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I thought I would share my story with ya'll A group of friends and myself decided to partake the 24 Hours of LeMons race this past weekend at MSR Houston. The event it interesting to say the least, yet it was the most fun I have had in a long time. Prelude: The race is for cars worth $500 or less (more can be found at the 24 hours of lemons website). I should also mention at this time that our team consisted of four college students, three of which (myself included) are engineering majors. Before we began our search for a car, everyone agreed we would NOT buy a Z car. Although a Z would be perfect for this race, it just seemed morally inapt considering the nature of this race, which in all actuality was a 24 hour destruction derby endurance race. We eventually found a car suitable for our needs, a 1984 Toyota Supra. Now the fun part began. The car didnt run to great when we got it, but after an hour or so doing diagnostics with an ohlm meeter, we found out our fuel pump was not doing its job. After the pump was replaced the car ran perfect. Any time not spent studying, doing homework, or going to class was devoted to getting the car "race ready" (I also should say I have a VERY understanding girlfriend that didnt complain about the lack of attention too much). During the preparation of this car, we found ourselves using what we have been learning about in all of our engineering classes for the past 3 years. Imagine that, a practical application of our knowledge that can somewhat justify spending $6,000 a semester on tuition! Now thats some real life experience you don't get from sitting in a classroom. The Race: The car passed tech without any difficulty. Now we had to pass the B.S. tech inspection which is unique to the 24 hours of lemons. Three judges (and they were actually dressed like judges) looked the car over and we had to prove to them we did buy it for $500. Luckily we had documented everything we did to the car, so providing the proof was not an issue. Although we did receive a 2 lap penalty for being "Too Young". At the start of the race 96 cars were lined up single file around a 1.3 mile track. The race was started under a yellow flag and three laps later the green came out. All I can say is WOW! This was the craziest race I have ever participated in. Wheels and spindles would just snap off of cars and fly across the track, a clear track would suddenly disappear into a thick cloud of smoke from engines expiring, drivers would dive into a turn 4 wide when there was only room for MABYE 2 cars, but it was the most fun I have ever had. We were wrecked 45 minuets into the race and spent 2 hours fixing the damage. By the time we got back out on the track we were 87th. Everyone had great sessions in the car and we managed to work our way up to 48th by the end of the race. If you ever have the opportunity to participate in one of these races, I strongly recommend doing so. There is so much to these races and I have not even touched on a fraction of what all went on.

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