Front wheel drive cars are usually thought of as boring until you discover the e-brake and reverse 360’s. Check out this “funny as shit” way to spend time in a vacant parking lot. McDonald’s probably doesn’t like it very much but I know you will.
Do I hear front drive drifting circuit? Who wants to start it?

Thanks for the tip Window Licker…

Check out the video-
(( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llQfVfK-OUI ))

Coming off a weekend of LeMons racing it was going to be hard to match the fun and excitment of that race. Well depending on what you get your kicks from this might match it. An Enduro Derby.

What’s an Enduro Derby? Picture doing everything you’re not supposed to in a race. Spinning out drivers, using cars to bank off of, pushing them into the wall. And do it on an oval mud track with a figure eight on one end and a couple really big speed bumps. Oh yeah, hillbilly racin’ at its finest. This is what I went to Saturday night just south of AnnArbor. It was a great race to reminisce the good ‘ol days of your high school cars. Tempo’s, Cavalier’s, Sentr’s, Beretta’s, Celebrity’s, and other little shit boxes from the eighties became unrecognizable by the end of the 18 laps in each heat. Check out the video to get a feel of this spectacular down home event.

 

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This is a great article talking about the stories and peoples that competed in this weekends race, and they mention the team It’s the Lybians!

From the Detroit News….

FLAT ROCK — The bleary-eyed victors of the 24 hours of LeMons endurance race for junker cars hoisted their hard-earned prize — bags containing $1,500 in nickels — and posed for pictures that will be sent to a soldier in Iraq to prove they kept their promise of doing something special with his car.

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Insane. That is one word to describe this weekends race.

-1/4 mile track
-39 cars
-30 second lap times
-24 hours
-over 2400 laps

Can you even comprehend a race like this?

Here is a brief recap of the weekend. I’ll update more through the week on race events, stories, and videos. Right now I am trying to stay awake from a long weekend.

The teams sweet concept of the time machine along with the attention to detail and craftsmanship won us the People’s Choice award. The award was $1000 paid in bags of nickels. Yes, 50 pound bags of nickels. We blew by the other competitors with our theme, which was voted on by the other teams. We also finished the race which was not easy to do. We finished 25th after replacing a blown radiator ( with a radiator out of a Chevy Blazer ) and then a strut that was snapped in half like a toothpick from a wreck with another driver. With those hours being lost in the pits the car finished over 1200 laps through the 24 hours. Keep in mind all of our drivers had never raced a car before. As much as I hate to say it….damn those Toyota’s keep on runnin’.

Amazing job by the team and all of our supporters throughout the 24 hours. Thanks for cheering the team on.

The race was a huge success and a blast to be at. There is one more 12 hour race left this year. Next year they are planning 6-8 races. In a few years there will be LeMons races everywhere. You are definitley hooked once you do it. I am sure we will be back again next year. I’ll have more pics after I take a nap.

Photos from the race…24 Hours of LeMons.com

Here we are one day till the wet yourself sounds of Start Your Engines. We will hear up to forty beater cars struggle to lift those pistons to roll out for 24 hours of insanity. No practice, no experience, quarter mile track…..this is 24 hours of LeMons.
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So here is Part 2 of the build. I’ll call this phase…Color and Trim. Time to theme out the Poopra. Here is a fancy concept sketch of the final design. Sorry Doc, no disrespect, but we are doing our best with what we have to work with. Which is ten dollars cash, some coins and a lot of empty beer cans. Oh and the White Castle Slider boxes. They will come in handy somewhere.
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So after a week of crashes, and other technical problems, here is the video. Just a couple of friends, many great cars, lots of speed, and a great time, with some attempt to narate by myself.
I hope you like it. If not, go walk your dog….. or sumpthin…. Peace

Well the race is almost here and the car is almost complete. I am going to take the next couple of days leading up to the race to show you the cars development from a 1984 Toyota Poopra to an 88mph Time Machine. Part 1 shows the steps that they left out in the movie. Doc had to start somewhere.
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What does AMG mean to you? There are many cars that get me going, but to me AMG has always been about starting with the best, and making it even better. From the subtle styling enhancements, to brutal performance gains, AMG has brought us the finest in Mercedes tuning for 40 years…..

(DaimlerChrysler Press Release) 40 Years of AMG: From a two-man start-up to a global business

Stuttgart, May 08, 2007 From its beginnings 40 years ago as a specialist motorsport and tuning firm, Mercedes-AMG GmbH has grown into a supplier of exclusive high-performance cars with some 750 employees, an extensive model range comprising 18 different AMG cars, customers across the world and a brand name which has gained a high level of recognition.

The company was founded on June 1, 1967 by Hans Werner Aufrecht (A) and his partner Erhard Melcher (M); the third letter in the company name (G) came from Aufrecht’s birthplace, Großaspach. The two men officially described themselves as “Engineering, construction and testing specialists in the development of racing engines”. The firm was based in an old mill in Burgstall (near Affalterbach).

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New BMW “Sport Boxer”
Here are some of the first photos of the “Sport Boxer”, which is a super-lightweight Superbike based on the new R1200S (WBW feature article) it was raced by BMW at the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race on April 21, 2007. Here’s a translation of the German press release:

On April 21, 2007 the starting signal falls to the “24 Heures Moto”, the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans Motorcycle Race in Le Mans, France. Everything will be as it was in the past. The last race was run with BMWs 50 years ago as a road race with a BMW motorcycle works team at the start.

BMW will use an R1200S for the Endurance World Championship race with the Sportboxer, due to the capacity limit of 1200cc for the motorcycle in the open class. The motorcycle will be ridden by BMW experienced professional racers. The team consists of Stéphane Mertens, Thomas Hinterreiter and Rico Penzkofer, as well as Marcus Barth as a spare racer.

In 2007 season, the team will be at four 24 hours races. Beside the “24 Heures Moto” in Le Mans, the team will race the 24 hour endurance race at Barcelona on July 7-8, Oschersleben on August 11-12 and Magny Cours (Bol d’Or) on September 15-16.

Us bike lovers can only hope it makes it to production. Here are the only results I found from the race ( I sadly was not ably to watch all 24 hours….) Top in Open Class is the proud German team BMW Motorrad Motorsport with their BMW… So if you really dig to find out the resluts please share them with me!

Photos courtesy of BMW AG

Scott Digital