Umm, Miata? There are many used models available for as cheap as you want. Light, good handling and reliable (for a sports car). If it's underpowered for you there are aftermarket kits from companies like Flyin' Miata to pump up the power. These things are actively raced all over the country so there's plenty of experience and go fast parts available.

I remember my friend Kristin (one of the coolest and smartest people I've known) told me about this site that her friend who was a Slackware maintainer had recommended. She suggested that I should check it out.

I did check it out and as a result, like many others, /. was my daily go to site for over a decade.

I remember that slashdot was one of the few 'news' outlets that were able to keep serving data and updates during 9/11. I remember the countless memes, the flirtation with creating stories (hello John Katz) instead of links and comments and the bazillion polls (hello Cowboy Neal). But most of all I remember and think of /. as the place to go to find out what was really happening in the nerd world. There are many other sites that have followed that built on what you all started but I will always think of your cool little site as the foundation of all the nerd news sites out there.

There aren't many folks that will have such an impact on so many people doing something they love. Though I am sorry to see you go I wish you the best of luck with whatever adventure awaits you.

Peace.