Optima Invitational coverage on SPEED.. teaser video!

[Steve1968LS2]

This is pretty cool.. I think the last comment might get me in trouble at home.. doh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pio_3ApiO3g

A one-hour TV special on the OPTIMA Invitational, will air on the SPEED TV Network on January 30 and 31.

[67 ls1 vert]

cool find. That should be a good one to record.

[Nessumsar]

I hope you got her something nice for Christmas Steve!

I will have to record that one as well, hopefully it is covered well, and not all fluffed and puffed.

[Steve1968LS2]

I hope you got her something nice for Christmas Steve!

I will have to record that one as well, hopefully it is covered well, and not all fluffed and puffed.

Yea, ain't that the truth! lol


We were pretty happy when we heard it was changed from a 30-min deal to a full hour. They must have a bunch of cool footage.

[Jon69RagTop]

I hope someone posts the date and time as soon as the schedule comes out.

[Ron S]

That is the coolest thing ever,man I'm so sorry I missed it. Looks like some great footage though,all the cars look bad ass. Ron

[tazzz25906112]

Steve, we'll take all the girls out for a killer nice dinner during the red carpet deal and win back a few bonus points buddy LOL

Actually maybe you might just pull your head above water there pal,,, and we'll all need a few stored bonus pints for the 2010 season as you well know given the schedule for 2010....

Ask your wife to schedule a night with friends as the Rat Pack (Bill, Brian,Yancy, Shafi and I) are all looking to head out for the Gala with our wives all things equal... Lynn and I fly in Friday Night and will be in LA for the weekend prior to the event too....
We'll make sure to turn it into a night we'll all be talking about for a long long time Pal....

Happy New Years BTW too bud...

[Steve1968LS2]

Steve, we'll take all the girls out for a killer nice dinner during the red carpet deal and win back a few bonus points buddy LOL

Actually maybe you might just pull your head above water there pal,,, and we'll all need a few stored bonus pints for the 2010 season as you well know given the schedule for 2010....

Ask your wife to schedule a night with friends as the Rat Pack (Bill, Brian,Yancy, Shafi and I) are all looking to head out for the Gala with our wives all things equal... Lynn and I fly in Friday Night and will be in LA for the weekend prior to the event too....
We'll make sure to turn it into a night we'll all be talking about for a long long time Pal....

Happy New Years BTW too bud...

Maybe we should all chip in and get a limo? lol

[tazzz25906112]

I'm down for working something out on a limo bus if you know of any nice ones out there bud.... Call me on my cell, I believe you have number buddy that's a great idea by all means....

[Bill Howell]

Cool video, even if there wasn't a silver charger in it..haha
Looking forward to the trip west in January, maybe a get together in LA is possible?

[Steve1968LS2]

Cool video, even if there wasn't a silver charger in it..haha
Looking forward to the trip west in January, maybe a get together in LA is possible?

I could set something up at the Petersen Museum..

Come in a couple days early and you can watch us test Yancy's Camaro at our testing spot in Orange County.. besides, a high roller like yourself needs to hang out in Newport Beach or something. lol

Call me and we can discuss logistics and the best airport to fly into, etc.

[JEFFTATE]

I can't wait to see it !!

[YancyJohns]

Sweeeet Video!! I can't wait to come to LA and see how the other half live. Steve, we'll be expecting a Limo at the airport, 5 star dinning/hotel and shopping on Radeo drive in Hollywood on Camaro Performers unlimited budget...lol No but seriously, I can't wait to get out of this cold weather and hang with everyone for a great time. Steve, that would be awesome to go the Petersom Museum. I can't wait to see Camaro too!

[tazzz25906112]

Sweeeet Video!! I can't wait to come to LA and see how the other half live. Steve, we'll be expecting a Limo at the airport, 5 star dinning/hotel and shopping on Radeo drive in Hollywood on Camaro Performers unlimited budget...lol No but seriously, I can't wait to get out of this cold weather and hang with everyone for a great time. Steve, that would be awesome to go the Petersom Museum. I can't wait to see Camaro too!

I'll second that Yancy,,,, and I think it'd be cool to try that little 2010 beast out in the land of sunshine LOL....

[Bill Howell]

Sweeeet Video!! I can't wait to come to LA and see how the other half live. Steve, we'll be expecting a Limo at the airport, 5 star dinning/hotel and shopping on Radeo drive in Hollywood on Camaro Performers unlimited budget...lol No but seriously, I can't wait to get out of this cold weather and hang with everyone for a great time. Steve, that would be awesome to go the Petersom Museum. I can't wait to see Camaro too!


