Building a (TERRIBLE) Racecar for Rallycross
April 25, 2023 First and foremost, what is rallycross. As defined by Wikipedia , rallycross "is a form of sprint style automobile racing, held on a closed mixed-surface racing circuit, with modified production or specially built road cars." Just based on the description and image above with limited context on the sport, rallycross looks like a very interesting and dirt(y) sport that realistically is questionable in terms of safety and regulations. So like most logical people, my friend (Jake) and I decided that while we did not have multi-millions to drop on a vehicle capable of doing what these beautiful specimen could, we could build something for a race day on an extreme budget. The year is 2018. COVID hadn't occurred yet, so vehicle prices were still relatively low comparatively to now (2023). At this time I was living in Huntsville, AL (truly an amazing place if you have never had the opportunity to go) for work and Jake decided he would come in for a weekend to visi...