I seem to recall that it is possible for the crowd to vote to have your car destroyed as a penalty..... Is that right? If thats the case, he could spend the money and still lose all of it
ahh yes....
* $500 limit to prep car. This includes the purchase price of the car, any modifications made to it, and other assorted expenses (such as labor and sponsorships) are figured into the cost. Approved safety equipment (see below) plus brakes, wheels, and tires are not included in the $500 figure.
* Items sold off of a car can be deducted from the total spent, so it is possible to buy a more expensive car and sell off parts, or sell parts and buy better equipment. (i.e. Selling off parts from a BMW or other similar Luxury Car to circumvent/comply with the $500 rule.)
o If the event organizers feel the car has exceeded its $500 limit, they assign whats called a BSF (Bull**** Factor), where every $10 the car exceeds over the $500 is docked one lap.
* Car must have four wheels and been legal for highway use at its time of manufacture.
* Event organizers have full rights to buy the car for $500 at the end of the race.
* Event organizers have full rights to outright destroy the car at anytime however they see fit.
Not sure I'd want to invest in much when you could lose it for 500. :/ still sounds like fun though.