55th western farm show championship pull

The annual Western Farm Show descended upon Kansas City, holding a Truck and Tractor Pull at Kemper Arena. Some folks we knew were unable to attend, so we jumped at the opportunity to use their tickets. We had a fun night filled with an overabundance of air and noise pollution, as diesel fumes, roaring engines and screaming superchargers filled the air inside the old arena. While unable to count particulate matter, Security seemed to have a good sense of the danger to second and third levels. They chased us off the second level after only three trucks made their run. It worked out for the better though. A General Admission event, we ducked in and out of several aisles on the first floor before settling on front row seat at midfield. The air was noticeable of a higher quality too, but the noise levels were much higher. Recalling an app on the phone for monitoring decibel levels, the event averaged 85 dB, and peaked at 98.6 dB. Undoubtedly, hearing protection was requ