Lawn Mower Racing Divisions in America

Lawn mower racing mania is all over the United States. If you are not on a racing mower right now or have not raced a mower at all, you are missing out on the fun. Currently, there are two major U.S. lawn mower racing associations:

• American Racing Mower Association
• United States Lawn Mower Racing Association

You can join these associations and start racing for fun. There many local and regional clubs and smaller associating. Most however, have some sort of affiliation with one of these two groups.

Before participating in any lawn mower racing events, you will have to choose your division first. This is important so that you race against people in with similar racing mower modifications. Arranged from novice to expert, here are the divisions to choose from:

Under American Racing Mower Association (ARMA) you have seven choices.

• Kids Stock, Adult Stock – This is the entry-level class where almost everybody starts out; unless you have prior racing experience or a rap sheet full of speeding tickets.
• Kids Super Stock, Adult Stock – You’ll be going a little bit faster than the stock machines, but this is still a pretty entry-level division.
• Mini Sportsman – This division is for those “DIY” guys who like to build their own lawn mower racing engines. You will be able to modify the engine internally under this class.
• Sportsman – A little bit bigger and faster than the Mini Sportsman since you can have an engine that has more than 8.5HP
• Mod X – Here you can already use single OHV and Twin Opposed VIB engines with up to 20HP. Racing mowers are definitely more powerful in this division.
• Super Sportsman – 25HP, 2 cylinder, 4 stroke engines.
• Pro X – This division is obviously for the pros. This is where you will see a mowers racing at more than 40MPH.

United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) also has seven divisions:
• JP Class – This class is for kids. This is one thing that I like about the USLMRA, they exert extra effort to make lawn mower racing a family event.
• Stock Class – Entry level division for adults who want to experience racing mowers. You merely remove the blades from your mower, add your number, and start racing. Not a very exciting division to be in but it is great for getting started.
• IMOW Class (International Mowers of Weeds) –This is a fun division to be in as competition is really tight, because the association set very strict modification rules so that each racing mower will almost have equal power.
• Prepared class – This is where it gets fast. This lawn mower racing division is divided into engine groups where you are allowed to modify the engine, internally, as well as the drive train. You will also need to upgrade the steering for it to hold during high speeds.
• S/P – Here you can already use a 4 stroke engine. Mowers in this division are smooth and fast. This is also where it gets so addicting that you’d want to advance to the next level because you know that it only gets better.
• C/P & B/P – I wasn’t joking when I said it gets better. Ever seen a racing mower going 40MPH? Then watch a race under this class.
• F/X – The dream division of all lawn mower racing enthusiasts. You can do almost anything to your mower in this class. Modify the internals of the engine, add a torque converter, use kart tires, open the exhaust, you name it, you can do it here.

Lawn mower racing is way better and more exciting than others might think. You actually have to experience it to know how thrilling it is to be behind a racing mower wheel. The adrenaline rush is comparable to what you’ll experience when racing cars.