President Brian Roeder at 830-997-5962 (voice) , 830-889-5810 (cellphone), or 6918 White Oak Road, Fredericksburg, Tx 78624.
All exhibitors, vendors, tractor pullers, workers and volunteers at the show will be required to sign Participant Agreement.
A procedure is now in place to test and certify youth between 12 and 16 years of age to operate tractors and other motorized vehicles at events such as HCAT&EC's annual show. Information about this procedure is available at Youth Certification (Word) or Youth Certification (PDF). The PDF file requires a special reader; this may be downloaded free from Adobe Reader. For additional information, please contact HCAT&EC's Safety Officer Troy Rhodes at fbgzoo@ktc.com, 830-997-0750 or 830-889-0344 (cellphone).
A limited number of
RV
spaces are available at the Gillespie
Country
Fairgrounds. For information about the RV spaces or to
reserve a space, please contact
Brian Roeder at 830-997-5962 (voice), 830-889-5810
(cellphone) , or 6918 White Oak Road, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.
A
sponsorship for the Antique Tractor & Engine Show is available
for
a $100 donation. In recognition of this contribution, a banner will be
hung in a prominant place at the show. For more information, please
contact Regina
Weidenfeller at 830-990-8551 (voice), 830-889-9348
(cellphone) or reginaweidenfeller@fisd.org
Plan to bring your antique engine or tractor and join us at the Gillespie County Fairground during the second weekend of June, 2010. For more information, please contact Show Chairperson Jason Jenschke at 830-685-3344 (voice) , 830-899-2001 (cellphone), or 3404 Wahrumund-Ahrens, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, or President Brian Roeder at 830-997-5962 (voice) , 830-889-5810 (cellphone), or 6918 White Oak Road, Fredericksburg, Tx 78624.