first truck pull

[grinch4om]

I worked at a truck pull at the fair last night,(fire truck). It was fascinating!I'm an old drag racer so I'm watching, listening and asking a ton of questions as well as maintaining awareness of any misshaps, thank God there were none, I have lots of questions, why manual trans? where are they getting those long 4 link type bars? what are the rules? It seemed some had realy non aggressive tread for a dirt track, why not baja type tires or knobbys or something like that? what is a good site for these questions? I'd love to see up close pictures of different trucks. There was a fast(lack of a way to describe) truck in 4wd class with a 600c.i.+ engine that I'd love to have had in a drag truck! please enlighten me!