Team Unsafe at Any Speed earns their name

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24Hrs of LeMons Arse Freeze Apalooza, 12/2009

Team Unsafe at Any Speed earns their name by spinning unpredictably in turn 2.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• 24 hours of lemons
• corvair
• thunderhill
• race of lemons

[NorkiddExo]

Is this an E30. WHat motor is this, sounds too high a rev line for a 318i

[raulmazda]

@NorkiddExo it's a 1990 325i with a cheap chip that raises the red line to 7k rpm

[Mrjoeycrandall]

turner motorsprts knock off chip from ebay?

[raulmazda]

@Mrjoeycrandall they wouldn't say which chip they knocked off ... but I went with the cheapest chip I could find and it worked out ok :)

[ChetHell]

That Corvair looked pretty hot! And a handful in the corners. Is it still racing?

[47485ksc]

Now I know the reason. Being the video is titled "Team Unsafe at any Speed earns their Name" kinda threw me off. No mention anywhere about (max) cost of cars. By the way, it's "LeMons", not lemons. If it's all in fun, why the sissy-fit when he hit the 'Vair? His B.M.W's value dropped down to $400?

[47485ksc]

Dirt on track from previous spin.

[289mustangguy]

If the cars look crappy it's because they are supposed to cost 500 bucks max. It's called 24 hours of lemons for a reason.

[289mustangguy]

There's a certain irony here. Early BMWs like the 2002 and 1600 borrowed heavily fron the first generation Corvair, (1960-1964).

I'm curious what kind of crappy tires the 'Vair was running on. the car looks like it's level in the turn; no lean but the tires don't grip. May have hit a patch of dirt/sand on the track too...

[47485ksc]

@ Thelongmanable Please explain the following words you posted: "alot, assement, dont, perticapate, cause, and 'buy a gun you down own'" Get an 8 year old to do your typing. My school must have been gooder than yours.

[47485ksc]

...at 00:19/00:20...is that a Mazder Me-atta hauling a load of plywood on the roof? Driver can't be serious! Is this race supposed to be comical? A Beemer ramming a 'Vair, Beemer driver having a sissy-fit, no 'Vair damage, B.M.W. pit crew w/a sledge hammer, a Jap-Scrapper with a sprint car contraption on it's roof...C'mon, guys. You all have to be putting on some sort of comedy race that is all in jest. What's the first place trophy? A bowling pin lamp? (sorry, Roger M.) I'd PAY to see this!

[47485ksc]

I look at it this way: You can flip any 4 wheel vehicle if you try hard enough. Notice how (in the video) the 'Vair, though spinning in BOTH directions, kept all four tires firmly planted. How's THAT for sure-footedness? Between 289mustangguy and I, we have owned 3 V.W. Type 1's and 2 early 'Vairs. I never flipped any of mine. You, 289? I think you said something about the front wheels of your Type 1 (Bugs, to the uninformed) getting a bit light around 100 m.p.h, though. It's all in the driver.

[47485ksc]

@289mustangguy Hi, Bro. For those who think the 'Vair is/was "unsafe" do some research. NHTSA and Texas A&M University tested the 'Vair(s) and said to effect of: "...has no greater potential for loss of control than it's contemporary competitors." Even the D.O.T. agreed. I'm not against foreign vehicles. As an American and Veteran, I'll back up any American car over any import. The 'Vair was a great handling/performing car. Not for everyone, though. Especiaaly B.M.W. drivers who can't pass one

[289mustangguy]

@Deetroiter

Do a little research. Look up which car won the Sports Car Club of America D Production championship for 1967. It was Jerry Thompson with the Yenko/Gulf CORVAR Stinger. They went up against the previously unbeatable Bob Tullius's Group 44 Team.