User:Hoonatic Racing/Index of Effluency

Index of Effluency (or IOE) is the top prize awarded in the 24 Hours of LeMons automotive racing series. General criteria to win this award is a car that is too unreliable to be driven effectively on the streets yet manages to complete a decent amount of laps on the race track. IOE can be awarded to a vehicle that was deemed unreliable from the factory (ie. Volkswagen Karmann Ghia) or a more reliable car with a unwise engine transplant (ie. Ford Thunderbird with a BMW diesel engine).

Prize
Index of Effluency title comes with a metal trophy of a racer running from an inverted car. The base of the trophy is a steel silhouette of a lemon, the series' logo. Laminated to the base is a printed label of the race name and year.

Along with the fame comes the fortune of $1501, generally paid in nickles. When local banks do not have enough coins in stock, checks are drawn, but usually on a media that makes a winner's bank deposit an embarrassing experience (ie. a toilet seat).

Previous Winners

 * Detroit 2007 One Night Stand Endurance Team, Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon
 * Altamont 2007 Ecurie Ecrappe, Alfa Romeo Spider
 * Arse-Freeze-Apaloosa 2007 Size Matters, Plymouth Fury.
 * Altamont 2008 Autobahn Society Racing, BMW 2002
 * LeMons South 2008 The Tunachuckers, Volvo 122.
 * LeMons New England 2008 Chard Beef Racing, Buick Regal.
 * LeMons Detroit(ish) 2008 The 98ers, Oldsmobile 98.
 * Yee-Haw It's LeMons Texas! 2008 Never Give Up, BMW 1600-2.
 * Arse-Freeze-Apaloosa 2008 Team B210 Racing, Datsun B210
 * Gator-O-Rama 2009 Opular Dependence, 1972 Opel GT (with GM V6), MSR Houston.
 * South Spring 2009 Heavy Metal, Ford LTD
 * Goin' For Broken 2009 Redneck Racing, 1991 Cadillac Eldorado.
 * Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez 2009, LeMons of Club GP, 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE
 * New England 2009, Team UDMan-Trailing Throttle Oversteer, 1963 Chevrolet Corvair.
 * Buttonwillow Histrionics 2009, San Diego Minis (a.k.a. Team Bean), 1962 Austin Mini
 * South Fall 2009, Rusty Bolt Racing, BMW 530i.
 * The Lamest Day 2009, Total Loss Racing, 1987 AvtoVaz Lada Signet
 * Yee-Haw It's LeMons Texas 2009, Black Knight Racing (It's Just a Flesh Wound), Triumph TR7
 * Arse-Freeze-Apalooza 2009, Purple LeMons Racing, VW Beetle.
 * Auction-Weekend Gavel-Tap GP 2010, Team Flyin' Four-Door Fortress, Oldsmobile Regency 98 Brougham.
 * Southern Discomfort 2010, Track Pillagerz, Buick LeSabreTooth.
 * Gator-O-Rama 2010, LRE (LeMons Racing Experiment), Datsun 240Z.
 * Sears Pointless 2010 Air Prance Oui-We-Can, 1971 Citroen D Super
 * American Irony 2010, Chicken and Waffles, Volkswagen Quantum Syncro wagon.
 * Cain't Get Bayou 2010, Mostly Harmless Racing, VW Karmann Ghia.
 * Goin' For Broken 2010, Dust N Debris, Dodge Shadow.
 * South Spring 2010, Schumacher Taxi Service: Craptation Regurgitation, Chevy Citation.
 * North Dallas Hooptie 2010, Crewe Le Pew Redeaux, Renault Le Car.
 * Capitol Offense 2010, Misfit Toys Racing, Wartburg 311.
 * The B.F.E. GP 2010 Rocket Surgery Racing, Renault 4CV.
 * LeMons New England 2010, Police Brutality, Ford Thunderbird TD.
 * The Arse-Sweat-Apalooza 2010, King Henry V8th, Cadillac Sedan De Ville
 * Mutually Assured Destruction of Omaha 2010, Airborne Ranger Race Team, Chevrolet Beretta.
 * Yee-Haw It's LeMons Texas! 2010, Seven Come Eleven, Volkswagen Fastback.
 * LeMons South Fall 2010, Dog Ciao Racing, Alfa Romeo Spider.
 * Detroit Bull Oil GP 2010, Scuderia Arugginito, Alfa Romeo Berlina.
 * The Rod Blagojevich Never-Say-Die 500 2010, SpeedyCop, Toyota MR2/Lancia Scorpion
 * Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez 2010, Property Devaluation Racing, Ford Fairmont wagon
 * Italian Stallions-The Blue Meanie, Fiat 600D.
 * The Painfully Bland Bowl of Thin Lukewarm Oatmeal That Can't Possibly Offend Anyone, No Matter How Much They Enjoy Being Offended, 24-Hour Season Ender 2010, Adopted by Jets 2, Saab 96.