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Lawn mowers are supposed to be for cutting grass, but put them on ice and you have Finland's hottest new sport: ice lawn mower racing. The country just held its third annual Winter Grand Prix near the town of Jarvenpaa, and the highlight was the ice lawn mower race where teams from England, Estonia and Luxembourg faced a local team in a grueling competition. Normally a British sport, lawn mower racing has sprouted up in other countries, but the Finns take it in a direction not originally intended, since lawn mowers aren't typically used in the snow. The object of the sport is to ride a lawn mower and accumulate as many laps as possible around a 1968-foot track in three hours, which isn't always easy, according to British racer Jason Huskinson, especially since race organizers add water on top of the snow and let it freeze to make the surface even more slippery. "It's really bumpy. I'm really tired out. Brilliant," Huskinson told Reuters reporter Ellie Park. Since the mowers reach speeds of 30 mph, fellow racer Mark Botts says the secret to succeeding is giving up any claims to sanity. "You have to be crazy to do this," he told Park. The competition was heated, but the Estonian team rolled away with the top prize by completing 136 laps. Email Article | Share Article | Permalink | tagged Finland, competition, ice, laps, lawn, mower, race, racing, slippery, sport, track | in Sports, news, video TuesdayFeb072012 Is 'Ultimate Tazer Ball' The Most Ludicrous Sport Of All Time? Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 03:01PM Think 'Ultimate Tazer Ball' is a pretty silly name for a sport? Just wait till you you see it in action. Based on an idea from Leif Kellenberger, this extreme sport involves eight players, a 24-inch ball, a 200 x 85 foot rectangular playing field and eight tasers. That's right, tasers. If you take a look at their website, utblive.com, there's an extensive and detailed explanation of the rules, but the main thing is this: you can only tase people if you're holding the ball and in the special 'shock zone'. Otherwise, it's a simple game of get-the-massive-ball-in-the-other-team's-goal - it just has that little bit of extra-added danger thanks to the chance of being attacked with an electroshock weapon. If you're incredibly excited about seeing the sport live, why not head to Thailand for 3 March to see their Bangkok match. It's going to be... shocking. Sorry, we couldn't resist. Email Article | Share Article | Permalink | tagged Thailand, Ultimate, ball, electrochock, extreme, football, shock, sport, taser, tazer | in Sports, video Page 1 2 3 Next 2 Post» Copyright © 2013, Centridium Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Mas Macho is a men's lifestyle publication supporting the macho man and their entertainment needs. Are you man enough for mas macho?
Lawn mowers are supposed to be for cutting grass, but put them on ice and you have Finland's hottest new sport: ice lawn mower racing.
The country just held its third annual Winter Grand Prix near the town of Jarvenpaa, and the highlight was the ice lawn mower race where teams from England, Estonia and Luxembourg faced a local team in a grueling competition.
Normally a British sport, lawn mower racing has sprouted up in other countries, but the Finns take it in a direction not originally intended, since lawn mowers aren't typically used in the snow.
The object of the sport is to ride a lawn mower and accumulate as many laps as possible around a 1968-foot track in three hours, which isn't always easy, according to British racer Jason Huskinson, especially since race organizers add water on top of the snow and let it freeze to make the surface even more slippery.
"It's really bumpy. I'm really tired out. Brilliant," Huskinson told Reuters reporter Ellie Park.
Since the mowers reach speeds of 30 mph, fellow racer Mark Botts says the secret to succeeding is giving up any claims to sanity.
"You have to be crazy to do this," he told Park.
The competition was heated, but the Estonian team rolled away with the top prize by completing 136 laps.
Think 'Ultimate Tazer Ball' is a pretty silly name for a sport? Just wait till you you see it in action.
Based on an idea from Leif Kellenberger, this extreme sport involves eight players, a 24-inch ball, a 200 x 85 foot rectangular playing field and eight tasers. That's right, tasers.
If you take a look at their website, utblive.com, there's an extensive and detailed explanation of the rules, but the main thing is this: you can only tase people if you're holding the ball and in the special 'shock zone'.
Otherwise, it's a simple game of get-the-massive-ball-in-the-other-team's-goal - it just has that little bit of extra-added danger thanks to the chance of being attacked with an electroshock weapon.
If you're incredibly excited about seeing the sport live, why not head to Thailand for 3 March to see their Bangkok match. It's going to be... shocking. Sorry, we couldn't resist.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 10:05PM