[General] Gearhead makers might be interested in the 24 Hours of Lemons

[Stephan Henning]

Rick, I might be up for helping out with that at some point, but I've too
much on my plate at the moment.

Could be a fun project though. There is a local group that does autocross,
I've seen them out at Frank Milton on a few occasions, but I don't remember
their name.

>From the way I read the rules, I don't see an easy way to get in a $10K,
but I'll admit I haven't read through them with an eye for cheating the
system either.

-stephan


On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Rick Nelson <geezer.nelson at gmail.com>wrote:

> In case you think this is a scam to get free labor, I would donate the car
> to Makers Local before the work is finished.  I should have mentioned that
> before.
> Rick
>  On Jan 30, 2014 7:19 PM, "Rick Nelson" <geezer.nelson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been on the email list for years, but don't post often.  I also
>> don't spend time at the shop, even though I live only a few blocks away.  I
>> apologize in advance if I'm out of line with this post.
>> I have been to a Lemons race at Sebring.  There are fun cars that don't
>> take themselves seriously, and there are race cars with serious drivers
>> that take advantage of the rules to drive fast, expensive cars.  There are
>> loopholes in the $500 limit that allow drivers to race BMWs and Porsches
>> that look like they should be in a professional event.  However, if a team
>> is racing for fun and not upset by winners in $10,000 cars, it could be a
>> total blast.
>> If some of you are seriously interested in entering the 24 Hours of
>> Lemons, or the Chump Car Series, I can provide a car that will qualify
>> after a rebuild.  I bought it with this in mind,.  It is a 1977 MG Midget
>> 1500.
>> If any of you are serious enough about a Maker Racing Team to put some
>> work into it, we could race next season, and maybe even get some autocross
>> runs in it this season.  Lemons requires a minimum of four drivers, and a
>> pit crew would be needed.  I'll be one driver, so we need at least three
>> more.  I believe six drivers is the max.
>>
>> Rick Nelson
>>  On Jan 29, 2014 7:34 PM, "Tycho Clendenny" <tmclendenny at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This Saturday and Sunday is the first time The 24 Hours of Lemons (not
>>> LeMans) is coming to Alabama. What is the 24 Hours of Lemons? See
>>> http://24hoursoflemons.com/ for details, but, in short, it's racing
>>> crap cars on a real race track to see who can make the most laps.
>>>
>>> More than 50 teams will race $500 junkers around the Barber track in
>>> Birmingham. I'm going to watch the folks try and hold their rustbuckets
>>> together against all odds. Some teams have ideas so crazy they just might
>>> work, like using an airplane wing as a spoiler.
>>>
>>> It should be fun.
>>> Saturday, Feb 1 & Sunday, Feb 2
>>> Barber Motorsports Park
>>> Leeds, AL
>>> All-access pass $20 / day or $30 / weekend
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tycho Clendenny
>>>
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