Geo Metro wins 24-hours of Lemons

[RH77]

For all those Metro fans out there, here's a bit of racing glory (teamed-up with a gleam of efficiency) as the "Metro-Gnome" takes the Checkered Flag at the 24-hours of Lemons. The secret: a Honda CBR900 motorcycle engine, chain drive durability (yep), and "Swift" handling and size. (The link provides a great in-car vid of the race).

For those new to the sport, the 24-hours of Lemons is an endurance race with vehicles limited to around $500. The plucky judges can impose odd sentences for those who go overbudget or basically crash a lot. It looks to be a blast...

Enjoy!

-Rick

[red91sit]

I would quite honestly give my pinky finger to race in one of these. If anyone on here ever wishes to enter one, I would definetly be in for a crew/codriver/water boy position.

[MetroMPG]

That would be a hoot, for sure.

GREAT video too!

And of course I wouldn't be an ecomodding nerd if I didn't say: Daox and I were recently talking about just such an engine swap: motorcycle engine into a Metro. Except going for something with about 25 hp, not 100ish :P

[aerohead]

I didn't know you could have that much fun with your clothes on!

[MetroMPG]

Apparently the Metro builder had been posting on teamswift: TeamSwift • View topic - CBR900 powered Geo Metro wins the Dec 2008 24hrs of Lemons!

Mullet has already seen this "testing" video - worth a watch!

600cc Superbike powered Geo Metro- Video

[dcb]

"All we had where cut springs and some used GT struts"

[RH77]

That 600cc Metro is awesome! Something just seems right about cracking 10-grand when you need it, and likely getting good FE when you don't.