Weekend at a Glance: October 12 - October 14

American Irony
Autobahn Country Club (Joliet, IL) - 24 Hours of LeMons

LeMons returns to Autobahn for the second time this weekend to wrap up the Midwest region's final race.

According to our hooptied-out calculations, Subliminal Racing leads the region with 33 points. In second is Lemonaid Racing's two-car attack--a stock three-cylinder Geo Metro and a BMW E30--who trail with 25 points. For Lemonaid to have a shot at the regional title, they'll need a strong showing from both cars.


This will be a two-session, one-race weekend with the following session times:

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tech and BS Inspections follow the normal schedule from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday. This is especially important because The Rusty Hub's own Eric Rood will be lording over BS Inspections and the penalty box all weekend alongside Judge Phil Greden, Chief Justice of the LeMons Supreme Court

Autobahn will host a test day all-day Friday. The test day will cost $150 per car and $25 for each additional driver. Complete this form and bring it to the track Friday to participate.

Early-week weather forecasts call for likely showers and thunderstorms Saturday with a high around 70. Sunday is expected to be partly sunny with highs in the upper 60s.

Previous LeMons winners at Autobahn:

June 2012: Subliminal Racing, BMW E30 (Class A); Byte Marks Racing, Ford Escort GT (Class B); Lemonaid Racing, Geo Metro (Class C); SchnitzelWagen, VW Squareback (Index of Effluency)
2011: Clueless Racing, Honda CRX (A); Euro Trash, VW Jetta (B); Lemonaid Racing, Geo Metro (C); Racing 4 Nickels, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (IOE)
2010: Skid Marks Racing, Dodge Neon (A); Chicken and Waffles, VW Quantum Synchro Wagon (B); Lemonaid Racing, Geo Metro (C); Team Police Brutality, Lancia Scorpio/Toyota MR2 (IOE)


Onboard Video
For Autobahn, we go back to our old standby videographers, Skid Marks Racing.




24 Hours of LeMons Official Event Page

Autobahn Country Club Website

Trackpedia Page for Autobahn Country Club

The Rusty Hub's photos from the June 2012 LeMons race at Autobahn.



The Chase: Eastern Region Chumpionship
Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton, GA) - ChumpCar World Series

CCWS will hold the Chumpionship for its Eastern Region on Saturday in a one-day, 14-hour race on the AMS roval course.

The race begins Saturday at 9 a.m. and concludes at 11 p.m., at which time the best Chump in the East will be crowned.

The inspection schedule differs slightly from most ChumpCar weekends with registration and safety inspection beginning at noon Friday and ending at 4 p.m. Driver's school will run from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

At 5 p.m. Friday, CCWS will host a "year in review" banquet.

Early-week weather forecasts call for lots of sun and a high in the low 80s with a nighttime low temperature in the mid 60s.

See the supplemental information PDF (linked below) for more details.


Onboard Video
This will be ChumpCar's inaugural venture to Atlanta Motor Speedway. Instead of ChumpCar video, watch this track day hot lap from YouTube user "nismo300zx2."




Supplemental Documents from CCWS Official Site

Atlanta Motor Speedway Official Site

Trackpedia page for Atlanta Motor Speedway