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April 4, 2019

10 Years Later: The 2009 Lemons Race at Carolina Motorsports Park

Lemons Carolina has been a tradition for more than a decade. Here’s a look back at the South Carolina Lemons race that happened 10 years ago today.

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April 1, 2019

6 Lemons Cars On Our Wish List

Wondering what Lemons car you SHOULD be building? Of course you are. No worries, we’ve got you covered with this Lemons Car Wish List.

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March 22, 2019

OK Stupid! It’s 24 Hours of Lemons Matchmaking

It’s here: A matchmaking tool to make it easier to find drivers or teammates for the 24 Hours of Lemons. It’s OK Stupid and we’ve got the details here.

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March 22, 2019

Bitter SC: A Lemons-Worthy ’80s Luxury Coupe

“What is it?” It’s a Bitter SC and while you may not know it, you should know that this 1980s Deprecation-mobile is perfect for the 24 Hours of Lemons.

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March 20, 2019

Cheap Race Car Build: Winning Lemons with 55 Horsepower

The typical cheap race car build focuses on going fast on a budget. But this is the 24 Hours of Lemons, where speed is secondary to endurance, and overall finishing position is secondary to racing a weird car. So, when Black Iron Racing decided to take a break from trying to win a Lemons race […]

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March 5, 2019

HooptieCon West 2019: Get Your Tickets!

Get ready for the second-ever convention of crappy and weird not-quite-classic cars. Yes, it’s HooptieCon West at Sonoma Raceway and you can sign up now!

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March 5, 2019

Autoweek sponsors Michigan race, calls for Pontiac’s Grandest of Prixs

Revered motorsports and automotive magazine Autoweek has inexplicably stepped up to sponsor the first Rust Belt GP at Gingerman Raceway.

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March 4, 2019

Electric Race Car: Win a Lemons Race in Your EV, Get a Million Nickels

No joking about this: If you can win a 24 Hours of Lemons race with your electric race car, you can get a 5.5-ton haul of nickels.

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February 28, 2019

How Judicial Bribes Work at 24 Hours of Lemons Inspections

The dos and don’ts of bribing your wise and fair 24 Hours of Lemons Supreme Court judges.

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January 1, 2019

#LemonsWorld: The Un-Foxiest Lemons Car?

On the latest #LemonsWorld, Jay and Nick tackle one of the weirdest cars sold in America: the Volkswagen Fox, designed to crush Yugos and Hyundai Excels.

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December 27, 2018

Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: Escape Velocity Racing 1941 Oldsmobile 98

The flathead-straight-8-powered 1941 Olds 98 race car of Escape Velocity Racing, Index of Effluency winner at the MSR Houston 24 Hours of Lemons.

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December 26, 2018

The Greatest New Lemons Cars of the 2018 Season

We run down our favorite 24 Hours of Lemons race cars that debuted (new or in heavily modified form) during the 2018 race season.

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December 18, 2018

Lemons World: Let’s Appreciate Judge Sajeev

In the latest episode of Lemons World, we start bagging on Judge Sajeev…only to reach some startling conclusions about his Ford proclivities.

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December 14, 2018

24 Hours of Lemons 2018 Season Champions

We give the rundown on the “top” teams, drivers, and manufacturers of the 2018 season of the 24 Hours of Lemons race series.

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December 12, 2018

Lemons Carolina: Watch the CMP Video Recap!

We’re back from Lemons Carolina and our South Fall race. complete with the annual parade and show in Camden, South Carolina. Watch the video recap here!

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December 12, 2018

Lemons Rules: Get the 2019 Rulebook Updates!

Get the skinny on what Lemons rules are changing for 2019 (Hint: Not many of them). Get links to the rulebook and the strikethrough versions.

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December 3, 2018

Lemons Alabama: Register With the ‘Hooptie Caravan’

The Hooptie Caravan is headed to Lemons Alabama to take all the trophies. Sign up now before they take your crappy discarded hunks of metal.

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November 28, 2018

200 Races! Watch the Video Recaps from Colorado, NH

It’s a double video-recap release to celebrate 200 races! We aren’t, uh, sure which one was actually #200 races, but we eclipsed it somewhere in there.

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October 24, 2023

Lemons Releases 2024 Race and Rally Schedule

The 2024 Lemons race and rally schedule are out! Sign up for your 2024 Lemons events right now or plan to visit as a spectator.

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October 12, 2022

Lemons Releases 2023 Race and Rally Calendars

It’s time for the Lemons 2023 schedule! Rallies and Races, get yourself signed up right now for next year!

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November 10, 2021

Lemons Rally: Six Events and a Rental Car Class for 2022

Lemons Rally brings a half-dozen road trips in 2022 as well as a new class just for Rental Cars. Get the details here!

