Behind the Garages At Sears Point: Treasure Trove of Hell Projects!

I visit Sears Point aka Sonoma Raceway a couple times a year as part of my gig as Chief Justice of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court. That means I do a lot of roaming around the facility, in search of vantage points to shoot photos of the action. Last weekend, while covering the fourth annual Sears Pointless race, I stumbled on a parking area outside a line of race shops just on the other side of the wall near Turn 10. Inside these shops were all manner of high-buck machines, but the get-to-it-someday stuff sitting outside was pretty interesting. A well-weathered Lotus Europa with tags expired only six years— how hard could this project be? Or a BMW 850 with peeling clear-coat and some body damage. Depreciation hasn't been kind to these cars. As a matter of fact, there was a LeMons 850 racing at Sears Point at the very moment I was admiring the potential project 850. It got stomped by a Buick Skyhawk and an MGB, among other glacially slow "race cars," but it was still quite luxurious-looking on the track. Guys that work at race shops cannot resist buying a Yugo when the opportunity presents itself. This mean-looking Maverick drag car looks like it has run fairly recently. The kids these days, they like those Nissan Silvias. This car sure looks familiar! This Plymouth looks like it might even be a runner (in stark contrast to my car, which has been dismantled down to the molecular level). BMW E9 projects are always so tempting, though I've heard the horror stories from those who have attempted to fix up a non-perfect E9. Run away! from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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