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    The Top 102 Lemons Of The Goin' For Broken 24 Hours Of LeMons

    We ran the 14th race in 24 Hours Of LeMons history last weekend, and in many ways it was the best one yet. Faster cars, better driving… and more grenaded engines!



    The always-in-contention Eyesore Racing team, which manages to combine heavy-duty fabrication skills, great driving, and overwhelmingly awesome themes, finally had all the pieces fall into place and took the win that had tantalized them for so many races. We saw nearly all the Hondas blow up, fall apart, or melt down… but those few that stayed alive did quite well, with the Blanco Basura Prelude nearly catching the Eyesore '59 Miadillac.

    Thanks to Mad Science Senior, Mad Science, Jeff Balliet, and Nick Pon for the great photographs. When you're done here, be sure to check out the Justice Lieberman's and Justice Lavrinc's Goin' For Broken coverage. Now, here's every race car that managed to get on or near the track at Reno-Fernley Raceway last weekend. (Note: it appears that the official results showed the best lap time that each car ran on Sunday only, so I've gone back through and put in the better time for teams whose cars sucked less on Saturday, thus enhancing bragging rights in many cases)

    #1: Eyesore Racing, Mazda Miata
    Best Lap: 2:36.795
    Overall Winner

    #2: Blanco Basura Racing, Honda Prelude
    Best Lap: 2:41.054
    Winner, Class 2 (The Bad)

    #3: Team California Mille #1, Alfa Romeo Alfetta
    Best Lap: 2:47.959
    Winner, Class 3 (The Ugly)

    #4: Boxwrench Garage, Saab 900 Turbo
    Best Lap: 2:33.698
    Winner, Fastest Swedish

    #5: Formula BMW, BMW 325e
    Best Lap: 2:42.609
    Winner, Class 1 (The Good)

    #6: Team Stimulus Package, Honda Civic
    Best Lap: 2:40.625

    #7: Pandamonium Racing, BMW 325i
    Best Lap: 2:37.479

    #8: Size Matters By Plymouth, Plymouth Fury
    Best Lap: 2:45.577

    #9: Mustard Yellow Volvo Doing 45 In The Fast Lane, Volvo 244
    Best Lap: 2:44.852
    1 Lap Penalty

    #10: Bavarian Beer Wagon, BMW E30
    Best Lap: 2:43.057
    3 Lap Penalty

    #11: Ecurie Ecrappe Autodenta, Alfa Romeo Spider
    Best Lap: 2:38.305

    #12: Lil Smokey And The Bandit Racing, Toyota MR2
    Best Lap: 2:40.054

    #13: Team California Mille #2, Alfa Romeo Alfetta
    Best Lap: 2:46.711

    #14: PIT CREW REVENGE, Honda Civic
    Best Lap: 2:45.052

    #15: Team Can't Am, Volvo 242 Turbo
    Best Lap: 2:45.305

    #16: Bailout Racing, Mazda RX-7
    Best Lap: 2:50.734
    2 Lap Penalty

    #17: B-Team, BMW 325e
    Best Lap: 2:46.947
    7 Lap Penalty

    #18: Bunny With A Pancake On Its Head, Volkswagen Rabbit
    Best Lap: 2:46.394
    5 Lap Penalty
    Winner, Volkswagen Rabbit Cup

    #19: ZZ Uber Das Driver: Spy vs Spy
    Best Lap: 2:45.665
    Winner, Organizer's Choice

    #20: The Road Crew, Chevrolet C10
    Best Lap: 2:51.964
    Winner, Least Horrible Yank Tank

    #21: Carpet Pissers, Honda CRX
    Best Lap: 2:47.618

    #22: Econo Classed, Volkswagen GTI
    Best Lap: 2:45.656

    #23: Junk Yard Kats, Nissan 280ZX Turbo
    Best Lap: 2:37.391

    #24: Free Range Racing, Toyota MR2
    Best Lap: 2:47.258
    Winner, Dangerous Banned Technology

