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penner2k 03-22-2010 09:00 AM
How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers (updated)
 
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-50...k-rally-racers

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This is the multifaceted tale of Bill Caswell, a man who bought a $500 crapcan off Craigslist to run against the $400,000+ rally cars in the World Rally Championship's Rally Mexico race earlier this month. It is a tale of a guy who had a welder, a bunch of credit cards, and a lot of free time but no real backing or funds. It is a story of a dude who taught himself how to build an FIA-legal roll cage, with no prior experience, because he wanted to spend the fabrication fee on race tires instead. It's the story of an enthusiast who drove a rustbucket to a third place finish in a FIA-sanctioned race.

This is a somewhat long read but worth it.

edit:
Now the story from the side of his codriver...
Enjoy

http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+dro...list-rally-car

shenmecar 03-22-2010 09:07 AM
that is fucking awesome.

FN-2199 03-22-2010 09:13 AM
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...x_dsc_3689.jpg

That car is fucking awesome. Total sleeper :)

iambuRnz 03-22-2010 09:29 AM
That was a very good read. the guys insane!

jaretron 03-22-2010 10:05 AM
awesome.

TOPEC 03-22-2010 10:12 AM
props to him, but it seems like he just got lucky landing at 3rd place because other cars were out of commission.

penner2k 03-22-2010 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by RX_Renesis (Post 6871872)
props to him, but it seems like he just got lucky landing at 3rd place because other cars were out of commission.
The other cars also had teams of people to fix the car. He had himself, his co-driver, duct tape and borrowed tools from other teams to fix his car.

I wouldnt say it was luck. It was just more determination to actually finish then the other teams.

Mugen EvOlutioN 03-22-2010 10:34 AM
long read indeed, but pretty cool

falcon 03-22-2010 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RX_Renesis (Post 6871872)
props to him, but it seems like he just got lucky landing at 3rd place because other cars were out of commission.
that's what rally racing is all about. It's who is the fastest over the weekend with the best set up car with fewest problems. The fact that he sounds like a good driver helps too.

Brianrietta 03-22-2010 11:31 AM
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I once asked Bill why he insisted on going through every spectator section crossed up and with the engine banging off the limiter. "Dude," he said, "I don't care if it costs me a couple of tenths. It makes the fans go nuts."
Fantastic.

josh t-1 03-22-2010 12:12 PM
this guy is a hero!

!Tigger 03-22-2010 12:37 PM
that guy is an awesome driver.

Phil@rise 03-22-2010 12:53 PM
true grassroots racing the kind of guy that gets us all into it

Greenstoner 03-22-2010 01:10 PM
props for the dude

hotong 03-22-2010 01:13 PM
damn thats sweet

hal0g0dv2 03-22-2010 01:47 PM
good for him

tiger_handheld 03-22-2010 04:10 PM
the stock price of rust buckets just went up on craigslist.

essel 03-22-2010 06:17 PM
sweet, in an e30 too

StylinRed 03-22-2010 07:07 PM
wow... thats awesome, sounds like everyone loved him too.. must've felt like a rock star

triplexcel 03-22-2010 07:27 PM
man. living up the dream

Underdawg 03-22-2010 07:49 PM
EPIC WIN IS EPIC

fliptuner 03-22-2010 08:19 PM
Great read!!!

Reminiscent of John Britton and his V1000.

crazyazn 03-22-2010 09:00 PM
goddamn...fuckin epic

InvisibleSoul 03-22-2010 10:04 PM
It keeps saying "in his class"... so he didn't actually beat those million dollar rally cars, right?

nack 03-23-2010 06:58 PM
story of an underdog


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