Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational invite, Carl Casanova
 

OPTIMA has given Lateral-g.net an open invite to use to invite 1 member to participate.

This is a fantastic event and I'd like to thank Jimi and Cam for allowing this opportunity for our community. :thumbsup:



Carl Casanova (CarlC) has been selected to comete in this year's OUSCI.

WOW thats awsome :thumbsup: I vote for Billys (72novadriver) Nova. Unless he is aready going!!

I vote for todd. But billy's nova would be awesome.

I would give Todd (vegas69) the chance or Track Junky the chance.
Both have been to events and weren't invited.

Todd's Camaro would be cool also.

Todd is at the top of my list. Anyone have his cell phone number?

naw... todds to slow!!!!;)

If I had a way to get mine out there I would say I was interested.

Billy got an invite.
I vote for Todd or track junky

Another vote for Todd!

Billy is already in.

I vote for Todd Or Track Junky

since billy is already in i say todd. i wanna see that camaro rip some laps up:thumbsup:

I think Gaetano( track junky) would give everyone at optima the most fit's.He's flat super fast.His car is as close to a stock suspension as it gets.It would be nice to see a car like Gaetano's run against full after market chassis parts that everyone else will be running.We might find out that some of us just wasted a bunch of money.I know Todd want's to go real bad.Scott you always make real good choices,So pick the best person who YOU think will make the best showing.Gaetano,Todd,:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I vote for VanBuren. His Camaro rocks. I think it would do well.

Payback

I'd like to see the mule out there.

Oh yeah, that would be awesome.

Probably not going to happen, Scott anyone you pick will be excellent I'm sure. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks Rob. You can tell I don't hang with the "cool" kids, huh?

Would you be interested, Jeff? I know it's a long ways from us here in the Midwest and a very short notice.

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I second.. I mean fifth the vote for Todd

Thanks to the few that gave me a vote. Todd's been around here alot longer then me and certainly deserves the vote.

I will say though, my main reason for wanting to go is to find the ultimate suspension set up. The only way to do that is to run my stock(except for upper control arms) but tuned set up against skilled guys like Finch, Stielow, Tucker, Parrott(whom I dont think was invited but should have been to display his suspension set up) and Todd with his G bar set up.

On another note, even if I was invited this year I couldn't afford to go. I spent too much money testing and tuning the car this year and the wife has cut me off.

A shout out to my sponser "Dream Speed Motors". They made me 8 seconds faster at Buttonwillow and 6 seconds(could have been faster, only got one session in on a cold track)at Thunderhill.

Scott - PM'd you Todd's number...

Another vote for Todd, but what about your car Scott?

Honestly it is probably a lot more do able for somebody who lives in the west, although if we could find Violetto a 2 car trailer...

Very cool of the Optima team to do this... thinking it may be to build up some goodwill after the late notice-no spectator ruling perhaps. Either way, kudos to them for allowing this entry.

That being said, I better vote for Todd since I am staying at his house! :woot: :D

I would love to see Gaetano mix it up with those big boys too - I think he and Todd would give em all fits.

Another vote for Todd, I've been wanting to see his car run in this event for a while. He really deserves it. I think its a no brainer since he's local to the event. :thumbsup:

Honorable mention to Gaetano if his budget would allow him. :yes:

How about Blake's Nova from Speedtech??

Wow guys, I knew I had some great buddies on Lat-G but I never expected this kind of support. :cheers: :cheers:

P.S. Dave, you and Doug are roughing it in my Hot Rod garage.

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Yep, Todd was my first thought when I saw the thread. As Rybar said it just seems like a no brainer on such short notice.
Van B, I also think you would have also been a good choice because your car is great and you are always respectful member here of which I am sure factor's in Scott choice:thumbsup: I wished more members could run their cars at this event because honestly I have went the last two years and some of the cars selected IMO are just show car seat fillers that don't really belong. Todd, Van and Track Junky's type of cars are what I want to see...oh wait that's right we can't seem them anymore as spectators:mad:

Payback gets my vote--especially since I am staying with him----evidently in the garage--but still.

Top this off with Dave, Todd and I going to dinner with Greg---man, what else could be better? (Todd or Greg paying)

Todd, just let me go shotgun for at least one lap on the Road course--Jimi won't mind.

Doug

So, who is this Todd guy anyway?

Really shouldn't have an event without at least one ZL-1. :cool:

Can I change my vote to Doug on 22's? :woot:

Since the hot rod garage must have the obligatory beer fridge and the playboy channel, I'll be just fine. :D

Todd. :thumbsup:
Because maybe this opportunity will allow him to stop talking about Optima whenever it is even vaguely appropriate to do so.

Matt

My vote goes to Track Junky just because its a total grass roots down to earth build and I feel it deserves to be there...win or lose. But I seriously doubt they would let him in if he had the chance.


Vince

Van B. :thumbsup:

Ship your car if you have to!

X2 :D :lateral:

I vote for me ;) ..............Ok, that was a joke!

Payback all the way!!! :unibrow: