2011 V-Twin Shootout - Lawnmower Racing, Vestaburg Michigan 

Too cool. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! This is just too awesome!! Hope you have more videos!

This is too Cool ,, I bet that is a Blast ,, are these types of Racing done everywhere , I wonder ? Thanks for Sharing 👍

they look top heavy as heck

No worries didn't mean to sound rude. Still enjoyed the races to the end!

no numbers ?? how do you score them or dont you keep score ?

yep track is long gone .... google earth it nothing left was a very cool track in its day.

i wanna make one!!

handle bars ??

The next Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart may be competing right now at a small track in eastern Montcalm County. Vestaburg Kart Speedway opened in May with races taking place at 6 p.m. most every Saturday. The track, located a mile north of M-46 on Edgar Road between Crystal and Pine Grove roads, was the brainchild of Dave Freeman. “I race myself a little bit and I just decided kids in the community needed something different to do with their time,” he said. “It helps them stay out of mischief.” He sometimes has more than 40 competitors a night at the one-eighth mile oval, high-banked dirt track. But the drivers aren’t just kids. “We have them as young as 5 but we’ve had one who was 70 years old,” Freeman said. “They’re also a couple in their 60s who run hard too. They like to mix it up.” The younger drivers run with “restrictor plates” on their karts, which slows down the speed by limiting the flow of gasoline to the motor, just like NASCAR does for races at the Talladeaga and Daytona superspeedways. Races are held in various age groups and classifications, including stock and open divisions, with trophies or medals going to the winners. There is also an overall season points winner in all 10 classes. There’s even a Winged Outlaw Class where the karts “look like miniature World of Outlaw sprint cars,” Freeman said. “We usually average 30 to 35 cars a night and we have a lot of ladies running,” he added. “Sometimes we have a woman’s class, but most of them aren’t interested in running together. They would rather compete against the guys.” The cars don’t look or operate like a typical go-kart. “These are racing karts,” Freeman said. “They are just like all the NASCAR drivers got started in. They have special chassis and aren’t your regular kind of karts you might drive around your yard.” The races are run under rules developed by the National Karting Association. Freeman, 36, owner of Freeman Builders, and his 7- and 9-year-old sons compete at the track. “The big boys still like to have a good time too,” he said. “It’s fun.” The track has already developed a wide following, attracting drivers from as far away as Indiana and all over Michigan, including Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Midland, Beaverton, Grand Blanc and St. Johns. “The location helps us because we are right in the center (of the state),” Freeman said. He wants to make racing a family affair. “We take intermittent weeks off to give people the opportunity to do other things with their families,” Freeman said. “We try to promote fair and fun racing. There is no alcohol allowed anywhere on the premises.” After tonight the remaining scheduled dates are Aug. 30 and 31 during Labor Day Weekend, and Sept. 6 and 13, with the season championships set for Sept. 27. For more information, call Freeman at 989-268-5902 or 989-620-4654, or go online to www. vestaburgkartspeedway.com.

The owners got divorced track is no longer there

What size track is that

Those aren't lawn mowers their go carts

Don't know why you call it lawn mower racing..there go carts with a lawn mower body on them..

Perhaps Mercedes F1 team should copy the design?

Maybe put some personality in it.

'Promosm'

Ryan Ryker and his group are a joke 🙄