Here's why - The Pug just sounds and looks too good in the video, it will easily last into Sunday. The X-11 (of which I am a driver) will go the distance since mid-80s GM crap will live longer than most others drive at all. The Corvair is a team of cheating bastards who would pimp their own mothers out to make an additional 10 laps in this race. I can't imagine what they haven't done to make thier car go the distance.

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The Corvair was a good car that could have been a great car. But, unless some serious cheating has occurred in the spending department on basic reliability items, one (and probably several) of the following maladies is going to befall the Ass-Engined Yank Tank:

-broken fan belt

-thrown fan belt

-thrown fan bearing

-thrown wheel bearing

-lost wheel

-flooded carburetor

-dropped valve

-high-centering on swing axle-induced spin out

-massive oil leakage-induced black flag

-Ralph Nader-induced smiting

I generously predict 145 laps for the Corvair, one for each cubic inch of engine displacement.

The Pug will complete the second most number of laps of the three. Its French, so it has that going against it, but it's history of reliability in the subcontinent pretty much negates that. Its a $500 PRV V6 powered car, so its a total roll of the dice, but I'm going to predict a brie and escargot fueled blast of 252 laps (half of 504).

The Citation will complete the most laps, hands down. I once went to a demolition derby where they had one of these things competing, and the lil' bugger had its rear axle completely blown off, and it was STILL chugging around the course on its front wheels, slinging its ass end around to swipe at Tempos and K-cars. Its a GM, which means it will run horribly for longer than most cars will run at all. And if anything does break, you can probably dig through the trash can and find spare parts. I'll say 411 laps for the X-11.

145+252+411 equals, ummm...808 laps total. My SWAG.

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The Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys say, "Cinq cent cinq bichez!"

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and look I found out that Aftermarket Datsun 240Z rims fit on the Corvair, so we will be sporting 14" wheels and (offbrand) BF Goodrich tires!

One thing we had to do it put in a Fuel Cell, as the tank was too far gone to use. It was clogging the fuel lines, and destroying the fuel pump. It was also clogging up the Fuel Filters, one in line, and ones on each Carb. (Yea that's right, I've got 2 Carbs BABY!)

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Ah well, with a cop motor, cop shocks, cop tires, and the ability to do a backflip/barrelroll (even with a thrown rod) when pursued by Illinois nazis, LeMons should be a snap.

And as much as I hate '80s GM products, I don't see any reason why a Citation couldn't go the distance, with prudent junkyard picking ahead of time. Compatable parts can be found under every rock.

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