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Offline Pilgrim

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Lawnmower racing
« on: December 30, 2006, 11:31:29 am »
http://www.blmra.co.uk/modules/xoopsfaq/index.php

Not quite approaching the majesty of Le Mans, but it tickled me all the same.

I don't know whether or not to consider them geniuses or simply mad.
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2006, 11:40:59 am »
the guys who race the mowers that you have to push are crackers.

But it looks like bloody good fun.
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2006, 05:45:51 pm »
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I don't know whether or not to consider them geniuses or simply mad.
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Hi Pilgrim,
              There own description says from serious racing to serious drinking so i woud say very much like us through perhaps little further beyond the Lunatic Fringe than most of us ;D
Canada Phil
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2006, 06:22:08 pm »
Noooooooo!!!!!  Please don't give Tom ideas.   ;)
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2007, 01:57:40 pm »
The current World Champion works at the same BAe Systems site as I do. In fact he was an apprentice at the same time as me. He nearly got sacked for nicking materials to build his lawn mower though.
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2007, 02:40:51 pm »

Country File did a feature on this last year........

Looked mad!
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2007, 03:37:13 pm »
Quote from: Chris24 on January 02, 2007, 01:57:40 pm
The current World Champion works at the same BAe Systems site as I do. In fact he was an apprentice at the same time as me. He nearly got sacked for nicking materials to build his lawn mower though.
I chap I used to know made a camper van from BAe scrap - pilots seats, passenger seats, overhead lockers, water tank etc.

A mower made out of titanium and carbon fibre, sounds great.
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2007, 01:21:43 am »
My mate had a £1500 titanium backed carbon fibre sump guard on his Nova rally car curtesey of BAe Systems. Not that they knew about it mind !
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2007, 02:08:53 pm »
Cracking stuff, but a Nova!
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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2007, 12:30:58 am »
don't worry, the guard was for the engine.
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Re: Lawnmower racing
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2007, 02:35:04 am »
Quote from: Truck on January 03, 2007, 02:08:53 pm
Cracking stuff, but a Nova!
Bare in mind that this particular Nova was producing 200 BHP from a 1400 cc engine. Full kit car spec 16 Valve engine from a Tigra.

He recently sold the car to Austin McHale's nephew for £13,000
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