How a 3g stacked up in the GRM $2003 challenge

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 07-10-2003, 12:18 PM

Ok, for the last couple of years Grassroots Motorsports has this event they call the $2001, $2002, and $2003 challenge. The goal is to get a car, make it better and not spend more than $2003 doing it. You win or lose based on, lowest autocross time, quickest 1/4 mile time and concours points (car show in otherwords).

Somebody did up a 88 coupe (don't know if it was a LXI or not).

The thing that killed the car's chance to place high was it's 1/4mile time, 18.41sec. It didn't do well in the car show either (concours).

I thought it was interesting to see that the 3g's car's autocross time beat this list of cars. While it didn't really do well overall, (it placed 53rd out of 67 cars)

1971 Datsun 240Z
1990 Geo storm
1992 Geo storm
1983 Ford mustang
1986 BMW 325e
1986 VW jetta GLI
1987 VW Scirocco
1990 VW Golf GL
1987 Chevy Cavalier Z24
1986 Toyota MR2 (no kidding on this one the 3g was 2 seconds faster, don't ask me)
1985 Merkur XR4Ti
1987 BMW 325
1973 Datsun 240Z
1980 Mazda RX-7 GS
1985 Audi 4000S
1986 Merkur XR4Ti
1984 Dodge omni GLH
1994 Chevy caprice police package (ha ha, ...still don't run guys)
1969 Datsun 510 (better car than you'd think)
1988 Merkur XR4Ti
1983 BMW 320i
1978 Datsun 280Z
1987 Ford Mustang

BTW, the 3g coupe was from round rock Texas of CRC motorsports. Oh, they also did a auto to 5sp swap for the car.

**86AccordLxi** · 07-10-2003, 12:25 PM

I saw that issue...didn't the guy that owns that car post a video of the autocross section in the Racing Stories forum? I have it saved on my comp, and on the inside, it looks really rough (it's stripped and all). But the outside looks good with that blue racing stripe.

Alex

**Osiris** · 07-10-2003, 01:26 PM

I dont really know much about autoX, but i would figure almost any accord would fair better in the autoX as opposed to drag racing.

**wprocomp** · 07-10-2003, 01:38 PM

yeah that guy lives just a hour from me...white hatch with sidedrafts on it,he was on 3geez awhile back and post some pics of it,I thought it was badass...I tried to get in contact with him but never got an answer,I think the car got sold or trashed...I wanted them to help me with a 5-speed conversion