Rodney Stolto, of team Rusty Bucket Racing, was thrilled to compete in the budget racing “LeMons” series. However, after forming a team of a NASA propulsion scientist, Lincoln dealership general manager, and Formula Dodge championship podium finisher of 1998, entering a car at Road America, and winning Class B, he and his team where severely disappointed.

“We where under the impression that the organizers would be giving lemons to the winners”, Rodney said during an interview, “however, upon our class B victory, we had not been given a SINGLE lemon!”

Rodney also makes note that throughout the event, there where no lemon products (lemonade, lemon cake, lemon candy), or even any citrus fruits to be found anywhere on track (Lemons are his favorite fruit).

“To say we are disappointed would be an understatement!”, Rodney continues, “We committed countless hours to prepare our car to pass BS inspection, which included a dance routine and serenade to the judges, under the false pretext of potentially winning lemon fruits by the end of the race!”

Rodney pointed out the besides the series name, all marketing material involves a picture of a lemon of some form. This led the team to believe that they would potentially be winning free fruits.

“You know how difficult it was building a mid-engined ej25 swapped Geo Metro, with Chrysler cordoba body panels, and a z24 transaxle? We went through three machinists until the 4th lived long enough to modify the uprights we stole off my now exwife’s Tribeca! And for what?! $200 and an IOE trophy!? My fish caught fire when we welded the cage! Explain that!? Is it too much to ask that LeMons gives us lemons?”

Rusty Bucket Racing has submitted a formal protest to the organizers about the lack of citrus fruits at the event, after storming off the podium in anger and breaking down in tears when they realized how much money they’ve sunk vs visiting the fruit asile of Walmart.