A big congrats to a well deserving hard working team. We'll see you in August, hopefully as competitors but definately as spectator/cheerleaders.
Victory is ours!
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St. Jude Donor '12
Victory is ours!
As some of you may know, my friends and I run the 24 Hours of LeMons race series. We have been doing this since 2009.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of racing at the Monticello Motor Club. It is a lucky place for us because we managed our first victory.
Our little 1992 Saturn SL2 managed to take the Class B title by a scant 6 laps. After 14.5 hours of racing, 5 driver changes with one full pit stop (driver change and full fueling) complete in under 4minutes we took the checkered flag. Here is the write up for the event. We are so happy and can't wait for our next race at NJMP in August.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/24-hour...k-the-winners/
This past weekend we had the pleasure of racing at the Monticello Motor Club. It is a lucky place for us because we managed our first victory.
Our little 1992 Saturn SL2 managed to take the Class B title by a scant 6 laps. After 14.5 hours of racing, 5 driver changes with one full pit stop (driver change and full fueling) complete in under 4minutes we took the checkered flag. Here is the write up for the event. We are so happy and can't wait for our next race at NJMP in August.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/24-hour...k-the-winners/
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12
Congrats!!! I love the concept of lemons racing. Still working out some stuff with friends to get a team together.
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St. Jude Donor '12
The Uber gallery is up with a ton of pictures from the race.
http://www.murileemartin.com/UG/LNY13/LNY13.html
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As some of you may know, my friends and I run the 24 Hours of LeMons race series. We have been doing this since 2009.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of racing at the Monticello Motor Club. It is a lucky place for us because we managed our first victory.
Our little 1992 Saturn SL2 managed to take the Class B title by a scant 6 laps. After 14.5 hours of racing, 5 driver changes with one full pit stop (driver change and full fueling) complete in under 4minutes we took the checkered flag. Here is the write up for the event. We are so happy and can't wait for our next race at NJMP in August.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/24-hour...k-the-winners/
This past weekend we had the pleasure of racing at the Monticello Motor Club. It is a lucky place for us because we managed our first victory.
Our little 1992 Saturn SL2 managed to take the Class B title by a scant 6 laps. After 14.5 hours of racing, 5 driver changes with one full pit stop (driver change and full fueling) complete in under 4minutes we took the checkered flag. Here is the write up for the event. We are so happy and can't wait for our next race at NJMP in August.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/24-hour...k-the-winners/
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We have trouble competing at the bigger tracks like NJMP though. The car just doesn't have enough oomph to keep up. Regardless, it is still a lot of fun to flog that car.
Last edited by chaase; Apr 10, 2013 at 10:59 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Leave the back seat in for the baby seat. Where are you going to get a helmet to fit him, if you don't get him one I'm telling your wife.
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They work pretty well as a LeMons car. The SCCA guys ran the coupes for years. Parts are plentiful. We have had multiple parts cars and a wagon that we still use for parts with a full drive train in it. There is a fair amount of information out there on them. They handle pretty well and when you lighten them up for races they are pretty fast. I was running out 4th on the main straight at MMC, getting close to 100mph.
We have trouble competing at the bigger tracks like NJMP though. The car just doesn't have enough oomph to keep up. Regardless, it is still a lot of fun to flog that car.
We have trouble competing at the bigger tracks like NJMP though. The car just doesn't have enough oomph to keep up. Regardless, it is still a lot of fun to flog that car.
A coworker of mine told me about another series he races in Texas called the Chump Car series. Said he likes it a little more than Lemons.
Probably will end up buying a house in the next 6 months and take it in the shorts on my condo.How you feeling George? May finally get back down to my MILs to cover up your artwork with some drywall. May recruit Mikey to help.
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I have offered to buy it from him twice and each time he says he can probably get a little more for it, but never takes the initiative. I knew the car sitting there for so long was bugging my boss who also happens to be a car guy, so I may leverage his help and include him on the team.
A coworker of mine told me about another series he races in Texas called the Chump Car series. Said he likes it a little more than Lemons.
A coworker of mine told me about another series he races in Texas called the Chump Car series. Said he likes it a little more than Lemons.
