Inside the Indy 500 of Lawnmower Races

Sure, you can use a riding lawnmower to cut grass. But you can also slap on a helmet, put together a pit crew and race. Yes, lawnmower racing is a thing, and it is extraordinary. Think NASCAR or Formula 1-just a bit slower. In England, the British Lawn Mower Racing Association oversees the sport. We followed the members of the Who’s Racing team as they compete in a grueling 12-hour endurance race in Five Oaks, England. Get ready to witness the Greatest Show on Turf.
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[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

They should've called it " From Dusk Till Lawn"

[@jakedeane5304]

Electrize or Le Mows

[@tommybreden8800]

Jake Deane respect you having Brighton fc as pic

[@eternal5930]

Dusk2Lawn

[@MrBlockoh]

Frostfire Ashes to ashes, dusk to lawn

[@Antonio12840]

Or the big lawn

[@Casey5693]

The way these guys are introduced feels like a movie. Who else would love to see a movie about these guys competing against each other in this race for a grand prize?

[@xerophyll]

lanwmower version of Ford vs Ferrari/Le Mans '66

[@luckyaffpv343]

During I would watch that series lmao

[@EliasHeggernes]

*Netflix coming out of nowhere*

[@monkeh3612]

No one

[@biphar-music3714]

Lawnmower Nights: The ballad of Dan Dan

[@VinnySmithMusic]

That "Ford vs Ferrari" movie looks great

[@oliviamyers2165]

Actually I just saw it! It's really good!!

[@quinngoodman1078]

Olivia Myers the joke was him talking about this as if it was f v f

[@oliviamyers2165]

@@quinngoodman1078 I got that.

[@lifeuncovered6188]

Olivia Myers r/woooosh

[@cringecasserole]

@@oliviamyers2165 seems per usual other KZbin commenters don't understand the fine art of "context". It was a good movie! And you clearly got the joke, the other commenters seem to not realize you can add indirectly to a conversation and still be relevant. I wonder if they've ever written a thesis paper?😂

[@TeodorYosifov]

No one is gonna sponsor this: *RedBull has been summoned *

[@Elk911]

Teodor Yosifov no one*

[@TeodorYosifov]

@@Elk911 ;)

[@QuotableExchange]

@@Elk911 no wan

[@GhostOfDamned]

Lmao

[@DDName]

2:11 back of the guys shirt

[@nisec2829]

1:04 Guy's head is steaming lol

[@CesarMartinez-wi7wc]

lmao yes!

[@GhostOfDamned]

He’s on fire

[@jetrickgordo4026]

Like a freshly boiled potatoes and eggs.

[@raphaellauf7786]

This is the most Dad sport ive ever seen.

[@robie4569]

Hahahaha 🤣😂🤣😂

[@robie4569]

It's so true🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@semajxocliw]

I was super skeptical and feeling like I was just going to make fun of these people when I first clicked but I gotta say how cool it is the engineering they do, and how competitive the race is for the low barrier of entry. Top blokes.

[@kayleenlong2527]

So what are you gonna do this weekend? Oh, I'm just gonna race my lawn mower for 12 hours.

[@Stuntman175]

The only true "grassroots" motorsport.

[@mikemhz]

🥁 🔥 you win 🏆

[@stellarislarena131]

😆😂🤣

[@ianz6173]

so true..

[@GhostOfDamned]

This is gold 😂

[@ggor06]

Every dad's dream and a kid's dream earning some money by cutting his neighbour's lawn

[@mrpizzacat8273]

Cuts a lawn in 7 seconds flat

[@renton6349]

I love cutting another man's grass

[@Dreamskater100]

@@renton6349 ?

[@dmc4365]

"The Grass Bandits" Probably the coolest thing ive ever heard.

[@Zie-Zwei]

Tru

[@bignatec1000]

Ferruccio Lamborghini: “I make farming equipment and I want to make race cars” *Sees lawn mower race “This isn’t what I meant”

[@themadscientest]

Lawnborgini.

[@Sorrelhas]

You don't know that. Maybe he always imagined a rocket-powered combine.

[@Kesethmm]

Lamborghini was actually very anti race car, because he almost died in his one and only race

[@mxz1691]

He was always against race cars, maybe the miura kind of made him think of them, but he's was anti race cars

[@parkeranderson5074]

themadscientest underrated

[@Ruaribush]

I did this race during the summer (our mower is in the video). It's incredible fun, but my whole body hurt for the next few days after

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

Waa it worth it?

