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• Cort Summerfield, 1961-2008 [Racing]

  Those of us at the 24 Hours of LeMons race on Saturday afternoon were beyond heartbroken when Cort Summerfield died at the wheel of the Team Cant Am Volvo 242 Turbo. Not only was Cort's death a major loss for the LeMons racing community, it was also a tough blow for the city of Alameda; he lived on the island and worked at Ole's Waffle Shop, which is as much a part of the city's soul as are old cars parked on the street. I hung out with Cort before the race on Saturday morning and I'm still unable to believe that this could happen to such a nice guy and great driver. The words of his wife made us feel a little better, however: "It was really just something that he was happy doing. I'm sure the way he went, he was happy." Check out the Cant Am Volvo in action during happier times, at Altamont and at Thunderhill Photo credit, above: Gianna Babb [San Francisco Chronicle] galleryPost('LemonsAltamont39', 8, 'Cort Summerfield and the Team Cant Am Volvo'... Posted May 12 2008, 11:20 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Racing, 24 hours of lemons, Obituary, 24 Hours of Lemons Altamont, Cort Summerfield, Court Summerfield

• Looks like the MSM's finally gotten ahold ... [24 Hours Of Lemons Altamont]

  Looks like the MSM's finally gotten ahold of the crash story at Altamont . Our expectation is the rest of the bandwagon will show up momentarily. Look boys, carnage! [ CBS5 ] Posted May 11 2008, 10:40 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: 24 hours of lemons, Lemons, 24 Hours of Lemons Altamont, Altamont Crash, Altamont Motorsports Park, Cort Summerfield, Altamont Death, altamont raceway