{"id":14857,"date":"2011-03-08T16:38:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T23:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=14857"},"modified":"2013-10-10T23:34:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T06:34:40","slug":"ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Kind of Car Show &#8211; Optima Street Car Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2FOptima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032.JPG&amp;description=A+New+Kind+of+Car+Show+%E2%80%93+Optima+Street+Car+Challenge\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[14857]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" data-text=\"A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge\" data-desc=\"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,\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Street Car Racing at OUSCI airs this Friday on <em>SPEED<\/em> tv<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14857]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14863\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car0032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032.JPG\" alt=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car racing, OUSCI, street car challenge, ultimate street car challenge, optima ultimate street car challenge\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0032-400x150.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wait is over! This Friday and Saturday you can catch the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational on <em>SPEED<\/em> tv. What is OUSCI you ask? It&#8217;s only the coolest kind of &#8220;car show&#8221; you&#8217;ve ever seen. As soon as the showroom doors close at SEMA, these invited street cars head out onto Las Vegas&#8217; 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!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14857]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14861\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car0021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021.JPG\" alt=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car racing 35, OUSCI, street car challenge, ultimate street car challenge, optima ultimate street car challeng\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0021-400x200.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Street car racing has never been so fun! I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to be out at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch for the past two years of OUSCI &#8211; and let me tell you this year is not to be missed. Last years <em>SPEED<\/em> special was fantastic and this year&#8217;s is going to be even better!<strong> Tune into <em>SPEED<\/em> this Friday, March 11th at 8pm &amp; 11pm ET <em>or<\/em> Saturday, March 12th at 11am ET<\/strong> to catch this one-hour special. It&#8217;s not be missed!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[14857]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14862\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car Corvette\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026.JPG\" alt=\"Optima Ultimate Street Car racing, Corvette, OUSCI, street car challenge, ultimate street car challenge, optima ultimate street car challeng\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026-150x42.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Optima-Ultimate-Street-Car0026-400x114.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just to whet your appetite, here&#8217;s a trailer. Keep a close eye open for the silver Mercedes AMG doing burnouts at the beginning&#8230;I was <em><strong>in<\/strong><\/em> 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 <a title=\"OUSCI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/optima-ultimate-street-car-challenge-2010-first-look\/\" target=\"_blank\">First Look<\/a> article.<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><span id=\"vvq-14857-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tvLt4cN7_9E\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/tvLt4cN7_9E\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=A+New+Kind+of+Car+Show+%E2%80%93+Optima+Street+Car+Challenge\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/ousci-optima-ultimate-streetcar-invitational\/\" data-text=\"A New Kind of Car Show \u2013 Optima Street Car Challenge\" data-desc=\"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,\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email 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&#8217;s only the coolest kind of &#8220;car show&#8221; you&#8217;ve ever seen. 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