March Crapness: Second Round (March 31)

Happy Secular Spring Holiday Day! Enjoy it by filling out your votes for the last matchups of the Second Round!

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: Second Round (March 30)

The holiday weekend begins now, but feel free to use March Crapness voting as an excuse to steal away from the annual Family History Revisionist History rant at Easter. Your family does that, too, right? Anyway...

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: Second Round (March 29)

The Second Round rolls on with some more great pairings.


[EDITOR'S NOTE:  We'll be using Google for the polls. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: Second Round (March 28)

Thanks for sticking with us through the long slog of the First Round of March Crapness. Round Two of begins today and the pace should quicken a bit.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 1 vs. 16 (March 27)

The play-in round players return to face the top-ranked entries today. Of course, "top-ranked" in this case just means "lucky," since the seeds were drawn randomly. Still, this is a marquee day for Crapness.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 8 vs. 9 (March 26)

Some very veteran crew are included in the 8 vs. 9 seed matchups with heavy doses from the Gulf and Western regions.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 2 vs. 15 (March 25)

Crapness takes a round full of fast cars...and one with a unique engine swap in the 2 vs. 15 seeds.


[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 7 vs. 10 (March 24)

Today brings the 7 vs. 10 seeds with a sprinkling of podium stalwarts and top-notch paddock rats.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 3 vs. 14 (March 23)

We soldier on through the first round with some more of the big guns in LeMons and ChumpCar in the 3 vs. 14 seeds.

[EDITOR'S NOTE:  We'll be using Google for the polls from now on. You may notice that you can vote multiple times. DON'T DO THIS. We get a log of all vote and WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES (even though we live near Chicago).]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 6 vs. 11 (March 22)

EDITOR'S NOTE: WE'LL BE USING GOOGLE FOR THE POLLS FROM NOW ON. SOME OF YOU MAY NOTICE THAT YOU CAN VOTE MULTIPLE TIMES. DON'T DO THIS. WE GET A LOG OF ALL THE VOTES AND WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES, EVEN IF WE DO LIVE NEAR CHICAGO.

Still in the first round, we match the 6 vs. 11 seeds with some crazies and some super-competitive teams.

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special help to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 4 vs. 13 (March 21)

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE POLLS HAVE BEEN FIXED. WE'LL BE USING GOOGLE FOR THE POLLS FROM NOW ON. SOME OF YOU MAY NOTICE THAT YOU CAN VOTE MULTIPLE TIMES. DON'T DO THIS. WE GET A LOG OF ALL THE VOTES AND WILL NOT COUNT ANY VOTES WHERE YOU'VE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES, EVEN IF WE DO LIVE NEAR CHICAGO.

Today sees the 4 vs. 13 seeds, which includes some great homebuilds and some aging iron.

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special thanks to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: First Round, 5 vs. 12

We roll past the play-in rounds to the main bracket, starting with the 5 vs. 12 seeds. Find the poll after the jump.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: If you notice any issues with the polls, send an email to eric@therustyhub.com or notify us via Facebook and we'll get it taken care of. We're trying a different polling method that should be easier to track results and have less potential for error. Thanks!]

Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special help to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]   

March Crapness: Play-In Round

...so it begins. Today commences March Crapness so get your vote on and let the world know which crapcans are best...or worst...or most likely to catch on fire. However you want to cast your vote is fine by us!

The winners from this round face the #1 seeds in each region on March 27. The losers will be buried alive. Or they won't get to move on. I can't remember which.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: If you notice any issues with the polls, send an email to eric@therustyhub.com or notify us via Facebook and we'll get it taken care of. Thanks!]


Go to the March Crapness tab for the full rundown, up-to-date bracket and schedule.

Read the introduction to March Crapness here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Tweet about March Crapness using the hashtag #crapness.

[Extra-special help to Murilee Martin for assisting with many of the photos. All photos as credited.]

March Crapness: Behold the Bracket!

Well, the 24 Hours of LeMons and ChumpCar World Series weekends are winding down at Carolina Motorsports Park and Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, respectively, so we feel it's a good time to bring you a shrubbery the MARCH CRAPNESS BRACKET!

Before we do, we just want to reiterate a couple of points:

- While we selected the teams in the tournament from throughout crapcan racing's short history, the seeds were all drawn randomly using random.org.

- The first matchups begin Tuesday with the play-in round. The posts will go live around 1 p.m. EST each day. Voting will conclude the next day around 10 a.m. EST, which gives you 21 hours to cast your votes each day.

- Voting results will be updated on the March Crapness tab at the top of our page as soon as we can post them. This tab will also contain the full schedule and a bracket that is updated as often as possible.

- We'll have links to all of this from our Facebook page and Twitter accounts. Use the hashtag #crapness to spread the word.

March Crapness: Welcome to the crap!

Which is your favorite crapcan? Check back later this week to see matchups and next week to vote for your favorite cars and teams. (The Rusty Hub photo)

March Madness is a time for America's best unpaid athletes to raise the profiles of their respective universities in order to generate piles of revenue for the institutions' respective athletic war chest. And there's basketball, too, which is some kind of game, I'm told.

What fascinates me, though, is the tournament bracket. The collective "Oozinahs" reverberate through corporate America the day after the Selection Committee announces The Bracket when literally millions of peons waste a Monday scribbling down the names of universities they only know of through Wikipedia, scratching them out, conferring with ESPN's second-by-second coverage, reprinting the damn thing and then just outright guessing their way through it while they tell Frank in the next cubicle how they know every player in the tournament before handing the bracket over to the office bookie along with a crisp $10 bill.

Well, 2013 is different, my crapcan friends. In 2013, low-buck racing gets its own tournament: March Crapness. There's no money for entry and no winners really, because everyone in the sport is a winner...or everyone is a loser. I still haven't figured which.

Crapcan weekend at a glance: March 15-17

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT
24 Hours of LeMons - Carolina Motorsports Park (kershaw, SC)

The 24 Hours of LeMons opens its 2013 campaign at Carolina Motorsports Park with Southern Discomfort this weekend on the track's full course.

Racing will be broken up into the following sessions:

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with one hour mandatory quiet time from 11 a.m. to noon

Friday tech inspections (including driver gear inspection) take place from noon to 5 p.m.

Turn One Track Events hosts a track day Friday at CMP. Click here for more information.

The Rusty Hub looks forward to Speedycop's debut of the road-racing Cessna 310 at this event. Read and watch more on Speedycop's site.