In the past 30 years, grass dragging has grown from a hobby enjoyed by a few maniacs to a genuine spectator sport. In October, about 44,000 people came to Fremont, New Hampshire, to watch fearless drivers put snowmobiles with modded engines, clutches, and suspensions through their paces. Racers hit 120 miles per hour on muddy turf; others kicked up walls of water doing 50-mph laps in an adjacent pond. (With enough speed, snowmobiles skim well on water, though they don’t always make it back to shore.) But the main draw is the freestyle jump exhibition: Riders charge their quarter-ton mounts up steep metal ramps and perform insanely dangerous tricks like backflips.

You’re probably thinking, “I’m glad this ludicrous ’sport’ is confined to a remote village in New England.” Think again. On New Year’s Eve, Red Bull is sponsoring an event in sunny San Diego in which a rider will attempt to break the world distance record by jumping a snowmobile more than 301 feet. If the stunt is successful, grass dragging might just come to rival bigger, more refined events—like monster track rallies.

Authors: Jim Nash

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