Faceoff at Road America **May 1st & 2nd**
 

The Faceoff in the Flatlands is now The Faceoff at Road America!

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The Faceoff in the Flatlands is now The Faceoff at Road America!

Detroit Speed and Engineering and Baer Brakes have teamed up with OPTIMA Batteries to bring this exciting new event to the historic and world-renowned Road America racetrack.

The OPTIMA Batteries Faceoff at Road America presented by Detroit Speed & Engineering and Baer Brakes will be a combination of track, autocross, speed-stop and street driving elements, all taking place at the famed Road America facility in Elkhart Lake, WI on May 1st and 2nd.

According to Todd Gartshore, Vice President of Marketing at Baer Brakes, “Baer was excited to be partnered with Detroit Speed to produce our Faceoff in the Flatlands event and that enthusiasm is redoubled with Optima’s invitation to partner with us to present the Faceoff at Road-America. We’re jazzed about being able to provide enthusiasts an opportunity to run hard at America’s most beautiful road course!”

The new Faceoff at Road America event will be the first in an ongoing series of qualifiers for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, held each year immediately following the SEMA show. In addition to other great prizes, the overall winner of the Faceoff at Road America will receive an invitation to the Ultimate Street Car Invitational to compete with 50 of the highest quality street cars on the planet for the coveted title of “Ultimate Street Car”.

“Detroit Speed is excited to be a part of Optima’s Regional qualifier at the Faceoff at Road America!” said DSE chief Kyle Tucker. “We look forward to continuing the partnership with Baer and meeting everyone for a fun-filled weekend at one of the premier road courses in America.”

“We’re really excited to partner with Baer and DSE for this new event” said Cam Douglass, Director of Product Development & Marketing at OPTIMA Batteries. “This new series of qualifying events will take place throughout the country and open the door for a lot of enthusiasts and builders to compete for an invitation to the big dance.”

Final details are in the works. Please check out www.optimainvitational.com/faceoff for more details in the upcoming weeks.

I tried the link 3 times and could not get it to work.

As Jimi said, that link will have the details in the coming weeks.

I'll put a temporary place holder on that URL in the mean time.

Ok Scott,I wasnt sure if it would be up now or not. Sorry.

No problem. :thumbsup:

You can follow that link now, it will work. :cheers:

So the Nebraska deal is out. That makes it a little rough on us West coast guys.

Sorry Todd, no offense to the west coast guys, just a great opportunity to bring folks to one of the most famous and historic road courses in the country. I hope you get a chance to come out and play, Road America is a fantastic place.

We'll be announcing another cool event in the next week or so that is right in your area. Keep an eye out on the event threads.

Crap, now I have to get the car back together.

I'm just happy you guys are making it happen. I look forward to the news....

Way cool, great to see more events around here

freeking awsome!!!!! I've got some long hours ahead of me but somehow I'm going to be there!!!:thumbsup:

Road America is a high speed track.I hope no one gets hurt.

I'm still in and look forward to details,,,,, Thanks gang

I hear the front straight is good for 150+

Perfect

So this mean those of us already registered for FITF are automatically moved to the new event? Nobody called to ask what I thought.lol How bout you Jake?
Mike

It will be closer for both of you. :thumbsup: I don't believe anybody will leave this track disappointed.

So, since I have Toyo RA1s I guess I will be buying new tires.

No disappointment here. I can't wait to drive on that track. Should be one of life's highlights.
Mike

DSE is calling everyone that was registered already and yes we are on the list for the new event. May need to re-confirm but no chance of losing our spots.

Thanks Brian. I assumed that would be the case.
Mike

Well I just signed up....

Road America is awesome. I ran it in One Lap of America in 1994 in the White car. Scared the crap out of me. When I made the 4 -5 shift at 130 MPH I knew I was moving.

Since then I learned a few things and logged a few track miles. My new car should be fast there. All I have to do now is pry it out of Joe and Paul VanNus’s hands and put it together. It is all painted and we are putting the chassis under it this weekend. It should be back at my shop by Feb. 14 (My girlfriend is trilled )

The engine should be done Feb 14 also. So I should be very busy the next couple months. But this car was built for Road America not autocrossing at Walmart. Lol

We should crush 150 MPH on the front and back straight.

If all goes right we will be there. Now what tires to use?

Stielow

Can I run the event with my R888's and bypass any awards?

Yes I am sure of it.
i am up in the air with what i will run

This is going to be a way cool event - we will be utilizing the 200 TW rule at the track and we will be doing a couple things to slow the cars down a little on the track for safety. We're not requiring roll cages and harnesses, so we feel this is absolutely necessary for safety.

This event just came together a little over a week ago - we should have all the forms, rules and registration docs, along with the website, up and going shortly.

Thanks for your patience!!

Tell me you are not running the motorcycle part before the kink... Although at any track day that seems to be the place almost everybody who gets in trouble does it.

I was thinking the same as Matt. I have no delusions of winning, no matter how many laps I have in there. I may want to run exhibition only on my RA1's if possible.

I hear ya brother, we could have our own little drivers race. Lets see if Midwest Council has taught us anything. :)

I just realized that the Cannonball One Lap of America and this event are booked for Road America on May 1. How is that going to work?

I still haven't seen a place to enter yet?

How much longer is it going to be?

I am just going to be there to have fun and see everyone. Getting pictures of the Cormaro on the track will be awesome along with just getting to go as fast as I want to go without a ticket.

Still waiting !!!

Faceoff Schedule:


www.OptimaInvitational.com/faceoff


o April 30, 11AM – OPEN HOUSE – The Roadster Shop, Mundelein, IL

o April 30, 5:30 PM – Cookout – Andrew Chevrolet, Milwaukee, WI

o May 1, 8 AM – Breakfast – Andrew Chevrolet

o May 1, 9 AM – Road Rally to Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

o Rally Stop - TBD

o D&Z Customs/West Bend Dyno agreed to provide lunch 11am – 12pm

o May 1, 12:30 – 3:30 – Style & Design competition, Tech – Road America

o May 1, 4 PM – Carbon Kustoms Karting enduro – Road America

o May 1, 7PM – Seibkins Stop-Inn Bench Racing, Elkhart Lake, WI

o May 2, 7AM – Drivers meeting – Road America

o May 2, 8:30 AM – BFG Hot Lap Challenge, Detroit Speed Autocross, Baer Brakes Speed Stop Challenge – Road America

o May 2, 6 PM – Awards Ceremony – Road America

Yes, One Lap of America has the track from early morning until mid afternoon on Saturday, May 1. We'll be trekking up there with a goal to arrive by 12:30. We will then cheer on our good friend and fellow forum member James driving the OPTIMA Batteries One Lap Camaro. We'll also start the style & design competition and tech, and we'll finish the day with a 2 hour enduro karting session followed by bench racing at Seibkins. Pre-registration starts Wednesday. More details to follow later this week!

The Pre-Registration form is now online.

www.optimainvitational.com/faceoff

Any idea when registration for the big show will begin?

Form has been submitted, ready to race.

Do you mean the Ultimate Street Car Invitational at Spring Mountain? If so, that's an invitational. You need to be either invited or qualify by competing in a regional event like the Faceoff which takes place at Road America in the beginning of May.

Understood but there still has to be some sort of application process to be considered. 2009 Applications were still up on the site for a while just wondering when 2010 applications will be available.:hail:

The Rules for the Faceoff are now online. You can download the PDF here:

www.OptimaInvitational.com/faceoff

or

http://www.optimainvitational.com/fa...eoff_Rules.pdf

We have 18 of the 50 spots filled as of today, don't wait too long to jump in!!

Is the Michelin Pilot the lowest legal treadwear tire in the popular 18 inch minitub widths? (315-335) Just kicking around whether it would make sense to try to buy some or just run for fun on my Toyos.

Hey guys, here's the host hotel info.

http://www.siebkens.com/

Mention the Faceoff event for the group rate.