College teams: Save 50% on your $2000 Challenge registration
Photograph by Dave Green
What do college and our Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack and powered by AutoBidMaster have in common? Money–or, rather, the need to spend less of it through careful budgeting.
The $2000 Challenge is, quite simply, our annual motorsports festival that celebrates extreme speed, penny-pinching and ingenuity by challenging competitors to build a race car for no more than $2000 and compete with it in autocross, drag racing and a concours-style judged show.
In that spirit of saving, college teams entering to compete in the $2000 Challenge can get 50% of their registration fees (up to a maximum of $250) by using discount code COLLEGE.
Enter your collegiate team, and you’ll join the likes of Georgia Tech’s Wreck Racing, Kennesaw State University’s Night Owl Racing, Smith College Racing and more in the event’s storied history.
April 18-19 at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida, we’ll host some of the wildest and most creative under-budget creations in the country–and this is your sign to be a part of the low-buck thrills.
Better yet? Cars built or bought for more than $2000 can compete in the autocross and drag racing sessions, and spectators are welcome, too.
Sign up now to secure your entry for the 2026 event and keep an eye on the $2000 Challenge website for future updates.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is presented by Tire Rack and powered by AutoBidMaster, in Association with HPX Show, CRC Industries, A&A Manufacturing, Knight's Automotive and BendPak.