Where are the Optima Results?

[mfain]

Am I looking in the wrong places, or has no one posted any results or pictures from the OUSCI?

Pappy

[Vince@Meanstreets]

you may have to wait a bit, they maybe a little busy cleaning up.

There maybe a spectator or Moderator that was there.

[Rick D]

Danny Popp wins!!!!! That's all I got so far from Aaron on FB.

[Sieg]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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OPTIMA®*Batteries Announces Winner of 2014 Ultimate Street Car Invitational Event

Incredible Competition Comes Down to the Wire, as Repeat Champion, Danny Popp and his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, is Crowned 2014 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car

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November 9, 2014*(LAS VEGAS, NV) – OPTIMA Batteries, the global leader in high-performance automotive and marine batteries and digital battery chargers, is proud to announce the overall winner of the 2014 Ultimate Street Car Invitational. After two action-packed days of competition, and challenges from past champions and newcomers alike, Danny Popp and his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 were able to garner enough points to claim the prestigious title for 2014.

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“It’s been incredible to drive on the most historic tracks during the 2014 season,” says Popp after holding up the huge Invitational trophy. “We will definitely be back next year!” Danny also won the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational in 2011, and his name will now be engraved on the traveling trophy for yet another year after an incredibly close win (less than one point) over Brandon Ranvek’s well-crafted 2006Mitsubishi Evo. Betim Berisha took third overall driving a 2011 Porsche 911TT.

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A total of 103 vehicles ultimately competed in the event, held for the first time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend of November 8-9. They faced a series of competitive driving events over the weekend, including the Wilwood Speed Stop Challenge and the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross during the day on Saturday. Later that evening, competitors faced public roads on the Detroit Speed Road Rally Challenge, which ended with the Showtime Motorsports participant reception at the new Shelby American headquarters in Las Vegas.

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The high-speed BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge took place on the 2.4-mile road course all day Sunday, with all of the competitors pushing themselves and their vehicles to the absolute limit. The road course action was paced by the Red Line Oil Camaro, which set a baseline lap time for all the competitors to challenge. Driven by experienced road racing champion and OPTIMA PowerPro Brand Ambassador James Clay, the 2014 Roadster Shop Camaro was then put to work as a camera car, following the competitors as they ran the course and captured the excitement for television.

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Each vehicle’s overall quality and craftsmanship was reviewed by a carefully-chosen group of judges during the Lingenfelter Performance and Design Challenge, which required two days to complete. Every portion of the Invitational event offered precious points, and when scores were finalized at the end of the last day, Danny Popp, had acquired more than any other competitor.

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A large group of spectators was on hand to witness the event as it unfolded. A crowd estimated at over 1,000 watched intently as each on-track event took place, cheering on their favorites and sharing their enthusiasm as the best-performing vehicles completed their challenges. The new Las Vegas Motor Speedway location proved to be very fan-friendly, and future events will surely continue to draw large crowds. For the first time, a manufacturer’s midway was assembled at the event site, and a wide range of performance industry parts makers displayed their products and services to interested competitors and spectators.*

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While Danny Popp was named the overall winner, the individual event winners are also very deserving of mention.

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Wilwood Speed Stop Challenge

·*********First Place: 2006 Mitsubishi Evo RS (Brandon Ranvek)

·*********Second Place: 2011 Porsche 911TT (Betim Berisha)

·*********Third Place: 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S (Larry Woo)

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Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross

·*********First place: 2006 Mitsubishi Evo RS (Brandon Ranvek)

·*********Second place: 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Danny Popp)

·*********Third place: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette (Brian Hobaugh)

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BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge

·*********First place: 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Danny Popp)

·*********Second place: 2010 Chevy Camaro (Ryan Mathews)

·*********Third place: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro (Bryan Johnson)


Lingenfelter Performance and Design Challenge

·*********First place: 1964 Buick Riviera (JF Launier)

·*********Second place: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette (Alan Palmer)

·*********Third place: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette (Dan Livezey)

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The 2014 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational event will be broadcast on the MAVTV Network on November 21 at*8:00 p.m.Eastern Time.

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by Sieg

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


The 2014 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational event will be broadcast on the MAVTV Network on November 21 at*8:00 p.m.Eastern Time.

Wow, they are going to turn all of that video around and air it in just two weeks... Cool...

Can't wait.

[GrabberGT]

Wow! New cars are starting to show their superiority. Congrats to Hobaugh for hanging in there on the Autocross.

[WSSix]

Not to undermine anyone's accomplishments but how did Mark and Hellfire do?

[Spiffav8]

Didn't the 2006 Mitsubishi Evo RS (Brandon Ranvek) blow it's motor on the road course? The way I understood it was that if you didn't finish the entire event, you did place. Soooo....what's up with that?

[CarlC]

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

Didn't the 2006 Mitsubishi Evo RS (Brandon Ranvek) blow it's motor on the road course? The way I understood it was that if you didn't finish the entire event, you did place. Soooo....what's up with that?

The competitors had to complete five timed laps to have a "finish" in that category. One of the competitors had less than this but had to go to the hospital due to not feeling well, so he was not awarded points for that event.

I don't know if there is a disqualification clause due to breakage.

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by CarlC

The competitors had to complete five timed laps to have a "finish" in that category. One of the competitors had less than this but had to go to the hospital due to not feeling well, so he was not awarded points for that event.

I don't know if there is a disqualification clause due to breakage.

Fair enough. Didn't hear about the hospital deal. Hope it went easy for him.