Lawn Mower Racing

Proceeds from the club's lawnmower racing events are distributed throughout the year to the many activities supported by the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club. The club contributes to most local United Way agencies, provides annual scholarships to local high school students, holds a Christmas Party for the county's foster children, while also supporting worldwide relief efforts of Rotary International.
Australian Lawn Mower Racing
Australia's first mower race was dreamt up in a small, country pub in Harrietville, Victoria in 1987. The story goes like this.... Five men spontaneously challenged each other to a race around the local hills of the area after an alcohol related argument. They chugged up the steep slopes belching smoke from their unmodified Briggs and Strattons (popular lawnmower brands), rounded a nominated gum tree, then flew down in "Angel Gear" (Australian outback slang for neutral), to the finish line. For the record, a rogue called "Roger" won on his rover. "Half the town's 100 people, 300 sheep and 150 dogs were there,“ says the 6 time AROLMRA x-president Brian Ross.