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$2000 Challenge: A twin-engine, wide-body Ford

Back in 2012, this Ford Escort arrived at our annual $2000 Challenge with a 2.0-liter Ford Zetec up front and a Lincoln Continental V8 out back.

$2000 Challenge: A Wartburg 311 with Subaru Legacy power

In addition to the $2000 Challenge, this Wartburg 311–fitted with the engine from a Subaru Legacy–also competed in the 24 Hours of Lemons.

$2000 Challenge: The first Mercedes to compete in our low-buck bash

How much time does it take to properly prepare a late '70s Mercedes-Benz for our annual $2000 Challenge? As we found out back in 2005, about six hours.

$2000 Challenge: Not a space ship, but a nitrous-fed Subaru XT

This Subaru XT was acquired and prepped to compete in the 2003 edition of our $2000 Challenge for just $984.69. Part of that prep? Fitting a used nitrous system.

$2000 Challenge: Planning is hard, so we’re making entry easier

We're revamping the registration process for our annual Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack in order to make planning your entry even easier.

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Columns: How to tackle the most radical project of your dreams?

Patrick Caherty–better known in these parts as AngryCorvair–shares his wisdom on tackling a big project when you have a family, a job and only a small two-car garage to build in.

Features: Make your project car faster: Advice from a Formula SAE team

Need help sorting and developing that current project? Florida’s Formula SAE squad–one of the top teams in the nation–to the rescue.

Shop Work: #TBT: A Datsun 510 with a V8 mounted in the passenger’s seat

What's so unusual about the V8-powered Datsun 510 Jeff Hixson and Minh Duong entered into our annual $2000 Challenge back in 2003? The V8 didn't live under the hood.

Shop Work: #TBT: Batvan, a Batmobile built for less than $2000

This low-buck, Batman-themed racer is a custom combination of a 1966 VW Kombi bus and a 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo–all built for under $2000.

Features: #TBT: A budget CRX racer built with a Chevy V8 and a Mustang chassis

This wild build that competed in our $2000 Challenge back in 2004 is an amalgamation of a Honda CRX body, Ford Mustang floor pans, a Corvette frame and a Chevy V8.

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A friendly reminder: cars are meant to be driven

Has our M3 been sitting too much lately? Well, you could say that.

Since purchasing our 2004 BMW M3 in the fall of 2016, we have put …

How to complete a weekend of motorsports? Even more track time.

What’s the best way to recover after the automotive festival that is the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack? More track time, of course!

We …

Super-easy car show prep that’s super easy | Garage Rescue Miata

The new format has opened our $2000 Challenge to all cars, including our Garage Rescue Miata. We showed it off on Sunday during Hagerty’s Cars & …

Is our Garage Rescue Miata faster than the reigning $2000 Challenge champion? | Garage Rescue Miata

There it was, sitting on grid just a few spaces away from us: Chris Brake and the Bradley-bodied, Ford Panther-chassised creation that took top honors at last year’s $2000 Challenge. …

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May 21, 2024 by davidadam1110
2024 None ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ℕ𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣@+1 800-417-5147

ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ℕ𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕠𝕡-𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖? 𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕟𝕠 𝕗𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣. 𝕆𝕦𝕣 ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ℕ𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 …

Jan 30, 2021 by Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
1963 None Minor

Originally built by GRM forum member Tripp, competed in the 2013 Challenge. Sold to me in Jan ‘21, Challenge use stipulated. The Morris body is on an Chevy S10 xtreme …

May 13, 2022 by QuasiMofo (John Brown)
2003 None GS430

Traded an $800 Tahoe for this. I overpaid.

Nov 13, 2019 by surfshibby07
1992 None Mustang LX Coupe

2019 Challenge car. 5.0 5 speed car. trickflow top end, nitrous, and baby suspension upgrades.

Jul 06, 2019 by spkorb
1973 None Fiat 850 Spider

$2012.00 for a $2015 Challenge with Cookie Monster seat covers, Googly eyes and a scant amount of rust. Frozen brakes kept me from getting to full speed but... full speed …

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