It was horrible to see such a peach of a vert to be destroyed. I cringed when they were ripped off those door panels, i sank low in my seat when they threw the seats out like garbage, I shook my head when they disguarded the perfect condition drop top like it was used Kleenex. And that was just in 5 minutes!

Once the stripping was done with, the show settled into a normal building/reality type-show, with the guys engineering by the seat of of their pants instead of planning and crafting. The arguments between the builders were mildly entertaining at best, while everyone seemed to have no sense of urgency or desire to have the project done, and done in a planned manner. Even as a reality show, it was not that entertaining. I found myself wondering when the pace would pick up. The show went into nearly no detail about the unique engine that powered the RX-7, nor the N20 system that gave it a performance boost. The 'expert' they had to work on the engine said he "never though a NOS system had be installed on a rotary before." (which is wrong, since various Internet RX-7 FAQ's around since the early 90's all mention NOS as a viable performance option, and Dave Gibson did a full write-up on a wet and dry system a good 3 years ago on his FC3S.org website.) One last thing I'd like to add, I am a fan of shows like this, I love Junkyard wars, and Battle-bots, but this episode wasn't that great in terms of engineering, innovation, planning, and strategy.

Then the ending. What a horrible ending, not because of the fact that the RX-7 lost to two purpose built sand rails, but the fact that Jesse acted like a child and destroyed his creation with a 30 cal machine gun. Maybe that's the appeal of the show, to see something like that destroyed, but I though it was just plain dumb and childish. They didn't show much of the race, it was editied like an acid trip, very incoherent, confusing, and short. It was unclear what the objective was, or if there would be multiple rounds or different challenges for the RX-7 to partake in. The show didn't say how badly the RX-7 did, how much it lost by, or if it had failed mechanically.

All in all, it was a waste of a perfectly good vert RX-7, a waste of resources, a waste of $3000+, and a waste of an hour of my time. Jesse's creation was a failure, as well as the show. Rating: ½ Star out of 10.