[Leica] Special Gallery: The 24 Hours of LeMons

[Jay Burleson]

Jim, some really neat stuff, but it pains me to say I think it would 
have been better in color.

Jay

On 5/12/2015 6:46 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:
> No, this is not a typo of LeMans.  This is one of a series of auto races
> around the USA with a difference: the cars cannot cost more than $500
> (though there is no limit to expenditures on safety equipment, and the
> safety standards, including roll cages, fuel cells, fire suits, etc. are
> elaborate and match current race standards).  The cars carry a wide (and
> interesting) array of decorations; the drivers and their pit crews are
> similarly decorated.  As you can imagine, I had myself a swell time.  And
> yes, I did see another Leica: a Leicasonic model from a few years ago.  The
> Leicasonic was faring much better than the fellow’s car, which was
> experiencing some engine difficulty.  More information here:
> https://www.24hoursoflemons.com/
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> There used to be a lottery at the event, where one car was selected at
> random and crushed.  Evidently there was an outcry from the participants,
> and that adventure in auto-euthenasia stopped faster than an overheated
> Vega.
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> It’s about the only racing event where all the racing fuel was 87 octane.
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> Leica M3, Summilux 50 and Summicron 90, Neopan 400.
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/24lemons/
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> Jim Shulman