http://letsmow.com/the-2017-uslmra-rule-book-is-here/2017 Is USLMRA 25th Anniversary
The 2017 edition of the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association Rulebook is here and ready for download! Effective date for this Rule Book is 1 January 2017.
In past years we have always looked at reasonable changes to make this sport safer and more enjoyable. This year we have made no changes to the Rule Book except for the STA-BIL 360 Performance Finals and the creation of Regional Championships.
That’s right – starting in 2017, Four Regional Championships will be created – North, South, Midwest and West – and will be run concurrently with a STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series US National Points Race Weekend.
Regional Champion Trophies will be awarded based on accumulated points for each race Heats and Features during a Regional Race Weekend. Feature Race Points for each race weekend will count towards USLMRA National Points. Trophies (3) will be awarded for each Feature Race and for the Regional Championship (point accumulation of Heats and Feature).
Regional Champion Trophies will increase the prestige of selected events and create an opportunity for more bragging rights. A Regional Racer Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be offered at each Regional Championship. Any USLMRA member can compete in any Regional Championship regardless of where they live. Regional Championships are based on venue location, not racer residence. To please as many people as possible. To recognize that it may be difficult to travel long distances and still allow racers to have a chance to compete in a prestigious event.
Let us all remember that we should strive to maintain professionalism in our appearance and conduct, and we hope to keep participation fun, affordable, safe and competitive. As always, for those who wish to spend time seeking loopholes in the rulebook, or defeat the spirit of the rules, we suggest you are racing in the wrong organization.
Running USLMRA is a business and business is good! Steps continue to be taken to ensure that we can
continue running this business in the green. Always remember that wherever we do race it will be conducted in a safe, professional manner and we would hope that our members would conduct themselves the same manner whenever at a USLMRA Event.
Keep in mind it’s nearly impossible to please every driver and not all will be completely satisfied with these changes, but we feel it is in the best interest of this great sport to make these changes as we continue to grow.
For questions concerning these rules, we highly recommend addressing them on our Facebook Page so our members may see the questions and answers. You may also contact the designated staff members by e-mail for answers to any questions you may have.
So, Welcome to the 2017 Season! We hope that everyone has a safe, exciting season and enjoys the fellowship of your fellow racers.
http://letsmow.com/rules-tech/offical-rules/Sincerely,
Bruce Kaufman USLMRA President
Kerry Evans USLMRA Vice President of Administration
Manny Torres USLMRA Race & Technical Director/National Chief Steward
Richard Webb USLMRA National Chief Steward