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Lemons Reno and South Carolina

In case any of you haven’t figured out already, my last post was a fake press release. It was actually our teams entry form into the next 24 Hours of Lemons race where we will be sporting the “Pink Pig” livery of the Porsche 917/20. I am happy to say that the organizers liked our idea and we have officially been accepted in the Reno event to be held at Reno-Fernley raceway on May 23-24. Now we just need to get the lemon ready in time.

In the meantime I will also be participating in Lemons race at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC on April 4-5.… Read the rest

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Der Truffel-Jager von Zuffenhausen

Press release from Porsche:

In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 917, Zuffenhausen has restored one of their most famous vintage race cars for one final race. The “Truffle-Hunter from Zuffenhausen” a.k.a. the Porsche 917/20 will take one last shot at glory by entering the 24 Hours of Lemons before being permanently enshrined in the new Porsche Museum.

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Photo by Michael Schrock

Originally built to take part in the 1971 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 917/20 had a unique aerodynamic body that combined the handling of the short-tail 917Ks with the high speed stability of the long-tail 917Ls.… Read the rest

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24 Hours of Lemons


I’ve been very interested in the 24 Hours of Lemons since I first heard about it last year and when I found out that the first race of the year was this past weekend I just had to go check it out. The Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, CA is the home of the race and features two ovals which are interconnected to create a road-course for the Lemons race. The cars all had to be bought and race prepped for under $500 (excluding safety gear) with a team of 4-6 drivers. Despite the name the actual racing would only go on for about 14 hours with a 10 hour break at night to let people recuperate as well as repair their cars.… Read the rest