morning sun hits Toad
plenty of shenanigans
carburetor bog

- a Lemons haiku

(By Joe Nelson)

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

Adam and Lori took ToadRacer to the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park yesterday evening for the South Fall 24 Hours of Lemons race.

Lou and Brian drove down from VA and NC last night.

Joe lives about an hour away. Looks like he is on site this morning to crew as well.

Greg is driving down from PA today and will get there late this evening.

Chase and I are stuck doin’ our guvment jobs today, so we’ll head down early in the morning.

Hopefully they’ll remember to take some pics when they go through tech and BS judging today.

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

We passed tech Friday with no issues. I bribed the judges with some Scottish Haggis for them to overlook a couple upgrades we did since the Sebring race.

Car runs and handles great. The larger rotors make a nice difference on track.

We ran into typical race car stuff that kreeps up on you. At the end of Adam’s first stint the alternator belt flipped off and we didn’t have the right size replacement. Joe to the rescue on that one.

Then the voltage regulator died, so we had to come in to replace that.

Then the oil drain tube in the side of the oil pan came loose and was leaking oil. So a piece of aluminum, a couple tech screws and some quick set RTV got us back on track about an hour later.

Adam got to practice the Art of Racing in the Rain and Chase got to drive for a few minutes before the checkered flag.

All in all a good day with some not so drastic hiccups.

We’ll be out there again today. Hopefully our tires will make it through the whole day. We used up all of the first set (and then some )

That’s Lemons in a Nutshell.

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

Very cool Mater and Company! Little unsure about the haggis however.

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66 Lil' Red Piggie Valiant (Mater Crusher) - Thanks Zilla!!!!! 72 Demon (Number 1 Son's)

Looks Like someone was a bit off kilter:





Flyin' Brian' was burning up some tires.



Parked with Like company:



Swag:


Howabouttacorvette?



I am sure Rob will provide a Full report with all of the Maladies and Personal / Team Achievements

Greg

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Whew!! What a fun weekend!

BLUF: We won IOE!!

Report at 11:00….

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

What is ICE ?

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-MattMan
LEANED & MEAN

Another Lemons race is in the books for the Off-Kilter Racing team and ToadRacer!

We finished 47th overall out of 81 cars
We finished 5th in class C out of 12 cars
We completed 191 laps around the 3.15 mile Grand Full Course for a total of 601.65 miles
Best lap: 2:47.416 by Lou Madsen. He just barely nabbed it from Brian Mimken who ran 2:47.527
Total on track: 14:31:28.492

The Drivers for this one:
Adam Portman
Lou Madsen
Brian Mimken
Chase Simmons
Kentucky Poser

Crew Extraordinaire:
Joe Nelson
Greg Ondayko

Support Staff:
Lori McCubbin
Nick Mimken
Bradley, Joe,…(?)

Overall Winner was Black Flag Racing with 302 laps and a best: 2:34.301
Class C Winner was Duff Beer with 261 laps and a best 2:54.150

The car ran like a top all weekend, but we had a few little issues that brought us off track from time to time.

At the end of Adam’s first stint, where he got to practice the Art of Racing in the Rain, it threw the fan belt and we didn’t have the right size to replace it. Joe ran and got one, along with some Rain X.

Next the voltage regulator died, so we came back in to replace that. Lou had one on hand.

Then the oil drain back tube in the side of the oil pan came loose and required some ingenuity to fix. That kept us off track a little over an hour.

The last hiccup was the alternator failed. Poser didn’t pack real good, so Brian ran to the parts store for another one… that didn’t work… So we just ran it, hoping the battery would get us through… Which it did! All the way to the checkered flag… and onto the trailer… then it was done. LOL

The car ran, handled and braked wonderfully. Brian purchased and Joe installed larger front brake rotors that really improved the brakes. They were adequate before, but the larger 11” drilled and slotted rotors were the shizzle!

We swapped the 500 CFM Holley for a smaller 350 CFM Holley that took some fiddling to get just right, but it feels spot on now. Those 17.0X ¼ mile passes at Clay City will be in the mid to high 16s now for London.

It is so much fun racing with a group of friends that get along and support each other so well!

Oh yeah,… We won the Index of Effluency award! The judges and organizers were really impressed with how well ToadRacer ran and couldn’t believe it was turning 2:47 lap times. It was the oldest car there (The 47 Plymouth is just a body on newer frame).

The I.O.E. (Index of Effluency) is the grand prize awarded at each 24 Hours of Lemons race. Using a proprietary calculation of how bad a Lemons entry is versus how high it finished, race organizers bestow the award on only the most worthy teams. Winners of the I.O.E. enjoy the highest honors (a low bar, we know) of any Lemons trophy. It’s basically what they consider doing the most with the least, which is what Lemons should be all about. You not only get a cool trophy and $601, but a free entry to another Lemons race!

That's Lemons in a Nutshell!!

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

Yes. Cool Write up as Always Captn'

Link to some pictures:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWMj6nx

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Congratulations Guys!! Sounds like an all around good time. And it looks like your fast lap was way faster than the class winner!! Looks like a win could be in the future!!

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

Congratulations fellers!

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Congrats to the team!
Thanks, Greg for the link to the pictures.
I hope to attend one of these events sometime.

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1975 Dodge D100 225 c.i., HEI, Offenhauser Four Barrel Intake, Parallel-mounted 500 CFM Edelbrock, Split Cast Iron Exhaust, 904 auto, 9.25" 3.55:1

You bet'cha!

I should really get a better camera Setup some day... I just keep funneling $ down the rabbit hole for skookum slant parts...

There was chatter about the team going to Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, AL in febuary 2022 That might be a possibility for ya.
Looks like ~ 12 hours of driving one way.

Greg

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GREAT times. I can't add too much to this report. Brian and I planned out Toadracer Slant Six v2.0 in the car on the way home. I have all parts in stock, with maybe the need to order a regrind cam...

Barber should be way fun. The car may make an appearance at London, KY in 3 wks too??

Slant on,
Lou

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Planning on London. If Adam commits to driving ToadRacer,… I may pull the Challenger out of mothballs for one last hoorah before I move to NC…

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Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser