We've seen the top sub-$500 race cars from the Altamont October '07 race, the Thunderhill December '07 race, and the Altamont May 07 race, and now we've got the top cars- in fact, just about all the cars- from the 24 Hours of LeMons South event last weekend. The sequence of winners from those races goes: BMW E30, Mazda Protege, Acura Integra, Mazda RX-7. You can look at the official race results here, and be sure you make the jump to see all the race machines in their low-budget glory.
At LeMons South, the top two cars were Mazdas and the next two were Chevrolets. Light weight and power versus torque and reliability, with the former winning by a nose (the spread between the first-place RX-7 and the 4th-place Camaro was only four laps. We'll be putting up our traditional Uber Gallery (with an individual gallery of photos for each car that manage to put tire to track) pretty soon, so keep checking back!
1: She Got It All - Mazda RX-7
2: Team Lemonjello - Mazda RX-7
3: Punisher Racing - Chevrolet Caprice
4: Craigslist Built Our Hotrod - Chevrolet Camaro
5: Malt Liquor Tech Racing - BMW E30
6: CMP Mafia - Mitsubishi Eclipse
7: Team Thunder Turd - Ford Thunderbird
8: C.C. Canada - Nissan 300ZX
9: Loose Tool Racing - Volkswagen Jetta
10: TAJ Escort Service - Ford Escort
11: Mary Kay Racing- Toyota Celica
12: BeerTech Racing - BMW E30
13: Wide F-in Open - Honda Civic
14:Squeeze My Lemon - Honda Civic
15: Dawg House Racing- Honda Prelude
16: Rubber Biscuit Racing - Chevrolet Caprice
17: Hammer Down - Mazda Miata
18: What's That Smell Racing - Mazda Protege
19: The Good Stuff - Subaru Impreza
20: Team Total Loss - Ford Escort
21: Team Saab Story - Saab 9000 Turbo
22: KML Racing 1 - Toyota Camry
23: Quattro Libre - Audi 4000
24: Euro Trash - BMW E30
25: On The Run From Nuns - Mercedes-Benz
26: The Schumacher Taxi Service - Toyota Corolla FX16
27: Doriftodogs - BMW E30
28: Team We-Todd - Honda Civic
29: Team FDonk - Nissan Pickup
30: Hong Norr Racing - Honda CRX
31: KML Racing 2 - Chrysler PT Cruiser
32: Peg-Leg Rum Runners From Outer Space - Ford Crown Victoria
33: Freeman's Car Stereo - Honda Accord
34: SMV Racing B Team - Ford Pinto
35: Utility Muffin Racing Team - Honda CRX
36: Team Animal House - Ford Thunderbird
37: Team TWaffle - Nissan 240SX
38: Mad Cow Motorsports - Ford LTD
39: Modle Carlo - Chevrolet Monte Carlo
40: Slee-Z Racing - Datsun 280ZX
41: RPDE/Victory Junction Gang - Buick/Opel
42: Butchered Motor Works - BMW E30
43: Buzzed Racing Is Fun Racing - Ford Mustang
44: Saabs Gone Wild A - Saab 900 Turbo
45: Salazar Racing - BMW E30
46: Turkey Fryer Endurance Racing - Ford Escort
47: Tunachuckers - Volvo Amazon
48: Inmates Running The Asylum - Mazda Miata
49: Team Dai Mondai II - Toyota Corolla
50: Superkak Racing - Ford Mustang
51: The Corporate Machine Corp. - Cadillac DeVille
52: SMV Racing - Volkswagen Golf
53: Rusty Wankel Racing - Mazda RX-7
54: Kudzu Kommando - BMW E30
55: Guns, Girls, And Gasoline Racing - Ford Mustang
56: Hard Luck Racing - Datsun 280ZX
57: Ray's Redneck Racing - Honda Accord
58: Deconstruction - Geo Storm
59: BMWTF? - BMW E24
60: Ones2Drive - BMW E21
61: Team Ponticrap - Pontiac Fiero
62: Howard J. Turkstra Motorsports - Toyota Celica
63: Team Turbo Schnitzel - Merkur XR4Ti
64: Team Red Rocket - Ford Escort
65: Shark Sandwich Racing - Toyota MR2
66: Double Team Supreme - Honda Civic