Well, I spent my money on a Nikon D80 and some good quality lenses.
A good camera can take crappy pics with a bad lens, so dont spend it all on the actual camera.

a few samples:

http://race.ulkhyvlers.net/dragrace/...4/DSC_9537.jpg
http://race.ulkhyvlers.net/dragrace/...8/DSC_1521.jpg
http://race.ulkhyvlers.net/misc/070901/DSC_2580.jpg
http://race.ulkhyvlers.net/misc/070901/DSC_2678.jpg
http://tott.ulkhyvlers.net/~tomte/70200vr/DSC_8566.jpg
http://tott.ulkhyvlers.net/~tomte/70200vr/DSC_8555.jpg