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Pink Pig turnkey LeMons car for Sale!

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

UPDATE: The car is sold!!!

In a bittersweet move, the Formula BMW team is officially retiring from Lemons racing and we are putting our “Pink Pig” lemons car for sale. After 3 years of successful racing the team is splitting up and the members are moving onto other pursuits including Spec Racing. As a result we are selling the Pink Pig as a fully setup turnkey LeMons car for teams who want to get into the series without going through the hassle of building their own car.

Pink Pig at Reno

Car info:

  • 1986 BMW 325 E (E30)
  • Class winner at Reno-Fernley 2009
  • 2 Top 5s and 2 Top 10s in the last 4 races
  • Excellent handling and fast lap times
  • Ultra reliable – no major breakdowns in last 5 races
  • Full safety gear
  • 6 TR-Motorsports wheels with Hankook tires (enough rubber for 2 races)
  • Fully stripped for maximum weight reduction
    • Lexan windshield
    • Sunroof and rear parcel shelf replaced with sheet aluminium
    • Door skins only
    • lightweight sealed battery
    • dashboard, excess wiring and interior completely removed
  • Updated brakes (new master cylinder, stainless steel brake lines, new Hawk race pads, Super Blue racing fluid)
  • Wired for in-car radio (4 radios and helmet mics included)
  • 2 gallon drinks system in place (separate 1 gallon bottles)
  • Cool suit mounting system (cool suit not included)
  • Numerous other safety, reliability and speed modifications – contact for full list
  • Never had any BS Penalties or tech issues
  • “Lemons Legend” on Jalopnik
  • Click here to follow the history of the car and its racing efforts

Car package includes all safety gear, radios, wheels, tires, drinks systems, fuel filler hoses, etc… – just add gas and race!

The car is located at Dietsch Werks in Santa Clara and we are happy to show it with an appointment. For pricing and more information please leave a comment below or call Rahul at 510-439-7265

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Officially a Lemons Legend

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Pink Pig at ButtonWillow
Photo by karamia29

Judge Murilee over on Jalopnik just posted a list of his LeMons Legends for 2009 and the Pink Pig was on his list. This is what he had to say about us:

Formula BMW, BMW 325e
An E30 becomes a LeMons Legend? In this case, you’re looking at one of the all-time legendary LeMons cars. Notice how every body panel seems to have been hit hard, repeatedly? That’s because this car is a veteran of the early races at Altamont, including the notorious “Demolition Derby” race of October ’07 and the not-much-less-brutal May ’08 race. With seven LeMons races to its credit, the Formula BMW E30 has finished 44th, 44th, 20th, 10th, 5th, 10th, and 6th during its career… and been hit approximately 8,000 times (7,997 of those at Altamont).

While I love the write-up, I do have to point out that we actually finished 44th, 44th, 19th, 10th, 5th (class win), 10th, and 5th. :) Our average finishing position for the 2009 races was 6.67

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Der Truffel-Jager von Zuffenhausen

Friday, March 13th, 2009

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.

pink pig
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. The wide proportions of the car lead to the german press nicknaming it the “Pig” and the Porsche team played along by painting the car pink and adding graphics representing a series of butchers cuts for pork. Despite the unflattering names, the car tested well and could hit a higher top speed on the Mulsanne straight than the 917K’s could, but could also keep up with the short-tail car through the corners (which the long-tail car couldn’t).

It was driven in the race by Reinhold Joest and Willi Kauhsen and ran as high as third before crashing out due to brake failure. The next year the rules at Le Mans were changed which meant that the 917s could no longer compete and the “Pink Pig” was retired after just one competitive race. Porsche has now restored the 917/20 to complete racing specification and has partnered with the Formula BMW team with the goal of a dominating Lemons victory as a fitting sendoff to 917 range.

The Formula BMW team has multiple years of experience in Lemons racing series and is fresh off a 10th place finish at the 2008 race at Thunderhill. Their combination of raw speed and tactical nous has led Porsche to chose them as their official factory team to race the 917/20 in the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Reno-Fernley raceway. The Formula BMW team will also be continuing with its innovative media campaign which has produced fan favourites such as the Lemons Experience documentary, 3-Camera Race action, Driving in the Dark and many others. As with previous races the team will be documenting the entire experience on their website which will allow fans to sample the Lemons racing experience from the comfort of their own living room.

Join us on 23-24 May 2009 at Reno-Fernley Raceway to see the Pink Pig race once again.

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