I've been meaning to make this thread for a while, now seems like a good time.
To quote the Wikipedia page : The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road Rally-Style Navigational Adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles to run through the country and pick up trash, remove abandoned vehicles and boats.
The event started in Oregon but now has a number of offshoots including Canada and nearby Washington state.
The original intention was to grab a $500 vehicle and do the off road rally, whilst cleaning up the stuff that was found along the way. That $500 isn't a hard and fast rule, it is more a guideline for the approach. We're not talking "proper" off roading vehicles here. So let's have some examples:
It isn't a million miles removed from some of those banger rally type things, and whilst some of the cars are clearly more looked after than others, you do get people attempting to do it in the most impractical manner possible:
As an offshoot of Gambler 500 they now run Hooptie X which is a kind of "rallycross" (although appears to be all dirt) event that falls half way between Gambler500 and 24Hours of Lemons. It looks like a lot of fun:
You can find Gambler500 on instagram (which is where I found them when looking for a lifted Subaru Impreza): @thegambler500 : www.instagram.com/thegambler500
So let's do this, you've got £500 for a base car, mods are whatever (within reason) so lift and wheels and stuff is not included in the price. What are you shipping to Oregon to take on the trails?
Whilst you have a think check out this 30 minute documentary type thing on the event:
To quote the Wikipedia page : The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road Rally-Style Navigational Adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles to run through the country and pick up trash, remove abandoned vehicles and boats.
The event started in Oregon but now has a number of offshoots including Canada and nearby Washington state.
The original intention was to grab a $500 vehicle and do the off road rally, whilst cleaning up the stuff that was found along the way. That $500 isn't a hard and fast rule, it is more a guideline for the approach. We're not talking "proper" off roading vehicles here. So let's have some examples:
It isn't a million miles removed from some of those banger rally type things, and whilst some of the cars are clearly more looked after than others, you do get people attempting to do it in the most impractical manner possible:
As an offshoot of Gambler 500 they now run Hooptie X which is a kind of "rallycross" (although appears to be all dirt) event that falls half way between Gambler500 and 24Hours of Lemons. It looks like a lot of fun:
You can find Gambler500 on instagram (which is where I found them when looking for a lifted Subaru Impreza): @thegambler500 : www.instagram.com/thegambler500
So let's do this, you've got £500 for a base car, mods are whatever (within reason) so lift and wheels and stuff is not included in the price. What are you shipping to Oregon to take on the trails?
Whilst you have a think check out this 30 minute documentary type thing on the event:
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