Tyler Barnett after his win at Barona Speedway. Valley News/Joe Naiman photo
Tyler Barnett had not won two consecutive SoCal Mower Racing Club main events in the Open class until the lifelong Hemet resident took first place in the final two races of the 2023 season October 7 at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville and October 14 at Barona Speedway on the Lakeside/Ramona border.“Glad the car’s running good. Hopefully, it will keep running good,” Barnett said.The 19-year-old Barnett, who attended Hemet High School, began his lawnmower racing career in 2020. “I saw them race and thought they were really cool, so I decided to try it out and I’ve been doing it ever since,” he said.Barnett’s father, Brad, also made his SoCal Mower Racing debut in 2020. “We both started at the same time,” Barnett said.Initially Barnett and his father had on
