Equipment for Race Day Requirements

Mike Poupart Motorsports has the equipment you need to meet your race day requirements!

AMBit Transponders (get your own and don't get left out!) 380.00 for hard-wired
420.00 for rechargeable

Call us for your HANS device and custom fitting. This is now required by GCRS! We can also order all safety equipment, belts, window nets helmets, Hoosier race tires, etc.

Mike Poupart Motorsports
504-472-0400
130 Veterans Blvd., Suite E Kenner, LA 70062 mikepoupartmotorsports.com

Saturday, October 25, 2008

#51 Danger Ranger / Lemon Hauler finishes in 9th place at 24 Hours of LeMons race in Texas

We raced the truck! Mike Poupart, Robbie Poupart, Chris Wilken, Dennis Gros, Mark Summers and Phil LaHaye teamed together as "The Professionals" and entered a 1995 Ford Ranger in the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Motor Sports Ranch - Houston. The race is a wildly ridiculous tongue-in-cheek attempt at mocking the real 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans), the sports car endurance race held annually in France. The officials have their own special set of rules with safety being first and foremost. Teams are only allowed to spend $500 for their cars (safety equipment, wheels & tires are outside of that restriction). All cars have to pass through tech and BS, and those who are caught cheating have to endure the wrath of the LeMons Supreme Court Judges who could assess heavy penalties if not bribed. And yes, they took bribes! Its all about the game, the drama, the lies, and the cheating. If the Judges don't catch you cheating, other teams are quick to rat you out to the authorities.

The truck had many labels -Danger Ranger - Lemon Hauler - Crapsman Truck. Whatever the label, the truck was a blast to drive! The team finished in 9th place out of the 75 or so cars that actually started the race. The truck ended up being a huge surprise for everyone. It was the ONLY truck entry in the field of 75 cars accepted to run this race. It had not been run except to the corner and back a couple of times. It handled and turned like no one expected. It never overheated or had any brake failure. In 403 laps, not one of our team drivers spun out. Only 1 driver put 2 wheels off and it was an evasive move, not an out-of-control one. After starting 14 laps down, we actually got a top 10 finish!

We also won the No Prayer of Finishing class award. We were not expected to finish the race and, if we did, we weren't expected to make it into the top 40. How 'bout that!

The Lemon Hauler blog has posts from the entire weekend and several slideshows with lots of pictures. Additionally, the link to the results on the 24 Hours of LeMons website is: http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/results. There are complete resuts up on MyLaps: http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=996969. Jalopnik's coverage can be found at: http://jalopnik.com/tag/24-hours-of-lemons. There is also some great coverage on http://www.autofiends.com/ under "Great Moments in Texas LeMons Judging." Look for all 4 parts to the series of articles and a couple of other miscellaneous articles.

~Patty

P.S. We want to race the truck! I get to race the truck next on Nov. 1-2, 2008 in the Grand Bayou Race Series at No Problem Raceway. Check back here post-race for that report!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

24 Hours of LeMons Road Race

The Mike Poupart Motorsports have teamed up with BCI Motorsports and other Grand Bayou Race Series drivers in a 24 hour race in Houston, Texas on October 17-19, 2008. Go to the Project Lemon Hauler blog for all the news, stories and photos! The blog will be updated throughout the weekend as often as I can. We anticipate nothing but F-U-N!!!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

2008-2009 Grand Bayou Race Series - Event #1

The first event of the 2008-2009 Grand Bayou Race Series is in the books. It was a successful event that was well attended. This season, Chris Wilken, Chris Carver, and Mike & Patty Poupart will be running the series for No Problem Raceway. You will see improvements to the track like the new worker stations to replace the ones that were destroyed by Hurricane Gustav.

There are also improvements to the race series and how it is run. There are some new rules and stricter tech inspections, log books for drivers & vehicles, and a harder look at safety equipment. A new class (GTU) has been added and the Green Bracket has been eliminated. All in all, it is a step up for the Grand Bayou Race Series and everyone benefits from it.

For this first event of the series, Mike Poupart Motorsports assisted with Johnny Walter's #98 Liberto Cleaners Super Production Corvette. Johnny finished 1st in the Feature Race with a broken alternator. A simple fix and he'll be ready for the next event.

~Patty

Saturday, October 4, 2008

2008-2009 Grand Bayou Race Series Schedule

The 2008-2009 Grand Bayou Race Series is upon us and the first races are this weekend! There are 7 points events this year culminating with the Grand Bayou Charity Challenge in April, 2009. All events are at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, LA.

Here's the race day schedule:
Race #1 - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Race #2 - Sunday, November 2, 2008
Race #3 - Sunday, November 30, 2008
Race #4 - Sunday, January 4, 2009
Race #5 - Sunday, February 1, 2009
Race #6 - Saturday, March 7, 2009
Race #7 - Sunday, April 19, 2009 (in conjunction with the Grand Bayou Charity Challenge)

Before each race day is a practice/lapping day for GBRS racers and non-series racers alike. The dates presently on the No Problem Raceway schedule are:
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008

Preregistration for the practice/lapping days and race days is at Clubregistration.net

You can always check the GBRS Web site for the latest information on any schedule changes:
http://www.grandbayouracingseries.com/schedule.html

And don't forget to check the Grand Bayou Race Series Website: http://grandbayouracingseries.com/

See ya at the track!

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