    #25: LeMons Fire Department, Mazda Miata
    Best Lap: 2:49.201

    #26: The UNDERGROUND, Nissan 300ZX
    Best Lap: 2:44.456

    #27: OLD Fast Auto Racing Team And Son, Porsche 924S
    Best Lap: 2:53.989
    4 Lap Penalty

    #28: Redneck Racing Team (RRT), Cadillac Eldorado
    Best Lap: 2:51.792
    Winner, Index Of Effluency

    #29: D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F., Honda CRX
    Best Lap: 2:51.748

    #30: Team Hurling Moss, BMW 2002
    Best Lap: 2:50.328
    4 Lap Penalty

    #31: Scandinavian Pricks, Volvo 940
    Best Lap: 2:50.538

    #32: B210b Racing, Datsun B210
    Best Lap: 3:07.854
    4 Lap Penalty

    #33: Flat Tire Racing, Nissan 300ZX
    Best Lap: 2:46.301

    #34: Geo Metro Gnome, Geo Metro
    Best Lap: 2:41.044
    13 Lap Penalty

    #35: Let It Ride, Honda CRX
    Best Lap: 2:44.248
    1 Lap Penalty

    #36: Cape Coventry Racing, Triumph TR7
    Best Lap: 3:07.394

    #37: Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, Peugeot 505 Turbo
    Best Lap: 2:44.496
    Winner, French Judge's Award

    #38: Stars & Stripes Racing Team, Mazda RX-7
    Best Lap: 2:48.609

    #39: Killer Bees, MGB
    Best Lap: 2:56.017

    #40: Fast Times Racing, Acura Integra
    Best Lap: 2:43.844
    5 Lap Penalty

    #41: Festivas for the rest of us, Ford Festiva
    Best Lap: 3:00.289

    #42: Shelby "arr" Model, Ford Mustang
    Best Lap: 2:47.723

    #43: Snowspeeder Pilots Association, Toyota MR2
    Best Lap: 2:46.393

    #44: Craptastic, Nissan Sentra SE-R
    Best Lap: 2:44.575
    30 Lap Penalty

    #45: Sin City Lemons, Volkswagen Golf
    Best Lap: 2:53.547
    3 Lap Penalty

    #46: Automatica, BMW E30
    Best Lap: 2:48.383

    #47: Hanky Too, Datsun 280Z
    Best Lap: 2:42.788
    Winner, Most Heroic Fix

    #48: HRC Racing, Honda Prelude
    Best Lap: 2:45.074
    2 Lap Penalty

    #49: Lipstick On A Pig, Nissan Sentra SE-R
    Best Lap: 2:44.803
    35 Lap Penalty

    #50: Lemons Vice, Hondarrari CRXtarossa
    Best Lap: 2:52.688

    #51: Deepest Valley Racing, Chevrolet Caprice
    Best Lap: 2:42.106
    1 Lap Penalty

    #52: HALLINASSASSINATORS, Pontiac Firebird
    Best Lap: 2:47.804
    2 Lap Penalty

    #53: Volatile RAM, Toyota MR2
    Best Lap: 2:56.960

    #54: Bernal Dads Racing, Volvo 245
    Best Lap: 2:57.073

    #55: ZZ Uber 2 Presents: Sky vs Sky, Volkswagen GTI
    Best Lap: 2:39.435
    Winner, Organizer's Choice

    #56: Squirrels Of Fury II, Audi 4000
    Best Lap: 2:47.759

    #57: LEMON DEMOLITION, Honda CRX
    Best Lap: 2:45.077

    #58: Saabs Gone Wild, Saab 900 Turbo
    Best Lap: 2:43.246

    #59: Mysteries Inc. Racing, Dodge Voyager Turbo
    Best Lap: 3:11.711
    Winner, Grassroots Motorsports Most From The Least Award

    #60: PHONEY EXPRESS, Honda Accord
    Best Lap: 3:07.162

    #61: Junkyard Dogs, Toyota Supra
    Best Lap: 3:30.709
    Winner, Judges' Choice

