Teams race lawn mowers down Electric Avenue in Bigfork during the inaugural Mow Downtown event, which was sponsored by Mann Mortgage and benefited the Bigfork Food Bank.
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Jeremiah Tee and Bubba Smith, right, push Fletcher Anderson after his motor died while Ann Tucker, director of the Bigfork Food Bank, clings to her lead during the Mow Downtown lawn mower races in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Roo Grubb, with the Pipeapple Pipeline team, struggles to get around Penny Atherton, with the Leave a Landing Strip team, during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Dale Braaten speeds down Electric Avenue during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A group of onlookers watch members of the Pineapple Pipeline try to start their lawn mower during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Julie Olson, with the Zoo Crew, adjusts her goggles before a race at the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Members of the Pineapple Pipeline team show off short shorts, Hawaiian shirts and cowboy boots at the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Dale Braaten, left, shows Steven McCullough and other members of the Pineapple Pipeline how to run his John Deere lawn mower at the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Dustin Jones celebrates after a fast lap during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Members of the Pineapple Pipeline transition between drivers during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A West Coast Choppers helmet on theThe Grill 459 lawn mower at the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Reed Watkins cheers as Roo Grubb speeds off the starting line during the Mow Downtown event in Bigfork on Sept. 17, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon