Archive for 2010

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 Junior Prepared, or JP Class offers fun, safe racing for 10-15 year olds. JP mowers run under strict modifications and must be front engine, stamped steel frame machines.

Pierce Benton seeks to retain his STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series title while Mariah Peeler, Shorty Bell, and Hayden Martin chase him down.

Welcome to Big Dog Racing, a USLMRA Local Chapter based in Rapid City, South Dakota, with a home track in Chadron, Nebraska.

“Our chapter started in 2000 and within a couple of years we had a bunch of AP mowers running,” said Big Dog Racing President Casey Eaton. “By 2006 we had moved on to more SP machines and in 2007 we had a strong showing of BP mowers. Then we started having monthly races at our permanent track and about 30 mowers would come out for each event. “

Big Dog Racing runs on a home track in Chadron, Nebraska but plans to travel to racing venues in other locations in Nebraska and South Dakota.

“The Chadron track is a road course that has many options, “ said Casey. “My dad, Roger, has proudly set up a different track for every race. We currently leave the Starting Line in an Inside / Outside form and run two races counter clockwise and one clockwise. The east end of the track is 1/6th mile banked oval. We have a water tank that we use to make a good racing surface and to keep the dust down. My dad, Roger and I, couldn’t have made all of this happen with out the support of our racers and area. Let’s mow!”

Home Track Location

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East Norfolk Ave., Chadron NE 69337
Chadron, Nebraska
Latitude: 42.842194
Longitude: -102.99408

Big Dog Racing Contact

Mr. Casey Eaton
234 St. Francis
Rapid City, SD 57701
caseyeaton@hotmail.com
Phone: 605-391-0232

Chadron, Nebraska

• chadron-nebraska.com
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadron,_Nebraska

Rapid City, South Dakota

• rcgov.org
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota

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 IMOW Class emphasizes driving ability and features nearly identical machines under strict modifications.

Chris Van Maastricht and Wally Bender battle it out for the STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series Championship. Lee Vine discusses United States Lawn Mower Racing Association Affiliated Clubs and Local Chapters.

Today, we remember the passing of Charles Powell, Mr. Mowjangles.

The following clip from G4TV.com features Charles as Chief Steward at a 2005 U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association event in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2005:

Mow on Mr. Mowjangles!

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 B Prepared Class, or BP, features overhead valve and V-Twin 4 stroke engines 20 horsepower and under.

4-Time STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series National Champion mows for 5 in a row, while Robert Sparbel, Jason Brown and James Mikula try to deny him his title. Glen Van Epps discusses his “mowtivation” for lawn mower racing.