What is the British Lawn Mower Racing Association?
In 1973, a group of Wisborough Green, West Sussex, England townspeople created an alternative to expensive motor sports; a sport that everyone could participate in. The sport of racing mowers was born and so was the British Lawn Mower Racing Association.
The idea came from Jim Gavin, a well known rally car driver who competed all over the world. He noticed a man mowing his lawn. In into his brain popped the idea of racing mowers. Everybody he knew had a mower, so no additional costs must be incurred.
The main idea was to keep the sport as cheap as possible so that everybody could join-in. No commercialism, no sponsors, no expensive modifications, and no cash prizes either; just pure clean fun.
Until now, the British Lawn Mower Racing Association still sticks to its non-profit mission and any money that they earn is directly given to charity.
Events and Groups:
A number of events are held each year including the much anticipated 12-Hour Race and 3-Hour Race. Imagine racing mowers for that length of time. You can visit the BLMRA website for a list of scheduled events.
As far as racing groups are concerned, there are 4 groups to choose from.
Group 1 – A very tiring group, but calorie burning group that pushes classic hand-held mowers to the finish line. The fastest and the strongest usually win in this group.
Group 2 – This group is close to race car driving since you will be in a towed seat behind a self propelled mower. You can choose to tune the engine as long as it conforms to the rules. The British Lawn Mower Racing Association is strict with modification rules.
Group 3 – Ride-on mowers with chassis built for mowing domestic lawns and no more than 18hp engines. It is exciting to be racing mowers in this group as it has a feel of ATV racing.
Group 4 – The favorite among all the other groups. In this group, you will be racing tractor type mowers with front mounted engines. This is as close as you can get to race car driving because these mowers kick butt by topping out at speeds of up to 25-37KPH (40-60 MPH).
Tires will be digging dirt and the mower will be drifting on corners as you turn. The adrenaline rush and excitement brought about by racing mowers in this group is second to none.
A representative of the British Lawn Mower Racing Association inspects and approves your mower before you can race for groups 3 and 4.
The association limits the upgrades and modifications that you can do to your mower to keep costs down; this is unlike its American counterparts where the sky is the limit when it comes to modifying your racing mowers.
Those who are interested in the sport can visit the British Lawn Mower Racing Association’s official website at http://www.blmra.co.uk.
About the Author
Lawnmower racing enthusiast JA Fisher invites you to check out his lawnmower racing eCourse at http://lawnmowerracingsecrets.com. Make sure to SEE what this exciting sport is all about in the race videos at http://lawnmowerracingsecrets.com/videos-lawnmower-racing.
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