We’ve seen a BMW 5 Series take the overall win at a LeMons race before, but that was about 50 races back. Today, the If It’s Not Punk It’s Junk 525i put a big BMW back into the winner’s circle. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, 24 Hours of LeMons Buttonwillow, Arse Freeze-a-Palooza, BMW, BMW 5 Series, BMW E34
Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, 24 Hours of LeMons Buttonwillow, Arse Freeze-a-Palooza, BMW, BMW 5 Series, BMW E34
It was a long, hot, crazy, metal-crunching day at Infineon Raceway today, with cars bashing into walls and each other, shooting rods through hoods, catching on fire, and generally reducing the world’s stock of sub-$500 beaters. Still, some of the 171 Skankaway Anti-Toe-Fungal 500 24 Hours of LeMons teams managed to keep running, and when the session ended we had some familiar faces in the top five. 
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