OPTIMA® Batteries will kick off its nationwide search for the 2010 Ultimate Street Car on May 1-2 with the first-ever OPTIMA Street Car Faceoff, to be held at the historic Road America race track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The OPTIMA Street Car Faceoff, presented by Baer Brakes and Detroit Speed & Engineering, is an exciting new race event to showcase automotive performance, styling and aftermarket products as select vehicles compete in a series of events including the BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge, Detroit Speed Autocross, Baer Brakes Speed Stop Challenge, and a style and design competition.

OPTIMA and its partners will celebrate the entire Street Car Faceoff weekend with activities that unite the performance automotive aftermarket industry. The famed Roadster Shop in Mundelein, Illinois, home to the 2009 Good Guys Street Machine of the Year, Barry Blomquist’s “C1RS” ‘62 Corvette, will host an open house on Friday, April 30th at 11:00 a.m. CST. The caravan of enthusiasts and media are also invited to a cookout at Andrew Chevrolet dealership in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, not too far from the OPTIMA Batteries and Johnson Controls corporate headquarters.

On Saturday, May 1st beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST, the group of vehicle owners, drivers, designers, manufacturers and media will begin the OPTIMA Street Car Faceoff Road Rally to Road America. Upon everyone’s arrival, D&Z Customs and West Bend Dyno will sponsor a lunch to kick-off the action-packed weekend.

“True to our goal with the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, the Street Car Faceoff is about bringing the ‘street’ back to street machines by taking competition off the trailer and onto the track,” says Cam Douglass, director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA. “The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational is about taking the world’s finest street cars and putting them to the test. Our mission with this event, and others throughout the year, is to find them.”

The OPTIMA Street Car Faceoff is the first event in an ongoing series of qualifiers for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, held each year immediately following the SEMA Show. These additional qualifying events will occur in different regions around the country, widening the playing field to allow more people the opportunity to be involved. The winner of the OPTIMA Street Car Faceoff will receive an invitation to the Ultimate Street Car Invitational to compete for the coveted Ultimate Street Car title among up to 50 of the highest quality street cars in the world. For more information on the OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America competition and activities, visit http://www.optimainvitational.com/

Jim McIlvaine
eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.
www.facebook.com/optimabatteries

I know being the mid-west you might not see as many foreign cars, but I still know of a few Hyundais that race out at IRP (in Indy). I am surrpised there are not any post here about a club or track days or something?

Know one in Indy wants to Motor with their Hyundais?

February 17th, 2007
Meet there between 12pm-1pm. We can check out each others rides, play some pool, and have a few drinks. Then party on from there after.

Break time Family billards
1550 N State Route 59
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 305-3606
This place is about 3/4 of a mile south of 88 on RT59

so far theres at least 16 cars showing up, mostly 3rd gen GK tib's. lets make this meet a success!

Fox Valley Sportscar ClubFor 2006, FVSCC holds autocross events at the Timber Rattler's Stadium in Appleton.


Raceday info


10:00am Registration opens, tech opens, and course open for walking
11:00am Registration closes.
11:00am to 11:20 Late Registration - $10 penalty (don't be late)
11:15am Rookie walk through - meet at starting line.
11:30 am Tech closes
11:45am Drivers meeting - mandatory
12:00pm First car out.
$25 for club members, $30 for non-members
Must have DOT approved helmet, vehicles must pass safety inspection.
Classes: SCCA classification is used.


Directions to Fox Cities Stadium
Fox Cities Stadium is conveniently located just west of Hwy. 41 and north of Wisconsin Avenue in the Town of Grand Chute (just west of Appleton). The main entrance to the stadium is at 2400 N. Casaloma Drive.


Fox Cities Stadium can now be accessed from both Wisconsin Avenue and the now completed Cty OO / Hwy. 41 interchange.

To reach the stadium from Cty OO, exit off of Hwy. 41 and head west to Casaloma Drive.

Turn left on Casaloma Drive and Fox Cities Stadium will be a 1/4 mile on the left.

To reach the stadium from Wisconsin Avenue, exit off of Hwy. 41 and head west toward Casaloma Drive.

Turn right on Casaloma Drive and Fox Cities Stadium will be a 1/2 mile on the right.

For 2006, FVSCC holds autocross events at the Timber Rattler's Stadium in Appleton.


Raceday info


10:00am Registration opens, tech opens, and course open for walking
11:00am Registration closes.
11:00am to 11:20 Late Registration - $10 penalty (don't be late)
11:15am Rookie walk through - meet at starting line.
11:30 am Tech closes
11:45am Drivers meeting - mandatory
12:00pm First car out.
$25 for club members, $30 for non-members
Must have DOT approved helmet, vehicles must pass safety inspection.
Classes: SCCA classification is used.


