Well, we finished 4th of the 55 entries. That's right, I am with the Latchkey Kids and the Chia-Neon. I actually was wearing a non-antenna KB33 hat most of the race weekend. We had a crazy time and a lot of problem solving along the way. You can read and see more here at our website:
http://www.chianeon.evilengineering.com/latchkeykids/
We won the award for "Least Horrible Mopar". Although they didn't have it this time, we were the highest placing American car.
To anybody interested, give it a shot.
DTE is right. $500 only applies to the car. Safety, wheels, tires, fuel are exempt. S&W makes a cage kits for about $250 (see 10 point) that are plenty safe. Only the event organizer may claim your car (not other teams). I have been in 3 races and I have never seen Jay (the organizer) buy a car. I did see a $2,000 BMW get peoples curse for being too nice a car (don't cheat you will get destroyed LITERALLY!). I have also seen cheaters get huge lap penalties. Do understand though that to ave a decent entry you will send about $2500 ($500-car, $250-cage, $900-1100 entry fee depending on drivers, gas, tires...).
Congrats to all who made it through the 24 hours. It is crazy tough to keep a car running that long (our website talks about our issues). Of the 55, only about 18 or so were still running, and a few others just came out to take the Checker Flag.