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Lawn mower racing - ROBCAT - 08-04-2016
I used to have a grass cutting biz and like this sport. Usually some during the summer around Worcester. Will try to let folks know.
National Mills weekend is 14th -15th May so if you like some truly eyepopping machinery you can look it up to see whats going on. Wind Mills Water Mills , water turbine driven mills You name it . Often truly awesome to see a mill running and realise it may be hundreds of years old. Google for it
RE: Lawn mower racing - Magenta Sunset - 08-04-2016
my local windmill has had an extensive restoration, now in full working order (wind permitting)
RE: Lawn mower racing - ROBCAT - 08-04-2016
Hopefully Tim Booth et al have added it to the list and you can visit free . "Free" means you probably make a donation after for tea and cakes, and talking to proud owners who let you into their homes as new friends. The power is incredible . We excavated Heads Mill. The last miller strawberry jammed himself by getting his smock caught in rotating machinery.. We don't know what was left or how many times he went round.
RE: Lawn mower racing - zx_volcane - 08-04-2016
Was introduced to lawnmower racing last summer by mr baldwin, certainly an 'interesting' sport. Cracking day out!
RE: Lawn mower racing - ROBCAT - 09-04-2016
http://www.blmra.co.uk/ for news. Watched the local 12 hour race last time
RE: Lawn mower racing - toseland - 11-04-2016
one of my friends in the US competes in mini lawn tractor size tractor pulls (similar to our resident 400bhp HDi owner) and its mental the technology and level of tune those things have,
RE: Lawn mower racing - cully - 11-04-2016
(09-04-2016, 07:31 AM)ROBCAT Wrote: Watched the local 12 hour race last time
Grass must get real short after 12 hours of mowing!
RE: Lawn mower racing - Eeyore - 11-04-2016
lowner mower racing... sounds great... dont know if id make the cut though...
RE: Lawn mower racing - Matt-Rallye - 11-04-2016
(11-04-2016, 01:05 PM)Eeyore Wrote: lowner mower racing... sounds great... dont know if id make the cut though...
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Yesh dat was very good
RE: Lawn mower racing - maxaret - 12-04-2016
A mate of mine was well into racing Lawnmowers,he was always trying to get me involved,I helped with a bit of fettling and development and test drove it a bit (Briggs and Stratton powered Ride On Mower ) - going around a field one evening there was a huge 'Bang' and the engine stopped (almost woke me up LOL) - the spark plug had vibrated right out of the threads
I never raced it because I could not afford to get injured at that time - another mate of mine got a really badly broken collar bone during a racing accident !