There’s still time to enter our $2000 Challenge

Colin
By Colin Wood
Apr 6, 2026 | $2000 Challenge, Tire Rack, Carlyle Tools, AutoBidMaster

Photograph by Dave Green

The build budgets might be low, but you’ll still find thrills at our Grassroots Motorsports $2000 presented by Tire Rack, Powered by AutoBidMaster and Built by Carlyle Tools.

In less than two weeks, April 18-19, our annual motorsports festival celebrating penny-pinching, extreme speed and ingenuity kicks off at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.

The challenge is in the name: you have just $2000 to spend building the fastest car possible, and it’ll have to compete in autocross and drag racing, plus a concours-style judged show.

Easy? Not entirely. Entertaining to watch? Definitely.

Cars built or bought for more than $2000 are welcome to compete, too, in either the autocross or drag racing sessions, or even both.

It’s not too late to sign up, either, as registration remains open until April 17 at 11:59 pm Eastern.

The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is presented by Tire Rack, powered by Autobidmaster and built by Carlyle Tools, in Association with CRC IndustriesKnight's Automotive and BendPak.

Join Free Join our community to easily find more $2000 Challenge, Tire Rack, Carlyle Tools and AutoBidMaster news.
Comments
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos)
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/8/26 4:24 p.m.

My word, I didn't expect this! 

You'll need to log in to post.

Our Preferred Partners
HvtPyShR5RN1NE304B1s9im6uhabyPVqi2m4iCnTetigCw7vloRFRtkkkFLT3o6R