I forgot to mention it's made out of styrofoam.
Thanks for pointing out the mistake I made with the weight. The car really weighs about 2400 lbs. I weigh around 250. Plus all the stuff inside the car, i'd say it is currently weighting (not counting fuel) around 2650-2700 lbs.
Having a 3 speed automatic is really killing me. But, let's see where we get to.