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Anyone want to meet up and watch some $500 pieces of crap try to race around Gingerman raceway for a few hours?
Info about the Lemons series:
NASTY. BRUTISH. NOT SHORT ENOUGH.
The crowd. The spectacle. The pall of blue smoke and roasted clutch discs. In all motorsport, no event captures the universal human need to whale on old crapcans and hoover down greasy barbecue like the 24 Hours of LeMons.
Each LeMons race is for cars purchased, fixed up, and track-prepped for a total of 500 dollars or less. But before reaching the grid, you'll have to survive trials like the Personal-Injury-Lawyer Anti-Slalom, the Marxist-Valet Parking Challenge, and the Wide Open Throttle Rodthrowapalooza. Twelve hours into the race, the car voted People’s Choice is called in and awarded a cash prize; simultaneously, the car voted People’s Curse is called in and summarily destroyed. At the end of 24 hours, a gala awards ceremony plies the survivors with trophies, plaques, and four-figure purses in canvas bags full of nickels. What's not to like?
Originally Posted by klui_188,Mar 29 2010, 09:28 PM
Do they televise that? I've heard of in the past. That should be a pretty fun event to watch....
BTW Pat, are you going to Indy this year? or is it already too late (to get tickets)?
I don't think they televise that. Probably because 1 television camera is probably worth all the cars on the grid combined
No plans to go to Indy just yet. If they do the Mid-Ohio S2000 thing, I'm going to try to make it. I'm going to have to miss out on ALMS at Road America too (been going almost every year for the past 5) since I'll be on my way to Germany/Belgium (as cool as ALMS is, it doesn't hold a candle to F1...especially at Spa...of course one is a 3 hour drive and the other is an 8 hour flight).
Originally Posted by patinum,Mar 30 2010, 09:12 AM
If they do the Mid-Ohio S2000 thing, I'm going to try to make it.
We will be doing this again this year... I guess what you and I both need to figure out is where to put the hardtop during the parade lap since we have to keep them off the car since the driver will be riding with us.
We will be doing this again this year... I guess what you and I both need to figure out is where to put the hardtop during the parade lap since we have to keep them off the car since the driver will be riding with us.
Photo from last year
In the hotel room
Or chained to a fence or something
03-29-2010 | 11:30 AM
24 Hours of Lemons - April 17 & 18 - Gingerman
