Ecurie Ecrappe/AUTODENTA Sears Pointless 2011

After the previously documented prep sessions, the Spider was transferred to hardtuned's garage a week before the race. While there, a temp sensor was replaced, elaborate front brake ducts constructed, and pads and fluids were changed. During the week of the event, Conrad hauled it up to Martin's garage at Infineon.

Until this year, we've always joked that Mother Nature loves the LeMons, as we've lucked out more times than not with the weather being decent all over the country for these events. For 2011, that deal has clearly expired. Friday at Infineon was wet, and Saturday was torrential. Sunday stayed dry - until the end of the race.

The Ecurie Ecrappe team decked themselves in plaid, and made more of an effort to back up the Ecurie Ecrappe (Ecosse) theme with the new paint and full Scottish regalia.

The LeMons crew were secretly going for a Guinness book record for the largest field to start a road race in North America - and the target was 175 cars. 182 were entered, but only 155 of those managed to cross the white stripe for the start -- but that was plenty. Conrad led, and with the rain pulled off an amazing 4 hour first stint which put the car into the lead for several hours. The team continued to hover near the front, and ran full-tank stints. A Spica injection throttle-rod backed off near the end of the race, resulting in a tow truck push off the course and a 20 minute stop for repairs. Despite the stop, the team cruised to 12th place overall in a field of 180. Most of the photos below were shot by Ecurie's photographer, Nick P.