Anybody plan to run Lemon 24 Hr at RFR? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

zpeed · 2008-12-15, 09:00 PM

I read that in the car&driver magazine and now it will come to RFR. May 23-24 2009. Should be fun to camp out and see them.

Anybody plan to run this race? I would love to be a co pilot. Here is what post on RFR site.

>"Each LeMons race is for cars purchased, fixed up, and track-prepped for a total of $500 dollars or >less. But before reaching the grid, you'll have to survive trials like the Personal-Injury-Lawyer
>Anti-Slalom, the Marxist-Valet Parking Challenge, and the Wide Open Throttle Rodthrowapalooza. >Twelve hours into the race, the car voted People’s Choice is called in and awarded a cash prize; >simultaneously, the car voted People’s Curse is called in and summarily destroyed. At the end of 24 >hours, a gala awards ceremony plies the survivors with trophies, plaques, and four-figure purses in >canvas bags full of nickels. What's not to like?

Kevin M · 2008-12-15, 09:01 PM

I actually bought a car to run in this month's LeMons at Thunder Hill, but life got in the way.

I think life might lose out to a Reno LeMons...

van · 2008-12-15, 09:16 PM

I want in too

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

I actually bought a car to run in this month's LeMons at Thunder Hill, but life got in the way.

I think life might lose out to a Reno LeMons...

cody · 2008-12-15, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

I actually bought a car to run in this month's LeMons at Thunder Hill, but life got in the way.

I think life might lose out to a Reno LeMons...

If you gotta go...

MattR · 2008-12-16, 07:07 AM

Bay area drivers don't travel to RFR for SCCA Club races, do they really think people will haul up here to run their beat-down cars on a beat-down track? Good luck.

Kevin M · 2008-12-16, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Bay area drivers don't travel to RFR for SCCA Club races, do they really think people will haul up here to run their beat-down cars on a beat-down track? Good luck.

As I hear it the entry list for LeMons races is pretty ridiculous, and there's very little cost on the organizer's part relative to real races. I'm sure the race will happen and make money.

MattR · 2008-12-16, 11:08 AM

Well that's good. Hopefully it will be a good source of revenue for RFR.

sperry · 2008-12-16, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Bay area drivers don't travel to RFR for SCCA Club races, do they really think people will haul up here to run their beat-down cars on a beat-down track? Good luck.

With the death at Altamont's Lemons this year, it's very likely that RFR is the nearest track to the Bay that's actually willing to host it.

Kevin M · 2008-12-16, 12:44 PM

I hadn't heard about Altamont getting cancelled. Why did they do that?

sperry · 2008-12-16, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

I hadn't heard about Altamont getting cancelled. Why did they do that?

I was just assuming that they wouldn't host the event again after someone got killed. I know if I owned the track, and someone got killed in a race full of intentionally cheap cars, I wouldn't want the liability of holding the event again.

MattR · 2008-12-16, 01:49 PM

Didn't the driver die because of a medical issue, not a crash?

Nick Koan · 2008-12-16, 02:08 PM

Yeah, that's what they found. He had a heart attack (I think) and lost control of his car. The death wasn't due to the crash.

Regardless, its probably could have been a big reality check for the race track.

Kevin M · 2008-12-16, 02:36 PM

Oh, I misread your post as "the death of Altamont" as in of the race. Yeah, everybody is fairly certain the heart attack caused the crash, not the other way around. The guy drove straight in to a barrier and wasn't going very fast.

Kevin M · 2008-12-16, 02:37 PM

Also, the Thunder Hill race is this weekend or next.

sybir · 2008-12-16, 03:27 PM

Next, it kicks off after Christmas, lol.

van · 2008-12-17, 08:09 PM

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GOIN' FOR BROKEN (2009)
Date: 23-24 May, 2009
Track: Reno-Fernley Raceway, Fernley NV
Entry Deadline: Ten weeks before the race (14 March 2009)
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting

rubberbiscuitt · 2008-12-18, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin M

I actually bought a car to run in this month's LeMons at Thunder Hill, but life got in the way.

I think life might lose out to a Reno LeMons...

yes that L might still be able to make it...

sperry · 2009-05-17, 02:50 PM

And wheeee! Tested at RFR today.

Too bad I only got half a lap before a fuse blew and killed power to the motor. Then on my second session, I got to the horseshoe on lap 1 and the fuel pump went out.

I would have liked to get some more seat-time, but at least we found the issues before Saturday.

Dean · 2009-05-17, 02:54 PM

It actually looks pretty good for a Lemons car. Glad you found the gremlins. Good luck.

sperry · 2009-05-17, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

It actually looks pretty good for a Lemons car. Glad you found the gremlins. Good luck.

