24 Hours of LeMons?
Aaron VerDow
As some of you may have heard, my family ran the 24 Hours of LeMons a couple years ago. It was a blast and we all loved it but sometimes real life gets in the way of the fun stuff and it looks like we won't be able to make another team again. So, I may be looking at buying the car and safety equipment from my dad to create a LVL1 team and would like to know who would be interested.
The 24 Hours of LeMons is endurance racing for idiots. This is a 24 hour race (sometimes 24 hours straight, sometimes two 12 hour sessions) for cars worth less than $500. Teams are made of 4-6 drivers and the winner gets $1,000 in nickels. If you've ever wanted to race head to head on a track in real cars there is no cheaper way to do so.
Another thing to keep in mind is this is the same racing series that accepts autonomous vehicles. So if we're feeling really ambitious we could rig up an old beater to drive autonomously and race it against real cars and drivers which would be pretty epic.
I'll post a better pic of the car later, right now this is the only one I have (we're the one in the very background).
Please try to come to tonights meeting if you're interested!
Ben Hibben
I'll try to be there tonight but there may be a social engagement I must attend.
Blenster
Pat McCarthy
I am certifiable….
I am in
(And yeah, my wife’ll kill me, but we’re almost done with the balloon, so I need a new project J )
Patrick McCarthy
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Brad Luyster
Ben Hibben
Someone once asked me how I learned so much about how cars work and how to fix them and how they could learn it too; I told them it was simple - just sell that nice reliable car he had, buy one for $1,000-$1,500 and depend on it to get to work. Also: buy $70 worth of random tools and use them however you can when the time comes. LOL Well, it worked for me.
Blenster
Pat McCarthy
Must be an OLD car….
If it is a late model car, you’ll need a degree in Computer Science…
From: lv...@googlegroups.com [mailto:lv...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Ben Hibben
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:54 PM
To: lv...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {LVL1} 24 Hours of LeMons?
I'm a decent driver and I have a ton of experience keeping cheap old cars going for just awhile longer...
Someone once asked me how I learned so much about how cars work and how to fix them and how they could learn it too; I told them it was simple - just sell that nice reliable car he had, buy one for $1,000-$1,500 and depend on it to get to work. Also: buy $70
worth of random tools and use them however you can when the time comes. LOL Well, it worked for me.
Blenster
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Brad Luyster <bradl...@gmail.com> wrote:
I just took delivery of a new car, so I may have a car to offer for cheap. I'm also game to help where I can, especially if going the autonomous route.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Pat McCarthy <pmcc...@humana.com> wrote:
I am certifiable….
I am in
(And yeah, my wife’ll kill me, but we’re almost done with the balloon, so I need a new project J )
Patrick McCarthy
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On Behalf Of Aaron VerDow
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:37 PM
To: lv...@googlegroups.com
Subject: {LVL1} 24 Hours of LeMons?
As some of you may have heard, my family ran the 24 Hours of LeMons a couple years ago. It was a blast and we all loved it but sometimes real life gets in the way of the fun stuff and it looks like we won't be able to make another team again. So, I may be looking at buying the car and safety equipment from my dad to create a LVL1 team and would like to know who would be interested.
The 24 Hours of LeMons is endurance racing for idiots. This is a 24 hour race (sometimes 24 hours straight, sometimes two 12 hour sessions) for cars worth less than $500. Teams are made of 4-6 drivers and the winner gets $1,000 in nickels. If you've ever wanted to race head to head on a track in real cars there is no cheaper way to do so.
Another thing to keep in mind is this is the same racing series that accepts autonomous vehicles. So if we're feeling really ambitious we could rig up an old beater to drive autonomously and race it against real cars and drivers which would be pretty epic.
James Copeland
Patrick Joyce
driven and instructed at road course open track events and won my
class for 3 years in the local SCCA autocross back in 2000-2002 (C
Prepared, then Street Modified twice). I'm organizing the road course
and autocross at an event in Memphis on May 18th & 19th if anyone
wants some practice time and instructors will be available if you want
to learn.
Patrick Joyce
Aaron VerDow
Everseeker
As far as being a driver, I am out. (sleeping in the yard for the next few years doesn't appeal to me). Where in IL is it?