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24 Hours of LeMons: 'Humidi TT' preview
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Since the 1950s, Florida has been one of the hotbeds of endurance racing, hosting the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona (at Daytona) and the 12 Hours of Sebring (at Sebring). This weekend, the 24 Hours of LeMons drops by Sebring International Raceway in a less-than-prestigious manner on America’s Independence Day weekend for the “Humidi TT.” As…
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Motorsport Weekend Guide: July 4 to July 6
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Welcome to Hooniverse’s weekly look ahead to who’s racing what and where this weekend. This weekend includes America’s Independence Day (Friday) and races that follow it on the long weekend. The listing after the jump are placed in descending order of American-ness. American racing More American racing Canadian racing The most tyrannical of Grand Prixs…
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24 Hours of LeMons: Speedycop is building a V16 Lincoln
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Well, calling it a “V16” may not be entirely accurate. Speedycop and his ever-growing Gang of Outlaws have embarked upon building a twin-V8 Lincoln Continental. That’s two of Ford’s Modular V8s, whose combined displacement is 124 cubic inches bigger than the 454-cubic-inch plant in Speedholes Racing’s swapped AMC Marlin. Speedycop’s no stranger to Lincolns (though…
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Producers seek crowdfunding for NASCAR film and iconic racecar restorations
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At Hooniverse, we love to talk about the cars on the fringe of the term “muscle car,” but we maybe don’t examine “classic” muscle cars that often. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy a good Pontiac GTO or Chevy Chevelle, but one muscle car now considered iconic looked a bit freakish in an era…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'B.F.E. GP' preview at High Plains Raceway
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When the 24 Hours of LeMons’ 2014 schedule was released last autumn, many were excited to see Miller Motorsports Park and Sebring International added. However, the glaring omission of High Plains Raceway in Colorado seemed inconceivable. While the track tends not to draw the greatest quantity of races, the quality is almost unparalleled. Luckily, those…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'Button Terrible' preview
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The 24 Hours of LeMons makes no secret about its business model when it comes to picking dates: They rent tracks when the demand is generally low because that’s when they get deals and, consequently, when the races become affordable. As one might well imagine, seasonal weather plays a significant role in this demand. That’s…
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Crapcan racing 2014: Picking the right series for you and your heap
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As low-dollar endurance racing has flourished, options have expanded for those looking to get the most bang for their crapcan buck. At the top of the heaps are the two biggest series: The 24 Hours of LeMons and ChumpCar World Series. Both have put their unique stamp on budget road racing and attracted their dedicated…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'The Cure for Gingervitis' preview
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After nearly a month off, the 24 Hours of LeMons returns for an Easter weekend soirée—”The Cure for Gingervitis“—at Gingerman Raceway near South Haven, Michigan. Gingerman has hosted LeMons more a half-dozen times and the story from each race, more often than not, is the weather. April races regularly dwell in the pretty-dang-close-to-freezing temperature…
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24 Hours of LeMons: 'Return of the LeMonites' recap
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The juxtaposing on-track photos from the 24 Hours of LeMons‘ jaunt last weekend to Miller Motorsports Park jumble the brain a bit. One sees the largely forgotten automotive crap of the Western Hemisphere on Miller’s immaculate tarmac. The runoff area becomes part of the desert’s colorless palette, but mountains jut from the distant landscape. The scene…
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Hooniverse goes to NASCAR at Sonoma Raceway
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A few weeks ago, I buttoned up two parts of a trip to Northern California that included a visit to Flowmaster’s West Sacramento factory and a trip to Calistoga Speedway’s half-mile dirt oval for the Kings of the West Series sprint car races. That trip also included a visit at Flowmaster’s behest to Sonoma Raceway for…
