october 8-9
Is the next “24 hours of Lemons” in Joliet. Five drivers. Or at least four. $2k per person, I figure. Need cash sponsors. Anyone interested? Thinking about calling it “team Gadsden” and putting a snake on top of car, or “team What would Jesus Drive”
16 comments Og | Uncategorized
Is this CrapCar Grand Prix? If so, you ought to read the rulebook. I did. The Whole Thing. This rulebook is made JUST so the established racers can keep out anyone who might be a good meckaneck and want to wrench his way into the winner’s circle.
The whole bit about the “challenges” rules, where the Race Committee sits in judgement of what is a $500 car, or what are $200 brakes, etc is just made to keep the competition down. For example, I find it hard to believe Porsches are getting in under the $500 rule, but someone with a 80’s Capri gets booted, but that sort of thing has happened.
Rivrdog
Alcohol and judge bribing is involved.
If we get in, we get in. If we don’t, we don’t. This isn’t the grand prix, its a bunch of nuts who want to race.
Looks like fun, Og.
…and for those who are unfamiliar, here’s a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cimf5YrtPsc
I think you should enter that ’79 Volare.
I would vote for a 90 all wheel drive voyager. They handle pretty good and for a short time, run fairly hard.
Or maybe and old pinto. Course that would exceed 200 dollars.
Could be fun.
It’s become so popular there’s another “sanctioning body.” That’s ChumpCar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-TijCIfq30&NR=1
http://www.chumpcar.com/events.php
Fun, fun, fun.
Jenny
we could see how many folks would sponsor the car….each sponsor could have his/her name/message/whatever written on the car.
with enough folks willing to help, we might be able to afford to waste a few weekends.
Right, Jenny, it’s ChumpCar, not CrapCar. My bad. All the same, read the rule book.
I read the rule book a year ago, all of it, every word. I won’t invest any money before I know we’ll be able to race, and I won’t deliberately break any rules. I was born at night, but not last night.
Can’t speak to ChumpCar but I know some people who have run LeMons and they said it was great fun, no hassle.
If I wanted hassle I could stay in SCCA. :)
I kid, I kid. Sorta.
Jenny
(Long time Sports Car Club of America member)
Yeah, Og, speaking of SCCA, who do you have to drive that is currently certified either by ChumpCar or SCCA? You have to either have a pre-certified driver, or take the 3-day school before the 24-hr race. For the 24-hr one, you’ll need 3 drivers.
Isn’t the Joliet race the Big Magilla in chump car?
Now you need to read the rules, dog.
I wonder if you get points for driving with your left foot? Or is it stick-shift only? (Rules tl;dr.)
Those would be these rules, right?
http://www.chumpcar.com/chumpcar-rules.pdf
Read them last year, even posted about them:
http://rivrdog.typepad.com/rivrdog/2010/10/crapcan-racing.html
Misquoted the rule on driver school…it IS a two-HOUR school, not three-day. Sorry.
Best of luck with your crapcan.
No. As the post states, it’s “24 hours of lemons”
http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/
From the rulebook:
“Everyone will need to purchase a LeMons Competition Membership for $50–Memberships are good for one year from the race for which it was originally purchased. No outside competition licenses are recognized or reciprocated.
”
that’s the licensing you need to drive the race. “All drivers must have a valid US or International driver’s license and a valid competition license or LeMons Competition Membership card. ”
So in order to drive a car in this race, you have to meet the following stringent requirements:
have $50.
I’m just relieved this post isn’t about a lemon party after all.