'Gambler / Hooptie class' racing the Mint 400

[Greg]

I had heard about this right before it happened, still trying to figure out the class and requirements. It's called the "Gambler / Hooptie Class", I love the idea of racing the Pontiac Bonneville at the Mint!

This is a pretty fun story about a gal and her modified Mazda Miata... its pretty eye opening to hear about a normal Jane competing in a Miata in one of the oldest offroad races in the States.

My Miata (sort of) won America’s oldest off-road race - Hagerty Media

Nevada's brutal desert. 94 miles. In a ... Miata? The roadster was never meant to race off-road, but that didn't stop "Buddy" in the Mint 400.

www.hagerty.com

 

[cruiseroutfit]

That guy is my gal pal Emme Hall. She is a rock star and has done a ton of neat racing. Buddy's no slouch of a car 😎

 

[Greg]

That guy is my gal pal Emme Hall. She is a rock star and has done a ton of neat racing. Buddy's no slouch of a car 😎

Fixed my post, I was in a hurry and haven't read the article yet. 🙃

 

[cruiseroutfit]

That class looked like a riot. I crawled around a handful of them at tech/continentcy and saw quite a few coming through our pit on Friday. The Dixxon Flannel limo had a rough go. They were in the pits doing repairs for quite some time. They later broke on course and someone came not once but twice to rob it of parts

Side note, never abandon your car on the racecourse. We pack enough stuff to stay with the car overnight if needed.