I am so happy to see you will be getting some visitation time with your baby......Do you get two weeks in the summer too?


HAHAHAHA

[Steve1968LS2]

I am so happy to see you will be getting some visitation time with your baby......Do you get two weeks in the summer too?

HAHAHAHA

He has visitation rights, but given his past the visits must be supervised.

[nickdoe6]

Sweeeet Video!! I can't wait to come to LA and see how the other half live. Steve, we'll be expecting a Limo at the airport, 5 star dinning/hotel and shopping on Radeo drive in Hollywood on Camaro Performers unlimited budget...lol No but seriously, I can't wait to get out of this cold weather and hang with everyone for a great time. Steve, that would be awesome to go the Petersom Museum. I can't wait to see Camaro too!

Uh oh! Looks like we better clean up Yancy's Camaro before he sees it in its current state. I think we can get a body shop to take care of the "minor" problems, and I'm sure we can find a good painter in time too.
We'll be ready...

Nick L.

[YancyJohns]

He has visitation rights, but given his past the visits must be supervised.

I've filed for full visitation rights, but Steve's wife filed a cease and desist order based on a current standard of care that she's come accustomed too and cruel and unusual punishment of returning to Steve's Truck on nights out.......lol

[Danny Thomas]

Hey Yancy, Steve should be thanking you, for adopting your car and giving it a good home. It living in Cali is a dream come true with all the good weather and coastline roads. TN and the small mtn roads and weather changes is no place to raise a car of such caliber. I know call me a bad parent for subjecting my new 2010 to such conditions. By the way it will be good to see all the cross country to SEMA crew. Hey Albert, hows it going in Canada. Looking forward to seeing you.

[Danny Thomas]

Steve, we'll take all the girls out for a killer nice dinner during the red carpet deal and win back a few bonus points buddy LOL

Actually maybe you might just pull your head above water there pal,,, and we'll all need a few stored bonus pints for the 2010 season as you well know given the schedule for 2010....

Ask your wife to schedule a night with friends as the Rat Pack (Bill, Brian,Yancy, Shafi and I) are all looking to head out for the Gala with our wives all things equal... Lynn and I fly in Friday Night and will be in LA for the weekend prior to the event too....
We'll make sure to turn it into a night we'll all be talking about for a long long time Pal....

Happy New Years BTW too bud...

Hey Albert hope all is well. I maybe flying out before Bill and Yancy and if you want to hookup let me know. My wife will be coming so we need to not get as wild as Vegas on Halloween. Looking forward to seeing you again.

[tazzz25906112]

Hey Danny, Happy New Year buddy..... Dam strait we'll need to hook up pal,,, I'm bringing my little Mrs out too so the girls can give it their best shot Pal,,,,,,,,, You know I take no prisoners it's a Crazy Canadian thing LOL. Drop me a line and we'll co-ordinate it up good buddy....

Yancy,,,,,, Steve,,,,,, this is the part where a certain 2010 Camaro's goes missing and we do some real "Dirty Fun Run Style road tests" of our own kind ;-) ,,,,, that's just in case you you were wondering good buddy ROFLMAO)..

Yancy on second thought,,,, in the interest of Steve not having an absolute heart attack trying to explain where your car is when you arrive and why it made live breaking news on ABC7 Eyewitness News heading up US-1 ,,,, I suggest an earlier flight my good buddy...

The Rat Packs heading to LA,,,, hold onto the shore y'all were coming to town!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAO

[Steve1968LS2]

Hey Yancy, Steve should be thanking you, for adopting your car and giving it a good home. It living in Cali is a dream come true with all the good weather and coastline roads. TN and the small mtn roads and weather changes is no place to raise a car of such caliber. I know call me a bad parent for subjecting my new 2010 to such conditions. By the way it will be good to see all the cross country to SEMA crew. Hey Albert, hows it going in Canada. Looking forward to seeing you.

It was 76 degrees today and sunny.. I wore shorts.. lol

[tazzz25906112]

LOL Happy New Year Steve your killing us buddy,,,,see you soon.

[Damn True]

It was 76 degrees today and sunny.. I wore shorts.. lol


Auto-x at Marina yesterday. In shirtsleeves.

[Bill Howell]

Hey wait! if you start and stop the video at second 50, there is a split second on the Charger.....WOOOHOOO!

[Aschle]

Auto-x at Marina yesterday. In shirtsleeves.


Damn, I was there and didn't meet you. Which car were you running? I was hanging around with James, his wife, Dave and Mary a good portion of the morning...


