Haven’t heard of it? Well, here you go.

I give you, the Gambler 500.

Imagine: Burning Man (kinda) but with incredibly wondrous sub-$500-valued cars running through a timed track. Yeah, think about that for a minute.

Okay, now add just two honor-bound rules.

clean up the land. Don’t be a dick.

Also, everyone drives these cars TO the event; The Gambler, indeed.

Here was my experience.

We started off our trip in a traditional Gambler way; giving a jump to a person in need. I mean it - this is the kind of thing Gamblers are all about. If someone needs help, you help them.