Big Rig & Bowling Green
Truck Race & World’s Biggest Tractor Pull
Pulling
event
U.S.A.
12 days
Th13 t/m Mo 24 aug. 2026
The trip is organized by
PullingTours.com, part of
CountryLifeTours. Ruben
Fortuin, speaker and engineer,
Patrick IJsenbrand
superstocker and content
creator, and tour leader Anna
Regelink-Koetsruiter will
accompany the group. Anna
organized group trips for over
20 years and has been to the US 62 times before, primarily for tractor pulling. The friendly
atmosphere within the group is the reason many participants
return every year. Some are traveling for the 28th time already. So that says it all
Changes to the trip program are some times necessary
The tractor pulling competition in Bowling Green is the largest competition in the world. In five sessions, spread over three days, we see the strongest tractors in America. This event is also known for its large crowds both in the stands and at the campground; you have to see it to believe it! This year, we approach Bowling Green from the south and start in Atlanta, a region we have not visited before. That takes us to the
Smoky Mountains, the BigRig truck races, and the heart of country music: Nashville.
Day 1: We depart from Europe on Thursday, August 13, and y to Atlanta. If you speak English, you can choose which airport to depart from.
Day 2: We drive through Great Smoky Mountains National
Park and take a jeep tour where we get to drive ourselves.
We also visit a shooting club; for many of us, it is a special
experience to re a ri e ourselves.
Day 3: Today we visit the Big Rig series at the Smoky
Mountain Speedway. Here we watch truck racing with
American torpedo trucks on a dirt track oval. Drifting
guaranteed! We arrive early so that we have plenty of time to view the trucks in the pits and chat with the drivers.
Thick smoke and melting rubber.
Day 4: We start the morning leisurely and then drive to Nashville, the heart of American
country music. In the city center, we enjoy a local brew amidst the neon lights before checking in on time. In the early evening, we are driven around the lively streets in a tractor taxi and can then immerse ourselves in the many bars and venues with live music.
Country city with the most neon-lights
Bowling
Green
300+ drivers, 550+ hooks
and 45 ha camping
Day 5/6: Today and tomorrow morning, there is a distance of nearly 500 miles to cover.
We will break up the drive several times at truck stops, a typical American store and a
tractor scrapyard.
Day 6: We visit the Huron County Fair in Norwalk, Ohio. An agricultural show where animals, crops, and culinary arts are judged. In the evening, a tractor pulling competition takes place here, featuring, among others, the popular Classic Superstock tractors. The basis consists of tractors from before 1975. A great opportunity to view these, as they are not on the Bowling Green program.
Girls wanna have fun!
Days 8-10: Three days of tractor pulling in Bowling Green, spread over ve sessions! More than 300 participants and 588 “hooks”.
Before and between sessions, there is plenty of opportunity to visit the tractor pulling museum or to check on the participants, where a complete engine overhaul is performed on-site following major damage. Afterwards, also pay a visit to the 45-hectare campground, where the fun continues until sunrise.
Days 11/12: We get back into our vans and drive to Chicago International Airport, from
where we y back to Europe. Satis ed and full of wonderful memories of an amazing trip.
European participants
Depending on the number
of participants, we will
determine which language
to speak. We will then
translate it into the desired
language (Dutch/
English/German).
Info and Introduction
This takes place on Sunday,
August 2nd. You will
receive all information
about the trip and get to
know us and the participants.
You can attend in
Wilp or via Teams. You will
receive an invitation for this
afternoon via email.
Day 7: Today we drive to the mecca of tractor pulling: Bowling Green, Ohio. Here we take a look around and chat with the arriving teams. Those who want to sleep at the event check into the Barn, while the rest check into the
hotel. In the evening, we attend a rodeo featuring barrel racing and bull riding. A spectacular experience!
More information before
you leave?
If you have any further questions, please call tour leader Anna Regelink-Koetsruiter at 06-11955999
or send an email to
You can register for the trip without obligation, and we will keep you informed!
You can also register
via www.countrylifetours.nl.
* Trip price, dates, and itinerary
subject to change.
Travel information, dates, and price*: BigRig & Bowling Green trip, 12-day flight trip from August 13 to 24, 2026.
The price is € 3475 p.p.
Register before July 1st for an early bird discount of €100.
For registration after July 1, there is a possible surcharge of approx. € 150 due to connecting ights.
Included:
Hotels with a Google rating of minimum 3(/5), including continental breakfast.
Rooms with two beds (1.40 m), standard 2-person room, optionally shareable by four people; a single room is subject to a surcharge. Lunches and dinners including 1 drink. All excursions, entrance fees and gratuities. Flight ticket including hand luggage and small backpack. Transport by 12-person coach.
Excluded:
Travel and cancellation insurance, visa, other drinks, water and drinks on the bus. At events, you buy your own food: lunch on days 3, 8-10, and dinner on days 3, 6, 8-11.
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