Pictures make it look better. You can't see the 2 pounds of zip-tie ends, loose bolts, and metal shards loose to roll around the floor pan.

cody · 2009-05-17, 03:23 PM

Awesome!

sperry · 2009-05-17, 03:32 PM

Oh... that's the centered steering wheel position.

I'm tempted to get Fred to put a stripe of yellow electrical tape at the top because when I'm turning, I have no reference to how yanked over the wheel is except for the road feedback. If I spin out, I'm going to be all crossed up.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2009-05-20, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Oh... that's the centered steering wheel position.

I'm tempted to get Fred to put a stripe of yellow electrical tape at the top because when I'm turning, I have no reference to how yanked over the wheel is except for the road feedback. If I spin out, I'm going to be all crossed up.

Is it not splined? You really should stick tape on there, if nothing else.

A1337STI · 2009-05-20, 01:51 PM

Yeah take it off, set it more straight and retighten the steering wheel nut. maybe actually adjust your tie rod ends too ?

i have some toe plates you can borrow if you want to try and fix that up a lil bit (and or just to set your toe)

sperry · 2009-05-20, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Is it not splined? You really should stick tape on there, if nothing else.

We just hadn't set the wheel in those pictures. Today we recentered it, but intentionally upside-down which in theory should have helped our arm position... but I thought it sucked like that the track today, so we'll probably put it the way it's supposed to go.

2008-12-15, 09:00 PM	#1
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	Anybody plan to run Lemon 24 Hr at RFR? I read that in the car&driver magazine and now it will come to RFR. May 23-24 2009. Should be fun to camp out and see them. Anybody plan to run this race? I would love to be a co pilot. Here is what post on RFR site. >"Each LeMons race is for cars purchased, fixed up, and track-prepped for a total of $500 dollars or >less. But before reaching the grid, you'll have to survive trials like the Personal-Injury-Lawyer >Anti-Slalom, the Marxist-Valet Parking Challenge, and the Wide Open Throttle Rodthrowapalooza. >Twelve hours into the race, the car voted People’s Choice is called in and awarded a cash prize; >simultaneously, the car voted People’s Curse is called in and summarily destroyed. At the end of 24 >hours, a gala awards ceremony plies the survivors with trophies, plaques, and four-figure purses in >canvas bags full of nickels. What's not to like?

2008-12-15, 09:01 PM	#2
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I actually bought a car to run in this month's LeMons at Thunder Hill, but life got in the way. I think life might lose out to a Reno LeMons... __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2008-12-16, 07:07 AM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Bay area drivers don't travel to RFR for SCCA Club races, do they really think people will haul up here to run their beat-down cars on a beat-down track? Good luck. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-12-16, 11:08 AM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Well that's good. Hopefully it will be a good source of revenue for RFR. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-12-16, 12:44 PM	#9
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I hadn't heard about Altamont getting cancelled. Why did they do that? __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2008-12-16, 01:49 PM	#11
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Didn't the driver die because of a medical issue, not a crash? __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-12-16, 02:08 PM	#12
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah, that's what they found. He had a heart attack (I think) and lost control of his car. The death wasn't due to the crash. Regardless, its probably could have been a big reality check for the race track. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2008-12-16, 02:36 PM	#13
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Oh, I misread your post as "the death of Altamont" as in of the race. Yeah, everybody is fairly certain the heart attack caused the crash, not the other way around. The guy drove straight in to a barrier and wasn't going very fast. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2008-12-16, 02:37 PM	#14
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Also, the Thunder Hill race is this weekend or next. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2008-12-16, 03:27 PM	#15
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	Next, it kicks off after Christmas, lol. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2009-05-17, 02:50 PM	#18
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	And wheeee! Tested at RFR today. Too bad I only got half a lap before a fuse blew and killed power to the motor. Then on my second session, I got to the horseshoe on lap 1 and the fuel pump went out. I would have liked to get some more seat-time, but at least we found the issues before Saturday. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-05-17, 02:54 PM	#19
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	It actually looks pretty good for a Lemons car. Glad you found the gremlins. Good luck. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-05-17, 03:23 PM	#21
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Awesome! __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-05-17, 03:32 PM	#22
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Oh... that's the centered steering wheel position. I'm tempted to get Fred to put a stripe of yellow electrical tape at the top because when I'm turning, I have no reference to how yanked over the wheel is except for the road feedback. If I spin out, I'm going to be all crossed up. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-05-20, 01:51 PM	#24
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	Yeah take it off, set it more straight and retighten the steering wheel nut. maybe actually adjust your tie rod ends too ? i have some toe plates you can borrow if you want to try and fix that up a lil bit (and or just to set your toe) __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

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