Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, some really neat stuff, but it pains me to say I think it would have been better in color. Jay On 5/12/2015 6:46 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: > No, this is not a typo of LeMans. This is one of a series of auto races > around the USA with a difference: the cars cannot cost more than $500 > (though there is no limit to expenditures on safety equipment, and the > safety standards, including roll cages, fuel cells, fire suits, etc. are > elaborate and match current race standards). The cars carry a wide (and > interesting) array of decorations; the drivers and their pit crews are > similarly decorated. As you can imagine, I had myself a swell time. And > yes, I did see another Leica: a Leicasonic model from a few years ago. The > Leicasonic was faring much better than the fellow?s car, which was > experiencing some engine difficulty. More information here: > https://www.24hoursoflemons.com/ > > > > There used to be a lottery at the event, where one car was selected at > random and crushed. Evidently there was an outcry from the participants, > and that adventure in auto-euthenasia stopped faster than an overheated > Vega. > > > > It?s about the only racing event where all the racing fuel was 87 octane. > > > > Leica M3, Summilux 50 and Summicron 90, Neopan 400. > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/24lemons/ > > > > Jim Shulman