Directions to Fox Cities Stadium
Fox Cities Stadium is conveniently located just west of Hwy. 41 and north of Wisconsin Avenue in the Town of Grand Chute (just west of Appleton). The main entrance to the stadium is at 2400 N. Casaloma Drive.


Fox Cities Stadium can now be accessed from both Wisconsin Avenue and the now completed Cty OO / Hwy. 41 interchange.

To reach the stadium from Cty OO, exit off of Hwy. 41 and head west to Casaloma Drive.

Turn left on Casaloma Drive and Fox Cities Stadium will be a 1/4 mile on the left.

To reach the stadium from Wisconsin Avenue, exit off of Hwy. 41 and head west toward Casaloma Drive.

Turn right on Casaloma Drive and Fox Cities Stadium will be a 1/2 mile on the right.

Fox Valley Sportscar Club

WISCONSIN GLACIER TRAILS XI

SCCA CEN-DIV Championship Rally
(Also counts 50% for National Touring Rally Championship)

SCCA TSD – Touring Rally
Saturday, May 6, 2006

A Brisk Tour of Chequamegon National Forest in Price County Wisconsin
25 percent paved / 75 percent smooth gravel roads - Minimum of 15 Passage Controls
Approx. 160 miles, Straight Forward Route Instructions with Mileages at all action points .
No Traps!

ENTRY FEES

$ 35.00 SCCA Members, WAG Competitors
$ 40.00 Non-Members
$ 30.00 Rookies (less than 6 rallies)
add $ 10.00 – After April 28, 2006

Entries must be submitted on WAG website
(registration forms should be available the week of Monday, April 11th)

CLASSES

Equipped, Limited, Stock and Rookie per SCCA Road Rally Rules
See www.scca.org website for more information and rules.

SCHEDULE

Friday April 5, 2006 – Entries Open
Friday April 28, 2006 – Early Entry Deadline
Saturday April 29, 2006 – General Instructions & Early Entry List distributed (by e-mail only, mail by request)


NOTE: Late entries Cut-off – Thursday May 4, 2006 @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 6, 2006

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Registration @ Super 8 Motel of Park Falls, WI
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Rookie Rally Class by Tim Craft
1:05 p.m. – Final Car #’s posted
1:45 p.m. + Car # - Route Instructions Issued
2:45 p.m. + Car # – F.C.O.
8:00 p.m. (approx) – First Car Finishes at AJ’s Bar & Dining, Park Falls, WI
9:30 p.m. (approx) – AWARDS – AJ’s Bar & Dining, Park Falls, WI

HOST MOTEL:

Super 8 Motel – Park Falls, WI 1212 Highway 13 South, Park Falls, WI 54552

Call 715-762-3383 for reservations. A block of 8 rooms (double) will be held until April 28, 2006 Mention “SCCA Road Rally”

After Rally Dinner on your own from the fine menu at:
AJ’s Bar & Dining 334 Division Street, Park Falls, WI 54552 (715) 762-3481

Thanks to our Hostess: Tanya Fleming and Her Staff !!!

For more information about ALL upcoming events, contact Dave Parps at (414) 640-0693 or dparps@execpc.com , or Art Johnston at (715) 360-6629, or watch the WAG website for announcements of more events this season.

www.w-a-g.org

Heads up, On April 23 the FVSCC autocross season is starting with a session at WIR in Kaukauna WI. This is a non-points event, but it will be a good opportunity to set up your car and have a good time after all. Check www.fvscc.com for details, I'll post more as soon as possible.

check the link for details...

http://www.w-a-g.org/events/rallycross/200...-03-12/info.htm

Sadly, I will not be able to make the Keewenaw Rally, but I will be here for sure.

Mar. 4, 2006 - Keweenaw Winter Rally.
RM Scott Carlborn. scarlborn@up.net
Phone: 906-482-6992
Registration: 11am - 12:30pm (Eastern time zone) at the Northern Lights Restaurant in Houghton, Michigan.
Rally Route: Approx. 250 miles that will take you around Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. All the roads are good county roads that should be snow covered. Start and finish at the Northern Lights Restaurant atop of the Franklin Square Inn in Houghton. There will be a fuel stop break in L'anse. First car starts at 1:01pm and should finish around 8:00pm.
Entry fee: Early registration (before Thursday March 2, 2005) $25 per team for SCCA members. $30 per team for non members. Register at event add $5. To register early call Scott Carlborn 906-482-6992 or e-mail: scarlborn@up.net

Event flyer:
http://arrowheadscc.org/wrs2006/06kwr_flyer.pdf

Series Info:
http://arrowheadscc.org/wrs.htm