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Car race where cars cannot cost more than $500 (www.npr.org)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've seen that, and honestly would love to get a few buddies to chip in and find a jalopy and see how well we can do

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some buddies and I actually got an old firebird with a blown head gasket for lemons. Got it running, and then realized how much more we would have to pay for all the safety gear... We were still willing but had some disagreements for who was gonna pay what when and so the main backer pulled out and the dream went up in smoke...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

It doesn't seem like it at the time but the easiest and cheapest part of the process is getting a car. We bought a vandalized RX8 that ran in anticipation for Lemons but we ended up buying a 240SX that was race ready sans motor.