This website highlights the build of a mid-engined "locost" type car, powered by a Mitsubishi 4G63 turbo powerplant. This vehicle was designed and built from scratch for the total cost of $1,939.99 to compete in the for-exhibition "locost" class of the Grassroots Motorsports $2005 Challenge (http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com). 

This is a vehicle which will be registered and legally street driven. In its' current trim, obviously, it is not legal to be driven on the street. I will be tinkering and re-working a number of items on the car during the coming months as I consider preparation for both registering the vehicle and competing in the $2006 Challenge. (Update as of Feb. 2006: I'm quite sure that the locost will not be making the $2006 challenge, as I'm more keen on competing with the "SuperSprite", though I am still intent on getting this street legal) 

When browsing through the site, keep in mind that this is not a professionally built car, and there weren’t a group of seasoned mechanical engineers around to inspect it. I'm a 19 Year-old (or was when I built it) with limited tools and experience who had never designed and built a car before.

This website is currently under construction, but I will be updating it as much as I can in my spare time. Thus far I have put up the pre-build summary, the build story, the complete budget for the car, and the recap of what happened with the Locost at the challenge. Items I hope to have up in the future include a chart of full specifications and dimensions, etc. Something a few people have asked me about is the possibility of uploading some drawings or CAD files for the chassis, the reason for my not providing something like this is purely due to worries regarding safety and liability issues, and I decided it simply wasn't worth the risk. 

        -Kent Finnerty

(kentfinnerty@gmail.com)