U.S. LAWN MOWER RACING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NATIONAL LAWN MOWER RACING HALL OF FAME
Glenview, IL – (April 1, 2009)

In an effort to continue to legitimize the sport it brought to America in 1992, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) has announced the creation of the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America.
“Every legitimate sport and endeavor has a Hall of Fame,” said Bruce Kaufman, USLMRA Founder and President, also known as “Mr. Mow It All.” “Now lawn mower racing takes its’ rightful place along such noble American pastimes as baseball, country music, motorcycle racing, pinball, juggling, trivia and quilting with a place to honor ingenuity and mowtivation.”

The location of the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America and its Inaugural Inductees will be announced on the 4th of July with Induction Ceremonies to take place Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5-6 at the 17th annual STA-BIL Nationals in Delaware, Ohio. USLMRA has released its 18-race 2009 STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series which begins April 4-5 in Avon Park, Florida and culminates at the STA-BIL Nationals, a 2-day weekend championship mow down which also features the Performance Mowersports Expo (PME) lawn mower racing trade show.USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series and a network of 42 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide each year. Races feature riding lawn mowers with cutting blades removed at speeds up to 60 mph. Lawn mowers race in four road course classes: Stock (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph).

Races take place in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.


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