WGAS Motorsport Entertainment, LLC, is owned and operated by John Borba. After his humble beginnings growing up on a dairy farm in central California, John Borba took his passion for tractor pulling to little fields and county fair arenas around California in the early seventies before starting a monthly newspaper dedicated to pulling. John watched as the popularity of the paper grew to global pro
portions, selling subscriptions to avid fans of the sport all over the world. It was a natural progression – and one encouraged by those around him - to begin promoting pulling events, and his company produced its first major tractor pull in Salinas, California, featuring for the first time pullers from out of state. He also produced his first indoor show – the World Finals – at the Cow Palace (famous venue in California where Elvis Presley and many others have performed). Over the next 20 years, John and company produced large-scale truck and tractor pull tours, producing shows as far away as Tokyo, Japan and Honolulu, Hawaii. As the explosive popularity of tractor pulling settled, John and his company claimed new ground, integrating into their shows extreme sports like Monster Trucks, Free Style Moto X, Bull Riding, Jousting, Transformers, Tuff Truck Racing, Mud Drag Racing ,Transformers and Demolition Derby. John Borba has produced events in over thirty states including Hawaii as well as in Canada, Mexico and Japan. His company was the first to bring motorsport events to Mile High Stadium, Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Candlestick Park and Aloha Stadium. He was the first to bring tractor and truck pulls indoors at the Denver Coliseum, the Cow Palace, the Salt Palace, Thomas & Mack, Lower Events Center, and many more. Through the years Borba has set the standard for arena and stadium events in both production and safety. Over the years, regarding insurance, both WGAS Motorsports and WGAS Motorsport Entertainment, LLC, have operated at a zero loss. John Borba actually set many of the standards that are used today for safety by the NTPA, PTPA, CTPA, MTRA, and ProFORCE.
