Video Of The Week - The Lawnmower Grand Prix Is On!

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If your lawnmower is gathering dust in the storage shack, then it's time to think about entering the Grand Prix - Not the Formula One kind of course, but the lawnmover kind. At least that's what grown men in Britain do from June to October and, it sure sounds like a lot of fun!

As the name indicates, lawnmower racing, which began in 1973, involves drivers racing against each other on an even field riding their gardening machines. To make it as fair as possible, competitors are allowed to make very few modifications to their racing machines - The biggest of which involves removing the blades.

To ensure that every lawnmower owner gets a fair shot, the race is divided into three categories - Group 2 for people who have lawmnowers with seats, Group 3 for those with machines that resemble a buggy and Group 4 for the real serious ones with the large lawn tractors. What will they think up of next!

Resources: Telegraph.co.uk

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210 Comments
  • contry boyabout 12 years
    this is what we called red neck raceing it is fun to watch and i have alway's loved to do it i have two with a 30 hp motor on it and it hall's to i race mud drift and just drive around with it.they are really fun to mud and all kinds of thing's i love mine
    • jtipton
      jtiptonabout 12 years
      this is so asome
      • Pooky over 12 years
        that is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool i wish i had 1
        • ranoldo
          ranoldoover 12 years
          that is really cool
          • nameover 12 years
            cool
            • eldavis
              eldavisover 12 years
              i would like to do that
              • Angusover 12 years
                great I would like to do that too!!!!!!!!
                • kerbecs
                  kerbecsover 12 years
                  I would love to ride that while doing work.Entertaining...........
                  • samisonialmost 13 years
                    why do we not a longer to witch it
                    • Hunter Galmost 13 years
                      I have a lawnmower like that