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lawn mower racing
Lawnmower racing is a form of motorsport in which competitors race modified lawnmowers, usually of the ride-on or self-propelled variety. The original mower engines are retained, but blades are removed for safety. The sport attracts all ages, and is usually entered into in a spirit of fun rather than extreme competitiveness, though many participants do take it seriously.
==In the United Kingdom==
The sport was independently invented in 1973 in The Cricketers Arms pub in Wisborough Green – not far from the town of Horsham in West Sussex, England, UK – by a group of young men bemoaning the prohibitive costs of getting involved in any kind of motorsport. They formed the British Lawn Mower Racing Association〔(BLMRA website )〕 and shortly afterwards, the North West Lawn Mower Racing Association was formed 〔(NWLMRA website )〕
However, cutting edge research at the University of Nottingham has revealed that in fact the sport may have had a longer history. In 1968, the Ashton on Mersey Cricket Club organised a lawn mower grand prix for the benefit fund of Lancashire cricketer Ken Higgs. The event consisted of a dash over 880 yards and was sponsored by Esso and Player's No. 6 cigarettes. The event was won by Daily Mirror journalist Roy Allett and Jimmy Savile came third. Savile reportedly prayed before competing and remarked that he has never driven a lawn mower before, "How can you mow in a council flat?"〔Ernest Dewhurst, 'Cutting a Dash in the Mowing Grand Prix', ''The Guardian'', 7 October 1968, p. 5〕
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