Looking Back

Cheap Seats was an ESPN Classic TV program hosted by brothers Randy and Jason Sklar, who appear as fictional ESPN librarians who watch and play peanut gallery to old sports broadcasts. Season One, Episode 18 featured the 2003 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Finals in Mansfield, Ohio!

Check out this great video from Texas Country Reporter featuring Tim “Mowron” Robison and his wife Patty “Precious Mowments” Robison of Rhome, Texas.

Via Jim Gavin, British LMRA, a few of our lawnmower racing ‘Gentlemen’ went to Le mans. It’s a bit long at 10 minutes, but…..

You need the sound on…

“I was put here to make others happy.  I believed in myself so others could.”  Dubba G

On February 12, 2007, the USLMRA racing community lost another dear friend, Garrett Gray, “Dubba G.” of Duncanville, Texas.  DG knew he was going to pass away.  Indeed, he allowed me to share the news with the racing community prior to his passing, which I did.  The warm wishes and personal missives were shared with him and they meant so very much.

In the final months before his passing, we spoke often.  Dubba and I decided that he, himself would choose his legacy in his own way, in his own words.

Dubba G and his trusty steed, Geronimow, were known across the land.  TNN, The Dallas Morning News, Sports Illustrated, newspapers here and there – the names Dubba G and Geronimow are known from Mandan, North Dakota to Avon Park, Florida; from Duncanville, Texas to Wisborough Green, England.

Dubba G was the perfect “Racer Liaison” and problem solver.  He could talk to anyone; solve problems, so we made him a staff member.  Dubba loved the gift of gab, so we made him a race announcer.  Dubba loved to eat, so we had him cook the steaks after the races.  Dubba G loved to socialize, so we made him Chief Gadfly.  What a great guy.

Therefore, today on April Fool’s Day, I’m proud to share the following words from Dubba G to announce the creation of the annual Dubba G Everyman Award.  Why “Everyman?”  Because Garrett Gray was every man:  a good, solid family man, a hard worker in his day jobs, a middle-of-the-pack racer, highly MOWtivated for lawn mower racing, and a guy who “found his people.”

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