There are some guys who like racing cars,

They go to races both near and far.

They wanted to race as a team together,

No matter the cost, location, or weather.

The 24 Hours of LeMons is the race they found,

And soon they agreed to be Altamont-bound.

Some worked on the car, some worked on the theme,

Families provided support, and all were a team.

They found a car for under five hundred bucks,

Their entry was accepted, with a little bit of luck.

They made it safe and painted it yellow,

The excitement level could not be called mellow.

They loaded it up and drove to the track,

We all saw the car and declared it quite whack.

We had cases of lemons and ice chests of food,

We scoped the competition and hoped we wouldn’t be screwed.

The heat, wind, and dust were really the worst,

But we all had one goal: to finish in first.

The race began and it was quite a sight,

We all then knew we were in for a fight.

Bumping, spinning, and racing galore,

We only had twenty-three hours more.

Lemonade was sold, earning funds for charity,

The race continued, loaded with much hilarity.

The guys all drove and made pit stops real fast,

And out on the track, tried hard not to be passed.

The end of day one and we were in first,

Hoping the vote wouldn’t pick us to be cursed.

Lucky for us, our car wasn’t trashed,

Which was a surprise because we were fast.

Racing day two continued, amidst the heat,

It was beginning to look like we couldn’t be beat.

Taking us out became other teams’ goal,

But they could not steal the mighty lemon’s soul.

The car lost some paint and got quite a few scratches,

But we managed to avoid most of the crashes.

Toward the end, the car started to overheat,

But the team trudged on, determined not to get beat.

The countdown began, the finish was near,

The checkered we saw, the crowd we could hear.

“We won,” we yelled, who ever would have thunk,

Amazing for a car that was once called junk.

We were a great team and had lots of fun,

On this July weekend in the Altamont sun.

We got our trophy and coins for the win,

Now the question is, “Will we do it again?”