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Get your car on TV at Road America

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    OptimaJim
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    Hello, my name is Jim McIlvaine and I am the eCare Manager for OPTIMA Batteries, Inc. I wanted to let you guys know that we are having a qualifying event at Road America as part of our search for the ultimate street car, on June 22nd-24th. We will be filming this event for later airing on TV, as we've done with our past OUSCI events. To get an idea of what those look like, you can check out this video. (Bill Goldberg will be our host for this event as well)

    Each participant in this event will receive two free tickets to the NASCAR race at Road America that weekend. At least two vehicles in this event will be chosen to compete for the 2012 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car title at our event in Nevada, immediately following the SEMA show. We will also be giving away entries to the 2012 Sandhills Open Road Challenge ($1,000 value) to select competitors in the Faceoff at Road America. For more information on the Faceoff at Road America and the OUSCI, please visit www.optimainvitational.com If anyone has any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

    Jim McIlvaine

    eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.

    www.twitter.com/optimabatteries

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    • rampelsauceR
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      rampelsauce
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      Our cars, for the most part, are slow, old and German. They wouldn't really fit in with the Nascar crowd. Plus, we tend to lose interest in things constantly going left. Just sayin'.

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      E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car

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      • EarlE
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        Earl
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        M20 Fever or TJ would probably be interested.

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          OptimaJim
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          Hi rampelsauce, Road America is actually a road course, where drivers turn in both directions. You can find more information about it here- www.roadamerica.com Our event will also be utilizing the big track, as well as an autocross, so there will be plenty of right hand turns all weekend. I would hate to stereotype all BMW owners as either liking or hating any particular kind of racing, especially because one of our lead engineers is a BMW owner and insisted I post on this forum about our event, after having enjoyed himself so much at our 2010 Faceoff event. We did invite a 1961 Mercedes to participate in our 2010 Ultimate Street Car Invitational, so I hope we can find an older BMW or two that might be able to find it's way around a track.

          Jim McIlvaine

          eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.

          www.optimainvitational.com

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            B C
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            Hi Jim! Welcome, and thanks for the heads up.

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            • M20_feverM
              M20_feverM
              M20_fever
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              Man this sounds awesome! Im supposed to run RA on the 16th already, two weekends in a row might be out of the budget. I have some decisions to make now...

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              • rampelsauceR
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                rampelsauce
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                Sorry, I was just hating on the Nascar brand. I know Road America well.

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                E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car

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                • mystere30M
                  mystere30M
                  mystere30
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                  hmmm...the tuxedo would do great in the autox portion of the event...but terrible at anything else lol...its just too slow..

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                  • Ryan...R
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                    Ryan...
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                    I has no BMW, I am not belong :(

                    2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

                    2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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                    • mystere30M
                      mystere30M
                      mystere30
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                      i will unfortunately be with you soon ryan... :(

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                      • Ryan...R
                        Ryan...R
                        Ryan...
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                        wtf! What are you getting?

                        2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

                        2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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                        • mystere30M
                          mystere30M
                          mystere30
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                          idk yet. still looking. its not easy lol. i have about 6grand to play with...know of anything?

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                          • Ryan...R
                            Ryan...R
                            Ryan...
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                            #13

                            You can haz my subaru for much less than that.............

                            E30 chassis + M62 + 6 speed = ftw

                            2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

                            2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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                            • mystere30M
                              mystere30M
                              mystere30
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                              its gonna be a daily 😕 but im going to kewauskum in a little bit to look at a 540i my brother saw yesterday. i'll keep you posted

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                              • EarlE
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                                Earl
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                                I'm in Kewsskum right now. It's my hometown. I suggest a 318 e36 for a daily:P

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                                • mystere30M
                                  mystere30M
                                  mystere30
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                                  540i was auto :( but has mtech bumpers...and its 5700...

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                                    GunMetalGrey
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                                    M50 may want to play....

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