<a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8699070.stm">Don Wales</a> just set a new lawnmower speed record at 86.069mph. And he's from England. 
No word on if he'll set a record with push mowers. 
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Don Wales just set a new lawnmower speed record at 86.069mph. And he's from England. No word on if he'll set a record with push mowers.

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