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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[24 Hours of LeMons 2008: Part V - We finish in 9th place!]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/1250626/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_580_07.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><strong><em><small>Click above for high-res image gallery of Team Tinkerbell Rosso at LeMons</small></em></strong><br /></div>
<br /><em>T</em><span style=""><em>he </em>"</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/">24 Hours of LeMons</a><span style="font-style: italic;">" is an event comprised of low-budget $500 race cars, i.e. lemons. The so-called "</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/24/because-were-masochistic-like-that-autoblog-enters-the-24-hour/">crap-car enduro</a><span style="font-style: italic;">" has enticed various members of the Autoblog team over the years into covering, and more recently </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/19/24-hours-of-lemons-were-here/">participating</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, in the event. When asked to join </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.tinkerbellrosso.com/">Team Tinkerbell Rosso</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for an upcoming race, we knew it was time to take up the cause again and now find ourselves booked for the "</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/events/arsefreezeapalooza/">Thunderhill Arse-Freeze-Apalooza</a><span style="font-style: italic;">." The event, scheduled during the last few days of December, promises dreadfully cold weather but plenty of offbeat racing fun. Our six-part weekly series takes you behind the scenes with our new race partners, the Tinkerbell Rosso racing team and their 1996 Crown Victoria "Police Interceptor." </span><br />
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<p>Our earlier posts (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/01/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-i-the-donor-vehicle/">Part I - The donor vehicle</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/08/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-ii-the-teardown/">Part II - The teardown</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-iii-the-build/">Part III - The build</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-iv-panic-in-the-final-stretch/">Part IV - Panic in the final stretch</a>) introduced you to our car and tracked the build progress as we readied for the race. Last weekend, we raced our beloved Crown Victoria to a top-10 finish! Read all of the madness <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/">after the jump</a>. </p>
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<p><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/">LeMons 2008: Team Tinkerbell Rosso</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_1280_13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_1280_21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_1280_23_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_1280_09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lemons-2008-team-tinkerbell-rosso-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_vic_1280_11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/">2008 24 Hours of Lemons at Thunderhill</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_gp_1280_08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_gp_1280_59_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_gp_1280_58_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_gp_1280_57_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-24-hours-of-lemons-at-thunderhill/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lemons_gp_1280_56_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><span class="misspell" suggestions="Mazda's,Mazda,Mada's,Masada's,Maydays"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Photos Copyright (C)2008 Michael Harley / Weblogs, Inc.</small></span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>24 Hours of LeMons 2008: Part V - We finish in 9th place!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/">24 Hours of LeMons 2008: Part V - We finish in 9th place!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1414810/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/24-hours-of-lemons-2008-part-v-we-finish-in-9th-place/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>24 hours of lemons</category><category>24HoursOfLemons</category><category>autoblog 24 hours of lemons</category><category>Autoblog24HoursOfLemons</category><category>featured</category><category>LeMons</category><category>Thunderhill</category><category>Tinkerbell Rosso</category><category>TinkerbellRosso</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Harley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:58:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>