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Title: Tour de lemons
Post by: Nick1911 on April 28, 2010, 12:27:16 PM

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Looks AWESOME.

I totally want to get some guys together and do this.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: crt360 on April 28, 2010, 02:26:26 PM

That looks like fun.  The closest races to me are "North Dallas Hooptie" in Decatur, TX and "Yee Haw, it's LeMons Texas" in Angleton.  Both are several hours drive from here.

"Sears Pointless" and "Mutual Assured Destruction of Omaha"  :D

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Bogie on April 28, 2010, 03:03:09 PM

I'm thinking that the hard part is going to be finding something that runs for under $300 or so...

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Laurent du Var on April 28, 2010, 03:10:00 PM

But before reaching the grid, you'll have to survive trials like the Personal-Injury-Lawyer Anti-Slalom, the Marxist-Valet Parking Challenge, and the Wide Open Throttle Rodthrowapalooza.

 =D =D =D

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on April 28, 2010, 03:14:10 PM

We've got one in PHX, it appears.  At least, we did earlier this year.

I could spring for $250 to split an entry car with someone (or less, with 3 someones).  I've got a truck that can pull a non-street-legal clunker to my home, no HOA to give me crap about working on a junker, a big backyard where we could work on such a car by my workshop out back.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: PTK on April 28, 2010, 03:19:13 PM

I can find half a dozen working 80s CVPIs for under $300 up here. =D

Could be fun to get something together like that, though I did enjoy the "crash" derby I did years ago in a beat up Datsun. I "won".

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Balog on April 28, 2010, 03:25:45 PM

I really need to get a CVPI one of these days. Love those cars.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: PTK on April 28, 2010, 03:26:41 PM

Quote from: Balog on April 28, 2010, 03:25:45 PM

I really need to get a CVPI one of these days. Love those cars.

You can get them quite inexpensively, and they're a dream to work on. Quickest maintenance of any car I've ever owned. Just changed the upper and lower control arms in forty minutes flat, in fact.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Mabs2 on April 28, 2010, 03:31:29 PM

Sigh.
I thought this thread was about sour fruit.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: 280plus on April 28, 2010, 04:35:08 PM

The rules are a riot.  :lol:

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: never_retreat on April 28, 2010, 10:24:00 PM

Am I the only one that thought tis title said tour de lemons?

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Perd Hapley on April 28, 2010, 10:31:04 PM

Quote from: crt360 on April 28, 2010, 02:26:26 PM

"Mutual Assured Destruction of Omaha"  :D

The first time around, I thought that said "Obama."  It was less delightful after that second look.  Still good, though.

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Scout26 on April 29, 2010, 12:21:19 AM

Quote from: crt360 on April 28, 2010, 02:26:26 PM

"Mutual Assured Destruction of Omaha"  :D

Having spent most of my day on the phone with several various completely unhelpful mouthbreathers from Mutual of Ummmaha.....I can get behind that........ >:D >:D >:D

Title: Re: Tour de lemons
Post by: Balog on April 29, 2010, 12:24:00 AM

Quote from: PTK on April 28, 2010, 03:19:13 PM

I can find half a dozen working 80s CVPIs for under $300 up here. =D

I can't find any CVPIs that cheap.  =| I need to visit PTK in Montana I think...  =D