$2000 Challenge Trophies Announced

I just updated the $2000 Challenge trophies page, and there is plenty of good news! Check out what you could win here:

https://2000challenge.com/stuff-you-can-win

Dang..   This is exciting.

Nice!

Yeah wow!!

What does the half budget winner get?  You know besides the ability to E36 M3 talk all the full budget cars they beat.

In reply to Stampie :

A stunning trophy. 

EDIT: And a $250 GRM merch gift card.

In reply to Tom Suddard :

Ok stunning trophy is nice but E36 M3 talking is priceless.

So the only way to win the welder is to be over budget?

Holy E36 M3 that's a lot of award money! Maybe I really should switch plans and just thrash the Free Range Lotus for the next 8 weeks.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Correct. We have to give the higher budget cars some love, too!

maschinenbau said:

Holy E36 M3 that's a lot of award money! Maybe I really should switch plans and just thrash the Free Range Lotus for the next 8 weeks.

Quoted for emphasis  I haven't totaled it up but we have to be somewhere near $10,000 right?

Bringing the Zoomboni back with an "I identify as a Miata" sticker on the front.  I want to bring something home this time!

I won't be in contention for any trophies but that's a pretty stellar list.

Welp, I've been motivated to build a 10 second car now...

In reply to Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) :

I'm glad to see that you've decided to move on from the Escort and build a real race car. 

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Correct. We have to give the higher budget cars some love, too!

It would be absolutely *awesome* to see Andrew Nelson deliberately build his to $2001 just to be eligible to spank those... you'd see budget arguments in the other direction.

"NO WAY that cost over $2000!"

So an under budget car can set the fastest overall drag time of the event and walk away with a $250 Summit Gift Card, but someone can show up with their Hellcat be the quickest non budget car and win the $2000 miller welder. That seems like a huge slap in the face to the legacy challenge guys.

Greg Smith (Forum Supporter) said:

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Correct. We have to give the higher budget cars some love, too!

It would be absolutely *awesome* to see Andrew Nelson deliberately build his to $2001 just to be eligible to spank those... you'd see budget arguments in the other direction.

"NO WAY that cost over $2000!"

This raises an interesting question- can one compete in both categories?  Set your budget class run, tape a $20 bill to the inside of the windshield and go win overbudget.

sanyarcosean said:

So an under budget car can set the fastest overall drag time of the event and walk away with a $250 Summit Gift Card, but someone can show up with their Hellcat be the quickest non budget car and win the $2000 miller welder. That seems like a huge slap in the face to the legacy challenge guys.

Looking at the list, I see $1500 in prizes for under budget cars and a $1500 welder for over budget cars. 

Andrew could enter his 1000 whp Nova. But he also already has a welder so gift cards might be a better choice. Besides, I would like to see an 8 second pass from a $2000 car.