24 Hour of Lemons Reno, Goin' for Broken: wish us luck! - LotusTalk

pixlpush · 05-21-2009, 08:29 AM

UPDATE: We finished 17'th out of 102 cars!
for our freshman effort we couldn't be happier

Good Morning America Coverage
Jalopnik final results

Over the past four months a group of So Cal Lotus owners and myself been prepping a 1986 BWM 325E
for this weekends 24 hours lemons, Goin' for Broken at Reno-Fernley Raceway. Allow me to introduce
the B-Team 24 hour of Lemons car and team:

Team main page
Team Store

Photo Galleries:
car prep
test day at Buttonwillow
Reno Tech and BS inspection
Reno Race day 1 of 2
Reno Race day 2 of 2

The car is going on the trailer as I speak then it's off to Reno.

Wish us luck,

Pixlpush & the B-Team

Phantom · 05-21-2009, 08:33 AM

Awesome! Looks like you have a pretty good contender-

Always makes for a great read in Car & Driver!

Good luck!

MattG · 05-21-2009, 08:38 AM

Links don't work (unless you copy/paste).

I like what you did with the car, looks great! Good luck, and have fun!

pixlpush · 05-21-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattG

Links don't work (unless you copy/paste).

I like what you did with the car, looks great! Good luck, and have fun!

Just fixed the link, I was up too late pasting graphics on the car..

IBCJ · 05-21-2009, 08:41 AM

That thing looks like a bucket. Don't stuff it into the wall Phillips.

Randy Chase · 05-21-2009, 09:03 AM

Hey CJ, I sent a reply to your email. We have a ChaseCam car being entered in the race and will have some equipment up there as we are doing some filming for a SPEED TV deal.

BUELL XB12R · 05-21-2009, 09:11 AM

That looks awesome, I love the A-team paint scheme!

Icedog_16 · 05-21-2009, 09:18 AM

Good luck!!!

rnr · 05-21-2009, 09:19 AM

Team Formula BMW will be there as well for its 5th Lemons race. We will be getting there on Friday morning in the "Pink Pig" themed E30 (Der Trüffel-Jäger von Zuffenhausen (by The Racing Geek))

kestrel74 · 05-21-2009, 09:34 AM

Hilarious !.....can't wait to read about it !

pixlpush · 05-21-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnr

Team Formula BMW will be there as well for its 5th Lemons race. We will be getting there on Friday morning in the "Pink Pig" themed E30 (Der Trüffel-Jäger von Zuffenhausen (by The Racing Geek))

Cool, I'll look for the Pink Pig. Good luck to you guys as well.

rnr · 05-21-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixlpush

Cool, I'll look for the Pink Pig. Good luck to you guys as well.

BTW I recommend you pit next to another E30 team if possible - that will make your life a lot easier when (not if

) something breaks. You are more than welcome to pit alongside us.

pixlpush · 05-21-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnr

BTW I recommend you pit next to another E30 team if possible - that will make your life a lot easier when (not if

) something breaks. You are more than welcome to pit alongside us.

Thanks for the invitation, I'll pass it on to the Team. I'm flying in Firday night won't be there for friday practice and tech, but the rest of the team is on their way to RENO right now.

See you there,

Sean

chotto · 05-21-2009, 11:20 AM

That looks great! Maybe too great. Get ready for some penalities before you start for looking too fast. I'd be worried they would institute the "we are buying it for $500" clause.

mikeyd · 05-21-2009, 01:25 PM

Darn that looks like fun... you filming it for youtube?
Here's Top Gear doing something similar

YouTube - BBC: 24 hour racing challenge highlights (Jeremy Cries) - Top Gear

Morty · 05-21-2009, 01:29 PM

Good Luck from Team Blue Goose!!!!
We run in New Orleans in 3 weeks! Hope your car survives and you make it there!

knucklehead · 05-21-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyd

Darn that looks like fun... you filming it for youtube?
Here's Top Gear doing something similar

YouTube - BBC: 24 hour racing challenge highlights (Jeremy Cries) - Top Gear

Uh... there's going to be nothing similar to this video. LOL accept maybe CJ messing his zipper.

rnr · 05-21-2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyd

Darn that looks like fun... you filming it for youtube?
Here's Top Gear doing something similar

I put together a lemons experience documentary from the last race at Thunderhill: The Lemons Experience - Thunderhill 2008 (by The Racing Geek)

<object width="400" height="267"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2740564&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=01AAEA&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2740564&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=01AAEA&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="267"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2740564">The Lemons Experience - Thunderhill 2008</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rnair">rnair</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

mikehall · 05-21-2009, 04:42 PM

Good luck guys.

Part of me thinks you all must be mad and the other part is just a tiny bit jealous - have fun.

mopho · 05-21-2009, 04:54 PM

What?! No B-Team Thong for sale?!

05-21-2009, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
pixlpush Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,007 Images: 124	24 Hour of Lemons Reno, Goin' for Broken: wish us luck! UPDATE: We finished 17'th out of 102 cars! for our freshman effort we couldn't be happier Good Morning America Coverage Jalopnik final results Over the past four months a group of So Cal Lotus owners and myself been prepping a 1986 BWM 325E for this weekends 24 hours lemons, Goin' for Broken at Reno-Fernley Raceway. Allow me to introduce the B-Team 24 hour of Lemons car and team: Team main page Team Store Photo Galleries: car prep test day at Buttonwillow Reno Tech and BS inspection Reno Race day 1 of 2 Reno Race day 2 of 2 The car is going on the trailer as I speak then it's off to Reno. Wish us luck, Pixlpush & the B-Team Attached Images __________________ 2005 Elise, CO, LSS, Hard Top 2006 Mini Cooper S - peper white 1986 BMW E30 325E - 24 Hours of LeMons race turd The B-Team, 24 Hours of LeMons Race Team Last edited by pixlpush : 05-30-2009 at 11:49 AM.

05-21-2009, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Phantom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 860 Images: 1	Awesome! Looks like you have a pretty good contender- Always makes for a great read in Car & Driver! Good luck! __________________ Grab Life by the Wheel

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