In honor of Miller Motorsports Park’s glorious sale back to the people, fellow auto scribe and LeMons chief judge Murilee Martin, Cheat Sheet Managing Editor Andrew Ganz and I made the people’s journey Thursday across the wasteland wonderful state of Wyoming to judge the proletariat’s race. (I’ll have a story on that later.)
The annual Return of the LeMonites will have a decidedly “red” feel this year, thanks to Murilee’s savvy Alibaba skills and dirt-cheap shipping costs from China.
This isn’t my first rodeo as LeMons judge — but it is my first tour for the best race series on the planet back in the Beehive State. I went to school at the University of Utah (AP No. 10, Coaches No. 12, ESPN No. 9) and Utah is my second home for many reasons. Basically, I’m saying I’m comfortable enough here to make terrible drivers go get me Beto’s if they drive like assholes.
I’ll be on Twitter all weekend (@ColeMeetsCars) if you want to keep up with the days’ activities and cars. Included in the list of racers in Utah are a twin-engined Toyota MR2, a mid-engined LeCar, a miniature Renault 4CV and probably a Pinto or two.
If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by. Look for the proletariat chariot in the parking lot.
If you’re racing this weekend, bribe early and bribe often; Raunch Records and Epic beer go a long way to help me forget that you’ve just blown Attitudes.
[Photo credit: Top, Murilee Martin; Sienna, Aaron Cole]
Will SpeedyCop race this weekend? I think that in honor of the Pope’s recent visit, Murilee should wear a Mitre for this occasion, and any Fiats in the race should get special attention (I didn’t say what kind of attention).
Utah’s my favorite state for landscape, despite the fact that my maternal side comes from Colorado since the mid-1800s.
I can only read 20% of this article because I don’t understand LeMons. x.x
Pffft I thought everyone could speak Lemonsese.
There’s a van there, and Twitter is activated in Utah – probably not for Mormons though. I believe a more correct Prole Chariot for Utah would be a two-tone Montana.
That Sienna is trendy metallic and has wheels instead of covers, and reeks of the bourgeoisie.
A Montana would be an okay choice, but remember:
Utah is home to more 15-Passenger vans than anywhere else that I’ve seen. An Econoline, Express, or Ram Van would be a better choice. The Transit is too “hip and trendy”
I’ll settle with you in the middle.
Well-worn 2008 two-tone (or ombre) Gladiator or Global conversion Savanna.
Transit Van with the 15 passenger option and diesel engine is too trendy?
Well then…ugly a$$ Promaster van.
Definitely need more Mormon Assault Vehicles parked near the pits. I have pictures of a mean-looking maroon Mercedes Sprinter from the last time I passed through Utah.
And… Prole-chariot! *thumbs up*
It’s the autojourno judge special there.
I’m racing in New Hampshire at the end of month in the almighty-ish Buick.
Only an Ephraimite would know a Lemonite. Admittedly fallen, but still. Have fun this weekend. Good luck with the Sabbath.
Epic has rapidly become one of my favorite breweries. Big Bad Baptist is not to be taken lightly.
Glad to meet you!
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As was Puff, of course.