United States Lawn Mower Racing Association racer Jason Brown of the DelMarVa Lawn Mower Racing Association discusses his CP Class Racing Mower at the annual Labor Day Weekend STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals and U.S. Open event in Delaware, Ohio.

“Racin’ Jason” is the reigning SP Class National Champion and races throughout Maryland, Delaware and Virginia as well as in national lawn mower races across the country.

Congratulations  to Wally Bender, Manny Torres and Jason Brown, the USLMRA racers featured in this article on the DelMarVa Lawn Mower Racing Association from The Washington Post!

Torres started the local chapter — which is for riders in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia — in 2005. During the trial races in the early afternoon, he and Bender raced in the FX class, which stands for factory experimental or, more accurately, anything goes.

“That carburetor is from a 2007 Harley-Davidson,” Torres said, pointing proudly to his mower. “Everything inside the motor is performance grade.”

When it comes to the less extreme racing classes, the mowers are basically what you would find at a home improvement store. The difference, Torres said, comes when the riders tweak the height, widen the axles and adjust to a manual transmission.

“There’s a lot of maintenance. These guys work on their mowers all the time,” Torres said.

Joe Gardiner, fairground coordinator of entertainment and programs, said that lawnmower racing at last year’s fair was well-received by visitors. The racers seemed to have had a good time as well.

The Delmarva racers will be heading to Bowles Farm in Clements on July 10 and 11 for a national race.

“Our local group is probably the toughest for [single-prepared class] in the country,” Brown said. “That helps us get better because of the local group’s competition, which prepares you for the national level.”

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Meredith Somers, staff writer for Southern Maryland Newspapers, writes:

On May 2, the Charles County Fairgrounds played host to an afternoon of races with the Delmarva Lawn Mower Racing Association, a local chapter of the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association.

Hometown hero Bender and a number of other racers of all ages braved the hot sun, stalled engines and dirt track to bring a taste of competitive mower racing to Charles County.

“I had my first race here at the fairgrounds,” Bender said. “I made it three laps before I got hooked.”

Bender currently ranks as No. 2 in the nation for the SP class, which means a single-cylinder, prepared-chassis mower. He also races mowers in the eight horsepower class and IMOW class, which is for front-engine, highly regulated machines, according to the national association’s website.

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Local Contact:

Jim Phillips, President
NEW ENGLAND LAWN MOWER RACING ASSN
www.NELMRA.com
Home 860-536-6795
Cell 860-861-0426
jgphillips@sbcglobal.net

Racing Schedule:

• May 22th – Ledyard Fairgrounds – Test & Tune
  • Ledyard, CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 9am
    • Racing starts at 12pm and will go to 3pm or 4pm, depending on the turn out.
• June 6th – First OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE of the 2010 season!
  • Agg Days Brooklyn Fair Grounds, Brooklyn CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 7am
    • Racing starts at 9am.
• June 12th – Race for Rett Syndrome
  • Winter Sky Farm, 411 Brickyard Rd., Freehold, NJ 07728.
    • Registration begins at 8am
    • Tech to start at 10am
    • Happy Hour begins @ 11am
    • Opening Ceremony and Drivers meeting starts @ 12pm. Racing to start right after.
• July 10th – North Stonington Agricultural Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • North Stonington, CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 10am
    • Racing starts at 12pm.
• August 15th – Washington County Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Richmond, RI.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 11am
    • Racing starts at 2pm. (HAVE EXTRA PARTS READY!!!!!! TRIPLE HEADER WEEKEND!!!!!)
• August 27th – Brooklyn Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Brooklyn, CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 4pm
    • Racing starts at 6pm
• August 28th – Terryville Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Terryville, CT.
    • Registration and Tech start at 3pm
    • Racing starts at 6pm
• August 29th Terryville Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Terryville CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 10am
    • Racing starts at 1pm
• September 11th – Ledyard Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Ledyard CT.
    • Registration and Tech starts at 3:30pm
    • Racing and Hot Laps will start at 6pm
• September 25th – Durham Fair - OFFICIAL NELMRA POINTS RACE
  • Durham CT.
    • Registration and Tech start at 3pm
    • Racing starts at 6pm

This Schedule is subject to change. For more information, please visit our website.

Schedule

• March 20-21 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Macon, GA)
  • Distance: 12 hrs, 767 Miles
• April 3 – Mower Display at Jacks Small Engine (Jarrettsville, MD)
• April 10-11 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Avon Park, FLA)
  • Distance:16 Hrs, 1015 miles
• Apr 25 – Delmarva LC Race #1 at the Duck Havre de Grace, MD
• May 2 – Delmarva LC Race #2 at La Plata Fairgrounds, MD
• May 15-16 – USLMRA Berrien Springs, Michigan
  • Distance:11 hrs, 666 miles
• June 12-13 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Location TBD)
• June 19 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Caledonia, MN)
  • One day double header
• June 6 – Delmarva LC Race #3 at the Duck Havre de Grace, MD
• June 25-26 USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Zion, IL)
  • Distance:13 hrs, 780 miles
• July 9-10 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Clements, MD)
  • Distance:2.5 hrs, 120 miles
• July 11 – Delmarva LC Race #4, Steppingstone Havre-de-Grace, MD
• July 17-18 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Sparta, MI)
  • Distance:11 hrs, 700 miles
• July 31 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Anoka, MN)
  • One day Double Header
  • Distance:20 hrs, 1156 miles
• Aug 1 – Delmarva LC race #5 at the Duck, Havre de Grace, MD
• August 14-15 – USLMRA STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series (Englewood, TN)
  • Distance:10.5 hrs, 630 miles
• Aug 22 – Delmarva LC Race #6, the Duck, Havre de grace, MD
• Sept. 3-4-5 – USLMRA STA-BIL Nationals, Delaware, OH
  • Distance:8.5 hrs, 485 miles
• Sept 17 – Delmarva LC Race # 7, Charles County Fair, La Plata MD
• Sept 19 – Delmarva Championships, Blobs Park
• Oct TBD – Delmarva Season Ending Fun Day at the Duck

Notes

Races may be added and all are subject to change. There is a possibility of 2 additional races in Kingsville, MD

Race Contact

Manny Torres – President, Vice President of Racing Operations
1858 Frenchtown Rd
Port Deposit, MD  21904
Home: 410-378-8740
Cell: 410-808-5641
Work: 410-278-2054
csm.torres@netzero.net