Spending an entire Saturday afternoon atop a lawn mower is hardly a chore for members of the Mid-Michigan Outlaws Lawn Mower Racing Club. Their modified mowers are built for speed, not yard work.

Saturday was a beautiful day to enjoy the sunshine and take the lawn mower out for the first ride of the season. Out in West Creek, instead of trimming the grass, lawn mower riders were tearing up the ...

MACON, Ga. -- "Ready, set, mow!" Racers dash to their mowers, rev their engines and barrel around the course, all in the spirit of kicking grass and taking names. "The lawn mower races are just as ...

On Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m., racers at Savannah Valley Speedway, 10516 Hwy 58, Ooltewah at Goodner’s Equipment, will mount their specially modified mowers and race each other at speeds up to 60 MPH.

When: Parade and poker run begin at noon Sunday, followed by drag races at 1:20 p.m. Raffle drawing at 4:30 p.m. Where: Maine Street, Spirit Lake Cost: Free to spectators. $20 entry fee for lawn mower ...

SPARTA, MI – Chances are that anyone involved in the sport of lawn mower racing is familiar with Jayson Mikula and his family’s story. The rest of the world will now have an opportunity to learn how ...

TWELVE MILE, Ind. — By all accounts, John Troyer wasn’t supposed to win. Despite a qualifying time that placed him in third to start, Troyer’s first few laps were rough, and he found himself buried in ...

MOLINE | In his own words, Russ Wailand's lawnmowers "don't go putt-putt, they go vroom-vroom." His mowers don't clip, crop or cut either. They can, however, race and can clear a lap or two in the ...