60's VW bus with a SBC in the backseat.....Not worthy of Emod, but that was the only class it could run..(Grin)
Photography Credit: David S. Wallens
Okay, so our Garage Rescue Miata might not be the weirdest car to attend an autocross, but what is the oddest vehicle you have ever seen show up?
Bonus points if it's the car you ran.
60's VW bus with a SBC in the backseat.....Not worthy of Emod, but that was the only class it could run..(Grin)
My friend Josh's Grand Cherokee 5.9L Limited. He had it lowered, way stiffer springs, 200tw tires, and the front driveshaft disconnected so that it was CAM legal. It met height-by-width and he got a letter of approval from the SCCA, but pretty much every tech inspector and safety steward hassled him about it, leading to it's retirement after just a year.
He followed that up with a Ram S/ST the next year, but it was the same issue with tech inspectors and safety stewards not being thrilled about it, and he also kept annihilating cab mount bushings (turns out they aren't meant for this kind of abuse). He has since moved on to a $400 P71.
I once ran a 1986 Jetta diesel at a rainy event in Toledo. This was the 52hp version, none of that fancy TDi stuff. I think I finished 2nd in D or E stock out 7 cars. Most runs I had 3 passengers.
Weirdest I've run:
Weirdest I've seen:
After course cleanup, the firefighters that had stopped to watch the last runs of the day hustled their firetruck around the course by following the tire tracks. It was an extremely impressive showing that earned them a standing ovation from all awaiting the awards ceremony.
My Yugo (aka "The Yugo from Hell) was a contender.
The car could do a 360* spin inside an autocross gate without touching a cone! (Ask me how I know!)
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