Caswell Motorsport

6 months ago or so, Bill Caswell took a junkyard-bought BMW E30 (for those who don't know, this is an 80's era 3-series) to Rally Mexico, and came third (jalopnik.com) in his class, against purpose-built rally cars costing $400,000 or more. That was way cool, and definitely would have gotten a shoutout if this blog existed back then, if only as an excuse to post some of these great pictures from the event:

But now, Bill Caswell has bigger fish to fry. Bill Caswell has his sights set on the Baja 1000. This is big for 3 reasosns:

1) The Baja 1000 is HUGE. And this guy has the same shoestring budget. If you were impressed by his showing at Rally Mexico, this should knock your socks off.

2) The fact that the first BMW ever campaigned at the Baja 1000 isn't a full-bore manufacturer act, or even a second-party but still well-funded team: It's some dudes from the internet with a collection of 20-25 year old beaters.

3) Their plans for the Baja car. They look so great. Look.

I officially now want a Baja-prepped E30. As a huge fan of BMW, off-road racing, and cheapness, I could not be more excited for this event.