24 Hours of LeMons - This is gonna be a good one!

[Ron Earp]

Well 2008 is upon us and new race plans are being formulated. Son of Sanford (Ron M, one of our usual posse) put out the word - do we want to race the famous 24 Hours of LeMons?

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

You've got to take a look at the rules on the webpage. If you've not seen the write ups in Car and Driver and other magazines, it looks to be a hoot. I especially like the one we'll run at since it'll be at CMP, one of our usual road courses, and close to home.

So, the search is on for a sub-$500 heap to race. Jeff Young has turned up a few good suspects already - cop cars, old Probes, Pintos, and the list goes on.......

Do we opt for factory turbo car for cheap hp? Or a battering ram to remove the competition? With the $500 claim rule and the "one car will be crushed rule" there isn't any point in putting a lot of money into these heaps or trying to dodge around the rules.

I really like the "No Whiner" rule.

Pretty good Youtube video here:

YouTube - TEAM SANTA CRUZ: 24 Hours of LeMons In-Car Action

The 190 treadwear tire rating really hurts!!! Plenty of sliding with that in place.

Race on!

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Looks a hoot! -

The rules definately make amusing reading, from the 'BSF' Bull-Shit-Factor rating that your car gets based on perceived build cost, to the lousy driving and 'why am I upside down' rules...

Make sure you fit a bullet cam, but you might want to attach it to the driver, just in case you're selected for 'crushing'....

[Bill Hara]

That is ACE! Would love to do that!

[dfreeman95]

I have been researching my options for doing a 24 hours of LeMons race as well. I am shooting for the race at Thunderhill in October. It looks like an absolute blast. I love the Youtube video of the too nice for it's own good BMW getting destroyed last year!
I am going to be speaking to the other instructors for the Western States Cobra Bash track day to guage interest in putting a car in the event. It should be a refreshing change of pace for those that vintage race.
Please post pics and updates of your build please. I would be very interested in any tricks and tips you utilize. I have never attended one of these and would like to get a closer look at the preperation.
Perhaps if this does happen we can get a west coast GT40's.com party barge at the race?

[I LOVE GT40- Paolo]

too cool...

[Chris_K]

dfreeman- PM'd you.

[Peter Jankovskis]

My friends and I drove a Nissan 300ZX (Good Grief Team Locust) in the September 29-30, 2007 LeMons race held in the Michigan area and had a great time. We were running 4th about 15 hours into the race when the radiator blew. We plan to run the September race in Michigan this year.

[Chris Headon]

What a hoot! If only someone would organise something similar in the UK. - yes I know we have banger racing etc but a 24 hour banger race with those sort of rules, I'd go to see that.

[Ron Earp]

Peter,

any tips you can give us would be good! We have enduro race experience and can handle all of that, but we don't have experience in a race like this!

Ron