Flooding conditions in the park have canceled today’s time trials. Next Sunday is the scheduled rain date, same time, same place.
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.
Qualifications will be Sunday June 13th from 1 to 4pm.
More info to come as it is available.
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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.
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
placed name
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
placed name
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
