... and we want to turn it into one of these...
... and race it in this!
This should be fun, a creative outlet for underemployed gadgeteers, certainly dirty, greasy, and even a little stinky at first, maybe a little dangerous, but above all, inspiring with a hint of frightening, for young and old alike. Isn’t that what life is really all about?
Our goal is to build an ALMS Corvette Racing-themed car, complete with the yellow/black paint scheme, a big ass spoiler and splitter, and authentic decals, or as near as we can get to authentic without getting sued, then race it in the 24 Hours of LeMons races held in California. We’ve got a car, a 1969 Opel GT, a tiny little sports car that stole all the styling cues from a ‘69 Corvette, but somehow managed to miss that critical little 400 hp detail. (We’ll be lucky to see 90 hp.) And we’ve got a parts car. We’ve got some tools and spare time and Clint from Evil Genius Racing will build us a cage. One of us has even raced before. Once. What the hell. Talent and experience are overrated. Insanity is what gets things done.
We don’t really have room for two cars in our driveways so we’re thinking of building a platform in my front yard, decorating it with sponsor’s graphics, and putting the car there while we work on it. Not your stereotypical shade tree situation. More like a public art-in-progress exhibition. It’ll be a nice neighborhood unity project. Our neighbors could witness the transformation of a hantavirus infested heap into a pretty little parody of a real race car. They could drop by and chat, pick up a flier from the real estate agent’s sign we stole, lend much needed moral support, and help put out the fires. It could inspire a few kids, too. Yea, it’s for the children, in all of us. Besides, Paul Moller started building his first sky car in his front yard and the neighbors loved it. We’re like him.
The 24 Hours of LeMons is a popular and rapidly growing crapcan (cars costing less than $500) racing series that puts on races all over the United States. There is a race running practically every two weeks at major and minor tracks across the country, from Infineon and Thunderhill in the western states to Gingerman Raceway and Carolina Motorsports Park in that other part of the country. There are several races at Thunderhill this season and we want to be at the next one, the Arse-Sweat Apalooza, August 7-8. And maybe the Arse-Freeze Apalooza at Buttonwillow Raceway in December.
So spread the word, help us find parts and stickers and cheap yellow paint, and grab some cookies and a fire extinguisher and come by and watch us work. Oh, and at this point it looks like we have two seats open for the August race. I dare you to sign on as a driver.
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