Danny Popp Wins 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Next thing people will demand the car has a nice audio system and cup holders.. lol

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




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! Beside that - they hold my sunglasses!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Greg, you know we are pals and all... but Jimi did say to keep the comments and opinions coming... it's not only about what the big names think, and I think that's just swell.

Oh, I went down to see Roy the other day... man your car is lookin and runnin like shiat.

You know what they say about opinions.....


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

[JMitch19]

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[tjbruning]

Mr. Weld in action!

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Wrong.. sorry

Why do I need wipers and a heater? I live in SoCal.. when I had a car with wipers I think I might have used them once.. I drove my cars 90 miles up the Dragon with no wipers.. think I'm doin' just fine

They already test for lights, blinkers, brake lights and a horn..

I sorta agree on side glass.. but who are we to tell some thier car isn't "a street car" just because they don't care to have side glass? Carpet? Really? Lots of cars came from the factory with just a rubber mat.. I think they were street cars.

Next thing people will demand the car has a nice audio system and cup holders.. lol

Great event.. I'm shocked that Popp won it in his bitchen 'Vette (ok, not really)



No inspection in Cali..

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.

[Vegas69]

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

[Sandbagger]

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[coolwelder62]

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.

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

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

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! Beside that - they hold my sunglasses!

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

Originally Posted by Vegas69

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

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.

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

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.

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.