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Tue Feb 9
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When Connecting Rods Go Bad

There's nothing like a race track full of beat-to-hell hoopties to give you a crash course in Blowed Up Engines 101. The Southern Discomfort race offered plenty of busted blocks, oil pans full of bearing shards, and the like. More »

02/07/10

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And the Real Winner Is...

Sure sure, some folks get excited about the LeMons car that gets the most laps, but the Index Of Effluency winner gets the real bragging rights. Today, General Motors takes another big win thanks to the Track Pillagerz! Buick LeSabre. More »

02/07/10

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Break Out The Lutefisk! Saab Takes 24 Hours Of LeMons Overall Win!

I need to get busy helping pack up the Tilt-A-Whirl, here at the LeMons Traveling Carnival, but this scorching-hot news can't wait: the Robin Bank Racing Saab 900 Turbo has won the 24 Hours Of LeMons Southern Discomfort '10 race! More »

02/07/10

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#engineswap

Holy Nickelbag Twin-Ghettocharged GMC Van Takes To The Street, Sounds Good!

When we last saw the Snoopy's Quest For The Holy Nickelbag race van, it wasn't quite running. Did you think this fine racin' machine would launch all its rods into the next county the first time it fired up? Wrong! More »

02/07/10

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Innovations In LeMons Justice: The Teach Your Girlfriend's Sister How To Drive a Stick Shift Penalty!

We've all had to do this: incredible pressures are brought to bear upon you, forcing you to teach someone you barely know how to work a manual transmission. A great idea for a 24 Hours of LeMons penalty, we say! More »

02/06/10

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When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Chili In Your Volvo's Valve Cover

We decided to hold the First Annual LeMons South Chili Cook-Off today, and the Best Chili Presentation trophy- if we had such a thing- would have to go to the Tunachuckers Volvo Amazon team. More »

02/06/10

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Southern Discomfort Day One In the Books, Saab Leads

We've spent a long, cold day in South Carolina, and the level of racing drama has been high. The lead changed again and again, the first- and second-position cars were knocked out by mechanical woes, and a Saab now leads. More »

02/06/10

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Uh-Oh! Race Leader Nukes Engine

It looked like the BoomPow Surprise Probe might to walk away with the race... but a lot can happen in a long endurance race. More »

02/06/10

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Four Hours In, Ford Probe Leads

We've seen quite a few lead changes during the early hours of the Southern Discomfort '10 LeMons, but the BoomPow Surprise Probe now holds a strong 5-lap lead over the second-place car. More »

02/06/10

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Tired Of E30s and Miatas at LeMons? Combine Them With an E30ata!

Everyone knows that BMW E30s and Mazda Miatas tend to get plenty of unwelcome attention from the LeMons Supreme Court... so here's a way for a resourceful team to capitalize on the loathing! More »

02/06/10

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What Would Southern Racing Be Without Moonshine?

The first time we came to the 24 Hours Of LeMons South, we joked about the possibility of getting moonshine for LeMons Supreme Court bribes. No joke! More »

02/06/10

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More Fun With Timelapse Photography: Watch 8 Hours of LeMons BS Inspection in 2 Minutes

It's much easier to just set up the BumperCam to document the BS Inspection than to shoot photos the old-fashioned way while also trying to bust cheaters, so here's we go! More »

02/06/10

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Neither Rain Nor Cold Nor Low-Budget Bribes Shall Stay The Judges From Their Appointed Cruelty

Another 24 Hours of LeMons BS Inspection in the books, and we didn't hand out quite as many penalty laps as usual. Part of it was our unwillingness to grovel in the mud to examine cheaty suspension parts, of course. More »

02/06/10

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Butt Cold And Rainy: Welcome To South Carolina!

With temperatures in the 30s and stinging rainstorms turning the LeMons Supreme Court's BS Inspection area into a sea of mud, the 66 cars we examined at the Southern Discomfort '10 24 Hours of LeMons race felt like several hundred. More »

02/06/10

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#howto

Improved Timelapse BumperCam Proves Reliable, Still Getting Good Race Photos

The first BumperCam, an ancient Kodak bolted to the rear bumper of a LeMons Volvo, took good photos but its large size made it vulnerable to crash damage. Not so with BumperCam II, survivor of three punishing races! More »

01/31/10

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The Top 22 Lemons of the 24 Hours Of LeMons Phoenix

The fewest cars ever in a LeMons race (thanks to the insanely short two-week period between announcement and entry deadline), and the first-ever two-time overall winner. Most importantly, the first-ever LeMons Corvette! Welcome to the Auction Weekend Gavel-Tap LeMons! More »

01/30/10

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#racing

Name Your Amateur Motorsports Poison

Where do you go, or which club do you choose, when it's time to take your car out for some tire-smoking, engine-revving mayhem? More »

01/30/10

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And The Real Winner Is...

It's not often that a LeMons team owns the Index Of Effluency discussion from start to finish, but the Fortress 1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham has accomplished the feat. More »

01/24/10

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And The Winner Is...

LeMons history was made in Arizona this weekend, with Eyesore Racing the first-ever team to take the overall win twice. More »

01/24/10

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Overpriced At 300 Bucks?

The first-ever LeMons Corvette cost its team $300... and we're pretty sure the seller couldn't believe his good fortune. More »

01/24/10

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Three LeMons Champs to Run ChumpCar at Willow Springs

Three 24 Hours of LeMons overall winners are scheduled to race each other next weekend at the ChumpCar World Series 24-Hour Enduro at the Streets of Willow Springs. Who will win? More »

01/24/10

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