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A scratch-built lawnmower by Elliott Loe and friends recorded a 152.8-mph run at the ECTA Arkansas Mile while retaining an electric grass-cutting deck. The event’s reported two-way average was 147.3 mph, but the run is still in certification, so a record has not yet been confirmed.
Elliott Loe’s scratch-built lawnmower reached a reported 152.8 mph at the ECTA Arkansas Mile, according to The Drive, while retaining an electric mower deck that can cut grass. The mower’s reported two-way average was 147.3 mph; its run is still being certified, so a new land-speed record has not yet been confirmed.
Loe and friends, who run the Ziptied YouTube channel, built the machine around a chromoly tube chassis and body panels from a 1990s MTD Tradesman mower. The bare chassis weighs 45 pounds, while the assembled machine with its engine weighs about 450 pounds, The Drive reported.
Power comes from a 988cc inline-four taken from a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R. The engine produces more than 160 horsepower in stock form, according to the report, and Loe added nitrous oxide described as a 50-horsepower shot. An electric mower deck from a Hart push mower sits beneath the vehicle, preserving its grass-cutting function.
The machine ran at the ECTA Arkansas Mile, where it made a reported 152.8-mph pass. The Drive said its two-way average was 147.3 mph and that Loe provided a timing slip for the faster run. The report says the result is in a certification process; the outcome has not been reported.
A High-Speed Run With Record Stakes
The run brings an unconventional home-built vehicle into land-speed record territory, but the distinction between a single-pass peak and a certified record matters. The reported 152.8 mph is the fastest pass cited in the report; the stated two-way average is lower, at 147.3 mph, and certification remains pending.
The mower also stands out because it retains a functioning electric cutting deck, rather than being only a small vehicle wearing mower bodywork. If officials verify the result under the relevant record rules, the project could replace the record The Drive says currently stands at 143 mph. Until then, that possibility remains conditional.
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From Mower Chassis to Speed Machine
The design combines a lightweight, custom-built chromoly chassis with an engine and bodywork sourced from different machines. The report says the bare chassis weighs 45 pounds and the complete vehicle about 450 pounds. Its powertrain is a Suzuki motorcycle engine; its mower deck is an electric unit from a Hart push mower sold at Walmart.
The Drive describes the current mower record as apparently 143 mph, set by a Hayabusa-powered mower from the United Kingdom. It also notes that the Honda Mean Mower V2 had a claimed top speed of 150.9 mph. These are comparisons cited by the report, not confirmation that Loe’s run has been ratified as a record.
At the event, the mower shared the course with much faster vehicles: The Drive reported that a Corvette reached 280 mph earlier in the year. Loe’s project was not competing with that speed, but its pass placed the mower among the event’s notable runs.
““The surface was extremely rough for a mower that had no suspension, and it would jump in the air two or three times per run.””
— Elliott Loe, as quoted by The Drive
Certification Still Determines the Record
The report says the mower’s run is in the certification process, but does not specify which organization is reviewing it, what steps remain, or when a decision is expected. Until certification is complete, the reported 152.8-mph pass and 147.3-mph two-way average should not be described as an officially recognized record.
The available account also does not provide the timing slip’s full details, such as the dates and conditions of each pass, or explain how the mower’s grass-cutting capability was tested. The stated prior record is described as “apparently” 143 mph, leaving its exact record category and verification basis unspecified in the source.
Awaiting the Certification Decision
The next milestone is a decision on whether the 152.8-mph run and the reported 147.3-mph two-way average meet the applicable certification requirements. If verified, the result could establish a new record in the relevant lawnmower category; if not, the pass would remain a reported event result rather than a confirmed record.
The source material gives no timetable for that review and does not report a planned follow-up run. Loe or the certifying body would need to provide further information before the record status, category, and final verified speed can be stated with certainty.
Key Questions
How fast did the lawnmower go?
The Drive reported a 152.8-mph pass and a two-way average of 147.3 mph at the ECTA Arkansas Mile.
Has the mower’s record been confirmed?
No. The report says the run is still being certified. A new record has not yet been confirmed.
Does it still cut grass?
Yes. The mower has an electric deck sourced from a Hart push mower, according to The Drive. The source does not describe a separate test of its cutting performance.
What engine powers the mower?
It uses a 988cc inline-four from a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R. The report says Loe also added nitrous oxide described as a 50-horsepower shot.
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