Driver with a self-built BMW and no maintenance crew tackles Rally Mexico, takes third in class
I found this link on a site I frequent, and thought people here might like it. Bill Caswell, an American racing nut, built his own rally car out of a 1991 BMW chassis he bought for $500 off Craigslist, brought it to Rally Mexico this year with a co-driver he'd never met and no maintenance crew, and took third place in his class.
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-50...k-rally-racers
The article headline is a little misleading; the chassis was $500, but it sounds like all the performance parts were replaced, and the engine was from an E30 M3. I don't know much about car parts yet, but I'm guessing those cost a little more than $500. :D Still, pretty impressive that he built his own car, did his own repairs, and managed to be competitive.