How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers via Jalopnik

[g8crasher]

Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that. Here's his amazing story.

This is the multifaceted tale of Bill Caswell, a man who bought a crapcan off Craigslist to run against $400,000-plus rally cars in a World Rally Championship race. 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 because he wanted to spend the fabrication fee on race tires instead. It's the story of a gearhead who drove a rustbucket to a third-place finish in an FIA-sanctioned race.

Most of all, it is a story of hoonage.... continue reading by following the link below

http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers

** This is one helluva inspiring story for all racer wannabes. Since we have F1 under our belt, maybe we should hold a city stage for WRC right here.. can you picture service tents outside Ngee Ann City ?

"Orchard Gudang" can be used for a "Super City Stage". :bounce: