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Old 02-09-2016, 09:04 PM
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It keeps on going! You can buy one of the Blue Lotus cars! If you have to ask... And a mint Dino!

Lastly, and mock up of a hundred year old Wooden Velodrome motorcycle race track!
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Old 02-09-2016, 09:11 PM
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Berry College of Eagle Cam fame had a car at the LeMons. A Chevy Astro Van made to look like the space shuttle. They worked like dogs to pass tech inspection and were able to race the weekend. They built a great roll cage but forgot to weld it to the frame of the car!

Great team! The best under 21 welder on the planet who happens to be a female . (Inside joke)
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Old 02-09-2016, 09:12 PM
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A few of our team that epitomize the weekend. Hope and wrenches!

Why won't it hold its alignment? Oh, maybe the cracked sub-frame is at fault - :eek
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With great hopes after a front end rebuild and spruced up motor, we recently competed in another Lemons race at Carolina Motor Sports park in Kershaw SC.

We made it into the afternoon with 69 laps and were competing with solid lap times. Then while starting my entry into turn 8, the motor blew up.

We had had some machine shop work done at a suspect shop due to time constraints and that proved to be our undoing. The valve guide worked on was not correct and a valve shaft snapped sending the valve into the cylinder. The valve head ended up implanted in the head and the piston, bent and looking like this. We are too heartbroken and have not torn the motor down yet. Praying the crank etc are still okay.

Fun race in any event.
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Old 05-04-2016, 09:33 PM
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Sorry to hear that Craig, although I suspect the "journey" is still pretty fun.
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Old 05-05-2016, 07:05 AM
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Sorry to hear that Craig, although I suspect the "journey" is still pretty fun.
It was still fun but I am starting to see auto racing to be like owning a boat. Two happiest days are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.
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Bummer. While sad, easy enough to find another out of an 'auto recycler'. Good luck with the rebuild.

Whenever my wife rolls her eyes at my stereo or shooting "habits" I simply ask if it should all be sold and we should purchase another boat. The answer is always, "no". Lock & load.............
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