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

Sat Mar 15 20:09:03 CDT 2014

Unfortunately, he is correct about our community development rules.  He
hasn't filed a complaint yet, so I'd like to take care of it before he does.

On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 6:15 PM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:

>  Tell the neighbor to mind his own business.
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> Rick Nelson wrote:
>
>  It seems that one of my new neighbors thinks there are too many houses
> with inoperative cars in his neighborhood.  I have one of those houses.
> This new neighbor found out that I work for the police department, so he
> plans to start his complaints with me.  I can't move the Midget into the
> garage, so it has to go.  If there is still interest in a Makers Local
> Lemons/Chump Car racer, I will donate the Midget and take it to the shop.
> If there isn't enough interest, I'll sell it to someone in one of my car
> clubs.
> That neighbor will really be upset when I bring in the boat project I just
> bought.
> Rick Nelson
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> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>  So, depending on how much speed this picks up (pun intended), I am
>> closely acquainted with a gentlemen (he's an inlaw actually) that owns his
>> own engine shop, builds race engines for short track, truck pulls, mud
>> runs, rock crawlers, and restores cars for himself on the side. If and when
>> I have free time again, I'm sure I can weasel some input out of him on
>> things we could do to get/keep the engine running as strong as possible.
>>
>>  I also have some machining skills I could lend to the project.
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>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 9:25 PM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
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>>>  I used to be in Twickenham, but when they stopped doing the autocross,
>>> I lost interest.
>>>
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>>>
>>> Rick Nelson wrote:
>>>
>>> If it happens and the engine seems solid after I give it a hard test
>>> drive, someone may find an overlooked supercharger and intercooler in the
>>> parts bin.  I can't risk wasting such a jewel if it isn't useful, though.
>>> The groups that do autocrossing are the Tennessee Valley Region of the
>>> Sports Car Club of America and the Twickenham Auto Club.  I'm in both.
>>> Www.teamtac.org.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> On Jan 30, 2014 8:03 PM, "David" <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  You wanna get it turbocharged, Rick?  if we can find a turbo cheap
>>>> enough?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rick Nelson 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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