The last time LeMons racing came to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Hurricane Sandy forced the LeMons perpetrators to drive their rental Kia to North Carolina immediately after the checkered flag. This time, the weather was a bit better, but we still had to endure a blizzard of thrown rods and a hail of engine-block bits. [...]
When we inspect the cars that show up for a LeMons race, we’re never sure what’s going to happen once the real racing starts. Oh, sure, we always know which half-dozen teams have a genuine shot at the overall win— that’s a matter of recognizing which teams have the organizational chops and reliable machinery needed [...]
When ex-Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young was released just 10 days after being claimed by the St. Louis Rams in February, it was natural to wonder if his NFL career might be over. Now there are two more reasons to believe so. Young was arrested twice in 15 hours by the Moreno Valley Police Department [...]
At last report, the class leaders at the fourth annual North Dallas Hooptie 24 Hours of LeMons made up a Ford-Jeep-Jeep trio. When the checkered flag waved on Sunday, the Class A-B-C winner lineup had changed to Ford-Mercury-Jeep. Let’s take a look at the teams that took home trophies on Sunday night. LeMons racing has [...]
Sunday, May 5, 2013 7:22PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Grammy-winning rapper Lauryn Hill has reportedly paid more than $ 900,000 to settle debts on the eve of her publicized federal tax evasion sentencing appearance. Details of Hill’s seemingly overnight payout bubbled online Sunday (May 5). Lauryn Hill, on the eve of her scheduled sentencing on [...]
Six months have passed since the last time the 24 Hours of LeMons Traveling Circus visited Eagles Canyon Raceway near Dallas, and the Texan LeMons racers have spent that time making their cars better… or at least different. The LeMons Supreme Court inspected most of the 70 or so entrants today, so let’s take a [...]
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 12:20PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne G-Unit’s 50 Cent is reportedly making a return to television sets in the near future by taking part in an upcoming E! Network special called “50 Hours With 50 Cent.” The entertainment-based television channel has announced a strong line-up of new series slated to air as [...]
Volvo has developed a faster solution that cuts charging time to 1.5 hours in the updated version of its C30 Electric, dubbed Generation II. The Swedish carmaker says the new 22 kW fast-charger fitted to the C30 Electric is the world’s first on-board charger that operates on a three-phase supply and is small enough to [...]
We met the machines on Friday, watched them blow up on Saturday, and on Sunday we handed out trophies to the winners of the 2013 Cure For Gingervitis 24 Hours of LeMons. Taking the win on laps and Class A trophy was Bucksnort Racing and their ’87 BMW 325i. The Bucksnorts won the Spring ’12 [...]
Here at lovely Gingerman Raceway on the shores of Lake Michigan, we’re experiencing some invigoratingly brisk Upper Midwest Spring weather (in other words, howling Arctic winds driving icy needles of sleet right through our suffering flesh) and admiring the collection of 70 or so racin’ machines that have come to compete in the Cure For [...]
Visitors to New York City’s Times Square will be in for a strange, and curiously-local advertising campaign starting on Tuesday, trumping up the city of Sacramento as rightful idealistic owners of the Sacramento Kings. It’s a needed clarion call, as the NBA’s Board of Governors prepares to meet on Thursday and Friday to discuss the [...]
Atlanta, GA – Either Gucci Mane can never catch a break or he just enjoys going to jail, can we call that the DMX syndrome? News reports surfaced that the rapper indeed posted his $ 75,000 bond and was released. As initially reported he was supposed to transfer to nearby DeKalb County for a previous [...]
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 7:42PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane is reportedly back behind bars after being released yesterday (April 12) on charges related to a probation violation. Reports of the hit-making rapper’s latest legal woe sprouted online Saturday (April 13). Gucci Mane wastes no time … He’s back behind bars — [...]
On Friday, we inspected the 121 entrants to the first-ever There Goes the Neighborhood 24 Hours of LeMons, held at the Monticello Motor Club. On Saturday, we enjoyed a great Alfa-vs-Ford-vs-(Saab-engined) Nissan battle for the lead. On Sunday, the surviving cars battled for victory. Let’s see which teams went home with new trophies! The winner [...]
» by Alvin aqua Blanco (@aqua174) March 21, 2013, 7:58am Being a celebrity has its perks. After Bobby Brown turned himself in yesterday to begin serving a jail sentence for his third DUI, the King of R&B (Whitney Houston (RIP) said so, okay?) was released after just 9 hours in the bing. TMZ reports: Brown [...]