I survived a Lemons weekend
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- Tom Berry
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I survived a Lemons weekend
An lived to tell about it.
What a blast... a carnival with some racing going on also.
You should all concider doing this if you get the chance.
At one point, as I am motoring down the front strait at Thunderhill at 115mph it occurs to me "Hold on a moment here, I am in a $500 car at these speeds surrounded by 108 other idiots, many of which have never raced before at all, doing the same stupid thing". So I just put it out of my mind and carried on.
I have hundreds of photos of the cars..teams...costumes...parties...repairs.. creativity..parties...beer...track... cars...parties... etc.
What a blast... a carnival with some racing going on also.
You should all concider doing this if you get the chance.
At one point, as I am motoring down the front strait at Thunderhill at 115mph it occurs to me "Hold on a moment here, I am in a $500 car at these speeds surrounded by 108 other idiots, many of which have never raced before at all, doing the same stupid thing". So I just put it out of my mind and carried on.
I have hundreds of photos of the cars..teams...costumes...parties...repairs.. creativity..parties...beer...track... cars...parties... etc.
Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
can't wait to see the pictures and hear a more detailed story :gpower:
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Congratulations, it must have been some serious fun. I wanna do it!
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+1Jeff Shyu wrote:can't wait to see the pictures and hear a more detailed story :gpower:
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Awesome. My friends did the Kill Phil car.


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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
We pitted between the "Kill Phil" car and the "Prickstene" car " ( red E-30 in your picture )Randy Chase wrote:Awesome. My friends did the Kill Phil car.
the "Ranchero E-30" was really cool.
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Small hint... all 3 of the cars pictured above are BMW E30s
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Seriously too much money spent on body work if that's the case.Tom Berry wrote:Small hint... all 3 of the cars pictured above are BMW E30s
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
A link to all my pix.
http://s615.photobucket.com/albums/tt23 ... ns%205-10/
The morning after the big race.

Our "Aero" that we added Saturday afternoon.

The penalty!

http://s615.photobucket.com/albums/tt23 ... ns%205-10/
The morning after the big race.

Our "Aero" that we added Saturday afternoon.

The penalty!

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hey can you keep that wing, we need it for the evo!Tom Berry wrote:A link to all my pix.
Our "Aero" that we added Saturday afternoon.
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ha ha ha... awesome!
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Der Wienerschmoker from 2009:
http://jalopnik.com/5410611/wienerschmo ... l-to-three
http://jalopnik.com/5410611/wienerschmo ... l-to-three
Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
ROTF. I was wondering why they put the Der Wienerschmoker upside down on this year's iteration. I guess they were just being proactive.Michael Smith wrote:Der Wienerschmoker from 2009:
http://jalopnik.com/5410611/wienerschmo ... l-to-three
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Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Thanks for sharing the pix Michael.
And how did Aaron pick me out of that time lapse video ?
And how did Aaron pick me out of that time lapse video ?
Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Not enough to do at workTom Berry wrote: And how did Aaron pick me out of that time lapse video ?

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Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
For those wondering about the name of the car....
There is a BBQ in the trunk, with an exhaust pipe going through it that acually cooks hot dogs while we raced.
And yes... we cooked em and they ate em.
There is a BBQ in the trunk, with an exhaust pipe going through it that acually cooks hot dogs while we raced.
And yes... we cooked em and they ate em.
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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
Great, now I'm hungry again.Tom Berry wrote:For those wondering about the name of the car....
There is a BBQ in the trunk, with an exhaust pipe going through it that acually cooks hot dogs while we raced.
And yes... we cooked em and they ate em.

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Re: I survived a Lemons weekend
The hat, Dude! That what I always look for when I need to talk to you.Tom Berry wrote:Thanks for sharing the pix Michael.
And how did Aaron pick me out of that time lapse video ?

Mark D.