Another period in LeMons paradise - utter above to analyse hi-res ikon gallery
In case you missed it, the 2009 LeMons flavour ground to a prevent a whatever weeks back at Thunderhill after the third streaming of the Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza (full revealing -- I impact as a Judge for the 24 Hours of LeMons). Filthy 2009 evidenced to be a pretty agitated flavour for LeMons, what with decade $500 automobile races at different mud pits locales around this great land of ours. However, '09 will discolour in comparison to the frenzied, property-devaluing backwardness that the 21-race 2010 flavour is sure to bring. We'd same to apologize to our discernment women-folk and possibleness bag buyers in generalized in advance.
Still, the 2009 flavour was filled with every the wonderful elements that attain LeMons the fastest growing motorsport in the world: namely, fires, intense driving, whiny drivers, cheating execution and totally superior BBQ. Oh, and lots of cars blowing the hell apart. You'll see every about this year's champs after the jump, but we'd meet same to point discover that the 2009 Deconstructor Championship belongs to Ford. If you don't know, the Deconstructor goes to the manufacturer that builds the cars that blow up the most often.
Why Ford? Mostly for the numerous SHOs that lunched their engines and transmissions every over different LeMons paddocks, shore to coast. To quote LeMons' ordinal banana, Nick Pon, after he strolled finished a exemplary three SHO/three departed cars incurvature in Louisiana, "Looks same someone tossed a Taurus grenade in here." Just seems to be the Taurus's hebdomad for success awards. OK -- today attain the jump.
Gallery: 2009 24 Hours of LeMons Champs nonnegative Thunderhill
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THE 24 HOURS OF LEMONS 2009 SEASON CHAMPIONS
It's eventually here--the period you've every been waiting for. (You know, besides the period when regular beef jerky bag conveying becomes a reality.)
Contrary to outward appearances, we've been stipendiary tending this LeMons season, and hit fivesome prestigious awards supported on the period accomplishments of the manufacturers, teams, and drivers that attain LeMons into the large freakshow in motorsports. So, without boost ado....
2009 CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPION: BMW
Much to the chagrin of the Judges, the continual instruction of LeMons E30s actually paid soured in the end. Though plentitude of Bimmers performed embarrassingly seriously in '09 LeMons events, enough scored top-ten finishes to snatch the honor from 2008 champ, Mazda. OK, E30 dudes, you've evidenced your point: Now go intend a Fiat and show you crapper do it the hard way.
2009 DECONSTRUCTOR CHAMPION: FORD
The Deconstructor Champion is not necessarily the marque that is the most terrible. Rather, it's the sort that is the most spectacularly terrible. While we did hit a Mustang win a LeMons vie in '09, that feat was more than equilibrize by the exemplary SHO pit, which ever looks same ground set of a Taurus jihad.
2009 TEAM CHAMPION: THE CALI CAJUNS
Living up to their name, the metropolis Cajuns built digit cars for west shore and southern events, and scored fivesome top-ten (including four top-five) finishes in the six races they entered. The digit hiccup? When they stuttered to 65th locate at Goin' For Broken in Reno, dynamical a lousy Honda Prelude instead of their tried-and-true Saturn SC2.
2009 DRIVER CHAMPIONS: JEFF GRANBERRY AND SCOTT MCLEOD
Though the metropolis Cajuns lost whatever modify points by boot the LeMons Event Manager mid-corner at the Arse-Freeze-Apalooza, we were likewise lazy to re-think the awards. Plus, these digit freaks contributed to every fivesome of those top-ten finishes--no digit else modify comes close.
2009 24 HOURS OF LEMONS COPPA di BONDO: RUBBER BISCUIT RACING
The Coppa di Bondo is awarded to the aggroup that whinelessly plugs away, vie after race, despite continual mechanical tragedy. After adding a horrible VW Rabbit to their existing (and equally ghastly) Honda CRX, the Texas-based Team Blue Goose was sure in the running. But after auspicious us blistering girl bartenders from the aggroup captain's restaurant and imperfectness to deliver vie after race, we passed the honors on to the Caprice-exploding Rubber Biscuit racing. Spotted at LeMons races from Toledo to Texas, the Biscuits ever alter a smile, a lowercase southern applejack, and a Chevy that's secure to launch its con-rods into orbit. Never mind that they could easily closing if only they meet bolted in a have smallblock instead of disagreeable to wander with whatever guy's backyard "race motor" -- these guys only intend it.
For 2010, we'll place a streaming tally of most of the flavour standings. Tthat way, you crapper shrug soured that 65th-place closing and intend for the long haul. Unless, of course, you're dynamical a Taurus SHO.
Filed under: Motorsports, BMW, Ford
Tags: 24 Hours of LeMons, 24HoursOfLemons, Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza, BMW, BMW E30, BmwE30, Coppa di Bondo, CoppaDiBondo, E30, Ford, author SHO, FordSho, LeMons, SHO
