{"id":24901,"date":"2013-10-17T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T05:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=24901"},"modified":"2013-10-22T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T00:07:00","slug":"2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut"},"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%2F2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2FRadical-poteet-talledega-torino.jpg&amp;description=2013+Optima+Search+for+the+Ultimate+Street+Car+TV+Debut\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[24901]\"><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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\"><\/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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" 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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" data-text=\"2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut\" data-desc=\"OPTIMA Shootout Qualifiers at Road America Amazingly COOL! George Poteet's radical Torino will be racing in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout! (and with a new, more radical engine!) Premiere of\u00a0OPTIMA\u2019s Search for the Ultimate Street Car: Faceoff at Road America Qualifier Event to Air on\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Radical-poteet-talledega-torino.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><h2>OPTIMA Shootout Qualifiers at Road America<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_24902\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24902\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-24902\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"George Poteet's Killer Torino built by Rad Rides, headed for OUSCI\" alt=\"george poteet, Optima Invitational, Poteet Torino\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Radical-poteet-talledega-torino.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Radical-poteet-talledega-torino.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Radical-poteet-talledega-torino-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Radical-poteet-talledega-torino-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazingly COOL! George Poteet&#8217;s radical Torino will be racing in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout! (and with a new, more radical engine!)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b>Premiere of\u00a0<i>OPTIMA\u2019s Search for the Ultimate Street Car<\/i>: Faceoff at Road America Qualifier Event to Air on MAV TV Network<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>OPTIMA\u2019s Faceoff at Road America Qualifying Event Episode Premieres\u00a0Thursday, October 31\u00a0with more high intensity performance vehicles and nail-biting action<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Oct. 17, 2012 (MILWAUKEE) \u2013 OPTIMA<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>Batteries, the global leader in high-performance automotive and marine AGM batteries and chargers, is proud to announce the premiere of the\u00a0<i>OPTIMA\u2019s Search for the Ultimate Street Car<\/i>\u00a0series to air on\u00a0<b>Thursday, October 31 at 6 p.m. EDT and 9 p.m. EDT\u00a0on MAV TV<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the premiere, viewers will get a behind-the-scenes look at the action during the OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This regional qualifying event introduces a diverse range of performance vehicles and the stories behind the passionate drivers as they compete on one of the most historic race tracks in America.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis episode captures the passion of the automotive community with a great cast of entertaining characters. If you\u2019re looking for fast beautiful cars, then this is your show,\u201d said Cam Douglass director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA Batteries. \u201cThis series has grown so much over the past few years \u2013 many thanks to our sponsors and loyal enthusiasts \u2013 and we look forward to sharing the excitement of OPTIMA\u2019s Faceoff at Road America Qualifying Event<i>\u00a0<\/i>with viewers at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fun begins as all of the Faceoff participants drive more than 60 miles through Wisconsin\u2019s scenic Kettle Moraine State Park to the Road America facility in the Detroit Speed Road Rally. Later in the weekend, all 71 Faceoff participants get on the track to test their cars and driving skills through the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge, Wilwood Disc Brakes Speed Stop Challenge, Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross and the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Design Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participants traveled from all over the country to showcase their vehicle\u2019s performance potential &#8211; making this year the most diverse yet. During the episode, four participants are awarded with invitations to OPTIMA\u2019s Ultimate Street Car Invitational event, held after the SEMA show in Pahrump, NV. Viewers can watch (and Tweet along using the hashtag #OUSCI) to see which participants are selected based not only on their vehicle\u2019s performance, but also the spirit and attitude they showed over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24903\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24903\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-24903\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Race Ready Pontiac Lemans for OUSCI\" alt=\"Pontiac Lemans, Optima Invitational, road racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pontiac-lemans-Optima-shootout.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pontiac-lemans-Optima-shootout.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pontiac-lemans-Optima-shootout-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pontiac-lemans-Optima-shootout-575x382.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stance Delivered!<br \/>Damion Campbell&#8217;s 1963 Pontiac LeMans ready for the OUSCI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get in on the Action<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Faceoff at Road America is a Regional Qualifier event leading up to OPTIMA\u2019s Ultimate Street Car Invitational, to be held in Pahrump, NV, after the SEMA show in early November. Fans can purchase tickets to the sixth annual OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/optimainvitational.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/optimainvitational.com\/<\/a>. Tickets are $30 per person and include a free event t-shirt. The event will take place at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club, a state-of-the-art racing facility in Pahrump, Nevada on\u00a0Saturday, November 9, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational is presented by Royal Purple Synthetic Oil and K&amp;N Filters. This year\u2019s event sponsors are BFGoodrich Tires, Detroit Speed and Engineering, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, Ridetech and Wilwood Disc Brakes. And finally, associate sponsors include Magnaflow Performance Exhaust, The Roadster Shop, Centerforce Performance Clutch, MAC Tools and Jet-Hot Coatings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a full list of results and more information on OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car events, or to purchase tickets to see the event in person, please visit <a title=\"Info about Optima Invitational Race at SEMA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.optimainvitational.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.optimainvitational.com<\/a>.<\/p>","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%2F2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=2013+Optima+Search+for+the+Ultimate+Street+Car+TV+Debut\" 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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\"><\/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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" 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\/2013-optima-search-for-the-ultimate-street-car-tv-debut\/\" data-text=\"2013 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Debut\" data-desc=\"OPTIMA Shootout Qualifiers at Road America Amazingly COOL! 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