The Car

The POC "BSX" rules specify everyone starts with an early 2.5-liter Porsche Boxster, or a "986" in Porsche-talk. With only 201 hp, and 181 lb-ft of torque, the convertible isn't going to win any stoplight drag races. In all honesty, the Boxster's strength is its suspension - it handles amazingly well. A fairly decent Boxster FAQ can be found here.

We found our 1998 Porsche "986" Boxster on Craig's List. No joke. It had 118,000 miles on it. The owner said it had received a new engine at 85,000 miles (Google "Boxster RMS" and you will get enough reading material for years) and a new clutch only weeks before we first saw her. She had been sharing the household with a Pontiac Aztek - scary bedfellows! Here she is the first time we saw her at her home in Moorpark, California:

After a bit of negotiating with the owner, Nick took her home for $12,000. She'll never be the same again. Of course, the obligatory pics of her at her new home (my driveway) before her make-over began. She doesn't look that half-bad from twenty paces away: