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Fun With Cars & Car People at the Track: OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series visits Sebring International Raceway
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) A full moon glided over a clear Florida sky, making way for a warm sunrise and the start of the 11th season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series....
OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- 2023 Edition: Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R successfully defends its title
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...
OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- Part 2: 2023 Edition: Photos and Results!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!
(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Daytona: Part 2 – The points chase tightens up with one round to go in the series!
(Words By Jim McIlvaine and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, visits some pretty iconic tracks. Just this year alone,...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Daytona – The points chase tightens up with one round to go in the series!
(Words By Jim McIlvaine and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, visits some pretty iconic tracks. Just this year alone,...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Road America: The points chase tightens up as five of seven rounds are now complete.
Here’s Part 2! (Words by Jim McIlvaine Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Last year, the cut-off for earning a points invitation to the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by Advance Auto...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Road America: The points chase tightens up as five of seven rounds are now complete.
(Words by Jim McIlvaine Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Last year, the cut-off for earning a points invitation to the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by Advance Auto Parts was 781 points...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Portland: The last West Coast event of the year brings plenty of action!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Usually, after four events in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, we can start predicting who might be...
OPTIMA BATTERIES RETURNS TO PIKES PEAK TO SUPPORT THE FIRST-EVER RIVIAN TO COMPETE, TANNER FOUST’S ONE-OFF RADFORD TYPE 62-2 AND OTHER LEGENDARY RACERS
MILWAUKEE (June 15, 2023) – OPTIMA Batteries, a leading brand of Clarios, is returning to the 101st running of Pikes Peak to charge the first-ever Rivian R1T to compete in the fabled hill climb....
Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars: Part 2 – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...
Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...
OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car In The Big Easy: Ultimate Street Cars Get To The Points!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) If you don’t win your class invitation in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, your best route to an invitation to the...
OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car At Thunderhill. No Thunder, But Plenty Of Lightning-Fast Cars!
Some say Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, California is straight out of a Microsoft startup photo, but when OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts came...