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Detroit, 11:27 AM
Sun Nov 22
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    10:45 AM

    In reply to Italian Cars Totally Reliable At Arse Freeze, Just About Everything Else Blows Up
    The Italian Cars have been quite inspirational at LeMons. The New England race had a contingent of Alfas that proved quite reliable, and finished in the top 10.

    On the other hand, having a very simple engine in my car proved to be the winning hand.
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11:10 AM

    @UDMan: That's true -- aside from that Rube Goldberg belt, the Corvair can be kept running with nothing but JB Weld and coathangers.
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    10:29 AM

    In reply to Italian Cars Totally Reliable At Arse Freeze, Just About Everything Else Blows Up
    g*d damn! mercedes-benz... is almost *everything* you do artwork? i would hang that manifold on my wall proudly!

    ....not to mention that pinky finger-sized hose that failed and caused the team so many problems...
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    10:35 AM

    @günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: Meanwhle, I'm wondering how you diagnose a hose failure at a track, where it's loud, you have only the tools you brought, and no hoist. Do you just listen around with a stethoscope and try to hear the sound of escaping.. er.. vacuum? air?
    And how do you even know to look for a hose, instead of, say, a failure of ze German electrics?
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    10:41 AM

    @blueplate: Hose testing on the is best done with WD40 or starter fluid or proper flammable brake cleaner, which on the intake side will make the engine rev up, or soap and water to look for bubbling or sucking down spots.
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    10:48 AM

    @skitter: Mmmm, flammable. I think for safety's sake, we'd better use this can-- it says "inflammable".
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    11:18 AM

    @blueplate: no, all the extra sound of LeMons helps... you only hear the sounds of SUCK** go by once a lap (**apply to which-ever country/type car you don't like), which on the full course seems to give you a couple of minutes...

    ze electroniks of mother deutschland do not fail, zey just funkshun differently!!
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    10:07 AM

    In reply to Italian Cars Totally Reliable At Arse Freeze, Just About Everything Else Blows Up
    Aren't the Zs almost always dismal failures in LeMons?

    ...on the other hand, the Benz is not a surprise. It's a GT, not a sports car, and is as reliable as any post-W124 Benz is ever going to be.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11:06 AM

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: You seem to be right about the Z's... every LeMons race I've seen one mentioned in is usually followed by some tale of mechanical or electrical woes.

    My guess it's due to the same reason you don't see too many of the older ones on the streets anymore: likely they were too mercilessly overhooned in their useful lifespans to have much wherewithal left for a resurrection.

    Also, once you got into the 280's, the electrical complexity grew by leaps & bounds, which is never a good thing to have to find & fix on an older car.
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 11/22/09 11:07 AM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    10:07 AM

    In reply to Killer Bee MGB Wipes Out, Gets Rolled Into Ball Of British Leyland Scrap
    I think its one of those things where the Honda driver never thought the B driver would come over that far and make contact. Yeah, I guess the Honda driver could have slammed on the brakes but the B driver has a responsibility to the other cars around him.

    Since there was no one under the B, there was no reason to swing way out to make the left hander. The Honda driver has as much right to the track and a racing line as anyone else.

    Rule #1 in racing - Hold Your Line.

    Well, if it's not #1, it should be up there.
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    09:40 AM

    In reply to Killer Bee MGB Wipes Out, Gets Rolled Into Ball Of British Leyland Scrap
    As usual, an MG fails to live up to expectations.

    And where did our intrepid cameraman learn to drive? NASCAR?
    I'll acknowledge shared fault, but he should have backed down.
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    11:07 AM

    @skitter: I'm guessing there was somebody behind the Honda.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    08:13 AM

    In reply to More British Leyland Carnage: Spinout-Happy TR7 T-Boned By V8olvo
    The footage from this posting, as well as the MGB that went flying off into the grass shows that the speeds have increased at this venue. It also looks like the "Racecar" (RX-7, E30, Miata, Honda) is dominating over the "LeMons" cars.
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    03:08 AM

    In reply to Day One In The Books, Germans Dominate Top Five
    81st? What happened to the Uber Bird?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01:20 AM

    In reply to One Hour To Go, Pandamonium BMW E30 Leading
    So many questions! Where's Faster Farms? How's Marvin the Martian? MetroGnome and its nemesis? The Mystery Wagon? Braff said the MGBee rolled--so I guess the Schumie Taxi "Why Am I Upside Down?" crown will pass to them...
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/21/09

    In reply to One Hour To Go, Pandamonium BMW E30 Leading
    Has an American machine ever won LeMons?
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    Image of lastminutepanic lastminutepanic
    11/21/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: Wasn't there a Caprice last year or so?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01:16 AM

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: What are you, some kind of troublemaker?
    Although to be fair, I first read that as "Armenian."
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    01:19 AM

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: Yes, a Neon and a Mustang have each won a race.
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    01:20 AM

    @lastminutepanic: A Caprice has finished as high as third. A Malibu has finished second.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    04:58 AM

    @Murilee Martin: Didn't the Mustang have something under the hood that wasn't made by Ford though? Or maybe I'm imagining things.

    Either way, LeMons needs more 'Merican muscle that's as fast as those Euroboxes and those Japanese motorbikes.

    Braaaap
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    Image of wrappedinbacon wrappedinbacon
    11/21/09

    In reply to One Hour To Go, Pandamonium BMW E30 Leading
    That car is fast and well-driven! They stay clean and consistent and they've got a shot.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/21/09

    In reply to Über Bird!
    You guys need a taller SunShade. Let me know if you somehow need a spare M30. It's yours for $250, but you've got to take the rest of the car with it...
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    11/21/09

    In reply to The BS Inspections Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009
    At first glance, I thought I saw "NO Fisting."
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    11/21/09

    In reply to One Hour To Go, Pandamonium BMW E30 Leading
    Good for them, they're a nice bunch of guys.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/21/09

    In reply to Yes, You Can Buy A "Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R" LeMons Team Shirt!
    This one seems sorta politically incorrect or somethin. I can wear my neon green Driveshaft Through the Skull T-shirt anywhere really. School, hockey games, the garage when I'm working on the Tempo.

    But I think I could offend people by showing up in a Shabbat Shalom M F R shirt.
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    Image of skitter skitter
    11/21/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: On the other hand, if it was a Shabbat Shalom MotherFcukeR shirt, I have no doubt it would be readily available at a horrifying shopping mall near you.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/21/09

    @skitter: I was thinking of just buying one, and if anyone noticed I'd just say it meant: MonkeyFighteR
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    08:02 AM

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: It's a cool shirt, but I think I'd have to be jewish to pull it off.
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    09:41 AM

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: how, my tempo-enthusiastic friend, how you not gotten a jalopnik brand heart-clicky before now?(my character map isn't working right now, 'tm' shows up as 'ä'... so i want to let mr. wert know that i'm trying not to infringe upon trade-mark issues... i just can't use the symbol right now, sorry.... i blame nibbles)

    fixed. you now have one
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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    11/21/09

    In reply to Yes, You Can Buy A "Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R" LeMons Team Shirt!
    Bought with express delivery to make it in in time for Hanukkah!
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