Archive for March, 2009

U.S. LAWN MOWER RACING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NATIONAL LAWN MOWER RACING HALL OF FAME
Glenview, IL – (April 1, 2009)

In an effort to continue to legitimize the sport it brought to America in 1992, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) has announced the creation of the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America.
“Every legitimate sport and endeavor has a Hall of Fame,” said Bruce Kaufman, USLMRA Founder and President, also known as “Mr. Mow It All.” “Now lawn mower racing takes its’ rightful place along such noble American pastimes as baseball, country music, motorcycle racing, pinball, juggling, trivia and quilting with a place to honor ingenuity and mowtivation.”

The location of the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America and its Inaugural Inductees will be announced on the 4th of July with Induction Ceremonies to take place Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5-6 at the 17th annual STA-BIL Nationals in Delaware, Ohio. USLMRA has released its 18-race 2009 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series which begins April 4-5 in Avon Park, Florida and culminates at the STA-BIL Nationals, a 2-day weekend championship mow down which also features the Performance Mowersports Expo (PME) lawn mower racing trade show.USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series and a network of 42 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide each year. Races feature riding lawn mowers with cutting blades removed at speeds up to 60 mph. Lawn mowers race in four road course classes: Stock (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph).

Races take place in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Check out this Florida Today article by Lee Nessel on March 27th about the Knoebel family and their preparations for the 2009 season!

Tom Knoebel and his daughter, Bea, 14, will compete in the first race of the 2009 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series, April 4-5, in Avon Park.

“Did your dad get you into it?” I asked Bea.

“No, I’m the one who got him into it,” said the freshman musician in the Fine Arts Academy at Satellite High. She plays the bass and tuba at school, and guitar, electric bass, keyboard and mandolin at home.

“A lot of (racing) is just the adrenaline rush. I was 12 when I started, and it was basically as close as I could get to moving parts as fast I could. I couldn’t jump right to cars.”

She said she also enjoys tinkering with the motors, a big part of lawn mower racing.

STA-BIL NATIONAL LAWN MOWER RACING SERIES RETURNS TO AVON PARK, FLORIDA APRIL 4-5

The Sunshine State will again be on the cutting edge of American motorsports as the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) presents the first races of the 2009 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series, April 4-5 in Avon Park, Florida.

Turf Titans will converge on Central Florida as the Florida Lawnracing Association (FLA) presents the STA-BIL 12 Minutes of Avon Park, at the Avon Park Mower Plex, 2155 Herrick Rd, Avon Park, FL. Spectator admission is $5.00 for adults, with children under 12 free. . Racing starts at 7:00 PM April 4 and 1:00 PM April 5.

Event sponsors include Gulf Breeze Landscaping, D&B Mowersports and Cobra Excavating.

The USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series and a network of 42 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide. The FLA is one of the original USLMRA Local Chapters, chartered in 2002.

Races feature riding lawn mowers with cutting blades removed at speeds up to 60 mph. Lawn mowers race in four road course classes with all cutting blades removed: Stock (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph). USLMRA lawn mower racing is featured on the FOX Sports Net and the Outdoor Channel.

Races take place in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information visit www.letsmow.com or call 847.729.7363.

The Lone Star Mower Racing Association (LSMRA) Texas group spent this weekend with the Pink’s All Out Crew and 450 of the fastest cars in Texas at the filming of Pink’s All Out Episode 23.

This show will air in July or August 2009. Watch for the LSMRA members both in the display area with everything from IMOW to FX including the only 5
engine 10 cylinder John Deere 210 14 foot long lawnmower “The Mow Longer”.

Not only did we display to the 15,000 racing fans but we ran six mowers head to head on the track.

Results were:

AP Class John Nelson VS Mike Cupps. John beat Mike who claimed the green light on his side never came on. I think he was right but don’t tell him.

SP/CP Match with Eddy Akin and Scott Bittle. Eddy edged Scott out at the 330 mark. Both had great starts but Scotts reaction time was a bit slow. I
think the crown noise got to him.

BP Class with David Hill and Caroll Campbell looked good at the start but that 700 on Carroll’s machine just was not ready for the drag strip. Got a
little hole in it. No problem just a bottom case exchange and it will be ready to run.

Those that took time to come out and display their mowers were:

• Scott and Mitchell Bittle from Hope, Arkansas
• Eddy and Patti Akin from Prescott, Arkansas
• John Nelson from Richardson, Texas
• Mike and Vicki Cupps from Corsicana, Texas
• John and Rebecca Merritt from Texarkana, Texas
• David and Julie Hill from Keller, Texas
• Caroll Campbell from McKinney, Texas

Watch for Photos on the USLMRA/LSMRA site shortly.

RACING LAWN MOWERS READY TO ROCK & MOW
AT MACON CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Glenview, IL (March 19, 2009) – In a sure sign of spring, racers from the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) will appear Saturday, March 21 2:00-4:00pm at the Macon Cherry Blossom Festival as sod warriors mow em down at Third Street Park, from Cherry to Poplar Streets in downtown Macon. The event is free and open to the public and is presented by Cox High Speed Internet.

Some of America’s fastest racing lawn mowers will show off including Turf Titans from the Georgia-based Dixie Lawn Mower Racing Association, the East Tennessee Lawn Mower Racing Association and the Alabama-based Dixie Outlaws.

“What better way to celebrate springtime in Macon to run lawn mowers through the city streets at speeds up to 40 mph!,” exclaimed Michael Formentini, President of the Dixie Lawn Mower Racing Association. “We’ve got top drivers coming in from across the South including several national Top 10 Racers from the STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series along with regional and state champions. This event has proven to be a huge success. C’mon out and watch – the MOW the merrier!”

The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series and a network of 45 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide. Races feature riding lawn mowers with cutting blades removed at speeds up to 60 mph. Lawn mowers race in four road course classes with all cutting blades removed: Stock (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph). USLMRA lawn mower racing is featured on the Discovery Channel, Fox Sports Net and Outdoor Channel.