The first-ever Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez 24 Hours Of LeMons took place at No Problem Raceway in Louisiana last weekend, and we saw Toyota take the break the tie with Mazda for most races won.
That's right, Toyotas have now won five LeMons races, versus just four for onetime champ Mazda. Will Toyota use this fact in their advertising? They should! Also worth noting is that not one of the six teams running Datsun/Nissan Zs was able to place higher than the existing LeMons Z record of 8th place, though Low Budget Racing's 280ZX was able to tie Team CC Canada's 300ZX. In fact, no Nissan product has ever placed better than fifth at a LeMons event; maybe your Nissan could break the record!
We saw a higher percentage of cars blow up on the track (or, in three cases, before even reaching the track) than at any prior LeMons event, which meant a very uncrowded track for the survivors. We also saw the People's Curse winner flee the track for the first time, leaving us to substitute a dead BABE Rally car in its stead. Here we go, all the cars that managed to get on the track at the 2009 Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez 24 Hours Of LeMons:
1. GT$500 Racing, Toyota Celica
Overall Winner
Best Lap: 1:33.771
2. Dirty Some Beaches, Honda Civic Station Wagon
Winner, Class Good
Best Lap: 1:36.452
3. Cali Cajuns, Saturn SL2
Winner, Class Bad
Best Lap: 1:37.067
4. Warthog Racing, BMW 325i
Best Lap: 1:37.401
5. LeMons Of Club GP, Pontiac Grand Prix SE
Winner, Class Ugly
Best Lap: 1:33.317
6. Red Rocket Ratnest Revival, Ford Taurus SHO
Best Lap: 1:31.291
7. Team Danger Ranger, Ford Ranger
Winner, Least Horrible Yank Tank Award
Best Lap: 1:38.455
8. Low Budget Racing, Datsun 280ZX
Winner, Alphabetically Challenged, Class Z
Best Lap: 1:32.732
9. Serious Business Motorsports, BMW 325e
Best Lap: 1:32.031
10. Race Hard Race Ugly, BMW 325is
Best Lap: 1:32.499
11. Team 8 Racing, Nissan 240SX
Best Lap: 1:37.729
12. Team Racecar, Nissan 240SX
Best Lap: 1:34.269
13. FUBAR Racing, Ford Escort
Best Lap: 1:36.622
14. FEMA, Toyota MR2
Best Lap: 1:38.062
15. Team Sour Puss, Acura Integra
Best Lap: 1:35.973
16. King Fu And The Fu King Racers, Toyota Paseo
Best Lap: 1:40.378
17. Weezer Racing, Ford Escort
Best Lap: 1:37.764
18. Blow Me Katrina, Nissan 300ZX
Best Lap: 1:36.583
19. Piranha Racing, BMW 325e
Co-winner, Organizer's Choice
Best Lap: 1:42.668
20. Team Sensory Assault, Mazda RX-7
Winner, Dangerous Banned Technology Award
Best Lap: 1:36.658
21. Team Shrimp Boots, BMW 325i
Co-winner, Organizer's Choice
Best Lap: 1:38.101
22. Dukes Of Hiroshima, Nissan Sentra SE-R
Best Lap: 1:38.241
23. Lost In The Dark, Mazda Miata
Best Lap: 1:35.813
24. Property Devaluation, Ford Mustang
Best Lap: 1:40.914
25. Nickels Or Nothing, Datsun 240Z
Best Lap: 1:34.153
26. Team Zip Tie, Ford Taurus SHO
Winner, Heroic Fix Award
Best Lap: 1:32.875
27. Black Widow, Mazda Miata
Best Lap: 1:30.205
28. Old Whippersnappers, Pontiac Fiero
Best Lap: 1:36.534
29. Rubber Biscuit Racing, Chevrolet Caprice
Best Lap: 1:34.945
30. The Whip-Its, Datsun 280Z
Best Lap: 1:40.667
31. TDH Bixco Bangers, Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Best Lap: 1:45.190
32. Cajun JiHad Racing, Mitsubishi Mirage
Winner, Judges' Choice Award
Best Lap: 1:40.781
33. Rebel Z, Datsun 280ZX
Best Lap: 1:38.928
34. El Toro Loco, Ford Taurus SHO
Best Lap: 1:36.878
35. 800-2B-Petty, Pontiac Grand Prix
Best Lap: 1:36.850
36. Team Blue Goose, Volkswagen GTI
Best Lap: 1:35.289
37. Race Hard Race Uglier, BMW 325is
Best Lap: 1:32.766
38. Living Waters Church of Subaru; Beauty of All Wheel Drive Tent Revival, Subaru SVX
Winner, Shoulda Brought A Car With A Big Ol' Carburetor Award
Best Lap: 1:36.707
39. Team White Lightning, Honda Civic
Best Lap: 1:38.021
40. Margarita Racing, Plymouth Neon
Best Lap: 1:38.906
41. Violent Running Gang, Mazda RX-7
Winner, I Got Screwed Award
Best Lap: 1:40.613
42. Team Peer Pressure, Mercedes-Benz 300D
Best Lap: 1:45.311
43. Poo-Parts Racing, Honda Civic
Best Lap: 1:34.449
44. TNT Racing Attempted, Volkswagen GTI
Best Lap: 1:43.361
45. Team Ghost Riders, Ford Mustang
Best Lap: 1:46.510
46. OFR, Datsun 240Z
Best Lap: 1:39.585