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Post by 202 on Dec 18, 2010 13:07:39 GMT -5
Osage City Smoke in the Spring April 8 & 9, 2011 The Lions Club mower derby will be on Friday night April 8th @ 7pm again. I will have some "BBQ Bucks" to give away before the event..BBQ teams will start selling at 6pm we will probly start a little after 7pm to give people time to get some tasty BBQ. Adults, 1st Place $200 Youth, 1st place $50 Paying top 3 in each class & trophies, all other payouts will be from pit pass and mower entry money. Admission $5.00 Pit pass $10 Mower entry fee $20 www.smokeinthespring.com/
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Post by 202 on Jan 14, 2011 21:54:08 GMT -5
2011 Mower Derby Rules Revised and updated for safety and competition Mowers must be a factory type lawn mower or garden mower prepared to these rules! Basic Lawn Mower Building Rules 1.Only front mounted motors are allowed on mowers. No rear mounted motors allowed. 2. Must be a factory lawn mower engine, Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, Onan, etc. 3. No zero turn mowers allowed. 4. Only belt driven mowers allowed. 5. Electric start mower preferred, you must be able to start your mower from your seat. No lying across the hood of your mower to start it. 6. Battery and fuel tank cannot be in front of the motor. They both must be securely attached. Gas tanks must have a cap. Any mower leaking fuel or that is not safe will be disqualified for that heat. 7. All plastic, lights must be removed. Mower decks must be removed. 8 .All mowers must have a factory hood & Factory fenders. Plastic hoods may be replaced with metal hoods. Hoods must be secured by bolting, chaining, shut. 9. Engine bay area may be reinforced, But MUST be contained inside of the hood & maintain factory body lines. 10. All mowers must have Leg and feet guards installed. These guards must be built to protect feet and legs. The out side of guards must be covered with sheet metal. They may be welded or bolted to rear fenders and front frame and foot rest area. These guards must be built safe. Any mower with an unsafe leg guard or any guard that falls off during event will be disqualified or not allowed to participate. 11. A back seat bar is allowed. This is to protect the back of seat. This bar may be mounted to the rear fenders of the mower. 12. CLEAN UP YOUR WELDS!! We do not want any participants cut from nasty welds!! 13. Frames must be stock. Frames may have repair welds. Frames may have added metal to attach bumpers. 14. Spark plug and carburetor protectors are allowed. 15. Exhausts must not extend out from mower hood area. Must be safe! We do not want any burns! No Stacks! 16 .All mowers must use factory lawn mower type wheels. Rear wheels (rims) may not be any larger than 12 inches in diameter. Tractor treads and cut tires, atv tires are permitted. Air in tires only ! (no foam filled tires) 17. No dual wheels allowed. No wheel covers, wheel weights or chains are allowed. 18. Tubes, Slime, and other sealants are allowed. No foam filled tires allowed. You are allowed to glue or screw tires to rim. 19. Modification or replacement of the drive pulleys is allowed, BUT All mowers must be safe and participate at a safe speed. Official decision is final. 20. Transaxles must be factory available transaxles, but reinforcing and/or welding of spider gears is allowed. 21. Bumpers. All Bumpers (front and rear) must be safe! No pointed or jagged bumpers. Bumpers may not exceed 3 inches by 3inches and no wider than the inside of wheels. 22. No grill guards on front of mower. All reinforcing must be behind sheet metal & contained inside the hood area. 23. No kickers or braces from front bumper to leg guards. 24. Mowers may have steering altered or reinforced, BUT modifications must be kept to a minimum. (call first) 25. All mowers must have a number painted on side or back. 26. All Drivers must wear a helmet. All other ground rules and event rules will be gone over in the drivers meeting. Officials decision is final. For any Questions please call Barry Brown (785) 528-2636
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Post by amp88 on Jan 15, 2011 18:06:18 GMT -5
can we can run the exhaust straight up and cut it off level with the hood? and the grill guard if we take the plastic nose off and our reinforcement isnt out any further than the hood that ok?
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Post by 202 on Jan 15, 2011 21:49:25 GMT -5
can we can run the exhaust straight up and cut it off level with the hood? and the grill guard if we take the plastic nose off and our reinforcement isnt out any further than the hood that ok? Exhaust cut level with hood..yes Put sheet metal in front of the grill guard where the plasitc was would be best. Thanks
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Post by 202 on Jan 16, 2011 20:30:09 GMT -5
Factory lawn mower wheels must not be larger than 12" diam. NO CAR OR TRUCK RIMS
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Post by thorne101 on Feb 12, 2011 13:42:21 GMT -5
In addition to the mower derby we will be doing a raffle also for Madi Smith an 8yr old girl with cancer. Thanks to many people we have come up with some good stuff. Early 80s crown vic, 72 plymouth fury, 7.00/15 mud tires new, interstate battery, led light, battery cables, tranny cooler, branson vacation package, I am going to package some of the stuff up with the vic and plymouth to be given away. And the branson package will be separate raffle and will include motel, silver dollar city tickets. Want to say thanks to all of you for helping Bug Guys Pest Control, Low Budget Motor Sports, demoderbyjunk.com, Green Acres, Gaps, Paul Miller, Evan Noble, Jerold Parker, Les Foster, Dustin Swander, Citizens State Bank, S&R Insurance, And my parents donated the branson trip Thanks Everyone and will all be given away at mower derby. More info to come
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Post by amp88 on Feb 13, 2011 23:42:04 GMT -5
buy a raffle ticket and get a chance to drive this beast soon to be Kermit the mower frog ;D
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Post by 202 on Feb 17, 2011 19:06:13 GMT -5
Less than 2 months away...going to be a good time!
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Post by cheater1 on Feb 17, 2011 19:32:55 GMT -5
whats the age for the youth
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Post by 202 on Feb 17, 2011 20:24:11 GMT -5
whats the age for the youth Around 12 yrs to- 15 yrs of age
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Post by 202 on Feb 22, 2011 13:32:52 GMT -5
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Post by 202 on Mar 17, 2011 19:59:29 GMT -5
Getting closer...still time to build a mower for the mower derby..or just come to Osage for BBQ & Other events Friday nite and Sat,
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Post by 202 on Mar 27, 2011 19:14:14 GMT -5
TTT
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Post by camocrush33t on Mar 28, 2011 19:15:15 GMT -5
so we cant run fourwheeler tread tires? i have some that are the same size as the mower tires just knobby... they are 22-8-10
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Post by 202 on Mar 28, 2011 19:30:54 GMT -5
so we cant run fourwheeler tread tires? i have some that are the same size as the mower tires just knobby... they are 22-8-10 yes...Tractor treads and cut tires, atv tires are permitted
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