One Week Before We Know

We'll know in one week if Jay and the PTB (Powers That Be) at 24 Hours of LeMons will let us in to LeMons South. If the PTB are reading this, here's something to consider:

- we don't have a cheater Miata
- we don't have a cheater E30
- we will have beer (and probably pretzels)

How do you say no to that?

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog

Oh sure, this is a good idea.

Our Greatest Hits

Couldn't let this amazing experience go without one more video to show you all the mayhem and, most importantly, to thank our sponsors. Here's how we wasted, I mean wisely invested, your money in What's That Smell Racing's Greatest Hits.

See you next year.

Things Got A Little Rough Out There

Sunday's racing was considerably rougher. The roof cam shows Vinny pulling a move a lot like a Formula One driver might make. Except that a Formula One driver is smart enough not to do this.

Victory Is Ours (kind of) 18th Place!

After three days of doing everything we could to destroy our little Protege, the car wound up running like a champ all weekend. We came in 18th place (out of 80 entries) and we finished 450 laps.

On Sunday, we pulled off the rear doors and the trunk lid to make it lighter and, well, it seemed like a fun idea.

Sunday brought much faster racing with a lot more speed and a bunch more contact. But the car hung in there, in fact, we drove it to the crusher.

Video (Finally): One Lap of LeMons

Here's some behind the wheel footage of the Accsmellerator 3000 passing a real, live racing car at the 24 Hours of Lemons.

If you prefer You Tube, you can click here.

Victims of Testosterone Poisoning

After day one we're in 32nd place with 217 laps. (Before you laugh, know that 79 cars started.) Mike, Gene and Vinny were all victims of testosterone poisoning (telethon coming soon) which resulted in subtle adjustments to the bodywork and about 45 minutes in penalties.

Despite our best efforts, the car is still running great.

Here are some photos. If the computers cooperate, video will follow.