    #62: Squirrels Of Fury I, Volkswagen Scirocco
    Best Lap: 2:49.066

    #63: Pontihack, Pontiac Fiero
    Best Lap: 2:49.422

    #64: Down Under Team, Dodge Stealth
    Best Lap: 2:52.440
    1 Lap Penalty

    #65: The Cajun Coonasses, Honda Prelude
    Best Lap: 2:49.160

    #66: Absolute Lemon Motorsports, BMW E30
    Best Lap: 2:43.434
    5 Lap Penalty

    #67: Caffeine Unlimited, BMW E30
    Best Lap: 2:45.192

    #68: Team Nerd Herd B, Toyota MR2
    Best Lap: 2:52.297
    1 Lap Penalty

    #69: Deja Moo, Ford Taurus SHO
    Best Lap: 2:47.112
    3 Lap Penalty

    #70: Chim Chim Racing, Volkswagen GTI
    Best Lap: 2:53.928

    #71: Rockerz In Dockerz, Ford Mustang
    Best Lap: 2:57.162
    6 Lap Penalty

    #72: Crash Test Dummies, BMW 325e
    Best Lap: 2:43.328
    1 Lap Penalty

    #73: Reversed Darwinism, Ford Crown Victoria
    Best Lap: 2:46.726
    1 Lap Penalty

    #74: Team VIP, BMW 528e
    Best Lap: 2:42.096

    #75: Biting Monkey Racing, Honda Accord
    Best Lap: 3:11.808
    Winner, Most Likely To Have All Their Fingers Broken By Casino Pit Boss

    #76: WAAAGH!, Ford Mustang
    Best Lap: 2:42.599
    2 Lap Penalty

    #77: Delta Force, Toyota Celica
    Best Lap: 3:00.485

    #78: Team Tread Lightly, Volkswagen GTI
    Best Lap: 2:46.934
    2 Lap Penalty

    #79: Skid Road Racing, Chevrolet Camaro
    Best Lap: 2:56.499

    #80: Old Farts Racing, Buick Skylark
    Best Lap: 2:59.346

    #81: The Guardians, BMW E21
    Best Lap: 2:54.501

    #82: I Wanna Roc, Chevrolet Camaro
    Best Lap: 2:55.456

    #83: B210 Racing, Datsun B210 Honey Bee
    Best Lap: 3:07.871

    #84: San Jose Scalawags, Mazda Miata
    Best Lap: 2:56.596
    4 Lap Penalty

    #85: Team Nerd Herd A, Toyota Celica
    Best Lap: 2:56.655
    1 Lap Penalty

    #86: Frak This Racing, Datsun 280Z
    Best Lap: 3:02.164

    #87: Dungeons and Dragsters, Ford Capri
    Best Lap: 2:52.737
    Winner, I Got Screwed Award

    #88: Gold Leaves/Arcane Racing, BMW 528i
    Best Lap: 2:46.332
    70 Lap Penalty

    #89: GFY Racing, BMW 528i
    Best Lap: 3:13.532

    #90: Frankenstang Racing, Ford Mustang
    Best Lap: 2:42.851
    40 Lap Penalty

    #91: World Talent Force (WTF), Honda Civic
    Best Lap: 2:51.999

    #92: 1320 Turners, Nissan 300ZX
    Best Lap: 2:50.656

    #93: Huey Newis and the Lose, Ford Mustang
    Best Lap: 2:58.373

    #94: Dust n Debris, Dodge Shadow
    Best Lap: 3:04.062

    #95: Team Chevy High Performance, Chevrolet Camaro
    Best Lap: 3:13.513

    #96: Rasta Racers, Volvo 740
    Best Lap: 2:45.161

    #97: USS Tercelator, Mazda 626
    Best Lap: 3:41.121

    #98: Unsafe At Any Speed, Chevrolet Corvair
    Best Lap: 4:03.936

    #99: Knights Of The Round Track, Toyota MR2

    #100: Screamin' Haole Racing, Porsche 944
    Best Lap: 2:44.991
    300 Lap Penalty

    #101: The Swine Flew, Acura Integra
    Best Lap: 2:37.588
    401 Lap Penalty

    #102: Marshal Tito Express, Yugo GV


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