The second-annual Goin' For Broken race turned out to be a serious nail-biter, with the cruising-to-massive-victory Death Cab V8olvo blowing up with 40 minutes to go and an E30, a Miata, and an SE-R battling for the win.
As it turned out, the Nissan edged out Eyesore Racing by about 25 seconds, denying the Eyesores their fourth LeMons victory. We had two motorcycle-engined cars, four Porsche 914s, a couple of beautifully modified BMW E30s, and only one rollover. For on-yer-roof-prone Thunderhill, that's quite an accomplishment!
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1. Rogue Squadron, Nissan Sentra SE-R
Overall Winner
2. Eyesore Racing, Mazda Miata
Winner, Class Good
Best lap time of race (2:13.341)
BS Penalty laps: 3
3. POSRacing.com, BMW E30
4. Lil' Smokey and the Bandit Racing, Toyota MR2
Winner, Class Bad
5. Black Iron Racing, BMW 540i
6. Prickstine- Porcubimmer's Fury, BMW 325e
Co-Winner, Awesome E30 award
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7. Death Cab For Cutie (and 3 Uglies), Volvo 244
8. B-Team, BMW E30
9. Bunny With A Pancake On Its Head, Volkswagen Rabbit
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10. Lipstick On A Pig, Nissan Sentra SE-R
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11. Mazdarachis (Formerly Jesus Christ Super Car), Mazda RX-7
12. Team Hurling Moss, BMW 2002
13. Crap To The Future, Honda CRX
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14. Nerd Herd, Toyota MR2
15. Hit & Run, Mazda RX-7
16. Dust & Debris, Dodge Shadow
Winner, Index of Effluency
Winner, Ugly Class
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17. Filthy Faux Ford GT40, Ford Escort
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18. Zoom-Zoom... BOOM, Mazda 323
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19. The UNDERGROUND, Nissan 300ZX
Winner, Z Cup
20. Double Fartini 1 - OLD Fast Auto Race Team & Sons, Porsche 924
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21. Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, Peugeot 505 Turbo
22. Cheetors, Nissan Sentra SE-R
23. Team Cant Am, Volvo 242 Turbo
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24. E+MCHAMMERED, BMW E30
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25. A Clockwork Lemon, Nissan 300ZX
26. Squirrels Of Fury S1, Audi 4000
Winner, Judges' Choice award
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27. Pandamonium Racing, BMW E30
BS Penalty laps: 3
28. The Tercelator Society For Gentleman Motor Racers, Chevrolet Camaro
29. Size Does Matter, Plymouth Fury
30. Bernal Dads Racing, Volvo 245
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31. Autosport Lab Rats, Merkur XR4Ti
32. Team California Mille, Alfa Romeo Alfetta
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33. Fast Times @ Placer High, Mazda Miata
BS Penalty laps: 1
34. Sin City LeMons, Volkswagen GTI
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35. Team Apathy, Saab 9000
36. Ecurie Ecrappe Autodenta, Alfa Romeo Spider
37. OFF CONSISTANTLY, Nissan 300ZX
38. Clunker Refuge Racing, Nissan 300ZX
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39. Stick Figure Racing (Toga Toga), Toyota MR2
40. CLERGY MC, Nissan NX2000
41. San Jose Scalawags, Mazda Miata
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42. Rascally Rabbit Racing, Fiat 124 Spider
43. The Soccer Moms, Plymouth Voyager
Winner, Grassroots Motorsports Most From The Least award
44. Team Bavarian Ranchero: Special Deliverance, BMW 325i
Co-Winner, Awesome E30 award
45. Rooster Juice, Porsche 924
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46. Mad Mertzl Tov!, Ford Capri
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47. Rubbins Racing, BMW E30
48. My Idiot Son Hit A Tree, Volvo 740 Wagon
49. Easy 908/14, Porsche 914
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50. Excuse Me, Acura Integra
51. PIT CREW REVENGE, Honda Civic
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52. Rockerz In Dockerz, Ford Mustang