Jason

[Danny Thomas]

Guys I figured it out with Steve, you sly dog you. We been giving him grief about taking care of the wife due to his comments and actions. He has done the noble modern era thing...he got he a stud to handle her needs. You know men like older women "Bad Penny" for the experience and women like younger men for their 6 pack and masculine package hence a sleek new 2010 camaro with a MagnaCharger. Once you go Magna charger go never go back..sorry Steve and Yancy. But now you can go play with the old women on weekends and never have to worry about the wife. Yancy you just need to find a new love, maybe a Mustang LOL. Man this sounds like a Soap, prople are talking..:lurk:

[YancyJohns]

Guys I figured it out with Steve, you sly dog you. We been giving him grief about taking care of the wife due to his comments and actions. He has done the noble modern era thing...he got he a stud to handle her needs. You know men like older women "Bad Penny" for the experience and women like younger men for their 6 pack and masculine package hence a sleek new 2010 camaro with a MagnaCharger. Once you go Magna charger go never go back..sorry Steve and Yancy. But now you can go play with the old women on weekends and never have to worry about the wife. Yancy you just need to find a new love, maybe a Mustang LOL. Man this sounds like a Soap, prople are talking..:lurk:

:screwy:

[tazzz25906112]

ROFLMAO Danny you have great way of bringing it all down and sorting things out...... :poke: Now Steve,,,, if Danny is right I see a Camaro vs Mustang shootout article in a certain magazine coming at ya real soon LOL

[Damn True]

Damn, I was there and didn't meet you. Which car were you running? I was hanging around with James, his wife, Dave and Mary a good portion of the morning...


Jason

Black 99 M3 165/65.

[wicked68]

very cool

who all is going to the red carpet event - what is everyone wearing??

[tazzz25906112]

The Rat Pack is certainly coming into town and I'd assume all those that participated in the Optima Challenge wicked.....

[Larry Callahan]

They say to dress business casual

[Danny Thomas]

They say to dress business casual
Business casual for hillbillies is overalls and a tee shirt..Shoes optional

[tazzz25906112]

Business casual for hillbillies is overalls and a tee shirt..Shoes optional

Hell don't forget the corn pipe and more importantly the Mason Jar,,,,, Humm speaking of which :idea: LOL

[Bill Howell]

Like this?

[tazzz25906112]

Dam Bill.........That's just plain nasty buddy

[Aschle]

Black 99 M3 165/65.

I saw 2 m-3's , older style or new? I watched the newer BMW and it looked to be FAST... never heard what times he ran though.

Jason

[wicked68]

They say to dress business casual


really? not suits / dresses

[tazzz25906112]

really? not suits / dresses

I didn't make the connection Jeff I just looked over and read your caption in the the signature area sorry,,,,, it's been a long holiday season LOL.......... You're coming right???

[James OLC]

Looks like I'm heading down too! Can't wait... it's been almost two days since I left the California sun and I already need to head back for a fix!

[JohnC]

Hey wait! if you start and stop the video at second 50, there is a split second on the Charger.....WOOOHOOO!

That's awesome, Bill.

Other than the outcome, how did you like the way the car performed?

Happy New Year!

[wicked68]

I didn't make the connection Jeff I just looked over and read your caption in the the signature area sorry,,,,, it's been a long holiday season LOL.......... You're coming right???


of course :D

I was hoping to get dressed up - I know my wife wanted to as well.

maybe I will be the only suit guy - lol!

I am down for the bus if you guys will have me - we can go out afterwards on a bar tour!

[Larry Callahan]

Looks like it's time for me to dust off my zoot suit

[tazzz25906112]

of course :D

I was hoping to get dressed up - I know my wife wanted to as well.

maybe I will be the only suit guy - lol!

I am down for the bus if you guys will have me - we can go out afterwards on a bar tour!

I don't know if we have the bus or not at this point yet,,,,, I'll keep you in the loop as I hear. You still have my cell number right??? When do you guys arrive???

I may still surprise you yet (pending if my fat Christmas a$$ fits anything anymore lol) on the suit issue too...

[mpozzi]

Looks like Dave and I are going and this will be a fun time. We should PM everybody with cell numbers for dinner or something on Monday ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[tazzz25906112]

Sounds great Mary, we're in....

[wicked68]

got reservations at the hollywood roosevelt hotel

looks very nice. 175 on hotels.com

where is everyone else staying? if you havent booked yet - come on over to the roosevelt and we can party out there :D

its also walking distance to the theater

[tazzz25906112]

Jeff we're staying over at
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/snafc-courtyard-huntington-beach-fountain-valley/

[wicked68]

Jeff we're staying over at
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/snafc-courtyard-huntington-beach-fountain-valley/


ok -thats a bit of a hike from where we are :D

[Steve1968LS2]

ok -thats a bit of a hike from where we are :D

I talked them into staying in Orange County.. more "car stuff" to do the rest of the week.

