Guys, I don't think it would be impossible to build a safe LeMon in just 9 weeks. Really, if you use a car (like, say, an Impreza) that has bolt-in 6 point rollcages available, buy FIA-rated seats and harness, do something for fire suppression even if it's nothing more than a properly mounted extinguisher within reach of the driver, and put passable track wheels, tires, and a brake system refreshing with decent pads and fluid and you're there. It's LeMons; making your car reliable is only important if you actually want to get some track time out of it and really, that can be done in a week or two as well. Tim's talking about LeMons, not 25 Hours of Thunderhill. These cars aren't engineered racecars to win if all you want is the experience of getting out there and being part of the fun. If you want to win, yeah it takes a serious effort with sufficient planning and testing etc. etc. etc. But to call Tim a complete idiot for wanting to do what that whole race is about- screwing around without spending a ton of money or putting anyone at risk of serious injury- you most certainly can have an entry ready in 2 months.
Safe track cars are easy, just not cheap. If you get out there and dump the water out of your radiator on lap 3, that's on you. It's not like NASCAR where you are potentially altering the outcome of the points championship. There's a reason the purses for these things is paid out in nickels- it's all a big joke. Being safe and being a legitimate race team are not mutually inclusive.
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