We all got turns driving. THAT was my biggest fear...that someone would be left without a turn after putting in $400-500 and a lot of time and energy. It was a total blast! I hope the LeMons will continue.
We had overheating problems early on...so every 6-8 laps we'd have to pit it and work it out. We finally hardwired the fans directly to the battery, which solved that problem. The head gasket was leaking...and I slammed the oil pan really hard on one turn that had a dip in it. I think that spelled the end...
While our 1986 Camry was seriously out gunned and pathetic...we DID learn a lot about what to do for next time. We need more power, better handling and a 5-speed! Our Camry was an automatic...and that sucked! We all agreed that next time we'd get maybe a rotary powered RX7 or similar.
I was still able to bang fenders and take out a couple of cars before the engine died. I knocked a BMW of the track at one point...and caused a Plymouth Fury to lock 'em up and go into a tire wall. He was trying to go around me on the outside of a big left coming into a tight right turn...I held the inside line and he had to lock the brakes and had nowhere to go but into the tires.
One of my teammates, Jove, got t-boned by a Ford Ranger and had the back door caved in right behind the drivers seat.
WAY too much fun! I am so bummed that I didn't get more time. We are committed to doing it again.
