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Nick M3 10-22-2019 01:38 PM

24 Hours of Lemons
 
So, a couple months ago, I was invited by an acquaintance to join his Lemons team for a race this fall. A basically arrive and drive (I provided some logistical / towing assistance*) invite to a car that would be reasonably decent? Why not!

Net-net, Lemons is the absolute most fun that I have really ever had driving. If you’re really serious about competitive motorsport, it’s probably the wrong venue. But if you’re looking to have fun in a motorsports environment? Awesome. And that was driving a Volvo 850. :lol:

I highly recommend it. Probably not for JV, though.

*We. I invited trentmw along and we took turns driving the tow vehicle.

John V 10-22-2019 01:52 PM

I'm not sure if my feelings should be hurt or not :lol:

Glad you had fun.

clyde 10-22-2019 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick M3 (Post 552883)
the absolute most fun that I have really ever had

Enough so that there is facebook evidence of Nick wearing a ball cap

Nick M3 10-22-2019 04:58 PM

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...9f&oe=5E1C4B8C

The car. :lol:

jpgurl 10-22-2019 05:11 PM

LeMons is super fun for sure!

Husband has a LeMons car. It has been years since he's done anything with it - because life - but we have a 1st Gen RX7 with an engine swap and a fuel cell taking up a garage space. Someday he'll get it going again. And get a team going again. His first team had a 1st Gen CRX and placed 8th at Altamont one year.

Those guys (and girls) are a special kind of crazy. We have friends who drove a Saab for a LeMons race and also drove to the track separately in another Saab of the same model. By the end of the race they had stripped so many parts off of the second car it had to be towed off. :eeps:

Alan 10-22-2019 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde (Post 552885)
Enough so that there is facebook evidence of Nick wearing a ball cap

I think I need to friend request Nick, I need to see this picture :D

kognito 10-22-2019 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jpgurl (Post 552888)

Those guys (and girls) are a special kind of crazy. We have friends who drove a Saab for a LeMons race and also drove to the track separately in another Saab of the same model. By the end of the race they had stripped so many parts off of the second car it had to be towed off. :eeps:


:lol: That's an awesome story!

kognito 10-22-2019 09:23 PM

I love the stickers on that Volvo, but you might not want to enter it in the Lemons at Road Atlanta (12/14-15)

Might be like that Top Gear episode when they toured the south

FC 10-22-2019 10:32 PM

I’ve done two races on a VW cabrio. It was crazy fun. I wanted and still do want to have a car to race there. Justa few more years and my boys can join in.

Nick M3 10-23-2019 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kognito (Post 552894)
I love the stickers on that Volvo, but you might not want to enter it in the Lemons at Road Atlanta (12/14-15)

Might be like that Top Gear episode when they toured the south

One certainly feels conspicuous towing it.


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