24h of Lemons! I went to watch a race once. We were actually going to enter a car but we ended up in a less wacky endurance racing league.
The car cannot cost more than $500 for the initial purchase price. But the cheapest part of this car is the initial price. It adds up quite quickly with safety gear and consumables.
I’ve seen that, and honestly would love to get a few buddies to chip in and find a jalopy and see how well we can do
Roadkill entered once and to get the car to run they had to put a $600 MSD ignition box on it, the scrutineers called them on it their defence was “Yes its a $600 part but the moment we bolted it to the car it became effectively worthless”
I fucking hated Freiberger when he thinks he’s being clever like that. His knowledge of muscle cars is respectable, but he’s just a conceited asshole too often for me to follow.
Honestly I think he comes across as genuine. Yeah he can be a bit abrasive but I also cant stand tv presenters who are always so fucking nice and obviously fake.
Its why I always liked the way Jesse James hosted Monster Garage. He was (and is) arrogant AF, but also an experienced fabricator who was happy to call people out on fucking off for the camera too much and not putting work in.
Ive always thought “Personalities should have personalities” otherwise its just interchangable douchebags.
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I guess you raffle the car for the amount if there are multiple buyers. Fun take.
Does anyone know if there’s a place I can watch this? I’ve done some cursory searches before but didn’t find any full races.
Doesn’t really answer your curiosity, but ChrisFix on youtube has a $500 BMW for one of these races. He’s done a bunch of contra-deals and donations for the vehicle but is still able to prove he’s at the budget mark requirements. His showcase is working on and building the car for these races more than racing in them.
Those cars definitely have more than $500 in safety parts inside.
Also the cyber truck could soon qualify as a under $500.
Safety equipment is excluded from the cost cap
And get stuck at the start line?
There’s a few documentaries about this race that highlight the shenanigans that take place off track. I believe bribing race officials is almost mandatory, and the cash goes to local charities. Just a note that the cost for required safety gear is many times the maximum cost of the car.