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I know the topic of Hyundai's dirt cheap econobox has come up as an autocross contender but has anyone had any experience with their durability for rallycross? They're cheap and available. Cheaper even than rusted and the now rare Golfs from the early to mid 90s which seem to be a good bench mark. Plus way back when we in America could watch WRC coverage I remember seeing these:
I'm sure very little of that is still stock Accent, but it's awesome just the same.
Good ol' Google + Wikipedia led me to this site that may have some info for you.
I took a first gen excel rally with several SCCA sponsored events here in NJ.. including the "jersey jump" an 8 hour endurance from the northern point of jersey to the south.
I was not competitive.. the car lacked guts (all 65hp of it) and I lacked experience.. but I did slip in past many more expensive cars that broke.
I've driven an Accent rallycross beater rental on what is probably the harshest rallycross course ever constructed (rocks the size of grapefruit, wicked stumps, several suspension-bottoming dips/bumps, extremely dusty and hot conditions). It took it like a champ from me and a co-driver all day, and I know that the course owners were using it as a "test vehicle" before and after course development.
I can recommend the Accent platform :)
that accent is about the only Hyundai that I would drive...but when they do it right, they REALLY do it right, that car is A-W-E-S-O-M-E, Awesome, awesome TOTALLY!
(sorry, my little sister was a cheerleader)