[@Ruaribush]

@@daniyarsadykov3385 Completely. One of the best things I've done. We are now prepping the mower for next year

[@voxoc1737]

Ruari Bush which mower?

[@Ruaribush]

Green number 19, its only in the video briefly a few times

[@voxoc1737]

Ruari Bush can you give me a time stamp?

[@corvettez06usa]

Make all the jokes you want, but this is the spirit of motorsport in its purest form.

[@amelielacroix8913]

This is so cool. It's a legit race. And when you add the engineering and lawn mower modifiers, it's so interesting to watch. This is indeed the purest form of racing

[@grahamhowland566]

I’ve been along to this event a few years ago with team “ grassed and furious” sadly we didn’t finish as the engine blew in the early hours of the morning but it was great fun 🛠😀👍🏻

[@BREEZY.67]

Graham Howland that actually looks really fun cool to see someone who actually did it

[@rodriguez8572]

This Iooks like an American thing but it’s not

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Ohh yes it is. We Yanks race lawnmowers too, just like this race.

[@datguy8805]

@Zany Zebra there are indy tracks that arent ovals, but that said i get rather annoyed at how many ovals and oval-ish like tracks there are

[@magnumbrahms5339]

Pretty sure this thing started in the US.

[@renz1013]

I bet it'd have a v8 stuff in the lawnmower

[@dono2926]

@@renz1013 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6u5c6OamdV-aM0

[@Xander_Zimmermann]

Most American thing I have seen a foreign country do.

[@duckboy.3v]

We so it here in America.. I'm currently trying to build my own racing mower

[@Georges_IV]

Miitallica madlad

[@Mr_Makina]

America is just a independent UK anyway, considering that's what the war was pretty much about, so anything that's America is essentially British in the first place >in a way

[@robc1014]

@kitten Lawn mower racing was started back in 1973 by an Irishman called Jim Gavin, who, with a bunch of mates had gone down to The Cricketers Arms in Wisborough Green, West Sussex for a few pints one lunchtime to discuss his latest motorsport idea. No it didn’t

[@johncarl5505]

@@robc1014 Oldest known lawnmower race in UK was held in 1968, while in the US it was 1963.

[@chichan9013]

Looks dangerous, but I really wanna try it. 😆

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Chi chan I bet it’s a blast!

[@kahinaoftheelements4845]

I mean who doesn't?..it looks hella fun

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

Yep

[@Toripusutashi]

Good fun! We do it yearly.

[@Mr_Makina]

It's really no different to going around fields on a mini Moto aka monkey bikes expect instead of 2 wheels it's 4

[@funniestpigeon6214]

“who the heck will sponsor this crap??” *Red Bull has entered chat*

[@LORDOFTHEDEER420]

Red bull will sponsor anything. I'm surprised they haven't started a late model team.

[@78FullSizeBronco]

12 hours on something with no suspension? Mad respect. I don't think I could walk for a week after that honestly! Lol

[@Nebraski03]

How have we not have came up with this first? -Me, an American citizen

[@carson2330]

Typical Midwestern bro we race tanks

[@Kelekky]

no we race cardboard

[@riceawakes5489]

@@Kelekky thought you would race your diesels cars

[@Kelekky]

RiceAwakes why deisel *points at starting jet engine*

[@magnumbrahms5339]

Wiki says Murican started racing lawn mower first. 1963.

[@Kris57277]

I live in the netherlands and we also have these mower races, only here you can (almost) change whatever you want as long as it looks like a lawnmower. So the mowers have 600cc 100hp bike engines which makes them stupid fast.

[@gavalant366]

Right now: lawnmower 12 hour endurance racing Next year: mopeds race for 500 miles.

[@OrdinaryLatvian]

Can you imagine that? A cross country moped rally.

[@ZH1851]

NASCAR wants to know your location.

[@johanengels7408]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWa2o6Ccp7OIfcU

[@johanengels7408]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4vJiXSfasuffZY

[@mightress]

In the netherlands we race solex motorized bicycles. The ones with the engine on the frontwheel. Great fun

[@thesil3ntone988]

300CC+ in a lawnmower is literally a tiny version of a Lancia Stratos.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

SilenT DemoN I’ve got a running 400cc Yamaha engine in a wrecked four wheeler I traded for. This kinda swap would be a lotta fun.

[@DrGreerIsRight]

Dude 300 cc+ in a lawn mower is scary fast

[@guskelman3058]

A 300cc lawn mower would be tiny

[@conner5611]

My mower has a 500cc single cylinder it's completely stock

[@FordGTmaniac]

Here in the U.S. we have the FXT (factory experimental twin) class, which run V-twins up to 720cc. They sound more like muscle cars than mowers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJCXc356r6mIhZo

[@isaitorres8133]

As someone from Indianapolis, this would be more entertaining than the Indy 500.

[@zerojee1]

Folks go to the Indy 500 to get drunk and sunburnt, not watch the racing.

[@LivDigsRacing]

How bout racing the mowers at Daytona?

[@Justanotherlemon]

@@LivDigsRacing it would take 12 years.

[@StuninRub]

@@Justanotherlemon these things can hit 50+ mph, wouldn't be that slow tbh.

[@nefftrucker]

The little town of Twelve Mile, Indiana started what was called the "Twelve Mile 500" riding lawn mower race in 1963. It's been goin on every July 4th ever since.

[@Justanotherlemon]

Finally, the Holy trinity of sports! Lawn mower racing Pig'n'ford And Finally, Barbie jeep racing

[@l8u6i1s8]

The flowers are Blooming The bees are buzzing And lawnmowers like you Should be going to race

[@fathaar]

This is the best poem I have ever read

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

My kinda folks, not rich, family oriented, they know how to have fun, and they’re smart enough not to go into debt doing it.

[@jakedeane5304]

Aaron Burr Atwood. Probably are reasonably wealthy

[@nepandez451]

Oh this must be what my grandparents do nowadays

[@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard]

This sounds like the absolute best use of 12 hours.

[@A_Price1884]

7:55 pm in England lookin like noon, meanwhile in Texas the sun starts setting at 4:30

[@junienet]

the sun never sets on the british empire

[@dontgivamonkeyz]

Yeah summer days are long, gets dark by 11pm at height of summer but pitch black at 4pm in winter.

[@RamadaArtist]

This and 24 Hours of Lemons are some of my favorite kinds of motorsport. F1 and GT races might have the cutting edge of engineering, but the spirit of what makes these sports fun is in the plucky ingenuity of people who have to make due with significantly less than idea resources, and still pull off some amazing stuff anyway.

[@rullysetiawan7319]

Saw Ford vs Ferrari a week ago and now this. What a time to be alive.

[@e141-f2n]

"Stares out the office's Window....sees Mexican guys mowing the lawn" I got an Idea....

[@mackyme001]

Nobody: Me: *Rides Mower going to work*

[@MidwestMayhem0]

Lawnmower racing: We take 12 hours. Enduro and Baja: Are we a joke to you?

[@arthurkaplan7770]

Really thought this was going to take place in the Deep South

[@jakedeane5304]

Arthur Kaplan Sussex is the Deep South

[@garrettlarsen5888]

@@jakedeane5304 he meant in the US (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana)

[@nicholasholden8139]

We been doing that sense they came out with the mower, but is only local and not well known.

[@yeetthelizard4307]

We’ve got races up in Minnesota my dad used to do it in the early 2000s and late 90s

[@Rottenkirsche13]

This is great innit

[@Bruh-vp2vv]

Me: I can cut a hole lawn in 10 minutes Dan Jones: *hold my beer*

[@xXx_Oshino_xXx]

Imagine if some guy brings a Honda mean mower on a race day.

[@mattfromwiisports922]

“ no one is gonna sponsor this” Red Bull has entered the chat

[@imaginitivity7853]

I can't believe I'm just learning about this now. I wish I'd had a go while I was still living in the UK. It must be the most accessible motor sport going. Now living in France, my son wants to get into Go Kart racing, but even that costs a few thousand to get started

[@boodro2122]

This is awesome! I'd go drink beer and watch this!

[@Factfreestyle]

Longest ever great big story video I have seen so far.

[@dave5194]

"No one would ever want to sponsor something like that, let's race those!" 😂

[@markbarber7839]

Brilliant fun, thanks for the video !

[@hopps118]

9 minutes and 44 seconds, these guys are legit

[@apexswift8768]

Lamborghini should start making lawnmowers with v8 and v6 for this

[@Yupperoni]

lol i was watching this, typed "how to make" into the search bar and the first thing that comes up is "how to make a racing lawnmower"

[@dizelhanif517]

Charles,Albon,and George was pretty much racing these vehicles

[@LORDOFTHEDEER420]

Well at this point I'm pretty sure these mowers are better than what haas is driving.

