I'll expound on my original post here a little bit. This was my first-ever Lemons race, I was attending as a spectator. Friday I hit the road at 5:00 AM from my place in Virginia, taking the long way (81-84-91) to avoid NYC, NJ, and all the tolls that come with them. The drive was smooth going until I got to western CT where I hit some hellacious traffic, losing over an hour just trying to get through Waterbury, Hartford, and Springfield. It was made slightly better by the fact that I passed Three Pedal Mafia and their RV towing their giraffe Civic along the way. I finally made it to Bow, where the proprietor of the Lemons Racer Lounge Facebook group was letting me stay the night, around 7:00 PM or so.
Even just watching the race was awesome, even though I was hella awkward and only talked to a few people as I mostly just felt like I was in the way. I mostly talked to the team with the pink Park Avenue, which was my favorite car there, Three Pedal, Futility with their Saab, and the #888 Blue Tang Clan (who sold me the Volvo my team will be racing next year). The best part of the weekend was meeting and talking to Vermin Supreme himself, he was hilarious and actually a really nice guy. He definitely has my vote!
I provided the rainbow DTOM flag in the background, Phil let me hang it up on the wall behind the penalty box and it was the backdrop for most of the pictures people took with him and the debate penalties. He even signed it! I also really enjoyed the pasta and wine served by the Alfa team, the gin and tonic from the gin and tonic cart, and Three Pedal's turkey Saturday night. I would have loved to stay later and enjoy more of the party, but we ended up leaving around 8:30 PM.
Sunday was beautiful, aside from the freezing-cold wind. I mostly hung out by the Winner's Circle and near turn 1, just watching. It seemed like all the teams I was rooting for the most (the pink Park Avenue, Futility's Saab, and #888) had major problems right before the end of the race. The Park Avenue had cracked the top 20 but lost a rear wheel with about an hour and a half to go (but it drove off the track and onto the flatbed under its own power, you can always depend on your Buick!), the #888 BMW was as high as 7th overall but broke a strut also about an hour and a half before the finish, and Futility's Saab was having some misfire issues just 15 minutes before the finish, but all had decent places in the standings by the end.
If I was ever in anyone's way this weekend, I'm sorry, but it was awesome finally getting to come to a Lemons race even as a spectator. I can't wait to come back next year, except with a driver's wristband this time. 2017 is the year of Further Domination!