Thursday, July 31, 2008

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.


Sunday, July 27, 2008

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.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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.

Friday, July 25, 2008

The Accsmellerator Hits The Track
















By some miracle, the Accsmellerator actually squeaked by tech inspection. (We think the fact that we actually had a CarFax report sealed the deal.)

The car performed valiantly throughout the first day of practice. The drivers? Well, you've seen us drive.


Here's the tally for the day:

5 black flags
1 near flip
3 cars passed
1 broken camera

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Release the Hounds

The Accsmellerator 3000 is finally unveiled. Watch the unveiling and traditional malt liquor toast. Click on the video or if you prefer YouTube, click here.


Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Team Hits The Airwaves (Hopefully, Nothing Else)

KRLD, the top all-news radio station in Dallas, ran a piece on What's That Smell racing this morning. It's what they like to call a "slow news day."

Click here to listen.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Let's Run For Pinks



The Accsmellerator 3000 is finished.

The car is race ready. The drivers? We still stink.

Here's a video of greatest hits from the build.

Click on the video below or watch it on You Tube by clicking here.


Sunday, July 6, 2008

Sponsors, sponsors everywhere!




Thanks to everybody who stepped up to waste their money, I mean, sponsor What's That Smell Racing. The first wave of sponsor decals arrived and now we look almost competent. More sponsor stickers coming soon.