{"id":6125,"date":"2009-11-09T19:23:54","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T02:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=6125"},"modified":"2013-10-10T23:30:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T06:30:18","slug":"bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race"},"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%2Fbummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F11%2FDSC_0389-400x265.jpg&amp;description=Bummer%21+33+Ford+Coupe+Goes+Down+at+Optima+Invitational+Race\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[6125]\"><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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\"><\/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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" 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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" data-text=\"Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race\" data-desc=\"One of the first things I saw Saturday morning as I arrived at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch was this Factory Five built, black 1933 Ford Coupe. I was worried it would be all about Camaro's and other muscle cars during the Optima Invitational Ultimate Street Car Challenge - but seeing this\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389-400x265.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><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"Hot Rod Magazine's 1933 Ford Coupe after crashing at Optima Invitational Race\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[6125]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6130\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1933 Factory Five Ford Coupe crashed\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod 1933 Ford Coupe crashed\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"Hot Rod Magazine's 1933 Ford Coupe by Factory Five at Optima Invitational\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0213.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6125]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6126\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hot Rod's 1933 Factory Five Ford Coupe before the crash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0213.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod 1933 Ford Coupe\" width=\"216\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0213.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0213-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>One of the first things I saw Saturday morning as I arrived at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch was this Factory Five built, black 1933 Ford Coupe. I was worried it would be all about Camaro&#8217;s and other muscle cars during the Optima Invitational Ultimate Street Car Challenge &#8211; but seeing this smooth coupe roll across the pit assured me I&#8217;d have someone to cheer for this race day.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t tell ya all about the long list of goodies it had &#8211; but let me assure you it was long. And being built by Factory Five means its some serious business. After the few laps around the Road Course that all of the cars took, Lucky #13 <a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0389.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6125]\"><\/a>was just the second car for its chance to prove its stuff in this segment of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"Hot Rod Magazine's 1933 Ford Coupe snapped suspension at Optima Invitational\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0386.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6125]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6128\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Snapped suspension on the Factory Five 1933 Ford Coupe \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0386.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod 1933 Ford Coupe snapped suspension - Factory Five\" width=\"216\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0386.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/DSC_0386-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>To the dismay of everyone watching, as it began its second lap of the track, pulling past the first curve we saw a big cloud of dust. What we&#8217;re all asking now is what came first, the break or the accident? I guess Lucky #13 was not so lucky, it&#8217;s front suspension snapped right in half. (edit 11\/30\/09 &#8211; Check below. Hot Rod&#8217;s editor Rob Kinnan&#8217;s setting the record straight)<\/p>\n<p>We were all disappointed to see this baby sponsored by Hot Rod Magazine get put on the sidelines&#8230;but here&#8217;s hoping it&#8217;ll be back next year!<\/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%2Fbummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Bummer%21+33+Ford+Coupe+Goes+Down+at+Optima+Invitational+Race\" 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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\"><\/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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" 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\/bummer-33-ford-coupe-goes-down-at-optima-invitational-race\/\" data-text=\"Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race\" data-desc=\"One of the first things I saw Saturday morning as I arrived at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch was this Factory Five built, black 1933 Ford Coupe. I was worried it would be all about Camaro's and other muscle cars during the Optima Invitational Ultimate Street Car Challenge - but seeing this\" 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 One of the first things I saw Saturday morning as I arrived at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch was this Factory Five built, black 1933 Ford Coupe. 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