Hi everyone!
I'm new here. I was interested in this in summer but with covid-19 flaring in Florida, I chose to wait until 2021. Back in august, I picked up an 88 Plymouth Reliant wagon for $500 with the intent of competing next year. It's a rarity in that it's for a 5 speed manual, and in the next few months I'll be installing the 2.2 Turbo I engine I got for $500. Have there been any comparable cars in the years past?
Thanks!
That has to be the coolest K car ever
In reply to KD2DHP :
Welcome aboard, fellow Floridian! Be sure to click the red print "yes" in Cooter's reply.
It's a link to the GRM article. It should provide lots of inspiration.
I'm not sure there are any Kia's yet? I think that may have to be my next one.
Quiet a few "K" cars have taken part over the years. Some have done VERY well. Good luck and start a build thread so the other Shelby Dodge guys can chime in.
There is plenty of love here for these cars.
Paul B
The Aries ran from 2009-2012. Ran 11s in the quarter mile :) Plymouth Voyagers and Dodge Caravans have competed, too, along with some other K derivatives. You'll be in good company.
Bobzilla, a 1999 Kia Rio ran in the 2004 Challenge. At the time, it was the newest car to run. Not sure that record has been broken yet.
In reply to eastsideTim :
You mean a 5 year old car? Or a car newer than 1999? Because I'm sure there have been cars newer than 1999 to run, but not sure if anything has competed that is less than 5 years old.
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
5 year old car, we've definitely had a lot of later model cars run since, they were just older the years they showed up at the challenge.
The current used car market is way too strong for that these days I suppose. Even totaled cars
I used to know a guy who bracket-raced one.
It was very slow but VERY consistent.
Cooter said:In reply to KD2DHP :
Off topic, but they probably would have sold more of these if they looked like this! lol
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