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Oct. 27, 2009 7:30 p.m. eastsidemav Reader

Updated with 2001/2002 data and two indeterminate entries from 08/09*

An asterisk indicates this make/model won an event

A plus sign means the vehicle was in the "Race" class in 2001.

Someone asked about what cars had been in the Challenge in the $2010 prep thread, and I was kind of curious, too. Compiled them into a spreadsheet by Make, Model, generation/year, with a column for each year, and a grand total column. I am missing the $2001 and $2002 data, so it is incomplete, and there were some entries in 08 and 09 I couldn't decipher perfectly, so I skipped. If anyone has the 01/02 data, I'd love to have it, and will update the numbers.

In order of most popular to least popular:

Year/Gen Make Model Total

Fox Ford Mustang 26

1st Gen Mazda RX-7 22

1st Gen Mazda Miata* 19

2nd Gen Honda CRX* 18

1st Gen Honda CRX* 16

E30 BMW 325 15

2nd Gen Mazda RX-7 15

1st Gen Toyota MR2 14

Merkur XR4ti 10

VW Rabbit 10

Yugo Yugo 10

1st Gen Dodge Neon 9

Dodge Omni 9

1st Gen Eagle Talon 8

Nissan 240Z* 8

Nissan 300ZX 8

1st Gen VW Scirocco 8

3rd Gen Honda Civic 7

4th Gen Honda Civic 7

Mazda 323 GTX 7

Pontiac Fiero 7

Porsche 944 7

Dodge Charger 6

5th Gen Honda Civic 6

Fox Mercury Capri 6

S13 Nissan 240SX 6

Porsche 914 6

Dodge Daytona 5

Locost Locost 5

MG Midget* 5

Nissan 280ZX* 5

Plymouth Valiant 5

Triumph Spitfire 5

A2 VW Golf 5

A2 VW Jetta 5

2nd Gen VW Scirocco 5

Audi 4000 4

VW Beetle 4

Alfa Romeo Spider 3

E30 BMW 318 3

BMW 320 3

E36 BMW 325 3

Datsun 510 3

Dodge Rampage 3

Dodge Shadow 3

Ford Ranger 3

Geo Storm 3

1st Gen Mitsubishi Eclipse 3

Mitsubishi Mirage 3

Mitsubishi Starion 3

B13 Nissan Sentra 3

Opel GT 3

1969 Plymouth Barracuda 3

Newer Plymouth Colt 3

1st Gen Plymouth Laser 3

Saab 900 Turbo 3

Subaru SVX 3

2nd Gen Toyota MR2 3

BMW 2002* 2

G-body Buick Regal 2

2nd Gen Chevrolet Camaro 2

1987 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2

1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 2

1983 Chevrolet Malibu 9C1 2

1975 Chevrolet Monza 2

Fiat 118G 2

Ford Festiva 2

MN12 Ford Thunderbird SC 2

Ford/Lotus Cortina 2

Ford/Toyota Suprang 2

Geo Metro 2

Unknown Mazda RX-7 2

Mercury Tracer 2

B13 Nissan Sentra SE-R 2

1987 Plymouth Sundance 2

3rd Gen Pontiac Firebird 2

2nd Gen Saturn SL 2

Suzuki Swift 2

Mk 3 Toyota Supra 2

Triumph GT6 2

VW Karman Ghia 2

1959 Zamboni Zamboni 2

1st Gen Acura Integra 1

Unknown Acura Integra 1

1973 AMC AMX 1

Audi 90 Quattro 1

1987 Audi Quattro 1

1960 Austin Healey Sprite+ 1

Nelson Bug hot rod 1

1983 Cadillac Cadillac 1

Cadillac Seville SLS 1

3rd Gen Chevrolet Camaro 1

Shamu Chevrolet Caprice 1

Chevrolet Corsica 1

1965 Chevrolet Corvair 1

C4 Chevrolet Corvette* 1

1949 Chevrolet Coupe 1

1977 Chevrolet Nova 1

Chevrolet S10 1

1987 Chevrolet Sprint 1

1985 Chrysler 600 1

Dodge Aries 1

Dodge Spirit RT 1

2nd Gen Eagle Talon 1

1958 Fiat 500 1

1991 Ford Escort 1

Unknown Ford Fiesta 1

Ford Maverick 1

1st Gen Ford Probe 1

2nd Gen Ford Probe 1

Unknown Ford Probe 1

Ford Ranger+ 1

2nd Gen Ford Taurus 1

Unknown Ford Thunderbird 1

1988 Honda Accord 1

Unknown Honda Civic 1

Unknown Honda CRX 1

Kia Rio 1

1986 Mazda 626 1

2nd Gen Mazda Miata 1

Mazda Protege5 1

Mazda RX-3 1

Mazda RX-4 1

1978 Mercedes-Benz 6.9 1

German Mercury Capri 1

MN12 Mercury Cougar 1

Chrome Bumper MG MGB 1

Rubber Bumper MG MGB 1

Unknown MG MGB 1

MG Midget+* 1

1975 Monzter Monzter 1

Nissan 200SX 1

Nissan 260Z 1

Nissan 280Z 1

Nissan 280ZX Turbo 1

B11 Nissan Sentra 1

1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1

Peugeot 505 Turbo 1

1987 Plymouth Colt 1

Plymouth Conquest 1

Plymouth Horizon 1

1st Gen Plymouth Neon 1

1989 Plymouth Voyager 1

1987 Pontiac Firefly Turbo 1

Daewoo Pontiac LeMans 1

Porsche 928 1

Porsche 924S 1

Saab 900 1

2nd Gen Saturn SC1 1

1st Gen Saturn SL2 1

Solo Wheeeeeeee+ 1

1987 Subaru RX Turbo 1

1987 Subaru XT 1

Subaru XT6 Turbo 1

4th Gen Toyota Celica 1

5th Gen Toyota Celica 1

4th Gen Toyota Corolla 1

Toyota Corolla FX16 1

1986 Toyota Cressida 1

Unknown Toyota MR2 1

Mk 2 Toyota Supra 1

Triumph Stag 1

Triumph TR7 1

1982 Unkown Unknown 1

1983 RF83 Van Diemen Formula Ford+ 1

Volvo 242 1

Volvo 240DL 1

Volvo P1800 1

Batvan VW Bus 1

A3 VW Jetta 1

Unknown VW Scirocco 1
Oct. 27, 2009 7:34 p.m. splitime Reader

Very cool! Maybe this is something that can get integrated into the Challenge pages... then updated each year.
Oct. 27, 2009 7:39 p.m. eastsidemav Reader

Edited due to updated data

Oh yeah, if a car was entered in multiple years, it gets counted multiple times. I'll also hand over the spreadsheet for someone to post, if I can get a few corrections, and the missing years entered into it. Its interesting seeing cars gain and lose popularity through the years.

A few factoids, based on initial data:

Civic/CRXs are most prevalent at 56 total

Fox bodies: 32 (maybe 33)

1g Miatas: 19

E30 BMWs: 18

14 1g DSMs

Only 3 3rd gen F-bodies, mine will make it 4 in 2010, I guess.
Oct. 27, 2009 7:46 p.m. eastsidemav Reader

splitime wrote:

Very cool! Maybe this is something that can get integrated into the Challenge pages... then updated each year.

If I could get all the spotter's guide data (hint, hint), I could probably find the time to put this and much more (engine swaps, placement, etc) into a searchable database over the winter.
Oct. 27, 2009 8:40 p.m. zoomx2 Reader

Wayyyyyyyyyyyy to much time on your hands!
Oct. 27, 2009 9:23 p.m. Kia_racer New Reader

Very cool, Now I can see what to bring that nobody else has. Sweet!
Oct. 27, 2009 9:24 p.m. Vigo New Reader

Super awesome!! I had been looking for this kind of info!

