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| Modified Class – 47th Annual Twelve Mile 500 Lawnmower Race |
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| Race Day Briggs Qualifying Race – 47th Annual Twelve Mile 500 Lawnmower Race |
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| Mower Pictures from the 47th Annual Twelve Mile 500 Lawnmower Race |
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| 47th Annual Twelve Mile 500 Lawnmower Race Misc Photos |
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| Twelve Mile Parade 2009 |
from the Peru Tribune:
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This shot was taken at the Twelve Mile 500. It’s a lawnmower race that takes place every Fourth of July in Twelve Mile, Indiana. The race has been taking place since 1963.
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As Americans celebrate the 4th of July with family, friends and fun, the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) has announced the inaugural inductees into the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America in advance of Induction Ceremonies to take place during the 17th Annual STA-BIL Nationals Labor Day Weekend Championships (Sept. 4-6) in Delaware, MOWhio.
The Class of 2009 includes:
• The Organizing Committee of the Twelve Mile 500 in Twelve Mile, Indiana. The Twelve Mile 500 is the home of America’s oldest organized riding lawn mower race. Founded in 1963 and hosted by the Twelve Mile Lions Club, the annual mow down takes place on July 4th each year. 33 mowers run 60 laps around a 1/4 mile track covering a distance of 15 miles
Briggs Race 2009
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1 Todd Martin
2 Pascal Moon
3 Cole Allen
4 Mark Graf
5 Quinn Cox
6 Brock Hinderlider
7 Blake Moon
8 Andy Pickens
9 Seth White
10 Kellen Homburg
11 Greg Martin
12 Jeremy Walsh
13 Dennis Bodary
14 Brad Wilson
15 Alexander Zartman
16 Tim Cowell
17 Eric Wulf
18 Scott Summers
19 Mark Babb
20 Kevin Graf
21 Mark Marshall
22 Michael Hotz
23 Shawn Powell
24 Neil Schroder
25 Jerome Emery
26 Jim Hoover
27 Anthony Graber
28 Mark Rudicel
29 Tyler Graf
30 John Troyer
31 Grant White
32 Chris Offutt
33 Tom Price
Modified Race 2009
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1 Randy Troyer
2 Chris Ulerick
3 Joey Troyer
4 Greg Zimpleman
5 Daniel Hopper
6 John Troyer
7 Jeff Vinson
8 Cullen Ulerick
9 Shane Biscella
10 Tyler Bennett
11 Tyler Frazier
12 Andy Curtis
13 Corey Liming
14 Darrell Ulerick
15 Michael Righter
16 Jason Harrison
17 Joel Thomas
18 Chuck Warpenberg
19 Joel Lowe
20 Jacob Harrison
21 Gary Troyer
22 Zack Troyer
Mowing ‘Em Down
Lawnmower Racing in 12 Mile, Indiana
By Cynthia Bowers
(CBS) Every Fourth of July the population of Twelve Mile, Indiana swells from 200 to 2500 – all to see the fiercest and fastest on riding lawnmowers as CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports.
“This is a big deal. This is the big deal for the year,” said Mark Lowe, Lions Club race organizer.
The sport, which began here back in 1963, requires racers start with a lawn mower, but they soup ‘em up with motorcycle engines – and trick ‘em out in all kind of ways.
The formula one style race course can be tricky with 33 mowers on the narrow course.
Some reach speeds of 50 even 60 miles an hour. Rocks and dirt fly as racers negotiate hay bales and hair pin turns.
But no mention of this sport is complete without telling you about the Troyers. Like the Andrettis and Pettys of auto racing fame, this is the first family when it comes to lawnmower racing!
There are worthy competitors, such as the Hines Family, the White brothers, and the intimidating Ulericks. But the Troyers, with 12 first place titles among them, are the winning-est family in Twelve Mile history.
The Troyers credit success to solid mowers, years of know-how, and their pit crews!
On race day, drivers do 60 laps in roughly 45 minutes.
There are no windshields on the lawnmowers.
“You eat the bugs. You eat it all,” said John Troyer.
Randy keeps a trophy room, complete with his Hawaiian shirts – retired after race day wins.
Even though he’s still hungry, the next generation is bearing down.
Joey Troyer said he’ll be doing this “until I can’t climb off the seat when I’m done.”
Until then, they’re determined to keep on mowin ‘em down.
Hoosier family to be on Evening News
* Lindsay DeWitte
WELVE MILE, Ind. (WANE) – A Hoosier family with an unusual pastime will be featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
Correspondent Cynthia Bowers went to Twelve Mile, Indiana, which is near Logansport. There she met with the Troyer family, the undisputed first family of lawn mower racing.
The popular, Twelve Mile 500 (a take on the Indy 500) is this July 4th weekend.
The producers for the Evening News are keeping us updated on when it will air. This story will be updated with the newest information.
You can also learn more about the Evening News with Katie Couric here . Also see the video attached to this page.
