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Part Subaru 360, part Le Mans Prototype, 100 percent winner | $2000 Challenge Results

Photography Credit: Dave Green

Where can you find an automotive festival that's dedicated to celebrating autocross, drag racing and–most importantly–low-buck ingenuity? That's right, the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack.

For 2022 we once again pitted the fastest machines built for less than $2000 against one another at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida–but we also added a twist this year: For the first time ever, we allowed cars to enter the fray that cost more than $2000 to build to find out if more money really does equal more speed.

So, who had the fastest low-buck machine? That honor goes to Daniel Cummings–better known in these parts as nocones–and his LMP360 in first overall, followed by Wreck Racing and their Acura V6-powered Chevrolet S10 in second and Steve Stafford and his 1985 Chevrolet Corvette in third.

Catch up on all the action at the $2000 Challenge Live Thread and Look for full coverage of the $2000 Challenge in an upcoming issue of Grassroots Motorsports. Visit 2000challenge.com for future updates.

Comments

Jerry From LA SuperDork
10/24/22 1:30 a.m.

I must have missed something because I don't understand the classes.

dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/24/22 8:35 a.m.

Is there a class list to decipher all the acronyms?

Jerry PowerDork
10/24/22 8:39 a.m.

$ equals >$2000?

Mr_Asa UltimaDork
10/24/22 8:44 a.m.

N - Narrow tire. Under 225 I believe?

W - 235-285 tire, I think

U - everything above 285 (or whatever the cutoff for W was)

$ - under $2000

Bit of a hairy moment at the beginning of Auto-x where nocones had a rod-end decide to be a rod-float, but he got it replaced and I don't think there were any other significant issues the rest of the weekend.

Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
10/24/22 9:07 a.m.

Results are now live:

https://2000challenge.com/results

And you can see a class breakdown at the top of the rules here:

https://2000challenge.com/rules

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ UltimaDork
10/24/22 9:14 a.m.

In reply to Tom Suddard :

Thank you!

DaleCarter GRM+ Memberand New Reader
10/24/22 9:47 a.m.

In reply to dean1484 :

the 3rd paragraph?

Mr_Asa UltimaDork
10/24/22 10:20 a.m.

DaleCarter said:
In reply to dean1484 :

the 3rd paragraph?

Was not there when Dean posted.

Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/24/22 10:37 a.m.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

That is correct. I updated the item earlier this morning that better explains the classes.

madmrak351 Reader
10/24/22 10:51 a.m.

Spectated the Autocross Saturday with my younger son, had a great time. Needed to be in Bradenton that evening, so I missed the drag racing. Hope to be there with a car or truck next year. Congratulations to the winners: with the level of enthusiasm I saw that may well be every one who was there!