About us and our Hoopties
Team Lemo'ktoberfest started out as a crazy, hare-brained idea to feed a new addiction found in track-day racing. Little did we know that one race would lead to many more, and here we are six years later still racing in 24 hours of Lemons. The team originally started in Colorado Springs, and consisted of six friends, all active duty military at the time. We have grown since then, and have had the occasional "guests / new guys etc.," but the original six are still racing today.
THE ORIGINAL SIX (all have 10+ Races):
Sherman "Papa" J. - Cat Herds, or tries ... and fails - grumpy German
Matt B. - Translator
Dave M. - Mechanical Genius, mostly ... also likes radios
Juan C. - Likes to camp in cars; also solar specialist
Todd "Q" B. - will get power tools, eventually (finally got one as of 2022)
DoB - Carefree, when he is actually present
Other Drivers That Have Driven With Us Since:
Ryan M. - 5+ races
Kevin J. - 4+ races
Rob B. 1 Race
Sean B. 1 Race
Andy K. 1 race
Michael S. - 2 races
Mike C. - 1 Race
Guy E. - 1 race + Crew Support
Michelle M. - Crew Support
Too Fast - Crew Support
The Original - Das Bier - 1992 BMW 325I
We bought "Das Bier" back in 2016, when we formed our 24 Hours of
Lemons Racing Team. She was found in a field, abandoned, having been raced in one Lemons Race previously. Bought for 1500 dollars, started right up, and with some very minor work was our original car and raced at High Plains Raceway in 2016. DoB's better half put an awesome paintjob on her - which is still on it today. We placed somewhere in the top third and were super excited. The car had zero mechanical issues during our first race (which likely contributed to all of us committing to this insanity) and has been super reliable ever since. For some reason, after six years - Phil, a Lemons judge, still places the car in Class A.
Original Owner: Sherman J.
Current Owner: Q
The Hoff (aka Worst Idea Ever) - 1990 something Chevy Camaro
Since we were having so much fun, we figured why not buy a second car, in 2017. We don't even want to talk about the pain this car has been, I believe most of us will never get the 50+ hours back working on it at Lemons events. Even after having been deemed "abandoned," by some storage lot, we somehow still race it today ... against our better judgement. Though, when it does run - it runs circles around every other Class B car on the track. It is...a True - 24 Hours of Lemons Car, not one of those "500 dollar" 2015 Mustangs.
Original Bad Idea By: Sherman J.
Current Owner: Matt/DoB
Red Bier'en - 1992? Saturn SC2
Added to the team sometime after the Hoff - If you ever wanted to drive a Saturn, race car that has, just about everything with no expense spared - this is it! It even has an IMSA radio! Also, it totally never won Class C, anywhere. In all seriousness, this little Saturn has been pretty sweet.
Current Owner: Dave M.
M-300Z 1984 Nissan 300zx SOLD
