A New Kind of Car Show – Optima Street Car Challenge

Street Car Racing at OUSCI airs this Friday on SPEED tv

The wait is over! This Friday and Saturday you can catch the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational on SPEED tv. What is OUSCI you ask? It’s only the coolest kind of “car show” you’ve ever seen. As soon as the showroom doors close at SEMA, these invited street cars head out onto Las Vegas’ streets and on their way to Pahrump. The following day they prove their worth in a combined competition of road course, stopping challenge, autocross, and design. The car with the most total points wins!

Street car racing has never been so fun! I’ve been lucky enough to be out at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch for the past two years of OUSCI – and let me tell you this year is not to be missed. Last years SPEED special was fantastic and this year’s is going to be even better! Tune into SPEED this Friday, March 11th at 8pm & 11pm ET or Saturday, March 12th at 11am ET to catch this one-hour special. It’s not be missed!

Just to whet your appetite, here’s a trailer. Keep a close eye open for the silver Mercedes AMG doing burnouts at the beginning…I was in that car! This year they added a road rally portion and I was lucky enough to ride shotgun. If you want to see more check out my First Look article.

First Look – Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational 2010

SEMA is over and that means its time for racing! I’m out at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, NV and there are fifty amazing vehicles competing! The competition began before this morning though – it started yesterday evening as SEMA convention saw its close. At that time all available vehicles met up and left the convention center to head down the strip.

I was lucky enough to grab shotgun in a 2009 Mercedes C63 AMG. If you think Mercedes are no big deal in the race world, think again. This car tore up the road!! I’ve never had so much fun in Vegas! More details on the road rally portion of the race later… but this picture is just one of the many adventures we got that Mercedes into last night.

Out here on the road course and motocross are all sorts of cars! From classic style hot rods, to muscle cars, to modern stuff – it’s all here!

I’ve got to get back to the racing… so much excitement and they haven’t even began the 0-60-0 brake challenge! You think that Mercedes has a chance of winning?!

Not Just Eye Candy – Optima Street Car Invitational

From SEMA Car Show to the Race Track

SEMA is starting and I can hardly wait for all the fun! Since most of you can’t make it to Vegas for the biggest aftermarket automotive event of the year, you can rely on catching all the coverage here at MyRideisMe.com! Not only will you see some of the baddest cars, new products and tools from the showroom floor… at the end of the week we’ll serve up an extra treat of street racing – the Optima Batteries Street Car Invitational.

The spirit of the OPTIMA Invitational is unite the performance automotive aftermarket industry while exhibiting the true potential of the vehicles showcased at SEMA, proving they are built for speed and performance, not just for looking good on the show floor.

Last year, there were 51 cars competing for the title of “Ultimate Street Car” out at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, NV. Everything from a 1927 Tucci Roadster, 1966 Cobra, 1969 Camaro, and even a modern Bentley were seen on the course! This year will be no different. All 50 racing entries must be street legal cars. Some of the invitations will be given during SEMA and others have already gone out to racers; including a ’32 Roadster, 1955 F100, 1970 Nova, and 1960 Mercedes. Something for everyone! Optima says:

The selections represent a variety of industry-leading muscle cars, pro-touring cars, hot rods and street trucks, from both import and domestic manufacturers. While many are new to the Invitational, a few returning vehicle entries will help set the stage for a fun, yet fierce competition as the performance automotive aftermarket industry unites for this annual, action-packed race event.

While you might have seen last year’s race covered on SPEED TV or caught the 2009 Race coverage or the pictures from the race on MyRideisMe.com – this year’s race is stepping it up a notch by adding a couple of things. To start with, the entries will be doing a road rally from Vegas to Pahrump Friday evening at the end of SEMA. Also, competition is bound to be a little more fierce with some entries winning invitations during select races across the country this past year. Such as Paul-Avrid “Polly” Blytt of Norway and his 1986 TransAm who’ll be returning for the Optima Street Car Invitational. This car and driver won the Unlimited Division in the 2010 Silver State Classic Challenge open road race with an aveage speed of 183+mph!

Word has it that I might find a seat in one of the entries for Friday night’s road rally… I’m not gonna miss this and neither should you!

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April 2010 Freebie Contest for MyRideisMe.com Members

Could it be easier to get free stuff?  She’s practically handing you your new battery!!

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March’s battery Winner, Larry

Before and After. Get your own Optima Battery!

Free Optima Battery: I want one!

Could there be an easier contest? Just say, “I want one” in a comment below.

For Members only (signup now if you’re not a member), just leave this comment and you’ll be entered to win. I’ll count the comments, pick a random number, then send you a gift card from Optima for your battery. This contest is now CLOSED… as of Sunday March 28th. That’s 1 week! Make your choice:

I want a Yellow Top  or a Red Top Optima Battery:

Yellow Tops are best used for starting AND electrical accessories that didn’t come stock on your ride, such as: airbag compressors, high power stereos and winches for you 4×4 guys.  The Red Tops are best used for starting everything from your daily driver to the best performance and custom cars in the world!

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