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June 12, 2020
Rust Belt GP: It’s On. We’re Racing in Michigan on June 28-29!
We’re getting ready to race again! The Rust Belt GP in Michigan is gonna happen June 27-29 and here’s what racers will need to know.
Read MoreJune 12, 2020
Lemons iRacing: The ‘Y U RUNE Classic’ at Le Mans
We’re going to Le Mans…kind of. Lemons caps off the “Y U RUNE Classic” at the famous French circuit this weekend in two moderately exciting nights!
Read MoreJune 5, 2020
BMW E30, #LemonsWorld 57: How Many Have Raced Lemons?
Did Lemons ruin the BMW E30 for everyone? Maybe, maybe not. What we do know is that we’ve had a lot of those 3-Series BMWs over the years.
Read MoreMay 29, 2020
COVID Updates, May 29: New Jersey Race Postponed
We hate to cross another race off our calendar this year, but we must announce our June 13-14 race at New Jersey Motorsports Park has been COVID’d. If you were registered for the Real Hoopties of New Jersey, your team captain should have an email from us about your options. Basically, you can roll your […]
Read MoreMay 22, 2020
Route 66 Lemons Rally: New Dates – October 26-31!
Due to COVID, we’ve rescheduled the Lemons Route 66 Rally to October. We hate to do it, but we know that the full Route 66 experience is worth the wait.
Read MoreMay 18, 2020
COVID Updates, May 18: CMP, High Plains Postponed & Series Restart Info
Jay Lamm answers some of your inquiries about COVID procedures when we restart and we give you a better idea of when we think that will be.
Read MoreMay 15, 2020
Jay Lamm: Here Are Some Ops Changes Expected During COVID
Hi Again: As promised last week, here’s what we currently think an event during Covid would look like to racers and crew. There will still be fine-tuning–this is only an overview. Face covers required Social distancing aggressively enforced (by both track and Lemons staff) Symptomatic and/or high-risk entrants must stay home Streamlined gate, tech, and […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2020
Jay Lamm: How We Think Lemons Starts Racing Again
Jay Lamm gives an update on how Lemons will proceed with events held during this strange time of the COVID-19 Crisis. More details next week.
Read MoreMay 6, 2020
COVID-19 Update, May 6: Thunderhill COVID’d
Due to COVID-19, Lemons will have to push back our plans for the Yokohama Days of Thunderhill . on May 30-31. More details coming later this week.
Read MoreMay 8, 2020
Jay Lamm: How We Think Lemons Starts Racing Again
Jay Lamm gives an update on how Lemons will proceed with events held during this strange time of the COVID-19 Crisis. More details next week.
Read MoreMay 6, 2020
COVID-19 Update, May 6: Thunderhill COVID’d
Due to COVID-19, Lemons will have to push back our plans for the Yokohama Days of Thunderhill . on May 30-31. More details coming later this week.
Read MoreApril 29, 2020
How Much Will the Judges Like Your Hooptie? Take This Simple Test and Find Out!
A test to help prospective 24 Hours of Lemons racers determine how much approval they will receive from the wise and fair Lemons Supreme Court justices.
Read MoreApril 28, 2020
Aston Martin DB7: The ‘Half-Asston’ Is a Lemons Supercar
Is this Aston Martin a proper supercar that has found its way into Lemons? Well, yes. Kind of. There’s at least a little Aston Martin left in it.
Read MoreApril 24, 2020
Reddit AMA Session, April 27: Heaven Help Us, Lemons HQ Are Taking Questions on Reddit
We’re taking questions on Reddit this Monday, April 27! Check out the /r/Cars section of Reddit and ask Jay, Nick, and/or Eric Lemons/car questions!
Read MoreApril 15, 2020
Build 6-on-the-Tree Column Shifter, Dominate Lemons Online Racing!
24 Hours of Lemons online racing would be so much better if everyone had 8-track players, ’61 Studebaker steering wheels, and 6-on-the-tree manual shifters.
Read MoreApril 7, 2020
Lemons iRacing: How to Suck at Racing, Virtually
Lemons iRacing? We may not quite yet know WTF we’re doing. But hey, it’s Lemons and we had no idea what we were doing when we started this stuff.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATES, March 27: Schedule and Fee Deadline Changes
As you perhaps heard Chief Perp Jay Lamm announce on our new (and necessary) weekly Lemons Thursday Therapy, we have some schedule changes to announce because of the assorted COVID-19 shutdowns. We don’t like having to change and remove things from the calendar, but in this case, we’ve waited as long as we can for […]
Read MoreMarch 26, 2020
Hella Sweet Lemons Car of the Week: The Do Or Die Cadillac Hearse
In the very early days of Lemons, the Do or Die Cadillac Hearse dominated the track at Altamont’s rinky-dink “road course.” Lemons has changed a bit since.
Read MoreOctober 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.
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 MoreApril 8, 2024
Conn Law, PC sponsors new trophy at 2024 California CdL
In what is perhaps the most fitting sponsorship ever, Conn Law, PC, a California-Based Consumer Protection Law Firm that focuses on Lemon Law and Auto Fraud will be presenting the “This Car Should Have Been a Lawsuit” Trophy at the 2024 California Concours d’Lemons, Aug. 17, 2024, at 440 Harcourt Ave, Seaside City Hall lawn during Monterey Auto Week. “The statute of limitations has long […]
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Oris – Official Timepiece of Concours d’Lemons CA 2024
Oris, an independent mechanical watch brand from Hölstein, Switzerland, is the official timepiece of the 2024 California Concours d’Lemons. Taking place August 17, 2024 at Seaside City Hall, at 4400 Harcourt Ave, Seaside, CA. the Concours d’Lemons brings a great car show with a bit of fun to an otherwise straight laced Monterey Auto Week. […]
Read MoreMarch 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 […]
Read MoreAugust 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 […]
Read MoreMarch 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 […]
Read MoreFebruary 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 […]
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 […]
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