AMBOY — The category is “Powder Puff,” but the way these women race their souped-up lawn mowers, maybe they should dub the class “Tuff Enuf.”
With the dust swirling and pit crews jumpin’, Kristi Thorson edged out Dawn Walker, in a gritty battle Sunday at Amboy Territorial Days.
Here are the top winners in Sunday’s Amboy Territorial Days lawn mower races:
o 1st Place Women’s Main Event: Kristi Thorson, Battle Ground.
o 1st Place Open Class Main Event: Kevin Rogers, Amboy.
o 1st Place 8 Horsepower Main Event: Ramey Waser, Amboy.
o Fast Qualifier: Ken McCorkle, Puyallup.
o Prettiest Mower: Jim McCracken, Elma.
As Thorson of Battle Ground blasted through the checkered flag in her green machine with the “Beer 30” plate, her father, Kyle Thorson, was beside himself, giving his “tomboy” 23-year-old daughter a tug on the cheek.
What’s it like to hit speeds in excess of 30 mph on a riding lawn mower?