$2000 CHALLENGE UPDATES
Hotel Reservations Now Open for the 2025 $2000 Challenge
The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived: our host hotel, the Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville, has opened up reservations for next year’s $2000 Challenge at our special group rate of $139/night.
As a reminder, this hotel is where the Parking Lot Build will take place, along with all kinds of other extracurricular shenanigans you’ll just have to be there to experience.
The Best Western Gateway Grand also features free WiFi for guests, a pool, a fitness center, an on-site restaurant and daily hot breakfast in the lobby for your convenience.
To book your room, click the button below or call 352-331-3336 and ask for the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge rate.
$2000 Challenge Registration for 2025 Now Open
Photography Credit: Dave Green
Lovers of cheap speed, rejoice: Registration for the 2025 Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack is now open.
The name of the game is still to build the fastest car possible for less than $2000, ensuring your creation can outperform everyone else in autocross, drag racing and concours judging.
As with previous years, cars built–or bought–for more than $2000 are eligible to compete in their own dedicated classes, and spectators are welcome to join in on the fun, too.
Whether you build a car for less than $2000, enter your over-budget build–or both–the thrills all take place March 29-30 at Gainesville Raceway in Florida.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is presented by Tire Rack, in association with CRC Industries, High Performance Expo, Miller Electric and BendPak.
INTRODUCING THE NEW AND IMPROVED $2000 CHALLENGE WEBSITE!
We’ve made some changes - hopefully you like them! This updates page will still be your source for updates on the upcoming $2000 Challenge, so be sure to subscribe to email updates to get notified every month of what’s been posted here!
Speaking of changes, we’d like to introduce another new factor for the 2025 $2000 Challenge: Grand Marshal Bill Cuttitta! He’ll be our official man-about-town spreading the good word about the $2000 Challenge to anybody who will listen.