Archive for December, 2010

Manny Torres is the National Tech Director of the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association and is responsible for rules enforcement and safety.  Manny was interviewed  by Bruce Kaufman, Mr. Mow It All, Founder & President of the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association during his visit to the 2010 STA-BIL Nationals and U.S. Open (Sept. 3-5).  Manny discusses his role and USLMRA safety and technical issues.

Tom Cole and ARC Racing of Albany, Georgia have been strong supporters of the lawn mower racing community for many years.  Tom was interviewed  by Bruce Kaufman, Mr. Mow It All, Founder & President of the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association during his visit to the 2010 STA-BIL Nationals and U.S. Open (Sept. 3-5).  Thanks Tom Cole and ARC Racing.

The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association presents an action packed segment of racing mowers from the 2010 STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals from Delaware, Ohio. The S Prepared Class, or SP features valve-in-block single cylinder 4 stroke engines over 8.5 horsepower.

Racing mower superstars Paul Krueger and Joe Whitehead along with 2-Time USLMRA Driver of the Year Richard Webb try to reel in “Racin’” Jason Brown for the 2010 USLMRA National Championship.

Ken “Turfinator” Smolecki and Bill Simpson were inducted into the National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America during the 2010 STA-BIL Nationals Weekend (Sept. 3-5).

Here are the two racing mower veterans interviewed by Bruce Kaufman, Mr. Mow It All, Founder & President of the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association.

You can read more about the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America here.

ESPN’s DJ Gallo, pondering Brett Favre’s missed start this week, began to wonder…

But what if his streak had never gotten started? What if his early struggles had short-circuited his football career? The NFL, the world and life itself would be very different.

He then went on to hypothesize on the path Favre, the Green Bay Packers, the USLMRA, and even North American diplomacy take in the wake of Favre’s hypothetical failure in the NFL:

1997: His competitive fires still burning, Favre takes up lawn mower racing. He wins the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association title in his first season.

1998: Favre wins another USLMRA title with a dramatic comeback on the final lap. Attendance soars for the down-home, affordable sport. Favre signs a lucrative endorsement contract with Wrangler.

1999: Favre loses his first USLMRA title but wins countless more fans by accidentally mowing off his foot with a lead on the final lap. He has his foot re-attached and grittily finishes the race. He also serves as USLMRA commissioner in 1999, and the circuit enjoys record profits and earns a national TV contract.

To read the entire article, click here. Thanks to DJ Gallo and ESPN for this great shout out… and should Brett ever want to give our sport a try, we’d be thrilled to take a few spins around the track with him!

What do you think, readers? Could the famous gunslinger cut it in the USLMRA, slinging sod instead?