Alright, so here's the deal: this blog is about our team's attempt to race the 24 hours of LeMons. Want info? See link. Lab Rats Motorsports (from here on called LRM) is comprised of a bunch of us broke Jacobsen employees (except the boss, he's loaded). Mike, Chris, Jeff, Jared and Russ, last names omitted to protect the not so innocent.
At this point our hopes of racing are on a waiting list. The application deadline for the April 4-5 race was January 24th. The 24th came and went only to have us not make the cut. Why you ask? Because the dipstick team captain (Mike) chose a an SUV for a racecar. Well it was free. You know how hard it is to convince the wife to let you drop $500 on a car that you're going to destroy? Free fit the budget perfect, just not the judges so well.
So we dropped the Cherokee and managed to find a clean, one owner '88 Dodge Colt. Actually not really, it's a POS (as if you were fooled by the photo). But we figure after we drag it out of the woods it will make a great starting point for our racecar! Strip that bad boy down to it's underpinnings, weld a full cage in her and put a nice big hood scoop to feed the beastly 68hp 4 banger engine. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a contender!
At this point our hopes of racing are on a waiting list. The application deadline for the April 4-5 race was January 24th. The 24th came and went only to have us not make the cut. Why you ask? Because the dipstick team captain (Mike) chose a an SUV for a racecar. Well it was free. You know how hard it is to convince the wife to let you drop $500 on a car that you're going to destroy? Free fit the budget perfect, just not the judges so well.
So we dropped the Cherokee and managed to find a clean, one owner '88 Dodge Colt. Actually not really, it's a POS (as if you were fooled by the photo). But we figure after we drag it out of the woods it will make a great starting point for our racecar! Strip that bad boy down to it's underpinnings, weld a full cage in her and put a nice big hood scoop to feed the beastly 68hp 4 banger engine. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a contender!
Our biggest problem is our concept. How do make this crapbox stand out in a crowd? We're thinking maybe some interactive panels to display to the spectators just how fast their favorite car is going at that time. Of course there's always the paintjob. I think the ideas will start to ooze as the torches and welder's burn through the night. Or at least after a few beers....
We plan on building this car whether we make the April race or not. We're keeping our fingers crossed that enough people bail and we can slip into the race as a late entry. We're going to be ready. But hey, if all else fails there's always September.
We plan on building this car whether we make the April race or not. We're keeping our fingers crossed that enough people bail and we can slip into the race as a late entry. We're going to be ready. But hey, if all else fails there's always September.
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Well, if we all keep moving forward maybe he will give us a shot. We must not act defeated.
ReplyDeleteIf mike is working on the engine, then the car will probably break down on the first lap. He has the mechanical ability of a one armed, blind, retard. Surprised he was actually able to conceive children?
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