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November 3, 2021

Halloween Meets Gasoline Prize: Cash & Trophy for Stupidity? You Bet.

“Halloween Meets Gasoline.” We’ve said it for years and now we’re putting our money where our mouth is. Theme hard, win cash. Simple enough.

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October 13, 2021

2022 Calendar: Lemons Announces 31-Event Calendar

2022 Calendar is out for the 24 Hours of Lemons, Lemons Rally, and Concours d’Lemons. See what’s happening in 2022!

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February 19, 2021

PittRace: 4 Great Lemons Cars From Our First Race in PA

We’re headed back to PittRace near Pittsburgh and Yinz need to see these awesome cars from our first PittRace visit.

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January 11, 2021

Barber Race, Retreat From Moscow Rally COVID’d

Due to COVID-19, Lemons will postpone our race at Barber and our season-opening Lemons Rally. Details within.

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December 4, 2020

2021 Lemons Rally: Schedule includes five crapcan rallies

2021 Lemons Rally schedule is out with a handful of fantastic roadtrips for you, your crapcan, and your friends/family/enemies.

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October 22, 2020

Lemons Releases 2021 Schedule

We’ve got the Lemons 2021 Schedules right here, hot and ready and mostly complete, even. Check it out and register early!

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March 6, 2024

2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos

The Concours d’Lemons returned the beach at Main beach Park on March 1, 2024, as part of Classic Motorsports Magazine Amelia Kick-Off party.  The event included a sports car show, celebrity panel discussion and the Concours d’Lemons. The pouring rain did not deter hooptie owners or spectators from showing up and having a great time […]

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August 24, 2023

2023 California Concours d’Lemons – Photos & Winners

For the 14th time the Concours d’Lemons rumbled into Monterey Auto Week, leaking oil and spreading smiles on the lawn of Seaside City Hall on Aug. 19, 2023. Hoopties of every description thrilled a record crowd of crap car connoisseurs as bribery prone celebrity judges awarded thrift store sources trophies. The judges loved the heartwarming […]

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March 7, 2023

2023 Amelia Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos

The Concours d’Lemons sputtered onto the 1st Fairway of the Amelia Island Golf Club on March 4, 2023, as part of Hagerty’s The Amelia event that included a high end concours, Cars and Community with Lemons and RadWood. Hoopties of every description from all over the southeast were subject to a drenching when a passing […]

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February 8, 2023

2022 Amelia Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos

The 2022 Concours d’Lemon Amelia Island took place on the 1st Fairway of the Amelia Island Golf Club, as part of Hagerty‘s Cars and Community, a saturday morning prequel to the famed The Amelia concours the following day. The Concours d’Lemons was situated next to the spectator shuttle bus stop, ensuring the thousands who entered the […]

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January 25, 2023

2022 Detroit Concours d’Lemons – Photos and Winners

Hoopties of all descriptions dripped oil at Comerica Park on Sept. 17, 2022 at the Detroit Concours d’Lemons showcasing the Oddball, Mundane and Truly Awful of the Automotive World as part of Hagerty’s Cars and Community event. Owners offered up bribes to capricious celebrity judges in hopes of taking home dollar store sourced trophies in […]

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October 27, 2021

2021 Greenwich Concours d’Lemons – Winners and Photos

The inaugural Greenwich Concours d’Lemons clattered onto the waterfront green at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, as part of Hagerty’s Greenwich Concours weekend. A revised two-day format featured a full classic concours on Sunday and a less buttoned down gathering on Sat. that featured RadWood, Porschella and the oil burning, rust […]

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September 10, 2021

2021 California Concours d’Lemons – Photos and Winners

The Concours d’Lemons California came roaring back from quarantine with a field full of the worst cars imaginable. From a chop top KV Mini ! To a 1969 Toyota Corolla Wagon that was more rust than wagon the show offered much needed relief to the expensive and often pretentious Monterey Auto Week. Self proclaimed Concours […]

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July 27, 2021

2021 Concours d’Lemons Michigan – Pics and Winners

Thunderstorms of near biblical proportions forced the 2021 Concours d’Lemons off the sodden fairways of the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI and into parking lot behind the hotel, next to the dumpsters, where it really belonged. Crap cans from all over the midwest braved the damp weather and shared their hoopties with the […]

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June 21, 2021

Lemons Rally NorthWrecks 2021 – Pics and Winners

The inaugural Pacific NorthWrecks Lemons Rally sputtered and smoked its way across Washington and Oregon June 11-13, 2021. Participants in vehicles ill-suited to the nearly thousand-mile, three-day rally set off from Griot’s Garage Headquarters in Tacoma, WA, hoping to accumulate points by finding unique and humorous checkpoints outlined in a hastily prepared route book. Rally […]

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