A New Colt In the Stable
Podcasts. I listen to them almost daily. When I’m getting ready in the bathroom in the morning I listen to car podcasts. When I make dinner in the evening I listen to comedy with an AirPod in my ear. One of my go-to car podcasts is the Driving While Awesome podcast. This pod is produced […]
The Car Fails Us
24 Hours of LeMons Pacific Northworst Grand Prix A whiskey sour sat poised off my right elbow. I ignored the video poker machine that was mounted in the bar’s counter. Cigarette smoke wafted into the “non-smoking” area. One of the Golden Girls, I think the oldest but never watched the show, seated to my left […]
NachoFriend Racing at Thunderhill – The Racing Part
Part Two Click for part one. We arrived at Thunderhill in Willows, California at a reasonable time Friday morning. My only concern with tech was if our fire suppression system would pass, and only because it had never been through tech before. Our drivers arrived this morning after driving all night. We had our usual […]
NachoFriend Racing at Thunderhill – The Road Trip Part
Our 24 Hours of LeMons race team made the unusual decision to race at Thunderhill in Willows California in May 2019. “A race team racing? How is that unusual?” you may or may not be thinking. Our team has thus far only competed on two tracks – The Ridge in Shelton, WA and Sonoma Raceway, […]
NachoFriend Racing at The 24 Hours of Lemons’ Smells Like AMC Spirit
With five races under our belt, NachoFriend Racing decided to enter the 24 Hours of LeMons “Smell Like AMC Spirit” race in Shelton Washington. Our vehicle of choice was still our 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S which has proved so reliable over the two-plus years we’ve raced it. Our team members, as usual, were me, Max […]