Lawnmower cuts through land speed record

Lawnmower cuts through land speed record

This is the first of two short posts that will just update a couple of recent stories highlighted by this blog. I've covered this one in enough detail, I think, not to dwell on it too much more. However, congratulations to Project Runningblade who have successfully claimed the lawnmower land speed record for Great Britain! Not content with 86mph, they went out the next day and raised it again - to almost 88mph. Next stop - 100mph! Good luck chaps! Here is some rather scary footage of the run.

Land-speed record hope for lawnmower at Pendine sands

Land-speed record hope for lawnmower at Pendine sands

Some video footage here, courtesy of the B.B.C., of the preparations for the attempt on the lawnmower land-speed record that I first posted about a couple of months previously. The two chaps in the film seem particularly personable and just the kind of stout fellows one would expect to try for such an attempt. Were it not for the fact that the current record is held by an American one could say that it is a peculiarly British endeavour. Nevertheless it can be see as appealing to our sporting nature and sense of humour, so it would be nice to see us take the record. Good luck to Team Runningblade come the 23rd of May!

Lawnmower land speed record

Lawnmower land speed record

Yesterday I brought you news of the latest developments in the world of the land speed record for cars. Today comes the early details of another, and some might say sadly overlooked, record attempt - The World's Fastest Lawnmower.

Yes, just as the chaps working on Bloodhound SSC hope to break the 1,000mph barrier, so those fine coves over at "Project Runningblade" hope to snatch away the lawnmower speed record from the Americans by going over 100 mph.

Here's hoping that they are shear class, a cut above the rest and put the Americans out to grass(!).