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    Nah, the cars are still pretty cool from the engineering side. Not disagreeing with the rest though

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      Oh I realize that. They’re not without engineering virtue or history ! (Wasted on most owners of them…)

      But they’re also snobby status symbols and toys for the rich. And “fast car” is so 1970s… Expensive toys for the rich are an open target for ridicule for me, lol. YMMV!

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      bro can’t even:

      1. spell LeMans
      2. has no clue how carbon and triple plated clutch works,
      3. and appreciate the fact that super cars have terrible turning radius…

      probably doesn’t know shit about cars making a stupid dumb statement like that. there are so many modern analog cars that have not only more soul, but outperform any older cars by every single metric in terms of reliability, engineering, safety, comfort etc. Case in point : LFA, Pagani Zonda, 911 GT3 RS, Nissan GTR and MANY MANY more.

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          you’re phrasing it as if it’s common knowledge and everybody should know some shitty local race from the other side of the pond.

          you could probably tell judging by the tone he’s probably one of those insufferable boomer right? and you know i’m right, how can anyone claim that 1960s cars are better than what car manufacturers have put out in the past 20-30 years? If he’s talking from the point of nostalgia it’s OK, we all love classic cars. But to dismiss modern cars because apparently people that built them died is just stupid.

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            Lol of course not! A fkn shitbox 100k mile 15cyr old civic out handles on stock trim pretty much every decked out 60s streetsble car. More HP/cu in. Etc.

            You’re ANOTHER one of those binary car guys (always guys, same as he car boomers, waxing fkn poetic about past 10 mpg glory).

            It’s not a binary choice. Chill.

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              i’m not the binary guy here. i love all cars hey? I do believe an old ass Honda Fit modded in the garage gives you more satisfaction than owning a supercar. there i said it.

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        Is there something like Cars for Dummies? All of this sounds really cool but I’ve no idea what any of it means.

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          Sorry, 24 hours of lemons and the source of the LeMons puns, is a bunch of car folk truly interested in cars we can actually drive, race, rally, wrench. And make fun of themselves as much as the snobby stuff.

          Everything kinda looks like a joke but 24 hour endurance racing is hard!

          The Rally (different from the races) and both fun and hard. Easy or as hard as you like.

          I’ve done both. Great people too. Not a box of dicks either, more women there then most any car shit I’ve done. Queer friendly as car stuff gets too.

          At the track crews are often mutually supportive. Yeah it’s great.

          Cars are democratic -+ we can all own one. There’s amazing engineering in high end cars. Duh. Lovely to look at. Get arrested when you swipe parts from! Lol jk.

          But making a 5 or 25 year old car do well on a track is loads of fun!

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              Sort of. You really need a team, 3 or 5 people. Takes a year to get a car and make it ready. Needs a roll cage. Someone needs to weld or be rich, lol. Tools, fuel. Lodging and transport. 5 grand last time we budgeted but we only raced once, so discount my advice that much.

              But go on their forum, lurk, and consider volunteering on a team! That would be the best way.

              Racing meaning the whole schtick, prep, build, transport, driving! pits, it’s unbelievable fun. Do it!

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                I’m going to at least go to a track nearby and watch people do this and maybe talk to them and see if anything clicks for me.

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        Oh one of those online car snobs. Boring. Mister know it all, check out

        https://24hoursoflemons.com/

        They/we LOVE to ridicule car snobs.

        It is properly spelled LeMons. To make fun of you’re revered other-spelling.

        Come on, sense of humor?