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
  • dhdghzdg fover 13 years
    Ive driven a lawn mower
    • Quinnothyover 13 years
      This is so cool but dumb at the same time i would so do this
      • cheese head over 13 years
        racing lawnmowers is insanity!! why wont they race bikes or motercycles or cars
        • Pavover 13 years
          I have a lawn mower that I ride at home!
          • big blackover 13 years
            who races lawn mowers? Race atvs or dirtbikes!!!!
            • cheyenneover 13 years
              i need more
              • cheyenneover 13 years
                i need a lownmowerr
                • willover 13 years
                  funny
                  • willover 13 years
                    love it!!!!!!!
                    • gogoskateover 13 years
                      that looks so cool. that could be my job.