Fieldays being held in late November wasn't the only difference to the annual offering. The integral tractor pull competition could not be pulled together so organisers created the tractor racing experience that put people in the driver's seat.
Two identical tractors raced in a straight-line time trial with entry proceeds heading towards the Rural Support Trust.
Mark Eager and Lizzie Stephenson, of Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network, took up the challenge...coining themselves as the tortoise and the hare.
Mark Eager and Lizzie Stephenson at the tractor racing experience. Photo: RNZ/Leah Tebbutt
