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As most of you know, our very own Engine Answerman – Bobby Cleveland – set the land speed record for the World’s Fastest Lawnmower Driver on July 4, 2006 by going over 81 mph. In May, British driver Don Wales ‘stole’ this title in Wales.

Well, Bobby has made some modifications to the 104+ brand mower, and will be heading back to the Bonneville Salt Flats the weekend of September 24-26 to reclaim what’s his. His goal is to go 100 mph (or maybe 104?). Check out the video:

Head over to WillBobbyGo100.com to learn much MOW about this exciting project!

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.

We are thrilled to offer a series of clippings bagged from the 2009 STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals! This will be the first of fourteen video “clippings” of racing action, the Performance Mowersports Expo, USLMRA Sponsors, and various interesting mowments captured at STA-BIL Nationals Weekend.

Check back each week as we release a new video in this series, and as always, head over to USLMRA TV or our YouTube pages for more great video clippings!

YouTube user PrinceofMacedon reviews video games and uploads the footage for all to enjoy! Check out his review of Lawnmower Racing Mania 2007, including plenty of in-game action!

On November 25th, The Chippewa Herald covered lawn mower races coming to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls in 2010.  Read the entire article here:

For all those who daydream about racing while driving their riding lawn mower in their backyard, your dream is about to come true.

Lawn mower races sanctioned by the Wisconsin Lawn Mower Racing Association will be coming to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls in 2010.

“We were looking for more of a motor sports activity on Sunday, so that’s what we brought in,” fair manager Rusty Volk said this week.

Besides the United States, lawn mower races are held in Great Britain and Australia.

The local races will be held Sunday, July 11, as part of the grandstand entertainment for the fair, which runs July 7-11.

A flat track will be created, and the lawn mower association will be bringing in equipment to make sure the races are safe, Volk said.

Berms will be installed as another safety measure.

An open class will be held for local residents who want to try out their riding lawn mowers in a race.