Holy crap--we won the 24 Hours of LeMons!
a win in performance and spirit of the event!
05-28-2009, 12:33 PM
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Another vote for the portal here. Congrats guys, very awesome!
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05-28-2009, 02:40 PM
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By the way, we'll be entering the FrankenMiadillac at the Buttonwillow LeMons race on 15-16Aug. So all you local SoCal guys should check out the race even if you don't enter a car yourselves.
Bring cold drinks, you'll need 'em.
Bring cold drinks, you'll need 'em.
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05-28-2009, 04:26 PM
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By the way, we'll be entering the FrankenMiadillac at the Buttonwillow LeMons race on 15-16Aug. So all you local SoCal guys should check out the race even if you don't enter a car yourselves.
Bring cold drinks, you'll need 'em.
Bring cold drinks, you'll need 'em.
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05-29-2009, 01:15 AM
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1: winning takes a lot of luck. Getting lucky twice is unlikely. Something about lightning, blah blah blah..
2: Winning pretty much guarantees a residual value of $499.99 (the Metro that won T-Hill was valued at $499.98 after it won), leaving you no money to fix/maintain the car before the next race. After 14 hours of flogging, your shitbox is likely shot. The Metro, for example, HAD to replace their chain (and upgrade to a double-chain, acutally) between races, resulting in a 13-lap penalty from the start for spending $130 on used chains and sprokets. They also ran out of luck, melting their brakes, nearly rolling (colliding, roof-first, into a Volvo instead), and finally snapping a ball joint.
I doubt we'll be burdened with 337 lbs of nickels again this year...
-Dave
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