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Originally Posted by Ron61
Joe,
That is good. I spend most of yesterday mowing the yards and working on getting the new Sears Tractor and mower that the cousin who bought my Cobra bought and had delivered to me for that upper lot and driveway. Really nice. It is just a 21 horse one. I am still tying to figure which bolts, clips, and rods let me remove the mower as the manual shows them in one picture for every one.
Ron  |
Good to see you are getting back into racing.Looking forward to seeing you on the track in the Lone Star State !
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Lawn mower drag racing on tap at San Antonio Raceway
Track officials at San Antonio Raceway will take a break from their regular Pro Bracket Series racing this weekend to host the National Drag Racing Lawn Mower Association on Friday night at the quarter-mile track in Marion.
"There will be three classes racing on Friday night," said John Hart of the NDRLMA. "The Modified I, Modified II and Super Modifieds will be competing."
The NDRLMA machines typically hold five to 10 races each season in addition to the monthly races at SAR. Hart said races are usually held at festivals and volunteer fire department picnics. The series also competes throughout the season at Lone Star Raceway Park in Sealy.
These machines are not your typical John Deere, Toro, Snapper and Sears Craftsmen Riding Lawn Mowers. In fact, these racing machines might look similar to riding lawn mowers, but the engines that are under their hood are much faster than your average lawn tractor.
Hart said in the Super Modified class the lawn mowers are capable of running 2.8-second times and can reach speeds of 70 mph on the 150-foot course. Racers typically invest between $1,000 and $20,000 when building their drag racing machines.
In the Super Modified class the rules are relaxed some compared to the other classes. The machines do not have to look like the typical lawn mower and they can run either on diesel or gasoline fuel.
The NDRLMA action begins at 7 p.m. with time trials. The elimination rounds begin at 8 p.m.