About

Updated 4/30/2025.

We started with a simple idea to race in 24 Hours of Lemons. Yes there is the expected motorsport-required BS Factor about how much was spent on the car. However the goal is zero BS approach to removing the carbon from the race and beyond and also to promote some of the excellent work being done to help us move beyond carbon.

We should be able to make even the silliest activities compatible with planetary well being. We started with a 1987 924s has had at least nine ten owners per Carfax, so not really a collectable, but a fine example of recycling. Lots of questionable bits that required carrying around emergency coolant and oil for a while, but more importantly the engine and transmission seem happy enough.

The second car is a 200k mile 2019 Tesla model 3 performance that was acquired as at a salvage auction. Not $500, but given the rules, once you deduct the cost of the battery and drivetrain, close to $500! And yes, there is match front fender damage (actually more than that, but that’s for another time).

This started off as a family project, but is quickly expanding to include more people. Shaun & Andrea work on climate-related themes. Andrea works on themes related to climate and contamination like microplastics. Shaun works on climate-themed investing in early stage startups at Third Sphere.

Max & Oli learned to drive stick on their PCs and have worked on various older cars including a 1969 VW Bug, 1975 Porsche 914, 2010 Mini JCW and 2009 BMW 135i.From a few initial conversations, there are a lot of people who want to drive.

And we’re excited to share that we have one real race driver and founder of Thalo, who are helping with emissions measurement too. Brendan Hermalyn has raced and even competed in 24 Hours of Lemons!

Why are we doing this?

Doing things that are good for the planet, shouldn’t feel like a chore. In fact, they should be a lot more fun. We’ve been told these 2 things are fundamentally at odds. So we’re planning to have a lot of fun prepping and entering Lemons AND we’re planning to remove carbon as we go and promote other folks who are showing how carbon can be outrun. Because we can.

Also 80s cars and video games are awesome and Outrun captures a whole visual and audio style. And so is carbon removal. And so are fully electric trucks and Onewheels. And automated cheap, clean electrons. And And so is learning new stuff. And so are the folks who organize and participate in Lemons. Just telling people about this generates smiles. What’s not to like.

Oh yes. We have great sponsors. Motorsports have been a fantastic platform for merchants of doubt – the most love liveries are usually for oil and tobacco thrown (Golf, Rothmans, John Player Special, Marlboro, Castrol). But there have also been some fantastic work from brands like Apple!

All of our sponsors make the planet better. 2 might help make us faster, one day. Learn more about our sponsors.