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53. Squirrels Of Fury, Volkswagen Scirocco
54. Communists 'Я' Us, BMW 320i
55. Death Race 2000 Team #2, Mazda MX-6
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56. The Cannonball Bandits, Toyota Supra
Winner, Organizer's Choice
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57. LaHonda Bandit Racing, Porsche 914
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58. The Flying Lumberjacks, Volkswagen Fox
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59. Reversed Darwinism III- Crown Victor/Victoria, Ford Crown Victoria
60. The Cheats, Porsche 944
BS Penalty laps: 5
61. Tokyo Drift-Wood, Mazda Miata
BS Penalty laps: 100
62. Team Cialis, Plymouth Neon
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BS Penalty laps: 4
63. BVD Skidmark, BMW E30
BS Penalty laps: 5
64. A Lemon Entry, Ford Escort
65. Wienerschmoker III: Put Another Shrimp On The Barbie, BMW E30
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66. Team King Crab, BMW E36
67. Mysteries Inc Racing, Plymouth Voyager Turbo
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68. SD Minis Team Bean, Austin Mini
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69. LOOSE NUTS CALIFORNIA, Mazda RX-7
70. John Galt Racing, Porsche 914
71. Pendejo Engineering/Tome Wankenshaw Racing, Jaguar XJS
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72. RASTA RACERS, Volvo 740 Wagon
73. Blanco Basura Racing, Honda Prelude
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74. Star Wrek, Honda CRX
75. The Mad Shifters, Mazda RX-7
BS Penalty laps: 30
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76. Team Loose Lugnutz, BMW E30
77. Chim Chim Racing, Volkswagen Rabbit
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78. Grouppe Festiva, Ford Festiva
79. Cajun Coonasses dba Spinal Crap, Nissan Sentra SE-R
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80. Geo-U812, Geo Metro
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81. Red Rocket Racing, Ford Thunderbird
82. LEMON DEMOLITION, Honda CRX
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83. The Fat and the Furious, Mazda Miata
84. SmorgasBorg, Porsche 944 Turbo
BS Penalty laps: 5
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85. Angry Hamster Racing, Honda Z600
Winner, Heroic Fix award
86. Blood Drive, BMW 7 Series
87. Gimp Pimp, Cadillac Seville
88. Newly Unemployed MegaloManiac Individuals, Mazda RX-7
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89. The Black Flags, Toyota Supra
90. Faulkner Auto Racing Team, BMW E28
91. Hit and Run II, Mazda RX-7
92. The Kamikaze Kops, Mazda RX-7
93. Abbigisch Messen... GmbH (AMG Racing), Mercedes-Benz W114
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94. Rubber Chicken Piccata, Volvo 940
95. Double Fartini 2 - OLD Fast Auto Race Team & Sons, Porsche 944
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96. Rice Rocket Racing, Datsun 280ZX
BS Penalty laps: 20
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97. Cosmorita Cowboys, Porsche 944
BS Penalty laps: 10
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98. KAMIKAZE LEMON, Mitsubishi Starion
BS Penalty laps: 5
99. TBA Racing, Acura Integra
100. Lightning McQueen, Pontiac Sunfire
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101. Death Race 2000 Team #1, Mazda MX-6
102. ART ATTACK, Porsche 944
BS Penalty laps: 20
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103. Team California Mille #2, Alfa Romeo Alfetta
104. Squigley's Team Hubba Hubba, Ford Mustang
BS Penalty laps: 50
105. Hatfields and McCoys, Nissan 300ZX
Note: photograph taken at the Sears Pointless race
106. Project M.E.R.D.E. (Malaise Era Ricer of Datsun Engineering), Datsun 200SX
BS Penalty laps: 31
107. Team Tidy Turd, Honda Civic
BS Penalty laps: 999
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108. Blanco Basura2, Ford Capri
BS Penalty laps: 2000
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