That is the most amazing thing I've seen on the internet in a good long while.

pimpm3 wrote:

AWESOME

You Dorks pulled it off in stunning style ! Bravo!

I love the rear canards!!

Any drag runs yet?

In reply to oilstain:

I think I saw a run on FB earlier that was in the 14s. I'm not 100% sure it was this car though.

Wish I was there.

14s aren't bad considering how difficult it must be to get traction!

I think this is a great example how sometimes removing, rather than adding, things makes whats left so much better.

Was it meant to be reminiscent of an A-10 Warthog? Because it reminds me of one

13.9 at 105. The nitrous bottle only had enough for 1 and a half runs. Traction was a problem all day. I guess cutting a significant portion of the rear of a car off is detrimental to weight distribution.

The rest of the theme will be revealed tommorow.

pimpm3 wrote: The rest of the theme will be revealed tommorow.

Awesome so far!!!!! And yet there's MORE?

And i will be there. In person. Swmbo says so.

You did good, dude.

In reply to David S. Wallens:

So did you guys. Thanks for putting on an awesome event and putting up with our terrible ideas.

Toyman01 wrote: In reply to oilstain: I think I saw a run on FB earlier that was in the 14s. I'm not 100% sure it was this car though.

Only at the Challenge could you day that about a bodyless car! Crazy!

From start to finish, it's always amazing to see what a group of people can accomplish in such a short period of time. The challenge also shows how willing fellow competitors are to lend a helping hand.

We had a great weekend, GRM put on an awsome show as always.

The car came out better then i imagined it would. Things went pretty smoothly and other then a few minor glitches everything was executed well.

I want to thank everyone who jumped in a worked so hard to make this thing happen. Thank you to the usual crew , Tod and Ted, Derick, John, and Andy. Also thanks go out to the new crew members Dave, Mark and Chris. A special thanks is in order for Andrew Nelson, the cage would not have gotten in the car as easily with out his expert tutelage. Watching him work blew my mind.

Its great that a group of people can get together once a year and pull something like this off. It really shows that with hard work, a plan and talented people, you can do anything.

We ended up 3rd in the concourse, and 5th overall. Most importantly we took home the coveted editors choice award! Thank you GRM!

That's rad. Wonder if this will be inspiration for someone else's parkin lot build? Can you imagine multiple teams assembling cars days before the Challenge in hotel parking lots?

I wish we'd have had more than one bottle hit.

It was fun but i think this is my first/last assist with a parking lot build, i got in some hot water with carli for leaving her with the kids while i built the nitrous system

Sorry to hear we got you in trouble. Your help was indispensable.

I will probably take a break from leading a parking lot build as well. I may pitch in if someone wants to pick up the torch, but this one will be hard to top.

As someone who does project management for a living, kudos to the talent who manged this build. I can tell that a lot was prepared before the first cut. This thing did not turn out this awesome by luck.

I know we said this might be our last parking lot build... Obviously I shouldn't be left alone for 15 hours on the ride home.

Two scenarios that would get me interested in it again.
1. Parking lot build off, find two very similar cars and form two teams to see who can make the better car.
2. Motortrend/Roadkill vs GRM build off in the parking lot. I'd even let them cheat on budget if they were willing.

I'll start my build thread for next year awhile to highlight all of my other crazy ideas and scenarios.

Good points, i will have to think about it some..

I like 2 better but I love both enough I'd join in.

If you are not making the connection, here was the inspiration...

More sample pics

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/Hasbro_GIJoe25th_VEH-AWE.asp