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🐝 Georgia Tech's budget motorsport team
🏆3x GRM $2000 Challenge Winners
📝Creators of the autocross racing couch!

Meet this year’s sub teams at Wreck Racing: Busi Meet this year’s sub teams at Wreck Racing: Business, Dynamics, Composites, Powertrain, and Aerodynamics! #georgiatech #wreckracing #projectcar #racecar
Welcome to Wreck Racing! This student organizatio Welcome to Wreck Racing! This student organization is focused on building motorsport and engineering skills by designing, building, and racing a budget car for the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge. Join us for our info session on January 22 at 5 PM in Computing Room 101 (Free pizza!) followed by a shop tour (carpooling available). You can also find us at the Org Fair on February 3 from 10:30am–1pm. We hope to see you there and have you on the team! Join our slack channel linked in bio for more information.
It’s our first #MemberCarMonday of the year. Kee It’s our first #MemberCarMonday of the year. Keep reading to hear from our current Composites Co-lead, Matt! “I got this thing as a rust bucket off Facebook marketplace. It’s a 71 Chevy Nova, kind of. It’s really a 71 Pontiac Ventura but the previous owner had already changed the back end so I changed the front to finish the clone. My dad and I did patch panels, some replacement panels, and lots of massaging to shave some emblems/lights and get it looking pretty straight before painting it matte dark gray with gloss black accents. We redid the interior with stitched black leather, an aftermarket gauge cluster, race seats, newer speakers, headliner, and a carpet. It came with a junkyard small block and turbo 350 that quickly got pulled. For the engine, we assembled a stroker 383. It has a forged Eagle rotating assembly with 5.7” I beam rods, 4 bolt mains, a hydraulic roller cam, AFR heads, a little Weiand 142 blower, a Holley 4 barrel double pumper carb, and a Holley tunable distributor with a boost reference for tuning ignition timing. For the transmission, we went with a built 700r4 with a manual valve body. Other than that, we’ve added Caltracs, 3.73 gears, a geared positraction differential, tubular control arms, subframe connectors, QA1 sway bars, front disc brakes, exhaust cutouts, a line lock, and more. It’s now registered and on the road and makes a fun street/strip car, but projects never end.”
Interested in joining the Wreck Racing team? Click Interested in joining the Wreck Racing team? Click the link in bio to join our slack 🔗 #georgia #atlanta #gatech #georgiatech #racecar
New Year? Same rebuild. Powertrain gears up to st New Year? Same rebuild. Powertrain gears up to start the spare engine after a lengthy timing chain replacement and rebuild. Stay tuned for updates on joining this team next semester #car #cars #engine #racecar #projectcar
Setting the pace for 2026 #car #cars #carsofinsta Setting the pace for 2026 #car #cars #carsofinstagram #racecar #race
The only thing Wreck Racing is crazy about is the The only thing Wreck Racing is crazy about is the Composites Team 🤩 #formulastudent #sanding #car
Happy #MemberCarMonday! Today’s post features ou Happy #MemberCarMonday! Today’s post features our current Skills Coordinator, Tyler’s, two Toyota trucks. Here’s what he has to say: “I am the proud owner of two very high milage Toyota trucks. The first of which is a 2011 Toyota Tundra with the 5.7L V8. I received this truck as a hand-me-down from my dad at the age of 16. Having been used as a work truck in construction for 250,000 miles, just about everywhere you look there’s some sort of dent, scratch, or imperfection. But through the eyes of a very recently licensed high-schooler, it was the coolest thing in the world. I drove it every day though the rest of high school, watching as the odometer rolled past the 300,000 mile mark, until I came to tech and had to leave the truck behind. Now it rests in my parents driveway waiting for me to address some concerning problems (potential head gasket leak) until it can become a daily driver once more. When I got the truck, it already had a 4-inch lift kit and Fuel wheels with 35-inch all-terrain tires. I mainly just handle maintenance and repairs; notably, I fixed a corroded four-wheel-drive actuator over the summer. Over the summer, I also purchased my 2007 single-cab, stick-shift Tacoma off Facebook Marketplace. I wanted something a little more convenient and fuel-efficient for getting around the city plus something to teach me how to drive manual while still being a little cool (in my eyes, at least). So far, it’s been a blast to drive and very handy for hauling stuff around. After buying the truck, I plasti-dipped the emblems and rusty stock wheels matte black. I also restored all of the plastic trim, including the grille and front bumper, and I sanded down the foggy headlights to make them look a little newer.”
What a year #wrapped #racecar What a year #wrapped #racecar
Yesterday, the team had the honor of hearing from Yesterday, the team had the honor of hearing from three incredible seniors - Kandhan, Kyle, and Noah - as they shared their insights and wisdom before graduating this semester. Kandhan has served his time on Wreck Racing as Lead Engineer throughout both years of the 818ZX competitions. Later, he served as Powertrain Lead during the first year of the Conquest Build. After graduation, he will serve as a manufacturing engineer at Freeform. Kyle started out on Wreck Racing as Safety Officer during his first year in the club. During the first 818ZX season, he served as President and continued in this position for both years as well as interim president during the Conquest build cycle. Noah was Lead Engineer and Suspension Lead for the first build cycle of the Conquest TS4. He led the team to a 4th overall placement in the under-budget catagory at the 2025 Grassroots Motorsports $2000 challenge, giving the team an amazing foundation. Noah will be working for Honda R&D after graduation. On behalf of the entire team, we thank Kandhan, Kyle, and Noah for contributions and influence on our team, which will live on for years to come.
First day back from Thanksgiving and we are lockin First day back from Thanksgiving and we are locking in before winter break🗣️🔥 #car #cars #carsofinstagram
Today’s #MemberCarMonday is featuring former Wre Today’s #MemberCarMonday is featuring former Wreck Racing President, Kyle, and two of his cars. Keep reading to find out more about his pair of 2000s sport compacts! “The red car featured in the pictures is a 2004 Dodge SRT-4 Neon that I purchased in Michigan, where it then sat in my parent’s garage for a summer. I worked on the car through the summer and fall, installing new tires and Facebook marketplace coil overs, and fixing a few odds and ends to make the car drivable. With rust eating away at the body and frame, I drove the SRT-4 to Atlanta and back before selling it for a profit the following summer. The droning straight-piped exhaust, turbo flutter, and blow-off valve made for a memorable driving experience, as did the 5-speed manual transmission that I learned to drive stick shift with. The black car in the pictures is a 2003 Ford Focus SVT that I currently own and drive. Purchased for <$1500 in Dawsonville, GA, the SVT required new coils, plugs, a valve cover gasket, and a window regulator. After a few days of work, the car was perfect, save for some vibrations, missing interior pieces, somewhat blown shocks, and lack of air conditioning. A little more work will make the car better, but as for now I’m just enjoying rowing through the 6-speed gearbox and being a menace to the streets. With 170 horsepower, the car won’t get me in trouble, but shifting at 7000 rpm makes me feel like a racecar driver, nonetheless. I plan to keep the car and will be driving it to Michigan after graduation.”
Just kidding, don’t wear your headphones in shop Just kidding, don’t wear your headphones in shop #car#cars#carsofinstagram
This past weekend, our team had the amazing opport This past weekend, our team had the amazing opportunity to attend Donut’s BIG TRIP Finale Showdown. We had the chance to connect with the fantastic Donut Media team as well as show off our current comp car in the autocross event. Thank you to @donutmedia for hosting! #car #cars #carsofinstagram
Work first, yap second 🏎️ #car #cars #racec Work first, yap second 🏎️ #car #cars #racecar #build #wreckracinggt #wreckracing #atlanta #race #engine #conquest #funny #viral #explore #gt #studentteam #racing #engineering
It’s Monday so today we’re featuring Garrett f It’s Monday so today we’re featuring Garrett for #MemberCarMonday! He recently joined Wreck Racing on the Dynamics subteam. Read more about his Mustang below: “When I was a freshman in high school my dad got me a salvage title 2011 Mustang GT as my first car. Over the last 5 years he taught me nearly everything I know about cars by helping me bring it back to life with the various fixes and maintenance we did to it. The two biggest things done to it were finished almost one year ago. First, since the paint was almost completely ruined and the bumpers didn’t match the body, we wrapped it. Second, since the old gen 1 Coyote engine it had was nearing 200k miles, we swapped in a gen 2 Coyote to replace it, which improved its performance and reliability.”
Huge thanks to all who supported Wreck Racing at t Huge thanks to all who supported Wreck Racing at the Georgia Tech Homecoming Parade! It was incredible seeing so many cool cars at this event and we’re excited for the future reveals of our project! #car #cars #carsofinstagram #wreckracing #projectcar #georgiatech #wreckracinggt #racecar #custombuild #atlanta #parade #fun
Introducing the 2025-26 Wreck Racing Leadership! W Introducing the 2025-26 Wreck Racing Leadership! We are excited for an incredible year ahead! As the semester wraps up, consider joining our amazing team for the 2026 Competition Year, where we'll be racing our Conquest TS4 at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge #cars #student #atlanta #gt #georgiatech #tech #wreckracing #wreckracinggt #conquest
Found some old photos in the shop — checking out Found some old photos in the shop — checking out a few of our past builds 🛠️🛠️ #car #cars #racing #racecar #wreckracing #wreckracinggt #atlanta #carsofinstagram #engineering #student #competition
Today’s #MemberCarMonday we’re featuring Leon’s Mazda3! Leon has been on the team for 2 years and is our current treasurer. Let’s take a look at his car and its journey so far. “I bought my car in summer of 2024 from a dealer, used. I was itching to learn stick in a car that was simultaneously economic, comfortable, not ugly, and not a complete snoozer (I came from a dying ‘09 Camry). My 2014 Mazda3 “Schmazda” came from the rusty northeast and has the underbody to prove it. I’ve raced it, chased dragon tails in it, moved twice in it, gone on cross-country roadtrips in it, and have been an all-around terrible driver. The 140,000-mile factory clutch is still strong, despite the many times I’ve stalled and slammed the clutch, the two friends I taught to drive, and my need to make a 155-HP car feel “fast.” So far, the car has a Torque Solutions short shifter plate, OEM NC Miata 17” wheels wrapped in Hankook Ventus tires, Racing Beat springs, a Progress Tech rear sway bar, a Mishimoto weighted shift knob, a fresh oil change, and too many stickers.”
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