Those who endure my endless rants on Bike Nights have heard me discuss the Grassroots Motor Sports $200X Challenge (along with the Lemons race, the BABE rally and a host of other cheap ass races). This one is build a car for $2008 or less then drag it, autocross it and have it judged in Florida every Oct.
Well I just got back. It was awesome.
Pics here; http://www.evilengineering.com/gallery/v/Mental/2008
Well they wil be doing again in $2009 in Florida, but they also found these guys in California;
http://www.sdgrandchallenge.com/
They do an entire series involving $1000 cars. But its three weekends. What they have done is team up with the GRM crew and offered this;
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/for...ge1/#post53135
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/grand-challenge/
I have a car, last Monday Drift selflessly offered his time and truck and helped me drag home an 85 CRX for $250. It runs now and I am driving it to work. I'm gonna tweak it a little and get to San Diego next June. I won't win, and I won't care.
I know there are some other twisted folks here, and if you guys built it we could roll down as a Colorado team. If you add towing down with summer gas prices, it gets pretty pricey pretty quick, but I am sure we could build some cool stuff and with a decent convoy not worry about reliability so just drive our rides down. Its just under 18 hours, we could easily do it in a day, or stop over in Vegas.
Who's in?
Scott? I know you could have wicked VW out there for that kinda money.
Bash? There was a Honda Magna powered Corolla this year in Florida
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Dallas? I have seen what you can do with a welder, what if you put a motor in it?
Anyone else? Matty? Trevor? You guys are mechanics, waay better than I will ever be and I have a car. Surely you have something.
Ron, in your travels certianly you've come across a few bargins (if you could stand being in a car that long)
Bob, same deal.
Mike? You know you wanna. Get in touch with those southern roots, find a cheap El Camino, toss the Guzzi in the back and run her till she pops, then just ride home.
Some good starting pionts
$500 CRX http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/872492499.html
Fix this, gut it and it would be quick as well as a good track day tow vehicle for your bike;
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/872304170.html
Fix the suspension
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/871857498.html
Cop car?
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/872598720.html
2.2 Turbo Dodges can make 220 hp easy
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/872734232.html
SR20DET swap? http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/871893036.html
So you can see how easy this gets. With the massive mechanical talent here on the board, this is quite doable.
Who's in?