91badger wrote:So I'm a rookie forming a new team and we're wanting to come up with a clever but original team name, key word, original. [snip]
Pretty sure you can run an idea past Eric Rood and he'd be able to tell you.
I'm also pretty sure Lemons won't bother enforcing copyright law except for their own property - that'd be the province of the copyright owner.
Many users here have their team name in their sig; you can do some looking. Also event results and entry lists.
I'll suggest this:
I lurked here for a year and a half before registering to ask a question. I read each 'sticky' in each section, and then did a deep dive into topics which interested me. Then I read most of the rest of the forum.
There's tons of information on this forum already, posted by experienced team owners and car builders (that doesn't include me - yet); and the extent of and the creativity of the experienced builders here is just amazing. It's endlessly entertaining.
Many questions have already been answered - numerous times.
Here are *some* of what I consider to be the most important guidance I've read on this forum:
1. Read the rules.
2. Read them again.
3. Read “HOW TO NOT FAIL Lemons TECH INSPECTION”. Read it again (there's a theme here).
4. Buying a pre-raced Lemons car is usually less expensive than building one yourself.
5. There is NO BUDGET LIMIT for safety items.
6. Mount the seat before you plan the cage. This should include your shortest and tallest expected team members. I guess I'm personally going to change this to: "consider all pertinent dimensions" of expected team members. Pedals, steering, controls, roof / cage clearance, seat dimensions, etc.
7. Plinth boxes.
8. "Make it safe, make it last, make it handle, make it fast." <(this is an ordered list).