sleeper
Former LOD President
Ran it again this year. Drove this time. Our team put in two cars, the RealJunk Acura Integra and the Crown Royal Victoria. I drove the Crown Vic. Completely stock '99 ex-cop car. We kicked ass. I was passing BMW's, Hondas, VW's, etc. on the track in a frickin' Crown Vic. The Integra came in 3rd, the Vic came in 10th. We were trading 2nd and 3rd for a while, but rear brake pads, contact with the wall, frequent refueling, driver fatigue, and a 30 minute penalty dropped the Vic to 10th. The wall thing bent up the sheet metal and cost us some tire wear due to shaving tread on the RF, which cost us a lot of time. A little better preparation and a little better physical fitness and we'd have been in the top 5 for sure. But it was an accomplishment just to finish.
http://jalopnik.com/5049544/innovat...emons-judicial-system-the-sarah-palin-penalty - one of our team members (he was driving the Integra)
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/LT08Hour5/1003591993 our Vic at hour 5
the cars after the carnage:
Our team will also likely be featured in an upcoming ESPN magazine. It is unlikely that they will refer to us as "Crown Royal Victoria", though, due to copyright issues, but they did interview us during the race and take our picture with the car after the race.
http://jalopnik.com/5049544/innovat...emons-judicial-system-the-sarah-palin-penalty - one of our team members (he was driving the Integra)
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/LT08Hour5/1003591993 our Vic at hour 5
the cars after the carnage:
Our team will also likely be featured in an upcoming ESPN magazine. It is unlikely that they will refer to us as "Crown Royal Victoria", though, due to copyright issues, but they did interview us during the race and take our picture with the car after the race.