And I thought a dixie chopper was fast!

[Dustbuster]

Old friend used to brag about his beloved worlds fastest Dixie Chopper. new kid on the block

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFo7ztlMlmg&feature=share&list=PLbpi6ZahtOH5orbYT5_S9x3OFPZhbZmGY&index=9

[173rdABN]

What else do you do with an ungodly amount of money?

 

Build this...

[MacGyver]

I liked the end of the video.  I think that any record for fastest mower should necessarily be on grass.

[peejman]

I wish mine would go faster.  I won't even wheelie.  :(

 

 

Some friends and I built a couple mowers in college.  The first was a front engine mower.  We removed the deck and did every hot rod trick we could come up with on it.  If you put it in top gear, held the throttle wide open, and dropped the clutch,... it'd pull the front wheels about 18" in the air and carry them a good 30 ft.  It would run a good 30 mph.  We had a course laid out in the woods around a friend's house and used it for drunk driving practice.  There were 2 rules... you had fail field sobriety tests and you had to wear a helmet.  :cool:

 

The second was a rear engine mower to which we bolted a large recliner.  We even made hand controls so you could drive it while reclined.  It made a fun project for a few bored engineering students who couldn't afford to go anywhere for spring break.  We thought it was awesome.  The campus police weren't quite so amused.  :cop:   :taunt:

[gjohnsoniv]

I wish mine would go faster.  I won't even wheelie.  :(

 

 

Some friends and I built a couple mowers in college.  The first was a front engine mower.  We removed the deck and did every hot rod trick we could come up with on it.  If you put it in top gear, held the throttle wide open, and dropped the clutch,... it'd pull the front wheels about 18" in the air and carry them a good 30 ft.  It would run a good 30 mph.  We had a course laid out in the woods around a friend's house and used it for drunk driving practice.  There were 2 rules... you had fail field sobriety tests and you had to wear a helmet.  :cool:

 

The second was a rear engine mower to which we bolted a large recliner.  We even made hand controls so you could drive it while reclined.  It made a fun project for a few bored engineering students who couldn't afford to go anywhere for spring break.  We thought it was awesome.  The campus police weren't quite so amused.  :cop:   :taunt:

i don't think anything good comes of bored engineering students.

[MacGyver]

i don't think anything good comes of bored engineering students.

Oh, it gets a lot better when we actually graduate.  Then you have bored engineers with paychecks.

 

That's trouble!

[strickj]

That's not a lawnmower. That's a go cart with a deck.

It should only count if it can uniformly cut grass.... and has a beer holder.

[hipower]

OMG!!!

[Dustbuster]

i saw my first sanctioned US lawn mower racing race in the northwest about 15 years ago, i had a blast, all home made stuff and drivers of all shapes and sizes, it was hilarious as this was all pre you tube, and was never publicized.they had sponsors like sta bil and ams oil and took it seriously. the mowers were pretty quick, it reminded me of a scene from the bowery boys w slip mahoney racing LOL

[peejman]

Oh, it gets a lot better when we actually graduate.  Then you have bored engineers with paychecks.

 

That's trouble!

 

 

Only if they're smart enough to not get married...   :ugh:

 

 

That's not a lawnmower. That's a go cart with a deck.

It should only count if it can uniformly cut grass.... and has a beer holder.

 

 

It does indeed.  Part of the record required a demonstration of it's grass cutting capabilities. 

 

 

 

i saw my first sanctioned US lawn mower racing race in the northwest about 15 years ago, i had a blast, all home made stuff and drivers of all shapes and sizes, it was hilarious as this was all pre you tube, and was never publicized.they had sponsors like sta bil and ams oil and took it seriously. the mowers were pretty quick, it reminded me of a scene from the bowery boys w slip mahoney racing LOL

 

 

Lawnmower racing rocks!   :rock:

[Spiffy]

I get complains of "you mow to fast" to suit Mom and Sis now with little John Deere. I could just imagine the grief I'd get with a fast mower.