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Thursday, March 28
Jalopnik tells the incredible tale of Bill Caswell, "an unemployed Chicago racing freak" who bought a $500 BMW off Craigslist and entered a championship rally race in Mexico against cars costing upwards of $400,000 -- and came in third in his class. Here's a write-up from his co-driver.