Topic: End up first Stafford session, Kielbasa Kids Civic leads
Just got off the phone with Nick. I'm working on a Jalopnik standings post now (hoping to get some race photos, hint hint), but figured I should share the top 10 list now:
1. Kielbasa Kids, Honda Civic
2. Scuderia Limoni, Alfa Romeo Milano
3. Scuderia Testa di Spillo, Alfa Romeo Milano
4. Vermont Cow Tippers, Volvo 240 wagon
5. Team Pro-Crash-Duh-Nation, Alfa Romeo Milano
6. Team Submarine, Honda Civic
7. Keystone Kops, Volvo 240 sedan
8. The Crazy Swiss & Crazy Chic, Nissan 240SX
9. Rhinoceros Racing Team, Honda Civic
10. Police Brutality, Lincoln Continental Mark VIII
Most of these cars are Lemons veterans, of course (yes, that Lincoln is the same one we saw at the last CMP race). Looks like we're in for a Civic-versus-240-versus-Milano race here! Could an Italian or Swedish car finally win? Will those Civic head gaskets stay intact? You never know what will happen!
As for the Index Of Effluency contenders, Nick reports that the battle between the Corvair and the Saab 99 is quite exciting. The Corvair has been rock-solid, mechanically speaking, but has been a regular visitor to the Penalty Box due to... well, you know the deal with Corvairs. The Adopted By Jets team has been wrenching like madmen and it seems to be paying off. At this point, the Corvair has a big lead, sitting in 22nd place to the Saab's 36th, but they're close enough to make it a white-knuckler tomorrow.
As for the Peugeot and Citation, they're both completely kaput. The Citation's engine blew up, and the Peugeot apparently suffered massive failures in at least a half-dozen critical components. The Citation team has switched back to the Corolla FX16 that rolled at the last CMP race, just to keep racing.