Sure, you can use a riding lawnmower to cut grass. But you can also slap on a helmet, put together a pit crew and race. Yes, lawnmower racing is a thing, and it is extraordinary. Think NASCAR or Formula 1—just a bit slower. In England, the British Lawn Mower Racing Association oversees the sport. We followed the members of the Who’s Racing team as they compete in a grueling 12-hour endurance race in Five Oaks, England. Get ready to witness the Greatest Show on Turf.
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This actually looks like so much fun
Sorry folks but I'm declaring this yawn mower racing. What will they race on next – souped up Segways?
When we race go karts we are not strapped in and we go 130km
They even do a Le Mans start
My abuela likes this sport
I come up with these kind of ideas with no alcohol
I'd have to get really really drunk before I did something crazy like that!
When the video says mower racing was started in the 70s, it's specifically talking about when it was started in the UK, as this is a UK video. So it's technically correct, but kind of incorrect at the same time. America was the country to have the first recorded mower race in 1963.
How do they stop the engine from blowing up with the governor delete?.
Are they as fast as a go kart
F1 … never Heard of it.
12 hours of le mow
My grand father has a 1985 ford race trackter
They should've called the 12 hours of lawn
7:40 is it just me or does that music sound like the “Stranger Things” theme song?
This is pretty funny.
I won the indy 500
I won a lawn mower race
Where is hondas mean mower
Keep up to great work on the videos
I used to know some "racing lawn mower" enthusiasts…They were crackheads…Dealt drugs, and put lawn mower parts over feeding their brat kids. I'm not saying ALL racing lawn mower enthusiast are like this, I'm just throwing it out there….I know someone that traded these jokers a rusty lawnmower chassis for their grandmother's percocet…
still faster than 2019 Williams
I agree with the all good ideas coming from the pub.
Instead of Ford vs Ferrari its Craftsman Vs Cub Cadet
Remember when mike boyd did this lol
After finding out it's made from a fellow Irish man I want to do it more
Next up tractor racing or rv racing
I am speed.
I used to it was fun and the people were friendly
🎵I'll be mowing from dusk till dawn 🎵
🎵I'll be mowing from dusk till dawn🎵
Oh wait they dont race with the blade
Cars and cameras made a 65mph lawn mower
Lol
This just reminds me of Gnomeo and Juliet with the lawnmower racing
A version of IMSA’s 12 hours of Sebring
That looks like fun and reasonably cheap to race.
I wanna fly over the track in MSFS 2020
It should be called the game of lawns
Friend: "I went to Hawaii over the summer."
Me:
1:04 why is his head smoking?
Always knew that Wisborough Green had a big lawnmower race, didn't know it was the original!
Like any good idea, it started in a pub….🤣🤣🤣
Charles,Albon,and George was pretty much racing these vehicles
390cc lawnmower 😆😭😭😭😭😭😆😆😆😆
I live in the netherlands and we also have these mower races, only here you can (almost) change whatever you want as long as it looks like a lawnmower. So the mowers have 600cc 100hp bike engines which makes them stupid fast.
What transmissions do you in the rear end? I’m very curious