In 2004, Tom Caimano brought a Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R to our annual $2000 Challenge–back when you could buy one for a fair price of just $800.
The 25th anniversary $2000 Challenge–our automotive festival that celebrates autocross, drag racing and ingenuity–is coming this April.
Zac Caldwell is setting out on a mission to compete at every single race on the 24 Hours of Lemons schedule–for a good cause, of course.
What looks like a Group B rally car and is powered by a (very) tired Mustang Cobra V8? That's right, the Justang.
Follow this thread to stay up to date with all the low-buck thrills from the $2000 Challenge.
Cheap speed? How about a turbo Festiva? It kinda uses a Miata engine.
Not just any 280ZX, but one breathing through a Pinto carburetor.
A real Ferrari in a Lemons race? How about a rebodied Nissan instead?
Neal Losey had a year to remember, racing 37 cars, competing at 18 tracks across the country, en route to a 24 Hours of Lemons national drivers' championship.
Going fast doesn’t have to involve piles of money. As Wreck Racing and the rest of our $2000 Challenge teams have regularly shown, creativity goes far.
