Video: Speedycop races his Honda Accordion at the 24 Hours of LeMons

Jeff Glucker

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Speedycop is a LeMons legend. He has a brain that’s far too creative, and when it spills forth with ideas those ideas turn into insane-o racecars. This man turned a Cessna into a racecar, and flipped a Camaro on its roof – on purpose. Now, his latest creation is running around New Hampshire at the 24 Hours of LeMons Halloween Hooptiefest. It’s a Honda Accord. That doesn’t sound so nuts, right?

Well… he turned it into a Honda Accordion.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QHgUTMdlvc[/youtube]

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Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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28 responses to “Video: Speedycop races his Honda Accordion at the 24 Hours of LeMons”

  1. Arco777 Avatar
    Arco777

    No YouTube where I'm at… 🙁 As usual I never hear about the actual engineering behind Speedycop's creations, just see a picture or two and "It's a X crossed with an X in X way", and I have to use my imagination.

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    1. Arco777 Avatar
      Arco777

      To clarify, I am not slamming Hooniverse… I love Hooniverse. There must be somewhere that I can find out more about these creations though, that isn't blocked on this internet.

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      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        What's your location? Have you considered VPN to access sites with a different IP?

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        1. Arco777 Avatar
          Arco777

          Can't say. I work long shifts and have very little off-time to surf the net on my personal comp.

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          1. spokenoise Avatar
            spokenoise

            Surely the NSA has all the youtube clips archived for your perusal 😉

          2. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            Aah…I was thinking more along the lines of "North Korea" or something like that. Get back to work then!
            😉

          3. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            Seriously, a downvote?
            Edit, 5h later…ah, the community steps up for the small things that really matter in life.

          4. Vairship Avatar
            Vairship

            Clearly Kim Jong Un was not pleased with your comment.

          5. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            I am going to fiddle with his nuclear powered cognac dispenser for payback, next time I see him at LeMons.

      2. Speedycop Avatar
        Speedycop

        http://Www.speedycop.com
        speedycopvideos on YT
        -Speedycop 😉

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        1. dukeisduke Avatar
          dukeisduke

          Do you keep the car locked during the race, or is it free to move? I could see that being a problem.

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        2. Kamil_K Avatar
          Kamil_K

          Jeff,
          It was great meeting you and chatting with you.
          Recover well and quick!
          -Kamil

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          1. Speedycop Avatar
            Speedycop

            Thanks, Kamil! Nice meeting you too.

  2. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    That's just incredible. I can only imagine how it must feel to drive this – it appears to be lockable, but there also seems to be movement while cornering.
    On a separate note, far too many BMW's in the field.

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    1. Hopman Avatar
      Hopman

      Agreed. I was there yesterday and it seemed like ever other car was an e30 or it's cousin. There was also a VW Golf that the team had swapped a BMW slant4 / rwd into, but they had trouble passing tech.

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      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        Maybe the invisible hand will remove all those cheap-enough BMWs… There is nothing similar in my neck of the woods, and if it was, I'd probably struggle to find the time to go. A bit jealous about actually being there… Driver or spectator?

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        1. Hopman Avatar
          Hopman

          Spectator / cheap labor for judges. I agreed to help do belt & gear checks in exchange for lunch, acess to the bribes table & a couple of shirts.
          If you ever have a chance to go, DO IT! Where are you from?

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          1. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            So there really is a bribes table… 😀 I'm from Norway, in a part of the country without much racing. With cars at least, people do boats here.

          2. Hopman Avatar
            Hopman

            Can you imagine a EuroLemons held at a place like Hockingheim or Monza?

          3. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            Hardly, really. I think it would attract a totally different crowd in Europe…but I'd love to be proven wrong. Finland, Sweden and inland Norway have a great tradition for folk racing in the woods, I guess that would be some sort of equivalent.

      2. smokyburnout Avatar
        smokyburnout

        They had a second problem.
        <img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXoOYisIcAAu-ch.jpg:large&quot; width="600"/>

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  3. $kaycog Avatar
    $kaycog

    Speedycop's creative skills are just amazing!

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  4. Van_Sarockin Avatar
    Van_Sarockin

    Another cool project, for sure. But I'd rather be regaled by a Hoon's own Regal tales.

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  5. dukeisduke Avatar
    dukeisduke

    When is Le Mons coming back to Texas?

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  6. LTDScott Avatar
    LTDScott

    I'm still trying to figure out how the backstays for the roll cage are attached.

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    1. austinminiman Avatar
      austinminiman

      They weren't welded in until after the show… he welded them before he went on track. (I believe, at least)

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      1. mdharrell Avatar
        mdharrell

        Accord-ing to Speedycop:
        "The rear stays bolt in through 1/4" plate, with beefy 5/8" grade 8 bolts, into specially designed boxes. The bolts can be removed any time."
        http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewtopic.php?i…
        This presumably required special dispensation from LeMons HQ, as they typically frown upon bolt-in cages, in keeping with Rule 3.1: "…complete 360-degree welds at all joints, including all car-to-cage joints."

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  7. Speedycop Avatar
    Speedycop

    Right you are. Evil Genius had to sign off on this before I could execute it.

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