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Three Hours In, SCHWING Corolla FX16 Leads!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:10:00 EDT

Remember these guys? They're leading the race with their California-built Toyota, to nobody's surprise. So much could happen between now and tomorrow afternoon, of course! Jump away for complete standings.

Racing Resumes In Texas: BMW 1600 Right On Corolla FX16's Tail, Pack-O-Mustangs Not Far Behind!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:10:00 EST

They're back on the track this morning and the standings are getting interesting. The Team SCHWING Toyota FX16 started the day as the leader, with the Never Give Up BMW 1600 just two laps back.

The SCHWING guys are very good; they're driving clean and drama-free, without a single penalty. But just one slipup by the SCHWINGs- a black flag, or a too-slow driver change, for example- and the 40-year-old BMW will blow past that California-built Toyota front-driver.

Meanwhile, the Fox Mustangs are really looking strong this weekend, with three of 'em in the top five. The Formula M For Mullet guys are just a single lap behind the BMW, with 208.

Then we've got a 4-banger Mustang in fourth place, with 204 laps for Team Shake & Bake 4 Cyl Mustang. That's right, folks, a Pinto engine gets the job done just as well as a 5.0!

In fifth place, with 202 laps, is the MusTANK.

So we've got five cars separated by just nine laps. Anything could happen! By the way, after our "bonus laps" experiment at Thunderhill caused so much ~~whining~~ consternation, we've trashed the whole idea. BS penalty laps are included in the Gator-O-Rama totals, but nobody is getting positive laps for having allegedly hopeless cars. Check in later for more LeMons action!

Four Hours Into The Texas Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours Of LeMons, Corolla FX16 In The Lead!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:45:00 EST

Does that Corolla look familiar? It should! Yes, team Schwing (winner of the last Texas LeMons race) grabbed the lead early today and has hung on through the first few hours.

Yes, they've painted their car white and given it a Ghostbusters theme, but it's the same car and same drivers. How is it that Team SCHWING is so good at LeMons? Basically, they don't get black flags; unlike damn near everyone else in the race, we haven't seen them in the punishment area all day. And, speaking of punishments, the reason I haven't had a chance to do any live coverage is due to the endless series of miscreants we've had to discipline. We've got some new punishments, including the Habitat For Dogmanity, the Studs & Spurs, the Mime Your Crime, and the Bob Ross Hood Painting, and I'll be sharing those with you when things calm down later tonight. For now, here's a gallery of some of today's racing action:

Four Hours Into LeMons Texas: Corolla FX16 In The Lead!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Too busy to post much now (you'll get more details about the day's action after the dust settles), but felt that the LeMons-loving world should know that Team Schwing's Corolla FX16 now sits at the top of the standings. Amazing quantities of penalties and broken cars- at last report, only 34 of the 76 that started are now moving under their own power- but some machines are still racking up the laps. Will the Miata grab the lead soon? Perhaps one of the RX-7s or Integras? Or maybe one of the half-dozen Fox Mustangs will power its way to the front of the pack. There's just no telling- this is a wild one!

More Screaming FX16 Corolla (and Audi 90) Action: The Schumacher Taxi Service Is Back!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:45:00 EDT

We loved the sound made by the Schumacher Taxi Service's howling 4AGE engine when we saw it at the 24 Hours of LeMons South last month, and now the team is in New England for more low-budget racing action. Not only that, they're fielding a two-car team this time around, with an Audi 90 added to the stable and in third place in the standings last we checked. Jump away to see UDMan's photos of the STS in action.