To mark Opening Day of the 2010 Major League Baseball season (April 5), The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) has reaffirmed its’ opposition to steroids, announced it will measure drivers’ forearms and head size and denied that Mark McGwire would be a pit crew member on a 2010 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series race team.

“We often say ‘anything mows,’ but not steroids,” said Bruce Kaufman, “Mr. Mow It All” USLMRA Founder & President. “The USLMRA will measure the forearms and head of each driver and benchmark results for indication of steroid use. Our sport brings out the racing spirit in the common man, so we’re taking a stance for fair play and a level racing field. I can also deny that Mark McGwire will be a pit crew member of any STA-BIL Series race team.”

The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association 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: Juniors (15 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph).

The 2010 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series schedule can be found here.

USLMRA sponsors include STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer, HEET GasLine Antifreeze, Diesel Power!,104+ Octane Boost, No Leak, Alumaseal, Start Your Engines!, and K&N Filters.

About the Author of this Post

As Founder & President of the USLMRA, Bruce Kaufman is on the “cutting edge” of American motorsports. Known on and off the track as Mr. MowItAll, you can reach Bruce at Bruce@letsmow.com or follow him on Twitter!

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