Hedge Hog Does Not See Shadow To Mark Pending Arrival of Annual STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series.
With the temperature hovering just above zero on the day before Ground Hog Day, the frigid air smacked U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association sod stomper Mike “Hedge Hog” Miller on the Second Annual “Hedge Hog Day,” as he donned his racing gear and coaxed his 80-mph racing mower “Hedge Hog” from its burrow as the world waited to see if “Hedge Hog” would see his shadow.
After a few hot laps around his frosty backyard, he turned to Bruce Kaufman, “Mr. Mow It All,” U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association President, to translate his prediction as to when he would begin his annual quest for bladeless racing glory. Spoken in “Mowerese” a language understood only by Mr. Mow It All, the news was shared with the world:
HERE YE, HERE YE.
“On this Hedge Hog Day I cannot see,
My shadow cast near me.
So with nerves of steel, fresh fuel and grease,
I shall once again begin the chase.
To stomp the sod and battle the lawn,
To race my mower, hither and yon.
On April Fool’s Day I will begin my quest,
To become Lawn Mower Racing Champion – to be the best.
For 20 years I’ve been rockin’ and mowin’,
I am the HEDGE HOG, and I’m not slowin’!”
Established in 2012, “Hedge Hog Day”, is held the day before the world-famous Ground Hog Day to remind America’s lawn mower racers that the STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Season is fast approaching. At the Inaugural “Hedge Hog Day” in 2012, Miller did not see his shadow. If the “Hedgehog” did see his shadow, he would have returned to his garage to make final preparations for his debut, which would have taken place in the warmth of the summer sun at the annual Huntington’s Disease Race For Research, the third weekend in July in Sparta, Michigan.
The “Hedge Hog” is a 1968 E.T. Rugg, with a 390cc Honda Power motor, that turns 45 horsepower and will go zero to 50 in 5.5 seconds, reaching a top speed of 80 mph. Miller built “The Hedgehog” 16 years ago and has piloted his trusty ride to numerous STA-BIL Series victories and championships in his 20-year lawn mower racing career, including an 8th place National Points finish in the 2012 USLMRA STA-BIL Series. Miller began his USLMRA career in 1993 and will mark his 20th consecutive year stomping sod and tearing up turf at races held across the country.
“Hedgehog” is sponsored HEET Gas-Line Antifreeze & Water Remover. HEET removes water from the fuel system to prevent gas-line freeze-up and harmful rust and corrosion. Miller also uses Iso-HEET Premium Fuel-line Antifreeze, Water Remover & Injector Cleaner. It absorbs five times more water than regular gas-line antifreeze, while it cleans fuel injectors and carburetors. It’s designed for use year-round in all 2-cycle and 4-cycle gasoline engines and diesel engines.
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