Topic: Freegan Lemons car idea...
Ok - I had a wacky idea for the 24Hrs of Lemons car -- do it in the style of Freegans...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism
Freegan is vegan taken to a whole new level - basically its people with dreadlocks who eat out of dumpsters because 1. Its good for the planet and 2. you never have to argue about who pays on the first date...and I'm always the first to suggest that other people become freegans, much in the same way I suggest other people drive hybrids, gas efficient cars, take the bus...etc...save more gas/meat for me...but I digress.
My idea is to run a Freegan Lemons team (perhaps with a Vanagon, so the team can be Freevanagon...). The concept would be that you cannot purchase ANYTHING for the race...car would be donated, or found on side of road, (technically you can assume ownership of abandoned cars in california - so this would be a good way to do it)
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Title-to-a … ed-Vehicle
Or you could 'beg' for a free car.
Tires would have to be used rubber that you got from other teams or the junk on the car.
I would use used oil from another car (perhaps a used synthetic from the guys who drive like grandmas and change oil at 3k intervals).
Safety:
Cage would be tricky -- if you could find someone converting their car from race-back-to-stock you could get a 'free bolt-in' cage that you could then weld into place...but you may have to actually buy the tubing and make a cage from scratch...but I think you could get a nasty used racing seat and a 5pt harness that was about to expire...but you would probably want to keep all safety from the freegan theme so that you don't become a dead freegan.
Brakes pads/rotors would be used parts -- again from those guys who throw away pads that have 35% life remaining just because its maint time.
The only thing you would REALLY have to buy is gas...unless you could send 1/2 your team out begging at the nearest gas station to the track.
The point is to race a car that ONLY costs the $1k entry fee....
Nutz or just dumb?