Only suckers pay full-pop retail, and competitors at our $2000 Challenges prove this year after year. They’re capable of creating agile autocrossers, neck-breaking drag racers and polished concours cars for about two grand—the exact budget for each event is the year with a dollar sign in front of it.
Of course, it takes some ingenuity to keep things low-buck and fast. …
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It would be cool to see this article again but covering the most recent 10 years of Challenge cars.
In reply to maschinenbau :
Yeah, that would be pretty cool. Chinese turbochargers and cheaper tuning options seem to have really come into their own in the past decade. Maybe the next 10 years has more computer analysis and 3d fabrication on the way?