Entrants: Patrick Caherty, Jason St. John, Ray SedmanEvent Year: 2003
Budget Spent: $1991.85
For 15 years, Patrick Caherty said that he’d return to the $2000 Challenge. He finally made good on those plans/threats last year with his V8-powered, three-wheeling Chevy Corvair.
But that wasn’t the first time he entered such a combination. Back in 2003, Patrick and company showed up with a Corvair convertible already fitted with a V8. He bought the car for $1050 and spent the rest of his budget getting it back online. He finished 49th in the 67-car field while posting a mid-16-second run down the drag strip.
Make your own low-buck memories at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack, which returns to Gainesville, Florida, April 6-7, 2024.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is presented by Tire Rack, in association with CRC and Miller, with trophies from ACI Automotive and Performance and TrakkRats.