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Offline nevenelestate

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Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:39:48 am »
This past weekend (Aug 1, 2015) I attended my second Sta-Bil series race at Bowles Farm in MD, and my buddy and I are looking to start building some racing mowers. I have been racing motorcycles for a few years and think this will be a fun learning experience and project for the weekends.

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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2015, 03:09:44 pm »
You might consider buying one and racing the rest of the season. You would know much more how to build a quality machine. Then sell the other one. Have fun and good luck. Great hobby!

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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2015, 04:14:43 pm »
We were there too(Just Saturday Night racing)
I'm retired AMA District # 7 Hardcore Motocross racer of 22 years and am Racing Mowers now.
It's much easier and cheaper to buy a used one to get rolling faster.
Just so happends.......................................

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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 07:59:46 pm »
We were there too(Just Saturday Night racing)
I'm retired AMA District # 7 Hardcore Motocross racer of 22 years and am Racing Mowers now.
It's much easier and cheaper to buy a used one to get rolling faster.

Saw you out there, really like that paint scheme!

I don't currently have $2k to drop on a mower, that is why I plan to build as I can afford parts.

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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 09:54:53 pm »
With a little looking you can find less of a price.  I'd highly recommend the advice to buy the first one before you build.  Although it may not be set up for you or your liking, it won't take long for you to figure out things you'd do different.  Things that would've been easier to get right the first time on a new build.  I've been doing pretty good my first year with a bought mowchine (3rd points in our club), but what I've learned is what I do and don't want. If you know what you want going in, it's part of the design, if not, there's going to be a lot of back tracking and re building. Don't be afraid to spend a little money on a proven mowchine, it'll put you ahead of the curve in the long run, and that'll come at a price.  If you are trying to be cheap, there are cheaper classes. Remember, racing isn't cheap, mower racing just happens to be cheaper than most things.
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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2015, 10:58:40 am »
Travis is 100% correct, look for an economical used one. This will save you much engineering time and a lot of big $$$$ in mistakes.
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Re: Motorcycle road racer looking to get into Mower racing.
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2015, 11:58:02 am »
Thanks for the suggestions guys, that makes sense.

 

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