Dude buys a $500 1991 BMW 318i, throws an old M3 engine in it, welds his own FIA-approved rollcage, and competes with it in Rally Mexico against drivers with multi-hundred-thousand dollar cars, full pit teams, and sponsors (none of which he has). And he finished 3rd in class!
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-50...k-rally-racers