RiffRAF Racing -- Triumph's finest on a $500 budget!

Will we finish (and win) races, or will we let the magic Lucas smoke out first? Watch the continuing adventures as we try to defy history and create a reliable and fast TR6 on the smallest of budgets!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Riff RAF Racing is formed!

What, you may ask, is Riff RAF Racing? If you're familiar with the 24 Hours of LeMons you're already familiar with $500 car racing...if not, check out the website!

Most people that try this type of racing go for a car that actually has a record of reliability...for example, past winners include BMW's, Volvo's, etc. There are a lot of Honda's as well.

We're not most people.

We have decided to try what some would call the ultimate exercise in futility...try to compete in a $500 car that wasn't reliable when it was new!

Some of the great comments about this vehicle and it's components include:
--All parts falling off this car are of the finest British craftsmanship!
--The Lucas 3 position switch: Dim, Flicker, and Off

Yes, we're planning on running a Triumph. Not just any Triumph, but that "last of the hairy-chested British sports cars," a TR6!

Thanks to Scott Mackela, a LeMons competitor from Michigan, who found the TR6 and then sold it on to us, we'll be preparing the car for racing in the LeMons series...

In case anyone reading this is wondering where we got the idea for our theme...take a look at this!

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