Article: Getaway mower.(Fairfield, Illnois, thief uses a lawn mower as a getaway vehicle)(Brief Article)

Article: Lawn mower racing has local appeal, stars
Grayslake Review (IL);  March 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The sport of lawn mower racing is literally cutting across ... Penne said. "I first watched lawn mower racing at the Lake County Fairgrounds ... people might laugh at his interest in lawn mower racing. But he said the snickers stop ...

Article: LAWN MOWER RACERS LOOK TO CUT DOWN FOES
Sun Publications (IL);  July 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... the Eyes to the Skies festival. Lawn mower racing claims to have reached cult ... as Bruce Kaufman of the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association says, it's now "the fastest mowing sport." Lawn mower racing was even a featured sport ...

Article: Lawn mower makeovers: there is much to think about ...
The Technology Teacher;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... be offered by a switch to alternative lawn-mower technologies? The Challenge As usual ... starting point is to do some research into lawn mower history and development that might disclose ... behind the original gasoline-powered lawn mower, and what was their reasoning for taking ...

Article: Surgeons provide tips for trimming lawn mower ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... fingers and toes due to improper use of a lawn mower each year. According to the U.S. Consumer ... offices, clinics and emergency rooms for lawn mower-related injuries in 2004. "A lawn mower is not a toy; it can be dangerous if not ...

Article: Robo-mower. (robotic lawn mower)
The Futurist;  January 1, 1989 ;     597 words ... ... lot easier if someone else pushed the lawn mower. Now, two inventors have come up with ... answer -- a computer-guided, robotic lawn mower. The "Lawn Ranger" is a "self-propelled lawn mower with eyes and a brain," according to ...

Article: REV UP YOUR LAWN MOWER, JOIN THE RACE
Sun Publications (IL);  July 2, 1997 ;     688 words ... ... sport Tim Allen discovered years ago: lawn mower racing. The Eyes to the Skies festival ... present, for the first time, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association-sanctioned STA ... sport was fueled when Tim Allen featured lawn mower racing on his season-ending show of ...

Article: On your mark get set MOW Fairbury Fairgrounds to host lawn ...
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... the Mow-tor City when the Illinois Lawn Mower Racing Association cuts through this ... Willow Springs. He became involved in lawn mower racing after watching a segment about ... Total cost of the more sophisticated lawn mower his son drives was about $1,500 ...