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January 14, 2019
Retreat From Moscow 2019, Lemons Rally: What You Need to Know
Going on the Retreat From Moscow Rally or thinking about it? Here’s the lowdown on things you need to know and how to Retreat From Moscow.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2019
5 Cheap Race Cars That Finish Lemons Races
If you want to keep expenses down and (probably) race all weekend, here are some good options for cheap race cars to undertake Lemons duty.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2019
Triumph Callout: YouTube Recap Prompts Polite British Smackdown
Triumph teams have some beef. Or one team thinks another has wrongly been called “The Best Triumph in Lemons” and wants the score settled (at a tie for 0).
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2019
March Sonoma Entries Due: Beat the A.I. Entry
So a self-aware supercomputer thinks it’s an Alfa Romeo and registers for Lemons at Sonoma Raceway. OK, that’s a joke setup, but enter for Sonoma by 1/12!
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2019
Updated 2019 Lemons Schedules
We recap all of the changes to the 2019 schedule so you can plan to bring your hooptie(s) to the right place at the right time. Or close enough, anyway.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreDecember 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.
Read MoreDecember 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.
Read MoreDecember 24, 2018
Happy Holidays! Lemons Rally Adds Three New Events for 2019
Just in time for Christmas, Lemons Rally adds adds three more events in 2019. That brings the number of bad-decision opportunities to five events next year.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2018
Volvo 240 + Chevy V8 = Chevolvo
How do you make a run-of-the-mill Volvo 240 stand out in a Lemons field? You add a few hundred hours of time converting it into a classic Chevy, of course.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
HooptieCon at Sears Pointless: Car Shows, Cooking Contests, and Crapcannes
Oddballs and crappy cars apply: Here’s a recap of Lemons’ first HooptieCon. That’s right, a convention of all things weird and wonderful in the car world.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Yokohama Tire Sponsors the 24 Hours of Lemons: A Semi-Helpful FAQ
Yokohama Tire is sponsoring the 24 Hours of Lemons. We’re not asking too many questions—checks are mostly cleared—but you might be. Here is an explainer.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Diesel Race Cars of the 24 Hours of Lemons
Want to race something slow, reliable, and economical? Just put together a diesel race car for Lemons and truck along on the track.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
A 2002 Mercedes C230 Kompressor in Class C?
A fairly modern performance car is hard to get into Lemons’ slowest class. How did this team manage to get their C230 Kompressor into Class C?
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The Binford Tools Chevy Beretta
What could be more 1990s than a Chevrolet Beretta paired with the Binford Tools livery from that decade’s Home Improvement sitcom with—of course—more power!
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: Turtle Eclipse of the Heart
The Turtle Eclipse of the Heart Mitsubishi Eclipse that showed up to race at 24 Hours of LeMons’ Summit Point Raceway race in 2013 was really a trifecta of goodness: a first-rate team name, a man dressed up as a woman to make a forgettable pop-culture reference, and a truly, truly terrible racecar. And sometimes a good […]
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: Dust ‘n’ Debris Plymouth Duster
The Plymouth Duster and Dodge Shadow have terrible records in Lemons except one: the Dust ‘n’ Debris Duster that nearly won a race overall.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: Dirty Duck’s 1983 Volkswagen GTI
Getting Volkswagens to work for more than 10 minutes is like pulling a rabbit from a hat. Fitting that Dirty Duck Racing made that their Volkswagen’s theme.
Read MoreOctober 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!
Read MoreNovember 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!
Read MoreNovember 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.
Read MoreOctober 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!
Read MoreFebruary 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.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreDecember 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.
Read MoreOctober 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!
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Hell On Wheels California Lemons Rally: What You Need to Know!
It’s not too late to join the Hell on Wheels California Rally! Here’s what you need to know for this socially distanced crapcan roadtrip!
Read MoreJanuary 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 […]
Read MoreOctober 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 […]
Read MoreSeptember 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 […]
Read MoreJuly 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 […]
Read MoreJune 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 […]
Read MoreJune 16, 2021
Concours d’Lemons NorthWorst 2021 – Winners and Photos
The inaugural Concours d’Lemons NorthWorst took place on June 12, 2021, at Griot’s Garage Headquarters in Tacoma, WA to the delight of hooptie fans all over the NorthWest. RattletTraps and RustBuckets gleamed in the rare northwest sunshine as a large crowd of bewildered spectators enjoyed stunning weather, great stories from the car’s owners and laughs […]
Read MoreJune 2, 2021
Concours d’Lemons Florida 2021 – Photos and Video
The Concours d’Lemons returned to ruin the Amelia Island Concours weekend on May 22, 2021 at Main Beach Park in Fernandina Beach, Florida. A lighthearted spoof on high end concours, the Concours d’Lemons features the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world. Hoopties from all over the southeast rattled or were pushed into […]
Read MoreMay 12, 2021
Inaugural P(into) G(remlin) A(mc) Miniature Golf Tournament
The Inaugural P(into) G(remlin) A(mc) Miniature Golf Tournament will take place during the 2021 Florida Concours d’Lemons on May 22, 2021 12noon-4pm at Main Beach Park, Fernandina Beach, FL. Each car entry will receive a token good for a round of miniature golf at the immediately adjacent Putt Putt Amelia Island course. Other shows happen […]
Read MoreMarch 19, 2021
Wrong Parts! – 1977 AMC Pacer
Watch to find out which parts were wrong. It took us a little while to find out, but some of the parts we got to fix the 1977 Pacer were wrong. Running for the first time – Episode 1 Driving for the first time – Episode 2 Big Problems – Episode 3 Wrong […]
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