Hi all, I've been wanting to build a racing mower for quite a few years now, but never really had anywhere to race one, but I moved a few years ago and the local fall fair runs a race every year. Time to get off my butt and get building. They don't really follow any official rules that I know of, so things will be different from a lot of other builds on here. I'm not allowed to run a centrifugal clutch on the engine unless it's a snowmobile type, only L shape spindles are allowed, 5" minimum ground clearance, turf tires only, and no engine mods. I've got a few old mowers to scavenge from, and I'm trying to do this for as cheap as possible. I've got an old Toro that I'm going to rob the 3 speed transmission from, an MTD that's going to donate it's 15.5 Briggs, and an old Craftsman for the frame. The local guys run two mod classes, up to 17 HP and up to 22 HP. I haven't got any building done yet, just reading and taking stock of what I've got for parts. For tires I've got a new set of the most aggressive looking turf tires I could find, 15"x6x6 for the front and 18"x9.5x8 for rears. I was planning to use the Foote transaxle out of the Craftsman, but reading about them being weak I think I'll switch to the transmission out of the Toro. That will also let me get my seat lower. That's about all for now, I better pressure wash some of this junk and start tearing stuff apart.
Kristian