Race Report: 2013 LeMons The Real Hoopties of New Jersey

Update: WE PASSED TECH! Woooo hooo. The actual race almost didn't matter pffft. The Fuel Cell build out passed, so we were good to go. We were 3rd in line this time, and very prepared.

Final result: 47th out of 138 cars, 5th in Class C out of 18. Best of all: no tech flags, no black flags, NO CONTACT with other cars, and she ran all weekend during incredible weather.

Baby George even made the Official LeMons Video Recap with a "Hella Sweet" tag! See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvjMUzmwII

MGB-GT at speed, New Jersey Motorsports Park Thunderbolt track, August 2013, Scot at the wheel.

Some pics:

George Alexander Louis in the Royal Buggy on the way to the race
looking forward to a Gormless Weekend

Scot trimming the steel-braided fuel hose access hole in the MGB GT Battery Box cover
(under which the fuel pump lives).

Prince George demanded the attention of the LeMons judges, so the Royal Guards stood outside the judge windows for about 5 minutes until they were noticed and a ruckus ensued. pip pip!

Ray escorting Brandon to the Technical / Safety Inspection garage. You know: the inspection that got us thrown out of Summit Point 2013... nerves were a bit frayed at this point, but the Royal Guard Never Waver! When Jay announced that we passed, all 5 Royal Guards present spontaneously lost composure (what little we had) and sent up a cheer.

We passed tech: we were already a winner. George is already hitting the sauce pretty hard.
Left to Right: Kurt, Ray, Brandon, George Alexander Louis, Carl, Scot.

Last minute repairs: had to move wheel weights so they wouldn't rub on hand brake.
The weights ended up falling off anyway, that's probably why we lost the race.

Our nearly empty garage space. The Gormless MGB GT needed almost zero work over the weekend, it was quite brilliant.

Ray in the lead, dodging the 4 foot poo that was deposited on the last turn before the straight by a Subaru. It was hilarious watching cars come around the bend pedal to the floor and then noticing a 4 foot poo on the track, then a delay, then a dodge to one side or the other.

Stealing Ice from George Alexander Louis' beer cooler to refill the home made cool shirt cooler. Blessed, heavenly, wonderful, life giving and affirming cool shirt cooler.

Scot and Kurt check the vitals and top off the oil, which was being lost more by crankcase vent spewing than by burning as far as we could tell. A visit to AutoZone Millersville Saturday night and they scrounged an O-Ring, then shaved it to size, so the valve cover oil filler cap would not leak: it then proceeded to leak from every other place...

...while Ray and Carl strap in Brandon for his 2nd and award-wining 2 hour stint.

Gormless Racing MGB GT, quite possibly going the wrong way on the track... (it's an English thing)

Gormless Racing made Car & Driver's blog.... first and last time I assure you

Some idiot, standing guard and refilling George's bottle with Guinness every 1/2 hour.
Session beer indeed.

Refilling at the gas pump: the only way to go!!!!

It was an honor and a privilege to race against a Rolls Royce... the Rolls Royce! We were about to take down that frenchie in front of us like Nelson in the... well maybe not.