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The 34th annual Edendale Crank Up Day held over the weekend, pictured on Saturday during the lawn mower racing demonstration are Dave Cummings as Papa Smurf, of Eketahuna, with Phill Dravitski of Taranaki, behind him. A group of seven lawnmower racers made the journey down from the North Island to race.
Man versus man. Island versus island. Mower versus mower.? The inaugural Lawn Mower Racing Inter-Island Challenge was held at Edendale’s Crank-Up day on Saturday, with drivers from across the country pitting their wits against each other to get around the track the fastest to claim glory for their club, and their island.