[@ayanosman2575]

When I saw the title I instantly thought.. TURBO FAST ON NETFLIX 💨

[@bengumakasi4903]

1:04 so we're just gonna ignore the fact that Collin Clegg's head was smoking

[@iamacowthatgoesmoo]

THIS IS THE MOST EPIC THING EVER

[@iwantcartonsofchocolatemil6999]

“What do you do for a living?” “I stay up all night riding a lawn mower”

[@ryanhuerta7]

Its 5 lights... and its lights out AND AWAY WE GO!

[@ohhxcake5434]

This is how I want to spend my time

[@Fb6.Nan0]

I wish we had this in northern Texas

[@cathy9423]

Oh the Brits! Gotta love ‘em!

[@joekrim6557]

love our sisters and brothers across the pond

[@excoupe2.4]

1:04 when you freestyle in your head

[@Drewinsk]

Friend: "I went to Hawaii over the summer." Me:

[@Glihi]

Always knew that Wisborough Green had a big lawnmower race, didn't know it was the original!

[@TGP109]

What a riot, looks like great fun.

[@galaticrip8807]

The greatest show on dirt is the world of outlaws

[@beatsbykana]

was definitely expecting this to be set somwhere in the US midwest lolo

[@latergator9622]

Of COURSE I get a lawnmower ad on this video XD

[@cptnfalcolm5866]

"Like evry good idea it started in a pub" Seems like a good idea if you're drunk also when you're sober. New sentience

[@xAviiso]

My mans head was steamin at 1:03 XD

[@DrDLightful]

When I was in automotive school years ago I took a set of lawn mower tires in and I asked: "is there any way I can balance these on our machine?" He looked at me funny and goes "why would you need to balance that?" Me grinning: "my lawn mower starts to shake when I get over 50 with it." 🤣🤣

[@cyclingcycles7953]

Okay at first I can't stop laughing, but after watching how cut throat it is I'm speechless.

[@cartermaclellan6129]

This actually looks like so much fun

[@eduardopadilla5505]

This is a fun video!

[@Sorrelhas]

The live-action adaptation of Initial D is looking really weird...

[@Mohow-fv2vq]

I am a formula 1 guy. And wanted to look at the Indy 500 because people say it’s crazy. Was not disappointed.

[@erickim8315]

Who needs Mario Kart

[@robie4569]

Agreed

[@retrosniperrus]

Yo man this Wreckfest server looks epic

[@matthewwhiting255]

the kid at 5:56 is the most british looking child ever born

[@chasevans7171]

I used to live near there and remember someone telling me that the late great Oliver Reed was a regular participant back in the day.

[@agungnugroho3008]

Wow, mini Le Mans here That's awesome!

[@ronfroehlich4697]

I'd like to see this tried with walk behind mowers with velkes

[@jarrhead3538]

That would be utterly dangerous. I love it.

[@t54760]

That would be great, think of the body english leaning into the turns to keep from flipping and on your feet letting your legs to absorb the shock.

[@sadlife8495]

wow that looks really fun especially the lack of rules

[@SpudEater]

Lawn mower racing and demo derby, that’s the shit that I’d love to do. I’ve always been a bit nutty when it comes to Motorsport, quads and dirt bikes are my thing but I’m always looking for something new

[@drgopta2180]

CLEETUS we need this at the FREEDOM factory.

[@bhupendrachauhan9571]

No One: Literally No One: Then comes Britishers racing a LAWNMOWER.

[@jakedeane5304]

bhupendra chauhan who says ‘britishers’?

[@bhupendrachauhan9571]

@@jakedeane5304 It was started by an Irishman in England

[@bhupendrachauhan9571]

@@jakedeane5304 2:56 Watch this

[@connor9948]

I love lawnmower racing in my county there’s a track and I’ve always loved it

[@manavshah6831]

How I'm supposed to mow the lawn: Go in straight lines and don't go too fast How I want to mow the lawn:

[@Axelwolfy]

It should be called the game of lawns

[@supermeansadie6753]

These people have an impressive attention span...

[@kinderboeken55]

This looks so much fun

[@indianheadlogan]

Damn, that lawn lookin THICC

[@babadoey2072]

Amazing content

[@yogipratama3583]

Those lawnmowers has more HP and CC than my bike :(

[@onieljohnson8916]

This is my cup of tea who wouldn’t race a mower I would race anything that u can modify

[@Pkfastandloud01]

I love this sport 👍😎👍✌️

[@tai8831]

The ultimate dad sport

[@Filipe1020]

2:29 Ah yes, a 70's Honda Jazz, what a car

[@zukdaddy5835]

This is more the Le Mans of lawn mowers than the Indy 500.

[@lego007guym8]

Now this. This is the news I want