Here we come - The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational

In 2008 OPTIMA Batteries held the innaugural OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational presented by Hot Rod - a unique event which pitted some of the hottest new muscle cars against one another at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, NV.  Many of the cars (ourselves included) were fresh off the SEMA Show carpet and as a group we jumped at the chance to show that modern muscle cars were more than capable of performing as well as (or better than) they looked.  The first annual event - combining lap times on the Spring Mountain road course with autocross performance and style points - was won by Steve Rupp's 1968 Camaro "Bad Penny" and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that 40 year old tin is more than capable of performing as well as many modern supercars.  We were fortunate to have been invited to participate in the first OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational and finished 10th - plagued by new car gremlins that kept us from really showing what the OneLapCamaro was capable of.

The OneLapCamaro at the first annual OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational

The event is back for 2009 and we are again fortunate to have been invited to attend - even though this year it's as an exhibition vehicle.  The format is similar to last years event with the winner determined by the best combination of three laps on the road course, three laps on the autocross, a 0 to 60 to 0 challenge, and the always important style points.  While we aren't in contention for the title this year we are excited to be able to join some of the increadible new builds that will be competing on the track in Pahrump!

For more information on the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational presented by Ridetech & K&N visit their website at http://www.optimainvitational.com/