24 Hrs of LeMons at CMP - We're In!!!!

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:57 am

A few pics...

Dorifto Dogs (us)

Bret's Team

P-51 Mustang (Triad's entry)

Pics of the other teams in finishing order can be found here.

Linky

Stacy King · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:28 am

Can sponsors get some high-res images? :thumbsup:

clinehall · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:13 am

Ditto, I want to display in my office.

KendtEklund · **Joined:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:29 pm **Posts:** 1204

Jalopnik is working on an 'uber gallery' of every pic of the cars they have.
I'll email the person there and see what we can get.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:39 am

clinehall wrote:

Ditto, I want to display in my office.

Any publicity is good publicity :wink:

TomFreeman · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:50 am

KendtEklund wrote:

Jalopnik is working on an 'uber gallery' of every pic of the cars they have.
I'll email the person there and see what we can get.

And we also have the pictures from Gwen/Bernie, Stephen, Alex, and Les. I'm sure they all still have the high-res originals.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Might be fun to build a 5'er:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/776009219.html

steve remchak · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:08 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

Might be fun to build a 5'er:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/776009219.html

saw that also. hmmn

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:36 pm

I am thinking this...

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/776258226.html

Team could be called "Going Postal"

$500 car shopping on Craigslist is fun!

clinehall · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:34 pm

I delivered mail one summer in College. Those little things would tip over sitting still.

George Bright · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:21 pm

Here is a drug seizure BMW 528. Try $400

http://www.ncstatesurplus.com/ssp/public/display_bid.asp?bid=107318&dt=7/31/2008&type=2

BretLuter · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:26 pm

George Bright wrote:

Here is a drug seizure BMW 528. Try $400

http://www.ncstatesurplus.com/ssp/public/display_bid.asp?bid=107318&dt=7/31/2008&type=2

$400 would not even be close.

I'll bet it goes for at least 10x that, probably more like 15x........

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

Vincent Keene wrote:

A few pics...

I'm happy you guys finished ahead of the evil Triad team, but still horrified that a 325e with a dog bone for a front bumper beat a Mustang. It only goes to show that Dishman is right.

Looking through the photos of the finishers got my dander up. The thought of 2 T-bird turbo coupes and a Merkur XR4ti being trashed is very troubling, and I'm sorry, but 85-86 Mustang GTs are not demolition derby fodder, in particular the 4bbl 1985 models. It's not just a Ford thing, I can't understand why you would want to sacrifice a 280ZX or a 1st gen RX-7.

Maybe they should require a spec car which has no possible future collector value. I suggest the 1980s/90s GM A-Car (Pontiac 6000, Olds Cutlass Ciera, Buick Century, Chevy Celebrity). In the deference to Neal Harrington, the Celebrity X-11 would be specifically excluded.

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

If it makes you feel any better, Art, the Mustang in question had a Pinto engine.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:30 am

Arthur McDonald wrote:

The thought of 2 T-bird turbo coupes and a Merkur XR4ti being trashed is very troubling, and I'm sorry, but 85-86 Mustang GTs are not demolition derby fodder, in particular the 4bbl 1985 models. It's not just a Ford thing, I can't understand why you would want to sacrifice a 280ZX or a 1st gen RX-7.

Watch the videos. This was NOT a demolition derby. I actually only saw one real wreck and that was a single car incident. Our car only has one tire rub and one small ding.

BTW, Turbo Coupe vs. E30 with an ETA and LSD was no contest. I passed those guys with no problems.

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