{"id":95415,"date":"2024-03-26T15:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=95415"},"modified":"2024-03-27T07:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:22:32","slug":"racingjunks-sweet-16-car-build-bracket-showdown-elite-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racingjunks-sweet-16-car-build-bracket-showdown-elite-8\/","title":{"rendered":"RacingJunk\u2019s Sweet 16 Car Build Bracket Showdown: ELITE 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racingjunks-sweet-16-car-build-bracket-showdown-elite-8\/620x240_sweetsixteen_challenge_2024-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min-300x116.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/march-madness-sweet-16-car-build-bracket-showdown\/\">Sweet 16 Car Build Bracket Showdown presented by RacingJunk.com has concluded!<\/a> Get ready to rev your engines and dive into the adrenaline-pumping world of automotive madness for the next round. Drawing inspiration from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/category\/featured-vehicles\/\">\u00a0past build articles featured on RacingJunk<\/a>, each contender brings their unique vision and expertise to the arena. From muscle cars roaring with power to sleek imports tuned for precision, the competition is fierce as these mechanical marvels vie for supremacy. Get ready to cast your votes and be part of the action. Every vote you cast not only supports your favorite car build but also enters you for a chance to win a PRIZE. So rally your friends, gearheads, and fellow enthusiasts, and let the madness begin!<\/p>\n<p>We are now down to our Elite 8:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/racingjunks-sweet-16-car-build-bracket-showdown-elite-8\/1024x768_rj_sweetsixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-95422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1024x768_RJ_SweetSixteen_8_vehicles_3_2024-min-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdEae1QLJAaDpKN4jrZ8UYmREea96fC3h2UTj1zmKdfUOuafQ\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"2034\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>We are now down to our Elite 8. Vote now!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":95423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3447,5044,3700,3470],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classic","category-cool-cars","category-featured-vehicles","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/620x240_SweetSixteen_challenge_2024-min.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-oOX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95415"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95424,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95415\/revisions\/95424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}