Photography Credit: Mark Langello
The phone rang during lunch. It was Jonny Pruitt calling long distance from Texas: He planned to join us at the $1500 Challenge. The year was 1999. Suddenly, we realized, what was conceived as an editorial exercise represented more than that.
[The origins of the $2000 Challenge]
True to his word, Jonny arrived in Florida. He brought his 1988 Yugo GVX–purchased for just $200–and joined a full house. We had fun, proved that racing didn’t take tons of cash, and decided to do it again, with that first event soon maturing into the $2000 Challenge.
Fast-forward to this year. Jonny was there again–along with others from that first year, including Bill Cuttitta, Cliff Sebring and Jeremy Randolph.
Photography Credit: David S. Wallens
Make your own low-buck memories at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack, held March 29-30, 2025.
The $2000 Challenge is Presented by Tire Rack, in Association with HPX Show, BendPak, CRC Industries and Miller Electric.
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