This April Fool’s Day Weekend it will be mow and go in Southern Maryland as Potomac Speedway hosts the STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series for two days of sod slinging action April 1-3.
Grass kickers of the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) will mow ’em down Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3, and will celebrate April Fools’ Day with surprise foolishness on April 1 at Potomac Speedway, 27963 Budds Creek Road, Budds Creek, MD 20659. General admission is $8.00, free for kids eight and under. Racing begins on Saturday, April 2 at 7:00PM with gates open at 4:00PM and Sunday, April 3 at 1:00PM with gates open at 11:00AM. April Fool’s Day festivities will take place at 7:00PM at the track.
“Lawn mower racers aren’t foolish, they’re MOWtivated! ” said Bruce Kaufman, “Mr. Mow It All” USLMRA Founder and President. “April Fool’s Day is our 19th birthday and what better way to celebrate than by racing lawn mowers around a 1/10th mile track at speeds up to 60mph under the lights on a warm spring evening?”
The Potomac Speedway Mow Down Show Down will feature sod-slinging action on riding lawn mowers with all cutting blades removed in seven different classes at speeds up to 60mph. Racers compete for points, trophies and bragging rights. There are no cash prizes and a sense of humor is not required, but strongly encouraged. Racers from Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia will rock and mow, including national and local racing champions.
Southern Maryland is a hotbed for racing mowers with the DelMarVa Chapter based in the Old Line State and the annual St. Mary’s County Lawn Mower Races held at Bowles Farms in Clements, Maryland each summer. The 2011 Bowles Farms Race Weekend is August 5-6.
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