Day One of the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Gateway Motorsports Park has come to a close. Over 1000 timed runs were made by the competitors: I think everyone had as much track time as they wanted! Cars spanning the 1960's through 2014 attacked the Ridetech Autocross course and ate up the Wilwood Speed Stop challenge. Tires were smoking, and brakes were … [Read more...]
Behind The Scene: Meet the Farringtons!!
I found this great short video about one of our Lateral-G members and his family. Tom Farrington, his wife Deb, and son Sam like to compete in the Ultimate Street Car Association events held throughout the country. What's so cool about this family is that they all have a passion … [Read more...]
Faceoff at Road America: By the Numbers
OUSCI has been moved to Las Vegas Speedway!
(MILWAUKEE) – OPTIMA Batteries’ announces its highly-anticipated 2014 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational will now take place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The new, larger location will be more convenient for spectators and accommodate 100 vehicle participants. OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car championship event will feature the world’s top modified … [Read more...]
Optima Ultimate Street Car Qualifier: Road America
This weekend we're at Road America for the Ultimate Street Car Associations Optima event. The day started at West Bend Dyno for registration and the Detroit Speed and Engineering Road Rally. The stream of Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car competitors entered Road America, and the Lingenfelter Design and Engineering Competition judging began. It continued while we got … [Read more...]
Ultimate Street Car Association Optima Qualifier in Fontana Ca.
We've got coverage of Saturday and Sundays event at the USCA Optima qualifier in Fontana Ca. Special thanks to Armand DiCarlo for all the great pictures. Also, a special thanks to Tim at Code510.com for his pictures starting on page 12. … [Read more...]
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 427 R-Code 4-Door
This week, we are spotlighting a car that does not appear to be very special at first glance. After all, Ford made over 420,000 1965 Galaxies, most of which were plain Jane four-door sedans. However, this one is special. The similarity between "humdrum" and "hang on" occurs the moment you open the hood to find a 427 cube R-Code dual … [Read more...]
Ride along with Kyle Tucker from DSE on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway
Ever wondered what it's like to go all out in a street car at a track like Daytona? Well, take a look at this video of Kyle making a lap for the BFGoodrich hot lap challenge at the recent USCA Optima event. … [Read more...]
Video recap of the USCA Optima event at Daytona International Speedway
http://youtu.be/qjTD9-JnneY If you weren't there you missed a great event! This will give you an idea of what their next events at Fontana and Road America will be like. … [Read more...]
Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
The OPTIMA Batteries Search for the Ultimate Street Car is coming to your area and we’re looking for YOU! The OPTIMA Batteries Search for the Ultimate Street Car, sanctioned by the Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA), is coming to a venue near you. This new series is designed specifically for performance … [Read more...]
