The New England LeMons races definitely give us a different mix of cars, compared to the rest of the country: more Civics, more Subarus, fewer RX-7s. Speaking of Civics, would you believe Civics in three of the top ten positions?
The Honda Civic has always been a source of frustration for LeMons racers; the Civic is quick and handles well, particularly on a tight course such as the Stafford Motor Speedway track, but the reliability just hasn't been there. Mazda (8 wins), BMW (5 wins), and Toyota (5 wins) have dominated the LeMons Winner's Circle so far, but last weekend we saw Honda increase its total number of LeMons wins to four (Integra, Civic, CRX, Civic). Who knows, maybe this will be a trend! Meanwhile, the failure rate of LeMons Subarus has plummeted from about 95% to a more Toyota-esque level, and Alfas continue to do well at Stafford. And, hey, check out the uber-prestigious Germans: a BMW 740iL (62nd place) and a Porsche 928 (20th place).
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1. Rhinoceros Racing Team, Honda Civic
Winner On Laps
2. Near Orbital Space Monkeys, BMW 528e
Winner, Class Bad
3. Goin' Nuclear, Honda Civic
Winner, Class Good
4. Scuderia Testa di Spillo, Alfa Romeo Milano
5. Scuderia Limoni, Alfa Romeo Milano Verde
6. Volvo El Cowmino, Volvo 240
7. Victors of War, Volkswagen Golf
8. Monger Garage 2010, Subaru Impreza wagon
9. Wrong Way Sonny!, Mazda Miata
10. Badabing Racing, Honda Civic
11. Team Pro-Crass-Duh-Nation, Alfa Romeo Milano
12. Team Rob, His Two Loser Friends and Stupid Brother, Volkswagen Golf
13. Ducks of Hazzard, BMW 325iS
14. Scuderia Regurgito, Fiat 131S Mirafiori
Winner, Class Ugly
Winner, Grassroots Motorsports Most From The Least award
15. Team Submarine, Honda Civic
16. Meineke Muff Racers, Honda Civic
17. Ho-Lee-Schitt, Honda Civic
18. Nutjob Racing, Honda Civic wagon
19. Boxy But Good, Volvo 740
20. Gilligan's Bad Dream, Porsche 928
21. Booby Prize Racing, Nissan 200SX SE-R
22. Sabotage Race Team, Pontiac Grand Am
23. Yankee Enginuity Racing Team, Audi 5000
24. PT Losers, PT Cruiser
25. Ron Burgundy Racing, Audi Quattro
26. Adopted By Jets, SAAB 96
Winner, Organizer's Choice
27. Broken Tranny, BMW 325
28. Bill Danger and the Road Hazards, Honda Accord
29. Cap'n Slow Racing, BMW 535i
30. Rust In The Wind, Nissan 300ZX
31. Lemontarians, Honda Prelude
Winner, I Got Screwed award
32. The B69 Penetrator, Chevrolet Impala
33. Camry Full O'Babes, Toyota Camry
34. Elmo's Revenge, Saturn SL2
35. Team Saudi Audi, Audi A6 Quattro
36. Tribe IDP's Quest, BMW 325eS
37. Outatime, Subaru Impreza
38. Team Gnomentum, Honda Civic
39. Team Remmers, SAAB 900
40. Hertzwen I.P. Racing, Volkswagen Jetta
41. Pink Ladies, Mazda Miata
42. Buffalo Knuckles, Toyota Supra
43. Cranky Omish Mommas, Mazda RX-7
44. Chard Beef Racing, Buick Regal
Winner, Least Horrible Yank Tank
45. Rusty Tear Racing, Pontiac Fiero
46. Dentonators, Volkswagen Golf
47. Team Trailing Throttle Oversteer, Chevrolet Corvair
48. Team Police Brutality, Ford Thunderbird
Winner, Index of Effluency
49. Team Farfrumwinnin, Volkswagen Fox
50. Pirates of Puerto Rico, Mazda Miata
51. Toyota Real Done, Toyota MR2
52. NFW, Honda Accord
53. Mid-Life Crisis Motorsports, Pontiac Firebird
Winner, Judges' Choice award
54. Crumpled Rust and Pathetic, Plymouth Laser
55. Laughing Clown, BMW 325
56. Surfin Safari Subaru Woody, Subaru Outback
57. Jungle Cat Racing, Jaguar XJ40
58. Team GPNY Adult Day Care, SAAB 900
59. Recession Racing, Nissan 300ZX
60. E=MR2 Racing, Toyota MR2
61. Team Paisley, Subaru Impreza
62. BUMW Factory Team, BMW 740iL
63. Team Angry, Buick Regal
64. Limp1 Firebird, Pontiac Firebird
65. Holton St Eurotrash, Porsche 924
66. Team Rabido, Volkswagen Rabbit
67. Bucket List Racing, Chevrolet Camaro
68. Muff Divers, Chevrolet S10
69. Murph and the Magictones, Chevrolet Camaro
70. Sons of Sparta, Subaru Legacy
71. Bondo, James Bondo, Triumph TR7
72. Race To Failure, SAAB 99
73. Overengineer'd Racing, BMW 325i
74. Team Polizei, BMW 325
75. Naked Guy Racing, Nissan 200SX
76. Bucket List Racing 2, Ford Mustang
77. Family Auto Racing Team (FART), Honda Civic