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    What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?

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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Thanks, Cajun Jihad, I now have your introduction tune as an earworm.

    Where's the dinner scotch?!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @Pffft...Prius. Get an '81 Tercel, instead!: The entire LeMons crew had that song stuck in their head, to the extent that Justice Lieberman ended up downloading it as his cellphone ringtone. It's "Beware Of The Boys" by Punjabi MC.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/14/09

    @Murilee Martin: Hahaha, thanks a lot! That should help pull it out of my head, too...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Cajun Jihad--wonder if they'll travel to more LeMons races? Inspired craziness.


    Thanks for the videos--there can never be too much Lemons coverage!

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: I seem to recall that they said they'd be at the next Houston race. With a manual trans and some swaybars (their car had none, thanks to a previous owner who apparently felt that body roll made for a better driving experience) the car should be pretty quick. Well, less slow.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Somewhat slow fun, granted, but the crazy body roll and music blasting... compensate for the lack of power.


    That's an excellent description of my 244.

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    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    When I read the question, the first thing that came to mind was, "Well, I bet they go through brakes pretty quickly because of the relative lack of downshift control." But after watching a few minutes of that, I see that the car never really goes fast enough to produce a need for brakes. Genius! :)
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @go_racing84: I forgot to mention that the car blew its rear main seal early on Sunday, oiling down the rear tires and producing an epic spinout. The team was packed with good wrenches, and they managed to find a new seal and get it installed within an hour or two.
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    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Listening to that slushbox try to figure out what gear to be in was one of the funniest things I've heard in a loooong time.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    What was that bumper-cam video of a "Ferrari" (which was actually a Benz or something) racing through the streets of London, I think?


    This is like that, but better.

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Strolling Player: You mean Lelouch's Rendesvous?
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    06/13/09

    @Murilee Martin: Yes! That's it exactly. While I would prefer a 450SEL 6.9 to an automatic Mirage, I don't live in [sorry] Paris.


    Now we just need to get the Jihadis to blast through the French Quarter and the Garden District, double the speed, and add the soundtrack of, what, a 3000GT VR4?

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Strolling Player: I'm surprised that nobody has entered a 450/500/560SEL in a LeMons race. You can get beat-up runners for next to nothing these days.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @Murilee Martin: (Hint, hint.)
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: A big Benz coupe would be even better, but runners are pretty expensive.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Much better than the video of the 911 GT3 RS on Porsche's website.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    The first video is as good as I remembered. The rest are as good as I'd hoped.
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    Image of 1dollar93 1dollar93
    06/13/09

    In reply to What's It Like To Road Race An Automatic-Equipped Mitsubishi Mirage?
    Just waiting for my WRX to depreciate enough to enter the Altamont 2012 race. Looks like fun!
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    06/13/09

    @1dollar93: Is it even possible to get a sub-$500 WRX?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @Dhillaz hammers stakes through heart-clicks: I imagine so. Here's a free E36 M3!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    @1dollar93: Altamont will be tract homes and/or a strip mall by 2012.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @Murilee Martin: I say we hold a $5,000 truck race through fences, yards, and rickety sheds.
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    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: Or drive 'em through the mall, Blues Brothers-style.
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: That E36 is epic...is it geniuine?


    I wouldn't mind nabbing the driver's seat to put in my living room.

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: I love the text:


    "Should buff out however if you aren't the buffing type, probably best to bring a flatbed."

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @Dhillaz hammers stakes through heart-clicks: I'd have pulled the seat for my 244.


    Rest of the car's probably junk, though.


    @something_unique_and_descripti...: That's half the reason I linked it!

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    Image of Cory O'Brien Cory O'Brien
    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    Add my photos to the list: [www.flickr.com] They're all tagged by team number, and are available in really, really large sizes as well.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/31/09

    @Cory O'Brien: Some great shots of the individual cars, be perfect for a gallery header.


    The hamsters are having enough trouble as it is though...

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    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    [jalopnik.com]


    saved as background

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    Image of Beldrueger Beldrueger
    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    Am I the only one who thinks this all looks fairly lame? I can't decide if it's racing for the Burning Man crowd or the Comic Con crowd. Isn't racing so much more fun when you dress up in costumes, drive cars that can't get out of there own way, and create a vague set of rules arbitrarily dictated by some "in-the-circle" types? ... um .. no thanks. There is obviously a demographic, but it ain't me.
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    05/31/09

    @Beldrueger:

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/01/09

    @Beldrueger: Think you're all alone there, buddy.


    I also suspect you're the guy who takes the company picnic softball game too seriously.

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    06/01/09

    @Beldrueger:
    Will someone please give this troll a hug the next time they see him?
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    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    So whatever happened to the Black Ops racer?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    I'd like to see more shots of the "trophies" -- they're really clever and cool, we rarely see but a glance.


    Also, as part of the inspection, I think they need to do a saliva test on some of these entrants. Prima facie evidence of rabies.

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    06/01/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: I'm still uploading some of mine (stupid flickr uploader is crapping out on my machine).


    I'll have a bunch in my LeMons Set: here.

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/31/09

    In reply to The 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno Ãœber Gallery
    Needs more thumbnails.
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    05/31/09

    @.357: You think-
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