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Mower Power to 'Em
Rick Reilly
October 09, 2000
Do you own a riding mower even though your lawn is approximately the size of an Amish quilt? Do you wax your mower in front of the neighbors? Have you stopped hiding Penthouse under your socks in favor of Power Lawn Equipment"?
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October 09, 2000

Mower Power To 'em

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And they talk just like stock car drivers too. Yeah, I was runnin' sweet till I cut a sprinkler head in Thru 3. Then the grass bag got full, and I had to change in the pits. Hittin' the damn lawn gnome didn't help, neither. A few improvements and this tiling will be bigger than NASCAR.

1) Mike the drivers. Wouldn't it be great to hear lawn mower trash talk? You want some mow, sucka?

2) Race with the blades on and take it to the ultimate venue: the South Lawn of the White House. (Bill it, the Longest Yard.)

3) New title for the national championship: the Rider Cup.

Only one possible problem: The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, the voice of the riding mower industry, is calling for an all-out ban of lawn mower racing. Cool. There's nothing chicks dig more than outlaws on Toros.

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