El Cheapo Enduro

For a race where the cars can only cost $500, the 24 Hours of LeMons (that's "lemons" not some place in France) seems to have gotten a lot of press over the last year:

• Autoweek ran an '83 Honda CRW that they tried to cheatimprove with racing parts. They couldn't figure out how to properly jet the new carbs and ironically had to race it stock.
• The L.A. Times sent Preston Lerner who took turns driving an '89 Corolla owned by race creator and judge Jay Lamm.
• Car and Driver had a '94 Olds in the race and won the People's Curse award. Their vehicle was beaten with hammers and rolled by the crowd after the first day of racing. Even with this, they were still able to finish the race.
• The event was won by a team from Road and Track. They pulled out a victory, of more accurately pushed out on. Their '82 Corolla only crossed the line for the checkered flag because their Car and Driver competitors shoved it across with the front of their Aurora.

The 24 Hours of Lemons website has links to participants pictures and videos if you'd like to see more.