And just what the heck is wrong with cup holders?? :D




I seem to remember having a very good argument with some guy named Frisbee about cup holders NOT belonging in a '32 Ford.... To which I finally said - HEY! You know what? It's my car - and I pay the bill... start drawing up a console with cup holders!:D Beside that - they hold my sunglasses!

You know what they say about opinions..... :rofl: :cheers:


Car went in there as a POS.... can't get any worse can it?? :willy:

Mr. Weld in action!

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...94568883_n.jpg

Steve,
Doesn't matter where you live a street car has wipers and heater to defrost the windows. (I'm talking fix roof car) You chose to remove those items. So you removed those items from your car and truck that you drive daily since you live in Socal?
Carpet or rubber mat is fine, I just used carpet as an example. I don't think a bare metal shell is a street car.

Myself or anyone here for that matter can not tell anyone what to do to their cars. However Optima can tell us what they consider a street car and define the rules of what The Ultimate Street Car is.
We can all throw out our opinions, they will chose the path on what they want for future events. The sport and event is growing, its evolving, its getting better.

I'm not seeing the hating and crying. I think you guys are getting your panties in a bunch over a little healthy dialog.

More pics
http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/Opt...1-gallery.html

May have already been posted ...

I think I will start looking to buy me a used V8Aussie Supercar.They have wiper's,side glass, 4doors,complete set of working head and tail lights.When I get it home all I will need to do is throw down carpet and install a radio in the dash,& cup holders,And I'm go to go for next year's Optima.Do any of you out there have problem's with this.:D :D

To be honest I wouldn't mind a cup holder or two..

Me neither.. it's a saying.. but knocking Hobart's Camaro because it doesn't fit someone's definition of a "street car" is funny.

His car was within the rules and he likes it.. good enough for me.

So now "street car" equals "daily driver"? And I didn't build my truck, GM did.. My truck also doesn't have a Racepak or 10 layers of clearcoat.

And I do get what you're saying.. I'm just saying that it's rather subjective.. will AC be required next? People have different levels of what they find acceptable.. some don't mind wearing a jacket if it's cool out.. some don't mind rain-x.. some like the look of a fabricated metal floor.

What makes a car a "street car" is the ability to drive it on the street over long distances on a regular basis. This means it idles, doesn't overheat, takes pump gas, has the basic safety equipment (brake lights, turn signals, horn, etc).

To me a car with a straight gear race transmissing is less of a street car than one without a heater.. my that's just me. How streetable is a three-inch race clutch?

Each year Optima refines thier rules and each year the races will read the rules and see what "they can get away with".. it's how all racing works.

Again, congrats to everyone that had the gut to go out and beat on such a sweet collection of cars.. was a blast to cover.