Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/14/22 9:00 a.m.
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The 2023 edition of the $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack is closing in faster than a Subaru 360 turned into an LMP-style racer. What are your plans to participate?

Our annual $2000 Challenge is an automotive festival celebrating autocross, drag racing and ingenuity where we ask one simple question: How fast can you go for less than $2000?

For 2022, we …

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Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/14/22 9:37 a.m.

What??!?

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/14/22 12:27 p.m.

My Sawzall is getting Angsty to start on my 2023 Build.  Soon Sawzall..  Soon.   

Lof8 - Andy
Lof8 - Andy GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/14/22 12:57 p.m.

Will the individual events be "a la carte" again?  Classing by tires again like this year?

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
11/14/22 1:12 p.m.

In reply to Lof8 - Andy :

Yes and yes. laugh

madmrak351
madmrak351 Reader
11/14/22 1:18 p.m.

Good deal, glad to hear the date is nailed down!! I Plan to be there.

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
11/14/22 1:26 p.m.

Memorial Day??

Yikes

carguyrory
carguyrory New Reader
11/14/22 1:35 p.m.

I've only attended once, and then as a spectator (It was great fun!)  I liked the fall date for a number of reasons. Not least of which it's not FL in the summer. 
 

I think Memorial Weekend will be a hard sell. So much is going on that weekend! 
 

Best of luck. I hope it succeeds spectacularly. 
 

Just curious. Why the change of date?

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
11/14/22 2:19 p.m.

In reply to carguyrory :

Hurricanes and narrowly avoiding them was the primary reason given.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
11/14/22 2:21 p.m.

Yes, hurricanes were the primary concern--if you noticed, this year's event had major hurricanes just weeks before AND after it, and we're tired of planning on dodging those bullets. 

A switch to May will also bring warmer evenings, which should mean a safer surface for drag racing.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
11/14/22 2:21 p.m.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

I would also think it's easier to not have to work around football games when scheduling the track.

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/14/22 2:37 p.m.

300zxfreak
300zxfreak Reader
11/14/22 2:48 p.m.

Oh great, just when I figure I can attend this after purchasing a Winter place in Fla, you change the date to Spring when I won't be there............c'mon man !

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter)
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/14/22 4:09 p.m.

I'm never really available, I just force-fit it into my schedule.  May is just as bad a time as October, so I'm cool with it.

madmrak351
madmrak351 Reader
11/14/22 4:20 p.m.

I am just glad it didn’t end up in March/April as that always seems to be the busiest time for weekend events for me. Time to find a motor and trans!

JThw8
JThw8 UltimaDork
11/14/22 9:34 p.m.

8 years in a row I missed my anniversary because the BABE rally was on memorial day weekend, I dont think I'll be starting that trend up again.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
11/14/22 9:42 p.m.

Im going to try! 

Bigben
Bigben Reader
11/14/22 10:56 p.m.

I have a reminder set on my phone for when registration opens!

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