The Shitbox Classic
02-08-2012, 07:34 AM
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The Shitbox Classic
So I want to do a rally, but:
-I'm not baller enough for Gumball
-I'm not man enough for BABE
-I'm not uppity enough for a legit vintage rally
This is BABE, in case anyone is unfamiliar:
http://www.streetsafari.com/streetsa...sy-babe-rally/
The idea is rally from NY to New Orleans in $500 cars. This is a long drive though, and requires I take time off, which I don't want to do. I also don't think I could find anything even running in DC for $500, and I don't really want to buy a car just for a rally.
I DO already own a dumpy-but-reliable 4spd Mercedes 240D though, and I'm itching to take it on interesting drives. I'd like to try to put together a single-overnight weekend rally, staring and ending in DC, through the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia, wherein people will run $2k-and-under cars they already own. This would involve stopping at shitty bars, good roadside food spots, and hopefully camping for the one overnight.
Ideally people would bring oddball/interesting cars, but no one would get turned away for showing up in a $2k EF Civic or something, more the merrier. Bonus points for anyone who installs mudflaps and huge driving lights.
Leave on a Saturday morning, get back on Sunday night. Work some kind of competition into it, but probably not a proper race. Driver & Co-Driver in each car, etc.
Sound dumb or promising?
-I'm not baller enough for Gumball
-I'm not man enough for BABE
-I'm not uppity enough for a legit vintage rally
This is BABE, in case anyone is unfamiliar:
http://www.streetsafari.com/streetsa...sy-babe-rally/
The idea is rally from NY to New Orleans in $500 cars. This is a long drive though, and requires I take time off, which I don't want to do. I also don't think I could find anything even running in DC for $500, and I don't really want to buy a car just for a rally.
I DO already own a dumpy-but-reliable 4spd Mercedes 240D though, and I'm itching to take it on interesting drives. I'd like to try to put together a single-overnight weekend rally, staring and ending in DC, through the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia, wherein people will run $2k-and-under cars they already own. This would involve stopping at shitty bars, good roadside food spots, and hopefully camping for the one overnight.
Ideally people would bring oddball/interesting cars, but no one would get turned away for showing up in a $2k EF Civic or something, more the merrier. Bonus points for anyone who installs mudflaps and huge driving lights.
Leave on a Saturday morning, get back on Sunday night. Work some kind of competition into it, but probably not a proper race. Driver & Co-Driver in each car, etc.
Sound dumb or promising?
02-08-2012, 12:35 PM
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Re: The Shitbox Classic
Could be fun
So I want to do a rally, but:
-I'm not baller enough for Gumball
-I'm not man enough for BABE
-I'm not uppity enough for a legit vintage rally
This is BABE, in case anyone is unfamiliar:
http://www.streetsafari.com/streetsa...sy-babe-rally/
The idea is rally from NY to New Orleans in $500 cars. This is a long drive though, and requires I take time off, which I don't want to do. I also don't think I could find anything even running in DC for $500, and I don't really want to buy a car just for a rally.
I DO already own a dumpy-but-reliable 4spd Mercedes 240D though, and I'm itching to take it on interesting drives. I'd like to try to put together a single-overnight weekend rally, staring and ending in DC, through the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia, wherein people will run $2k-and-under cars they already own. This would involve stopping at shitty bars, good roadside food spots, and hopefully camping for the one overnight.
Ideally people would bring oddball/interesting cars, but no one would get turned away for showing up in a $2k EF Civic or something, more the merrier. Bonus points for anyone who installs mudflaps and huge driving lights.
Leave on a Saturday morning, get back on Sunday night. Work some kind of competition into it, but probably not a proper race. Driver & Co-Driver in each car, etc.
Sound dumb or promising?
-I'm not baller enough for Gumball
-I'm not man enough for BABE
-I'm not uppity enough for a legit vintage rally
This is BABE, in case anyone is unfamiliar:
http://www.streetsafari.com/streetsa...sy-babe-rally/
The idea is rally from NY to New Orleans in $500 cars. This is a long drive though, and requires I take time off, which I don't want to do. I also don't think I could find anything even running in DC for $500, and I don't really want to buy a car just for a rally.
I DO already own a dumpy-but-reliable 4spd Mercedes 240D though, and I'm itching to take it on interesting drives. I'd like to try to put together a single-overnight weekend rally, staring and ending in DC, through the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia, wherein people will run $2k-and-under cars they already own. This would involve stopping at shitty bars, good roadside food spots, and hopefully camping for the one overnight.
Ideally people would bring oddball/interesting cars, but no one would get turned away for showing up in a $2k EF Civic or something, more the merrier. Bonus points for anyone who installs mudflaps and huge driving lights.
Leave on a Saturday morning, get back on Sunday night. Work some kind of competition into it, but probably not a proper race. Driver & Co-Driver in each car, etc.
Sound dumb or promising?
02-09-2012, 11:18 AM
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that car is long gone. I paid like 1800 for it cleaned it up fixed a couple vaccum leaks and sold it for like 5000 had about 80k on it. only benz i have now is a 93 300E that im trying to get back on the road. the car i plan on using for the shitbox classic is my 85 civic i also have an 87 toyota pick up both are very clean cars. i'v always wanted to do some sort of weekend rally with shitty old cars.
02-09-2012, 12:53 PM
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Re: The Shitbox Classic
actually sounds pretty fun.
However, I do not want to buy a shit box car due to the fact I would ahve no reason for it after this was over....
SO could I use one of my other cars I already have? Like my Type R?
However, I do not want to buy a shit box car due to the fact I would ahve no reason for it after this was over....
SO could I use one of my other cars I already have? Like my Type R?
