Is 24 Hours of Lemons really 24 hours?

The event is billed as a 24-hour endurance race. The event covers a weekend, and participants endure “scrutiny” and a number of qualifiers along with the main endurance race of varying total hours, depending on the venue (including resource consent/s and Licences).

How do you get 24 Hours of Lemons?

Registration

Create (or log into) an Online Lemons Account.
Pick a race.
Invite folks to join your team in that race.
Pay the fees online (together or separately; it’s all good).
Six weeks before race: confirm all fees paid.

How much does it cost to do the 24 Hours of Lemons?

Entry: On-time entry is $1550 per team (includes one car and up to four drivers; additional drivers $225 each, additional crew $75 each), effective 1/1/2022. Entry fee covers registration, track time, paddock pass, track insurance, on-site ambulance crew, commemorative crap, and anything else we come up with by then.

Where can I find Lemons car?

The most common places to find used Lemons cars are the 24 Hours of Lemons Forums, RacingJunk.com, eBay, and CraigsList.

How many people have died in 24 Hours of Lemons?

22 drivers have died while competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe, half of which occurred at the Mulsanne Straight.

How much does a roll cage cost?

Generally speaking, expect to pay $2,500 to $4,000 for a basic custom rally roll cage and seat mounts. The same guy who is doing the cage work might do other work. Removing sound deadening material is one example, you can do that yourself with some dry ice from the super market.

How fast do lemons cars go?

At Road America, we hit over 115 mph indicated which with the gear reduction of our smaller tires put us at about 109 mph.

How many drivers are in 24 Hours of Le Mans?

three drivers
All teams must rotate three drivers through the car during the race, with no one driver behind the wheel for more than a total of 14 hours.

What vehicles are lemons?

A “lemon” is a term that describes a vehicle with a manufacturer’s defect that may affect its safety, use or value.

How many died in Le Mans 66?

Le Mans is in mourning today for the 77 people killed when the blazing wreckage of a Mercedes sports car crashed through the crowds two hours after the start of the 24-hour endurance race yesterday.

What’s the prize for 24 hours of lemons?

The I.O.E. (Index of Effluency) is the grand prize awarded at each 24 Hours of Lemons race. Using a proprietary calculation of how bad a Lemons entry is versus how high it finished, race organizers bestow the award on only the most worthy teams.

How many people are in 24 hours of lemons?

Yep — all 24 Hours of Lemons entries have at least two drivers and any number of crew members. Car racing takes a village. Or, at least you and a buddy.