Grassroots motorsport pulls big tractors and bigger crowds
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LANGFORD, N.Y. — For two days in August, this small hamlet south of Buffalo becomes a can't-miss destination for fans of a distinctively agricultural motorsport: the tractor pull.
Spectators gather on wooden bleachers flanking a long dirt runway, forming an arena that seats 4,000 people — more than the surrounding area's total population.
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"Everybody looks and waits for this first weekend [of August] to come to Langford," says Richard Love, one of the officials at the 79th annual competition this year.
"It's non-stop action and it's just kind of a big party her
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