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
  • emilyalmost 15 years
    no that cccccccooooooollllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!☺☻♥♦♣○•
    • someonealmost 15 years
      you should come to kenya it is a very good place and scout some soccer players mainly in karen schools
      • bruno almost 15 years
        this so cool that i will do that with my land scaper one day
        • FDFGTRalmost 15 years
          Awesome I bet all the time you're racing you're going "AGADAGADAGADAGADAGADAGADAGADAGADA..."
          • peteralmost 15 years
            more awesome
            • Randomalmost 15 years
              Sweet as man but really lawnmowers??
              • Zackalmost 15 years
                That looks fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
                • peteralmost 15 years
                  i want to do that so bad
                  • tristinalmost 15 years
                    cool doods.
                    • eateralmost 15 years
                      coooooooooooooooool