First The Grey Lady bit on our enduring pepper coverage, and now this! If the “Special Interests” editor wants to just give a shout, we’ll happily provide countless story ideas for only the cost of a few beers and attribution. Here’s one on the house that’s got crazy legs: Los Compadres suck eggs, probably are behind all the sketchily complex debt products and certainly are to blame for the global financial meltdown. Scoop of the news cycle - you’re welcome.

Professional courtesy gripes aside, it’s an excellent article on LeMons - a race that seems to have been designed for the Dukes of Flatbush. The Dukes know a little something about 24 hr contests - stay tuned for future DOFB beater racing supremacy.