And you can find results here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRS7GuP8MFnC7girK8A8WEkBx01MUm5rMm74YJPYyCQmX81lckJ4vJ1M2Yf26vlZKPxVGaYwcSeL8H3/pubhtml?gid=1878264809&single=true
Photography Credit: Dave Green
How fast can you go for less than $2000? That's the whole idea behind our annual Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack.
Whether teams built a car for less than $2000, entered their over-budget build, or both: They all battled against each other across autocross, drag racing and concours sessions at Gainesville Raceway to see if money really equals speed.
So, who had the fastest low-buck machine? That honor goes to Katie Ortengren’s team Material Girls Racing and their 1985 Ford Ranger-bodied Ford Taurus police car.
In second place was Wreck Racing and their Factory Five 818/Nissan 300ZX amalgamation, followed by Kevin Flavin and his 1985 Chevrolet Corvette.
For their efforts, each team won a big trophy and a gift card from Tire Rack: $1000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.
The full field of $2000 Challenge winners are as follows:
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.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is presented by Tire Rack, in association with CRC, Miller and BendPak.
First off: Ladies, congrats. It's been awesome watching you all come out and grow as a team. Please keep it up
Second, can we please get a build thread of this? I'd love to see what was required to adapt the two vehicles.
Third, I know the Taurus did not have a title. Did the Ranger? Is it now streetable?
Video coming soon! And, yes, they kept this one very much on the D.L.
In reply to Mr_Asa :
The ranger does not have a title. 
Most importantly than this did you'all find out what that little black Tire Rack disc in the goodie bag was for?
More details on the ranger build!
In reply to Mr_Asa :
Yessir! The girls will be posting a build thread very soon. Thanks again to the staff at GRM for putting on a great family friendly competition, and thanks to all of the competitors for making this such a special event. My kids have been coming since 2013 and they look forward to it every year. Here's a teaser pic for their thread, it's hard to tell just how small but mighty this thing is without a frame of reference:
I love lowered mini trucks at autocross. A well-sorted one can really get around a course.
I'm really surprised at the quality of the taurus platform! Especially in the autocross with all that weight and size. Nicely done - chassis swaps are always sweet
I still want to know how the got a Ranger body on a Taurus.
Looking forward to the build thread.
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