Speaking of car racing...

[PoodlesAgain]

https://24hoursoflemons.com/

Like this:

[tonebender]

Very interesting stuff.

[PoodlesAgain]

I like the motto:

RACING’S NOT JUST FOR RICH IDIOTS
Racing’s for all idiots. (This includes you.)

Hmm...the Northeast August race is two hours away.

EDIT: the rulebook is quite extensive and prescribe all matters of safety ,so there is a lot more to it that first appears!

[MichaelR]

That's one thing I liked about Pahrump NV we had a dirt track that anyone could enter anything that would run in, tons of fun.

[honyock]

They do a LeMons race at the quasi-local private track.

Looks interesting...see some folks selling stints in their cars to help cover the buy in.

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[PoodlesAgain]

They do a LeMons race at the quasi-local private track.
Looks interesting...see some folks selling stints in their cars to help cover the buy in.

I read the roll cage details requirements and it is not a small affair. I could see finding a way to generate a bit of cash. Not sure about the liability aspect though. Make friends with good welders!

Closest way to experience some of it would be corner-working. I have done that with vintage motorcycle racing, it is work, but a lot of fun - got great sidecar parade laps once!

[Rollin Hand]

Regardless of whether it is crapcan racing, it IS still racing. You don't want to watch someone die out there. The safety needs to be rigorous, or it won't happen.

Gambler 500 rallies are supposedly a hoot. And if you want to just drive fast in a controlled environment, SCCA autocross is great.

[nomadh]

They do a LeMons race at the quasi-local private track.
Looks interesting...see some folks selling stints in their cars to help cover the buy in.

I read the roll cage details requirements and it is not a small affair. I could see finding a way to generate a bit of cash. Not sure about the liability aspect though. Make friends with good welders!

Closest way to experience some of it would be corner-working. I have done that with vintage motorcycle racing, it is work, but a lot of fun - got great sidecar parade laps once!

I did that once and got some practice laps in a brutal champion gt350. He had a Nascar transmission that half the time he never even used the clutch. And when he punched it felt like it had all 4 wheels trying to dig holes in the pavement and vacuum you to the seat.

[PoodlesAgain]

Update to old thread.... I spectated the Lemons race near me this weekend!

A lot of fun. Great crowd.
Most of the cars are hauling ^ss, which you do not see on YT videos.
Got to talk to a lot of folks, "wow you were fast yesterday!" Yeah, let me explain how we are on our third driveshaft this year (Datsun 240Z)" kind of thing, everybody loves to talk about their rig!

[tlarson58]

Sounds like a blast

[PoodlesAgain]

UPDATE: This past weekend I worked the Lemons race in N.H., shadowing a safety crew member.
Gear Check, Refueling, Pit out Check safety work.

Full day's work then 7 a.m.freezing weather, stepping off my car turned into a camper! Nuts.

I enjoyed it, except that there was not much time (and warm daylight) to socialize. Two teams were from my area so I need to track them down.

The great part was that I was given access to the race control radio calls, which was busy with 100* cars on track! Every minor infraction can be black-flagged, so, lots of calls!
So much so that I want to get the proper radio gear to get same (listening only of course) while spectating in the future, Minimum gear needed to do that? Calling @Mickey the radio dude...