Jan 26 2009
Wreckreation Nation and Lawn Mower Racing
Lawn Mower Racing started in Britain in 1973 but began in the U.S. in 1991. Wreckreation Nation showed the National Championship Finals of the Lawn Mower Racing Association held in Delaware, Ohio.
The engines used start off with a stock 13 horsepower and get modified to 37 horsepower. Once tricked out these lawn mowers can reach up to 80 mph. The racers are serious about their sport and have a love of racing these tiny machines.
Host Dave Mordel got to try out the course and received a crash course on racing. It looked like a lot of fun. Dave said, “It was most excellent!”
Next the finals were shown. Each race starts off with the racers sprinting to their respective mowers. The Grandma racer Becky over-corrected and flipped hers. She was fine but was out of the race. Kevin got the checkered flag.
In the novice class, Dave Mordel got to ride and got in the groove but said his hands were shaking at the end. He finished last and got beat out by a kid. They were nice enough to give him an honorary 1st place trophy.
These people take things very seriously and even have a mowers prayer which started the race. In the finals, they were going in excess of 40 mph. Kevin won the nationals championship.
Wreckreation Nation can be seen on Tuesdays at 10 pm. On Discovery Channel
