There are winners declared for each class on laps.
I used to keep up better with Lemons, but when I did, yes, this seemed to largely be the point. The more coveted awards used to be, in general ascending order:
OK so let me put this another way, how do you win a truck load of nickels? just asking for a friend.
Study the rulebook, so you can
a) stay within the rules
b) exploit any loopholes
and win the race outright (in an electric vehicle) to get paid $50,000 in nickels.
Call EV West and have hundreds of thousands of dollars in your bank account ready to go. If you want to do it for less than $50K then maybe wait 20 years?
Also a decent chassis $500 or less to build on.
A 240SX would be a decent starter. I was thinking early 90s front front drive compact. A mid or rear engine compact body might be ideal. Lower power, less driveline loss (unless you want to build an engine mount structure to relocate), smaller battery. The battery is key here. Itâs going to be a huge portion of the budget because youâll need at least 3 interchangeable arrays. Logistics get easier if you can have 2 people lift it in place, but that may not be plausible. With the tire limitations, thereâs a definite limit on how much power is useful.
The same way a Formula 1 team finishes the season with ten million dollars - start out with fifty million dollars.
Whereâs that Purple Lightning atâŚ
Is it still there? I thought it went bye-bye already
It did, I think. I thought it would be a little funny.
Yup, itâd be pretty cool to see it race.
But thatâs the fun of Lemons!!
I prefer games that can be won . Tilting windmills got old a long time ago.
