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24h of Lemons! I went to watch a race once. We were actually going to enter a car but we ended up in a less wacky endurance racing league.
The car cannot cost more than $500 for the initial purchase price. But the cheapest part of this car is the initial price. It adds up quite quickly with safety gear and consumables.
Roadkill entered once and to get the car to run they had to put a $600 MSD ignition box on it, the scrutineers called them on it their defence was "Yes its a $600 part but the moment we bolted it to the car it became effectively worthless"
I fucking hated Freiberger when he thinks he’s being clever like that. His knowledge of muscle cars is respectable, but he’s just a conceited asshole too often for me to follow.
Honestly I think he comes across as genuine. Yeah he can be a bit abrasive but I also cant stand tv presenters who are always so fucking nice and obviously fake.
Its why I always liked the way Jesse James hosted Monster Garage. He was (and is) arrogant AF, but also an experienced fabricator who was happy to call people out on fucking off for the camera too much and not putting work in.
Ive always thought "Personalities should have personalities" otherwise its just interchangable douchebags.
I've seen that, and honestly would love to get a few buddies to chip in and find a jalopy and see how well we can do
Some buddies and I actually got an old firebird with a blown head gasket for lemons. Got it running, and then realized how much more we would have to pay for all the safety gear... We were still willing but had some disagreements for who was gonna pay what when and so the main backer pulled out and the dream went up in smoke...
It doesn't seem like it at the time but the easiest and cheapest part of the process is getting a car. We bought a vandalized RX8 that ran in anticipation for Lemons but we ended up buying a 240SX that was race ready sans motor.
I guess you raffle the car for the amount if there are multiple buyers. Fun take.