My 24 Hourse of LeMons Project...

nogoodname

that's awesome...sounds fun and long...lol

put an intake and headers....throw the cats out

wstar

That race sounds like a blast, and cheap too! I see this for MSR this year (closest track to me as well):

YEE-HAW IT'S LeMONS TEXAS (2009)
Date: October 24-25, 2009
Track: MSR Houston, Angleton TX
Entry Deadline: Ten weeks before the race (15 August 2009)
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting
Buy Spectator Tickets: Weekend Pass | Single Day


So I've got about a month to make the entry deadline? I'm seriously considering getting a couple friends to help with the process and going for it

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Make no mistake, cheap is for the car, but the race isn't as cheap as it sounds. The Team Entry Fee is $500 (which is not the car), plus $100 per driver and another $50 per driver that doesn't have a competition license and another $50 for a transponder if you don't have one. The car may cost $500, but the roll cage and safety equipment will cost you another $500-$1000 easy. A low-end, full, SFI rated fire suit, shoes, gloves and helmet will be another $500 if you don't have one. A lot of people sign up for the event and either aren't ready by the time the race comes or are blindsided by the cost.

I'll grant you that it's not expensive, but I want to be up front because I had a similar scenario unfold where a few people backed out because of the cost even though it was "only" about $450 per person plus the cost of their suit (~$500 like I said).

wstar

So Figure a 4-driver team of yokels with no competition license:

$1100 in entry fees
$500 to buy/fix the car
$1000 in safety equipment for the car (roll cage, etc)

$2600/4 = $650 each, plus personal safety gear.

Still not too bad.

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Close, but personal safety gear bumps it to over a grand per person. And that doesn't include tires and fuel. That's not chump change for your average person. Not to mention that the orginization, time and effort put into this isn't insignificant.

I'm fortunate to have the money, time and drive to do this, but some of my friends don't think it is worth the price of entry or would struggle to come up with the cash. If we get on the grid this race, then in February, when the next race rolls around, the cost will be a lot less for those that raced this time and don't have to spend money on the car, or saftey equipment. It basically is just the entry fees at that point. I'll add a 'New Comer' fee to any team members that show up for the second race to help recoup the cost for the guys that spent money on the ride the first time around.