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Join GRM after the $2000 Challenge for a track day at the FIRM

Curious how a car built for only $2000 performs on track? We're once again heading to Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park after the $2000 Challenge to find out.

Live thread: Track testing a manual GR86, C8 Z06 and more

We're heading to the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park to test a Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06 and a manual Toyota GR86, plus our VW Mk7 GTI's latest setup.

Live thread: An insider look at a GRM track test

Wish you could be a fly on the wall during a GRM track test? Follow this live thread, and you can be.

The $2000 Challenge excitement doesn’t have to end on Sunday: Open track day at the FIRM

Curious how a car built for only $2000 performs on track? We're heading to Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park after the $2000 Challenge to find out.

Join our V6 Miata at the FIRM this Friday

We'll be taking our V6-powered Miata to the FIRM this Friday, why not come and join us?

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FIRM articles

Features: Toyota calls our bluff and builds a giant-slayer from a Corolla

Track test and review of the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla.

News and Notes: How we track test cars and what the numbers mean

This is how we test every car we take to the FIRM.

Features: The Grassroots Motorsports ultimate guide to track car lap times

Here are the fastest cars to lap the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park, the official test track of Grassroots Motorsports.

Features: Does a manual make the Toyota GR Supra a better sports car?

We put the new six-speed manual Toyota GR Supra on track to find out if rowing your own gears really makes the Supra a better car.

Features: Is the BMW M2 actually faster than it looks?

The BMW M2 looks like a large, tall, boxy coupe–but does it handle like one, too?

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FIRM project car updates

Can our E46 M3 run with a new Hyundai Elantra N?

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Building a street car that can theoretically survive a track day is one thing, but what does the data actually say? Does …

How to complete a weekend of motorsports? Even more track time.

What’s the best way to recover after the automotive festival that is the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack? More track time, of course!

We …

The simple upgrades that made our Porsche 997 faster on track

Could we make our Porsche 997 better on track without destroying its street manners?

That was our goal with this project. We picked up this 2007 Porsche …

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