Crazy Brits Are Planning To Cut Grass At 100MPH With Super-Lawnmower

Miscellaneous, Tuning News | Dean | December 7, 2009 at 02:30

Crazy Brits are designing a lawn mower which should break the world record for the fastest grass cutter. The project comes from Stephen Vokins and he known in the National Motor Museum.

The Brits are aiming to break the current record of 81mph (130km/) which was set back in 2006 by an American known as Bob Cleveland.

“I saw a video of American, Bob Cleveland on YouTube setting the record for lawnmowers at an impressive 80.792mph on Bonneville Salt Flats,” said Vokins. “I was greatly impressed, but felt with the right team, 100mph should be possible.”

“This is a proper record, and building a lawnmower capable of speeds well into 3 figures is no easy feat undertaken in an afternoon. For a start, it still has to be a lawnmower, capable of cutting grass properly. And then it has to obey the laws of physics that will try to stop it going so fast, both through drag and also aerodynamics. There is a real danger that if the aerodynamics are wrong, it will flip up in the air, with disastrous results”, Votkins added.

The modified grass-cutter will be driven by Don Wales at the Pendine Sands on the 27th of February 2010.

To beat the record the team will need to create a proper lawn mower which is recognized by a proper manufacturer, and then also cut grass on the day of the record.