Northern California is exactly where the 24 Hours of LeMons began, back in 2006, and so we have a very huge population of fanatically devoted racers in this element of the nation. When we ran the Arse Freeze-a-Palooza race final month at Sonoma Raceway aka Sears Point, we had space for 175 automobiles at the facility… and far more than 300 teams trying to get in. That implies a lot of teams that got put on the waitlist and couldn’t race, and their agonized cries have been so heart-rending that we convinced Sonoma Raceway to let us have the track a month later. Teams that had been waitlisted final month got initial priority for acceptance to this weekend’s Good Work Grand Prix. Lots of BMW 3-series cars, lots of Mazda Miatas, lots of teams with ordinary-variety automobiles that don’t quite measure up to the remarkable requirements set by a lot of teams in 2014. Nonetheless, though, some excellent stuff rolled past the justices of the LeMons Supreme Court today. Let’s see what we’ve got!
The Zero Under Racing Chevrolet Corvair, which features Buick 215 (aka Rover V8) power, is back for another attempt at the seemingly unattainable aim of a double-digit lap total.
Take that, LeMons waitlist!
This Mazda suffered from a grab bag of tech-inspection-failing difficulties, but the team’s elaborate (if puzzling) “Evolution Is OK” theme and willingness to fix broken stuff was encouraging.
The GMObiles Chevrolet El Camino is back, now with a cool-looking rattlecan paint job and hand-fabbed front bumper. You can hardly tell that it spent decades sinking into the dirt on a Northern California farm.
Harold, Maude, and their Jaguar E-Kind hearse are back.
A Volvo 240 with Aqua Velva theme just makes sense.
The spare-tire cover found on a highway shoulder adds class to the Aqua Volvo.
Who knew that K.I.T.T. was a Honda Prelude?
Joseph’s Coat of Several Colors will be racing this weekend.
Apparently inspired by the Cookie Monster Warlord BMW we saw in Houston last fall, here’s a BMW 735i with a really great Cookie Monster theme.
Due to the fact this is the 24 Hours of LeMons, we had 2 teams with Sesame Street teams. Hilarity ensued as they mingled with members of teams with disturbingly contrasting themes.
What other race series would have a group of racers that looked like this?
Be certain to check in right here Saturday night to see how the initial race session goes!
LeMons San Francisco Automobile Inspections: Sesame Street, Aqua Volvo, and All the BMWs We Rejected Final Time
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