24 Hours of Lemons


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RALPHIE

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Mar 1, 2007
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I'll be crewing for a couple of friends who've entered a car in the "LeMONS ARSE-FREEZE-APALOOZA 2009" at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, north of Sacramento - one of the series of races held around the country in the "24 Hours of Lemons" at various tracks. Should be a lot of fun.

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

The value of an entry can be no more than $500 - so, in addition to the normal tools I will use, I'm also taking a wide selection of crowbars and other prying equipment. Here's what will happen if you try to cheat with an entry which violates the $500 rule.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4tuap8DVRQ

Some of the intense action - it's a hilarious race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZ8bQz3wJY

Spinouts galore; at :48 to :56, he gets hit in the side; I love the part at 3:27 when the sign hits and flys over the car.

Watch the camera vibrate in this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhHBhm810js

Typical entries - http://evilengineering.com/lemons/
 
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I might just have to check that out!
 
LeMons Dates?????

Ralphie - what's the date? site only had 2010 schedule on it.

may have to come up and watch.
 
That looks like a real RIOT! :thumbsup :cheers

Do "bumper car" rules apply?:lol
 
PL510*Jeff said:
Ralphie - what's the date? site only had 2010 schedule on it.

may have to come up and watch.
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November 20-22, 2009

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/events/arsefreeze09/
 
Ralphie, will you be there on Friday?
 
Triheart7 said:
Ralphie, will you be there on Friday?
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Yes - I'll probably be getting there around 2 pm or so - it's about 320 miles from home (if Tioga Pass is open). Returning home on Monday morning, as it's too long a drive to contemplate since the event ends at sundaown on Sunday. No GT - bringing my truck.
 
For me it is less than 100 miles. I have obligations Sat, but I might go Friday to check out tech inspections or Sunday, as an excuse for a drive.
 
It should be a lot of fun.... I think my friend said that the winning car for the event also gets crushed at the end.
 
It was a great race, and I had a hell of a good time. We finished 1st in our Class (Class 2 - the "Bad"), and 7th Overall. We were about 12 laps behind the leader, and about 20 laps in front of the 2nd car in our class.

RESULTS FOR THE LEMONS ARSE-FREEZE-APALOOZA (THUNDERHILL), 21-22 NOVEMBER 2009

•OVERALL WINNER: #144, Pandamonium Racing (1990 BMW 325i, Mountain View CA)
•INDEX OF EFFLUENCY: #62, Purple LeMon Racing (1969 Volkswagen Beetle, Walnut Creek CA)
•WINNER, CLASS 1 (THE GOOD): #171, Eyesore Racing (1993 Mazda Miata, Long Beach CA)
•WINNER, CLASS 2 (THE BAD): #71, Team Hurling Moss (1976 BMW 2002, Seattle WA)
•WINNER, CLASS 3 (THE UGLY): #93, Guud Humor Racing (1990 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab, Sacramento CA)
•ORGANIZER'S CHOICE: #171, Eyesore Racing (1993 Mazda Miata, Long Beach CA)
•I GOT SCREWED: #140, Diplomatic Immunity (1995 Mercedes-Benz S600, San Diego CA )
•MOST HEROIC FIX: #140, Diplomatic Immunity (1995 Mercedes-Benz S600, San Diego CA )
•LEAST HORRIBLE YANK TANK: #11, Los Cerdos Voladores (1995 Plymouth Neon, Corona CA)
•DANGEROUS HOMEMADE TECHNOLOGY: #898, Angry Hamster Racing (1971 Honda Z600, San Mateo CA)
•GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS MOST FROM THE LEAST AWARD: #21, The Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys (1988 Peugeot 505 Turbo S, Renton WA)
•JUDGES' CHOICE: #73, The 1UP MotherCluckers (1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R, Long Beach CA)
•NISSAN Z THAT WENT THE FARTHEST: #31, 1320 Turners (1986 Nissan 300ZX, San Bruno CA)

Our team was "Team Hurling Moss" as the car (a 1976 BMW 2002) was found in a forest in Washington covered with moss (still visible on some of the car) and was sold to the current owners for $10. There is some suspicion that it was previously used as a drug-running car.

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There were about 155 cars entered in the event, and over 90 finished the race - although some were worked on all night to be able to run the second day.

Some pictures of a few of the cars are below, and more can be found at

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126593&id=36766739494
 
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