Who likes beater challenges? I do! Just completed my second Great Beater Challenge. General idea is as follows: buy a cheap vehicle ($700 or less all in including repairs), come up with a team theme, drive it on a road trip while completing a scavenger hunt, and have fun. Last year we used a carb'd K-car that was not really highway cable. This year a boring Civic with cheesy custom touches.
You can read about it here:
Vehicle Selection and Preparation
Day One Part One: Tarmac, Gravel, Tarmac and more Gravel
Day One Part Two: Out into the Prairie
Day Two Part One: Dinosaur Hunting
Day Two Part Two – Bridges, Pipes and Star Trek