Lawn mower racing meeting is Saturday

    The Lawn Mower Racing Association will hold its first meeting of the year on Saturday, May 1 at the Hodgdon Fire Department at 3:30 p.m.
    New and veteran racers are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Brent Estabrook at 478-7243.
    Estabrook is hoping that people don’t overlook the fun in the competition.
    “Everyone has a lawnmower,” he said. “Everyone has driven one. Basically, it’s about making a lawnmower faster, while having fun on them.”
    After all, the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) motto is: “We turn a weekend chore into a competitive sport.”
    The lawnmower races will have three classes: stock, take the blades off used Friday night and bring down the tractor to race on Saturday; Pro stock, the basic mower but a change in pulleys and belts and modified, keep it looking like a lawnmower and pro stock, minor engine modifications.
     “It’s an inexpensive sport,” said Estabrook. “In today’s economy, you look to have fun the cheapest way possible. The cost would be the biggest thing that turns people on to this sport. You don’t have thousands of dollars wrapped up into something that is competitive.”