Challenge to all Mid West MX-3 Gearheads / Racers / and fans of good times...
fiestafrank posted in WTB regarding the upcoming Detroit 24 Hours of LeMons... they could REALLY use our help for this race.
link: http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=61032
Background:
The 24 Hours of LeMons http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/ is a tongue in cheek endurance race wher the teams are limited to a $500 total budget (safety parts exempted from limit). Team pick old beaters with potential and run them in this irreverant race. FiestaFranks Team consists of a bunch of guys from Ford; most have little race experience but lots of automotive background... Frank has been racing for quite a while...
Thier Car: '92 (I think) GS w/ 1.8 V6... they've stripped the car of anything and everything thats not essential (Frank sez its under 2000 pounds at present)... Link to Team Page: http://www.formula-un.net
The race will be held in FlatRock Michigan Sat. Sept. 29 to Sunday Sept 30th.... http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/events/detroit/
The team is working on getting a parts car to have as back up; hopefully that will come through.
What they need is guys (or gals) that are knowledgeable about our cars and / or good wrenchs to serve as pit crew / tech advisors for what is assumed to be the inevitble "significant pit stops" associated with a 24 hour endurance race run with 15 year old cars!
PARTS NEEDED:
Wheels: I'm lending the team the GS rims off my ride, they could probably use 1 or 2 more sets of rims - they have 4 sets of race tires but no wheels for them... "experienced" wheels are fine -they have a wheel shop supporting the team and can have minor flat spots etc taken care of... PM frank for details. ps: quoting Frank: its a small track and there will be a lot of bumping and grinding - there are NO GURRANTEES your wheels (or any other parts for that matter) will be returned in useable condition.
Struts: Any MX-3ers near to SE Mich that happen to have a set of zx2 Struts for cheap? (and by cheap I mean nearly free!)
Raceday support:
Wrenchs / Technical Advisors (fancy term for pit-b----) Anyone that can lend a hand is encouraged to come on out the Flatrock to support the MX-3 team! Please post here or email frank at fiestafrank@comcast.net if you can help out!
Fan Support:
Can't provide tech support? Come on out and watch the race... Hilarity is gurranteed! Seriously folks, we are unreasonably proud of our cars, lets show it! SUPPORT Team Formula-Un! May the citrus be with you!!!
-Barney
ps - Frank- I might be able to Make it to the Track Saturday morning but its my daughters Birthday and I'm taking her to the Maroon 5 Concert that evening so I'll be out by 1 pm or so... Go easy on the wheels!
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pps - might wanna put the invite out for Monday evening to ther collective to see if we can generate a littel excitment for this event.