I am enjoying being in the One and Only category
Oct. 27, 2009 9:37 p.m. jwdmotorsports HalfDork

Awesome. I've been interested to see this data for a while.
Oct. 27, 2009 10:10 p.m. VanillaSky Reader

Very cool. I need to look up and see when that 88 Accord ran.
Oct. 27, 2009 10:14 p.m. BoneYard_Racing New Reader

Any more details on the Monza?
Oct. 28, 2009 6:16 a.m. eastsidemav Reader

Yeah, if I were to do the database, it'd be way too much time on my hands. This first list only took a few hours.

The 88 Accord ran in 2003

The Chevy Monza ran in the $1500 Challenge. I think the owner is on the board, so if he sees this, maybe he can add some details.
Oct. 28, 2009 6:19 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

I missed the AMX. What year did it run?
Oct. 28, 2009 6:20 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

The XR4Ti count is wrong. If you are counting each showing I know of at least 10.

Gundersdorf X3

Halfast X3

Cua bros X2

V8 car X1

Primer grey X1

And I think there was more.
Oct. 28, 2009 6:21 a.m. ddavidv UltraDork

Scrolled through twice, didn't see BMW 2002 listed. I think you may find that was very present in the year 2002.
Oct. 28, 2009 6:35 a.m. eastsidemav Reader

John Brown and ddavidv, thats why I need someone to send me 2001 and 2002 data :)

Edit: the AMX was in 2004, I think it may have gotten most spectacular failure for a towing mishap.
Oct. 28, 2009 6:37 a.m. jwdmotorsports HalfDork

I have the 2002 issue at home. Unless someone beats me to it I'll post the information tonight when I get a chance.
Oct. 28, 2009 7:09 a.m. alfadriver HalfDork

I also wonder how you are counting the cars- you count an Alfa Spider twice, and I only know of the one car that has been entered 3 times (and you did say you left out 2002).

Good stuff, though.

Eric
Oct. 28, 2009 8:22 a.m. spin_out New Reader

Great reference to see if it's been done before. It's a bit misleading to list the same car entered several times as an additional entry. One car is one car. Thanks for the list, its a good start. It would be cool to see a spreadsheet come out of this with a little info about each car, such as if it had a motor swap.
Oct. 28, 2009 8:26 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

I'm surprised that there's only been one Escort.

Looks like i'll be the first MX6!
Oct. 28, 2009 12:17 p.m. Raze Reader

In reply to 93celicaGT2:

Oh God, I can see it now, challengers will intentionally look up 'The List' to find a car that hasn't been wrought upon mere mortals...
Oct. 28, 2009 12:45 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

Raze wrote:

In reply to 93celicaGT2:

Oh God, I can see it now, challengers will intentionally look up 'The List' to find a car that hasn't been wrought upon mere mortals...

I think that's part of the fun, though.

"Holy crap, i didn't realize you could do THAT to that car!"

I would love to find a cheap old V6 Camry to molest for the Challenge.
Oct. 28, 2009 12:46 p.m. Raze Reader

93celicaGT2 wrote:

I would love to find a cheap old V6 Camry to molest for the Challenge.

You sir are sick.
Oct. 28, 2009 12:52 p.m. SVreX PowerDork

2- 1959 Zambonis, huh?

Are you job hunting?
Oct. 28, 2009 4:06 p.m. eastsidemav Reader

Yeah, its tallied by entry, not by car, so if someone ran the same vehicle multiple times, it gets counted that number of times. If I make a relational database, I'll change that. At the very least, if I get the missing data, I'll be happy to send the completed spreadsheet to someone who can host it online. That way, it can be viewed as total entries or year-by-year.

SVrex, you noticed 2 Zambonis, but not 2 Fiat 118Gs? I'd assume the Fiat is rarer
Oct. 28, 2009 4:09 p.m. SVreX PowerDork

How many racing Zambonis have you seen?

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