The 26th race in LeMons history took place at Michigan's Gingerman Raceway last weekend, and we saw plenty of LeMons firsts. For example, the first one-speed "automatic" transmission, and the first twin-turbocharged, mid-engined full-size van. Madness!
The weather was cold and windy, the cuisine was heavy on the cheese curds, and the racers (mostly) managed to keep the red mist at an unprecedentedly low level. Japanese machinery was less successful than usual, with just three in the top ten, and a Merkur XR4Ti— one of the least reliable vehicles in LeMons history— came in third after flirting with the lead all weekend long.
Not enough LeMons action for you? Check out the top lemons of past races: Altamont '07 • Arse Freeze '07 • Altamont '08 • Ohio '08 • New England '08 • South '08 • Texas '08 • Arse Freeze '08 • Texas Spring '09 • South Spring '09 • Reno '09 • New Orleans '09 • New England '09 • Buttonwillow '09 • South Fall '09 • Ohio '09 • Texas Fall '09 • Arse Freeze '09 • Phoenix '10 • South Winter '10 • Texas Winter '10 • Sears Point '10.
Disclosure: Murilee Martin gets crazy baksheesh from LeMons HQ for his work on the LeMons Supreme Court bench.
1. Clueless Racing, Honda CRX
Overall Winner
2. Latch-Key Kids, Plymouth Neon
Winner, I Got Screwed award
Winner, Class Good
3. The Tools, Merkur XR4Ti
Winner, Grassroots Motorsports Most From The Least award
Winner, Class Ugly
4. Joe Dirt Mullet Rockers Sponsored By Aquanet, Chevrolet Caprice
Winner, Class Bad
Winner, Least Horrible Yank Tank award
5. Spec Junk Racing, Mazda MX-3
6. Dead (Red) Rocket Racing, Plymouth Neon
3 BS Penalty laps
7. Booby Price Racing, Nissan 200SX SE-R
10 BS Penalty laps
8. Glowing Red Rotor Racing, Ford Crown Victoria
9. Chicken and Waffles, Volkswagen Quantum Syncro Wagon
Winner, Index of Effluency
10. VolvOwned, Volvo 245
11. C.A.R.T. - Chicagoland Amish Racing Team, BMW E30
12. BuckSnort Racing, BMW E30
13. Track Pillagers, Buick LeSabre
14. KAMIKAZE PILOTS Of FURY, Honda Civic
15. Corsa Nostra, Alfa Romeo GTV6
16. Focke Ewe Racing, Volkswagen Golf
17. Team MRD2, Toyota MR2
18. Smackdown Racing, Ford Crown Victoria
19. Topless Asset Racing Program, Toyota MR2
20. Lucky Monkey Racing, Acura Integra
BS Penalty laps: 2
21. Team Reynolds Style, Toyota Celica
22. Team Lebowski, Dodge Neon
23. It'll Rub Out, Chevrolet Cavalier
24. Team Fiery Death!, Toyota Celica
25. Rally Rolla, Toyota Corolla Alltrac
26. Half Last, Ford Mustang Turbo
27. Madame Flutterby, Honda Prelude
28. Gimmie A Box, Volvo 740 Wagon
29. Bobsleds-R-Us Raycing, Honda Civic
30. Team S-Audi, Audi 4000S
31. The Cheap Bastards, Dodge Neon
32. Top Fool Elemonator, Subaru Impreza
BS Penalty laps: 10
33. MEDs (Midwest Engine Destroyers) Racing Team, Pontiac Fiero
34. Scirocket II, Volkswagen Scirocco
35. Morrow's Auto & Snoopy's Quest For The Holy Nickelbag, GMC Van
Winner, Organizer's Choice
36. The Mustache Rides Again, Audi 4000 Quattro
37. Pink Ladies, Mazda Miata
BS Penalty laps: 50
38. Speed Fixx, Chevrolet S10
39. Team Sucker Punch, Chevrolet Camaro
40. Wisconsin Crap Racers, Nissan Maxima
BS Penalty laps: 60
41. Chump Ganassti, Nissan Sentra
BS Penalty laps: 188
42. Busch Boys, Chrysler New Yorker
43. Save The TA-TAs Racing, Chevrolet Camaro
BS Penalty laps: 10
44. The Minty Pylons, Mazda RX-7
45. Morrow's Auto & Woodstock's NAStiCAR Quest For The Holy Nickelbag, Pontiac Grand Prix
Winner, Organizer's Choice award
46. The Usual Suspects, Mazda MX-6
47. Skid Marks Racing, Dodge Neon
48. Adopted By Jets, Saab 900
49. Double Jeopardy, Pontiac Fiero
Winner, Heroic Fix award
50. Police Brutality, Ford Thunderbird
Winner, Epic Fail Fix
51. Breaking Dawn, Toyota MR2
BS Penalty laps: 500