{"id":369309,"date":"2011-04-04T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=34334"},"modified":"2024-01-16T14:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T14:22:57","slug":"podium-for-sale-ethical-lapses-at-24-hours-of-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/podium-for-sale-ethical-lapses-at-24-hours-of-lemons\/","title":{"rendered":"Podium for Sale &#8211; Ethical Lapses at 24 Hours of LeMons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Martin Swig<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-794509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Acura-Lemons-Race-Car-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>Jay Lamm is a long-time friend. Back in 2006, when he first thought of \u201cLeMons,\u201d I encouraged him. I told him he should simply go ahead and do it; the sooner he started, the quicker he\u2019d discover exactly how it should be done. \u201cJust make your mistakes and move on.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first 24 Hours of LeMons at Altamont Speedway, near Livermore, California, was a huge success. I had never seen so many people having such a good time at any motorsports event. The wacky car decorations, off-the-wall penalties for driving infractions, and total improbability of anyone even enduring to the finish, all made it work<br \/>\nThere were some improvements needed, including the need to eliminate rough driving, and to find better tracks to run on. Jay made the necessary changes. Now, it\u2019s five years later. The entries have gotten better and better. The best tracks compete to host a 24 Hours of LeMons event.<br \/>\nBut there\u2019s a nasty little secret that threatens the whole enterprise. At the outset, in a tongue-in-cheek way, Lamm encouraged entrants to bribe the B.S. inspectors \u2013 the guys who eyeballed each entry to see if it really was a $500 car, with just those modifications required to ensure safety. Cars suspected of being cheaters were assigned penalty laps. Twenty-dollar bills were taped to air cleaners. Bottles of wine were presented. All in good fun. The judges got to keep those bribes.<br \/>\nNow the B.S. inspectors are out of control. Here\u2019s what happened to my son, David Swig, at the recent Infineon Raceway Sears Point 24 Hours of LeMons. He entered his Acura ex SCCA-ITx that had already run at LeMons and was disliked by the judges because it\u2019s really quick. How David acquired it is important. For the second LeMons in 2007 he bought, for $450, a Toyota MR-2 off the street in Berkeley. He traded that car even-up for this Acura. So clearly the Acura is within the spirit of LeMons: $500 or cheaper, plus safety stuff.<br \/>\nAt this LeMons\u2019 tech inspection, motoring journalist Jonny Leiberman was serving as a judge. He proposed to David a 41-lap penalty, clearly stating that he \u201chated\u201d the car. David countered with \u201cwould $100 for charity help?\u201d Leiberman demanded $1,000 \u201con-the-hood.\u201d David countered with \u201c$200 for charity.\u201d Leiberman refused and reiterated \u201c$1,000 on-the-hood\u201d (no mention of charity).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-794508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Krider-Racing-Acura-Integra-293x183.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Incidentally, the third-place finisher at this event, a previous winner, was an equally-prepared, almost identical Acura, also an ex-race car, that arrived in a three car trailer with a crew of at least a dozen. That car was assessed no penalty laps.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s also the matter of buying one\u2019s way out of black-flag infractions. Jay Lamm claims to me that\u2019s not possible, but many people came away from the drivers\u2019 meeting thinking it was. Clear communication needed.<br \/>\nIn this rant, I\u2019m not pleading my son\u2019s case. He can take care of himself. This is a plea for Lamm to take management control, to insist on ethical behavior and consistency from top to bottom. Without these elements, any organization will fail. I think 24 Hours of LeMons is a fabulous addition to the motoring hobby, so I want to see it thrive.<br \/>\n[Source: Martin Swig]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Martin Swig Jay Lamm is a long-time friend. Back in 2006, when he first thought of \u201cLeMons,\u201d I encouraged him. I told him he should simply go ahead and do it; the sooner he started, the quicker he\u2019d discover exactly how it should be done. \u201cJust make your mistakes and move on.\u201d The first 24 Hours of LeMons at Altamont Speedway, near Livermore, California, was a huge success. 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