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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...

More Pro Touring Action Photos From DriveOptima At Road America In Wisconsin

Stretch Run for the Ultimate Street Cars OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series visits Road America By Jim McIlvaine Six of seven regular-season events are now in the books for...

Action Photos: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series Visits Road America

Stretch Run for the Ultimate Street Cars OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series visits Road America By Jim McIlvaine Six of seven regular-season events are now in the books for...

The Pursuit Of Points Part Two: More Photos From OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car At Utah Motorsports Campus

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) We’ve got more great photos, results, and points from the DriveOPTIMA event at Utah Motorsports Campus below, and if you missed the first gallery yesterday then please...

The Pursuit Of Points: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Visits Utah Motorsports Campus

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) We’ve got great photos, results, and points from the DriveOPTIMA event at Utah Motorsports Campus and we’re going to be bringing you another gallery of photos...

The Numbers Game: Chasing Points In OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) It’s been a weird 18 months in a lot of different and unexpected ways and that’s certainly been the case in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car,...

Riley Stair Brought His Bad Ass, Homebuilt, 1000HP, Pontiac Trans Am to LS Fest West 2021 In Vegas

Dude! If you don’t know Riley Stair’s Pontiac Trans Am then you must live under a rock. Built at home and one of the most talked about rides of the SEMA Show in 2019, this car is...

Part Two: Optima’s Wet Search For The Ultimate Street Car Continues With Real Street Cars Racing In The Rain

(Words By Jim McIlvaine) There is a certain segment of automotive enthusiasts, who brag about owning cars that have “never been in the rain.” They only take their cars out when the forecast says...

OPTIMA’s Wet Search For The Ultimate Street Car: Real Street Cars Run In The Rain

(Words By Jim McIlvaine) There is a certain segment of automotive enthusiasts, who brag about owning cars that have “never been in the rain.” They only take their cars out when the forecast says...

Rainmakers: New Orleans Offers A Wet And Wild Street Car Experience For Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Racers

(Words by Jim McIllvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelly) By the time the world’s best street cars rolled into NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans, five events were in the books for OPTIMA’s...

Holley MoParty 2020: The ChryCo Psychos Get Their Chance To Play!

For years now, Holley’s LS Fest has been the stuff of legends. So long as it has the latest in GM power under the hood, anything goes…come drag race, autocross, burn the tires to shreds,...