By Jonny Lieberman
May 12, 2008 -
The Altamont 24 Hours of LeMons race finished yesterday. If I shut my eyes, I can still see $500 beaters running around a track– and nothing else. I can't even think of thinking of anything else. Now, I've always been– at best– a casual fan of racing. When I was a kid, I'd watch the Indy 500 with my dad, intermittently. As I got older, I discovered different forms of racing. Rallying piqued my interest, as did European-style GT racing; as the cars running around the track bore a passing resemblance to what you see on the street. F1 cars just didn't do it for me. For a time, I became fascinated by historical racing. The 60's racing cars– Jaguar E-type, Ferrari 250 GTO, Shelby Daytona Coupe, etc.– really got my blood pumping. Then I discovered LeMons. Say what you will about the Burning Man aspect of $500-or-less art cars banging around a track. But this, to me, is pure racing. There's no money in it; the winner gets $1000 in nickels. Other teams are constantly asking to borrow a cutting torch or mooching a control arm. Due to the low cost of entry, almost any group of friends can run a car and live out the dream. And finally, while you might see some LeMons cars on the street, most are in the junkyard. So, you?
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May 12th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Formula 1. Without a shadow of a doubt.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
WRC. 100 mph sideways down dirt roads, ’nuff said.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Formula 1
May 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
WRC
May 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Drifting
May 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
WRC
May 12th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Andy: I like drifting, too.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Rolex series or..just…road racin.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
good question.
as a kid (late 80’s), i watched indy cars…
grew up a bit and followed wrc for 1/2 a year, F1 for ~ 2-3 seasons, but now, i don’t follow any motorsports.
So, I’d vote: none.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Belive it or not, my love for ralley racing came from a video game! If you have access to an Xbox 360, do yourself a favor, and go out and rent DiRT. After playing that game for a couple of hours, I have a completely new respect for those whom can go barreling down a dirt road with just a map book and a caller.