Northern California is where the 24 Hours of LeMons began, back in 2006, and so we have a really large population of fanatically devoted racers in this part of the country. When we ran the Arse Freeze-a-Palooza race final month at Sonoma Raceway aka Sears Point, we had room for 175 cars at the facility… and a lot more than 300 teams attempting to get in. That means a lot of teams that got put on the waitlist and couldn’t race, and their agonized cries were so heart-rending that we convinced Sonoma Raceway to let us have the track a month later. Teams that have been waitlisted last month got initial priority for acceptance to this weekend’s Excellent Effort Grand Prix. Lots of BMW 3-series automobiles, lots of Mazda Miatas, lots of teams with ordinary-type vehicles that do not really measure up to the amazing standards set by many teams in 2014. Nonetheless, though, some very good stuff rolled previous the justices of the LeMons Supreme Court these days. Let’s see what we’ve got!
The Zero Below Racing Chevrolet Corvair, which features Buick 215 (aka Rover V8) energy, is back for an additional try 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 troubles, but the team’s elaborate (if puzzling) “Evolution Is OK” theme and willingness to repair broken stuff was encouraging.
The GMObiles Chevrolet El Camino is back, now with a cool-seeking rattlecan paint job and hand-fabbed front bumper. You can hardly inform that it spent decades sinking into the dirt on a Northern California farm.
Harold, Maude, and their Jaguar E-Sort hearse are back.
A Volvo 240 with Aqua Velva theme just makes sense.
The spare-tire cover located 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 final fall, here’s a BMW 735i with a quite good Cookie Monster theme.
Because 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 confident to check in here Saturday evening 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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