For a personal project, whatever floats your boat would probably be great. But for motorsports, I would suggest something different:
One of the biggest issues with the Lemons car, is the huge barrier to entry for actually racing and driving it. I think the Board has made it clear, that we’re not interested in financing a racing team, we’re interested in opportunities with a much lower barrier to entry, at least for the driving aspect.
Shifter karts are bloody fast, highly competitive, and far far easier and cheaper to learn to drive. A very large number of professional racers started out in Karting, and shifter karts are the adult version of a go-cart. They can easily achieve speeds of 120mph+, and with your butt a half-inch off the ground, 120 is FAST. The Lemons car is a complete pig by comparison.
Its cheap too. There are lots of used karts on the market, and they can be built from scratch as well. The amount we spent on a single Lemons race, would buy a kart outright. There are two Kart tracks nearby, and the cost to race and practice is vastly cheaper as well. Cheap enough that new drivers could get on the track very quickly.
How much faster is a Ferrari than a good Kart? How much faster is a Ferrari than the Nissan?
Shifter Kart vs. Ferrari (race starts a minute or so in)
Racing at North Texas Karting
If you’re gonna race, GO FAST!