Old Unlimited mods pics

[NTPRacing#19]

My family and friends back home used to build and run this Tractor back in the late 70's early 80's, the "Sassy Massy". i was stunned to come across these pics on the net. just wondering if anyone on this site has seen this tractor pull? i wasnt old enough to remember watchin my grandfather and father drive this tractor. just wonderin if anyone has any cool old stories about watchin it. thanks

[NTPRacing#19]

my grandfather Eldon Townes drove it, then my dad Rick and then Rick Ilsley and then it became the Country Girl in the 90's with Rodalyn Knox driving it

[pastfast125]

man, and I thought ridin our little craftsman wheelies was fun:eek2:

[NTPRacing#19]

the more recognizable tractor. if anyone has any of the toy model tractors of the Sassy Massy i will buy them off you!

[NTPRacing#19]

the man who built the motors is a very good family friend. John Knox and Keith Black, then Brain Knox made it into a business as of now www.sassyengines.com

[quads14589]

oooooohhhhhh

[NTPRacing#19]

this was the year my gramp and dad retired from runnin the tractor and rick ilsley took over with 5 engines

[NTPRacing#19]

so anyone around their 40's or so remember watchin these things?

[quads14589]

they race sometimes at the only excitment around my area the fair that comes around once a year. lol

[partyboy300ex]

I never saw that tarctor but i have heard of it those pulls are all over around here i love watching them
Go John Deere!

[400exc]

so how much horse did all of the engines equal up too? and ive never seen somethin with 5 engines! thats insane, so im guessing maybe it was a massey harris or somethin? since the name was sassy massey? but yea go john deere!

[coolex]

im only 16 but i have heard of sassy massy because i also live in new hampshire and i remember seeing a article cut out in a pizza resteraunt in keene new hampshire i was up there for hockey i seen it and im from a hick town so it interested me

[NTPRacing#19]

i think my grandfrather and john knox bought the tractor as the sassy massey from a man in ohio cause john wanted the name or something. i do know that these motors were mopar hemi engines with keith black blocks and still are today. i dont know the power output back then but now a days its around 2000 give or take per engine. these engines are the same engines as a top fuel engine, the difference in the power is all in the nitro methane fuel used in top fuels. as for 5 engines, dude that didnt stop there, the sassy massey saw 6 engines for a few years. heres a pic of the 6 engine powered tractor.

[NTPRacing#19]

coolex yea i see your from NH, i live in Weare NH the home town of the sassy massey. just outside of concord.

400exc these arnt the only type motors that are used in this sport. some guys have turbine jet engines that power them and some and very few Allison plane engines that were absolutly kickass to watch and hear rumble down the strip

[NTPRacing#19]

heres a turbine powered one http://www.ntpapull.com/images/actionshots/ldnation.jpg

[coolex]

ya i love watching those on tv and the turbines are sick

[wheeltrax]

Im glad i live in wisconsin where they have plenty of local truck and tractor pulls plus the national at tomah. One of my favorite things about summer.. THE PULLS

[HiperEX]

yeah I head to tomah every summer for the national, theres actually a few locals here that run them one runs "Wild Cherry" in super farm tractor class, the other runs Case Of Forclosure

[JLanphear]

I watched that thing pull here in Essex, VT in the late 80's or early 90's (I'm thinking more like early 90's).

I'm going to have to dig through and see if I can find any pictures. I remember the name, not only because it's easy to remember, but also cause that thing cleaned house.

[NTPRacing#19]

haha yea the ol sassy did do well

I live in NH to. Doesent the guy who builds alot of them motors live in weare? Next to the go kart track.

[NTPRacing#19]

yea the shop is right next to Sugarhill speedway.

I race there in my go kart. I was acutally season champ this year in my division. And recieved adult driver of the year award.

wait a minute, U know joe belmore?

[NTPRacing#19]

heck yah i know joe belmore. hes the man!

ha, he went to my school the first year I went there, I was a freshman, he was a seinor. so I dident see much of him. alls I know is that he drove his yamaha r1 to school for a cupple days. that thing was sick.

so whats this track I see in that website that is in your sig? Is it a mx track? somthing that I can come play on?

[NTPRacing#19]

its joe belmores track, no you cant play on it cause its serious stuff sorry. yea he got rid of that r1 and now has a 600 i think. that kid has had so many toys!

well when I say play on it, I mean pracice on it. is it a quad track, I thot he was into dirtbikes...

I race mx, Im no pushover slowpoke.

[NTPRacing#19]

dude its dirtbike track, 100footers, narly whoops, big rythem sections. plus why are you askin me i just built i dont own it

someone spit in ur breakfast?

who eltse am I going to ask? I dont event know who owns it. heck I dident even know it exists till like 2 days ago.

but if it is a dirtbike track it prolly wont be to fun anywas, the lips on jumps are always un even.

[theTman]

hey eldon how much do you usually charge to make a track?

[NTPRacing#19]

its hard to quote a track with out seeing the land that is being used. if its in a feild like joes was it would be cheap cause all needed is a doser, fill, and my time. but if you gotta cut, stump out, and then make start shapin, your roughly looking around 10g or so when said and done.

[NTPRacing#19]

mitti sorry if that sounded sour, didnt mean it to be. sorry bud

[blasteracer24]

Originally posted by quads14589
they race sometimes at the only excitment around my area the fair that comes around once a year. lol
goshen?

[coolex]

ive been to sugarhill many times my freind races up there on his champ cart or w/e u call it

Originally posted by coolex
ive been to sugarhill many times my freind races up there on his champ cart or w/e u call it

whats ur friends name? did he race on sat night or sunday?