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To all past and future Twelve Mile Lawnmower racers: This year will bring many changes to the Twelve Mile 500. I urge you to read ALL the rules as many have changed.
1. We have contracted a vendor to electronically score the race. With a paid entry, each racer will receive a bracket to attach to their mower above the front axle to hold the supplied transponder. This will allow us to track laps with the system. This will eliminate the lap counters. After each race, all mowers will return to their pit stall for a top five place post race inspection and transponder collection. The vendor will need a credit card or driver’s license in exchange for the transponder. When you return it, you get your card or license back. You are responsible for the transponder during the race, so secure it well! They are $300 to replace.
2. With the full field in the Briggs class last year, we decided to split the Briggs class into two separate classes: Briggs and Super Stock. The Super stock will be for mowers with centrifugal clutch/torque converter drives or those not utilizing the entire original mower frame. The Briggs class rules will remain the same and it must look like a lawnmower to race in this class. See rule #1. We will practice and qualify by class. Each mower will draw a number for the qualification line up. We will stage mowers in the pits for their qualification attempt and qualify in the order of Briggs, Super Stock, and Modified.
3. The entry fee will be $50 per mower and two T-shirts will be supplied per team. We will award prize money in all races as per the schedule found in the rules.
We had two great races last year and will still be watching the mower speeds closely to insure safety for drivers and fans. The Black flag will not change. We will send a letter with qualification results and the position you will have for your race.
Fill out the entry/safety inspection form (Entry Safety Inspection Form 2010) and either mail it back or bring it with you on qualification day. Below are this year’s dates and times to remember. All times below are subject to change.
Sunday, June 13th- Qualification day 1-4 pm at Plank Hill Park, Twelve Mile, IN
Sunday, June 20th- Rain date for qualifications 1-4 pm
Sunday, July 4th- 9:00 park opens
11:30 racers can pick up shirts at announcer table (on baseball field)
1:30 deadline for additional race entries
1:45 33rd position qualifications if needed
2:30 Briggs Race
3:45 Super Stock Race
5:00 Modified Race
Drivers ask us each year, why do I have to pay at the gate when I am racing? Our policy is that everyone pays to get in, fans, driver, vendor, and even the LIONS members working that day. We have tried several things including passes but none of them worked very well. We thought the best approach was to treat everyone the same. This is our main fundraiser for the year and we use our profits for community projects.
We want your opinions on our race and encourage you to think about joining the Lions club to help with improving our annual event.