I watched a funny episode of King of the Hill, where Hank entered a lawnmower race. Good show. And of course they made fun of the the slow speed which lawnmowers supposedly can get up to.
But I looked it up, and I would say maybe they hadn't done their research, for these suckers get up to a good clip! I pity anybody who'd get in the way of one driving at full speed.
I would have bet that this originated in the US, but it seems it's a British invention.
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Maybe the King of the Hill crowd were purists who figure there's no point if you're basically just riding a go cart.
Ah, so the fast machines are not in factory state, you're saying? I assumed they were (apart from blades removed), so the sport would make sense/be fair. (I'm sure there are *some* rules as to how much you can upgrade them though.)
I sent this to my neighbor and now he wants me to make a track in my yard so that we can race our lawn tractors, with blades in tact of course....
Ah, so the fast machines are not in factory state, you're saying?
I would assume not, no riding mower I've ever seen goes that fast. Hank Hill was serious about his mower and his lawn, he'd have wanted them unmodified stock. :-)
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