Do you guys like the idea of doing the Peterson on Tuesday afternoon?

[Bill Howell]

Yes, that is my plans Steve to do the Peterson while we are in LA.
Thinking out loud here, I am thinking LA Roadster show Friday. Then the local Donut and Coffee shows early Sat, cruise coast Sat. afternoon?
Still open for Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. Maybe one day a cookout somewhere at one of the above mentioned shops?

[Steve1968LS2]

Yes, that is my plans Steve to do the Peterson while we are in LA.
Thinking out loud here, I am thinking LA Roadster show Friday. Then the local Donut and Coffee shows early Sat, cruise coast Sat. afternoon?
Still open for Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. Maybe one day a cookout somewhere at one of the above mentioned shops?

I just bought BOS a big new BBQ.. so that would work on either of those days.

They have some cool projects to check out.. you can point at the mess that is Penny and snicker..

[Bill Howell]

Is a Head or block considered a carry on? If so, between Yancy, Danny and myself maybe I could pick up a certain LS2 and save the shipping...haha

[Steve1968LS2]

Is a Head or block considered a carry on? If so, between Yancy, Danny and myself maybe I could pick up a certain LS2 and save the shipping...haha

I can get you a deal on shipping.. truck freight isn't all that expensive.

Come on now.. you KNOW you want it.. and you know it get's up and moves :)

I'm not officially listing it until this weekend, let me know. Need a payment plan? ;)

[wicked68]

I talked them into staying in Orange County.. more "car stuff" to do the rest of the week.

Do you guys like the idea of doing the Peterson on Tuesday afternoon?
I am up for anything. My wife I will have to check with - she will probably be resting though or getting her hair done or something chicklike.

we fly in on tuesday and leave on thurs. we are leaving from family vacation in oklahoma to come so we have to pop in and out.

[wicked68]

is the group doing anything on modnay night?

[Steve1968LS2]

is the group doing anything on modnay night?

We are setting up a dinner.. most likely down by the beach (in Huntington Beach) at a place called Dukes.

PM me your cell number. Was thinking of an earlier dinner before it gets dark.. like 4:30..

[wicked68]

We are setting up a dinner.. most likely down by the beach (in Huntington Beach) at a place called Dukes.

PM me your cell number. Was thinking of an earlier dinner before it gets dark.. like 4:30..

ok - I sent it. please call me and leave a vmail now or pm me. I am on the plane now flying into burbank and will arrive at 1:30 I need to know asap as to where and what time so I can make arrangements.

[chevyhector]

I have a question, we all have different definition for "business casual". What should we wear?? You guys have me a bit confused.

you can reply here or PM with your answer if you can

[wicked68]

I have a question, we all have different definition for "business casual". What should we wear?? You guys have me a bit confused.

you can reply here or PM with your answer if you can


no shorts or jeans. I am wearing a suit with no tie.

slacks / button up shirt is nice

or suit and no tie. better to over dress than under dress no one ever says - wow you look too good - that is really unfortunate.....lol

[Larry Callahan]

Heavy rain coat per the weather channel. 90% chance of heavy rain with thunder.

Welcome to sunny California

[chevyhector]

OK Larry & Wicked68, I now know what to wear! Thanks guys! See you tommorw and i hope to meet you two.

[wicked68]

well I never heard on dinner - so the wife and I went to cut in beverly hills - food was awesome and sat by keith richards of the stones / the dog whisperer guy - cesar romero? and captain jean luc picard - patrick stewart. pretty cool since I love star trek and the stones.

[Steve1968LS2]

well I never heard on dinner - so the wife and I went to cut in beverly hills - food was awesome and sat by keith richards of the stones / the dog whisperer guy - cesar romero? and captain jean luc picard - patrick stewart. pretty cool since I love star trek and the stones.

The Pertersen Museum is today.. I think they are shooting to get there around 1pm, have a bit at Johnny Rockets, and then tour the museum. I put Bill Howell in charge so look for him. Cris Brown at the Pertersen got us in on a special deal.

The nice part is that it's only a couple miles from the theatre.

[eville]

address?

[Steve1968LS2]

address?

To the Petersen Museum??

http://www.petersen.org/

The Petersen Automotive Museum,
6060 Wilshire Blvd (at Fairfax), Los Angeles CA 90036


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Contact Details
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[eville]

Great, I'll try and join you guys.

[Bill Howell]

Just getting back to the Hotel from seeing the Premier of the show. All I can say is WOW!
Everyone has to watch the show when it airs on Speed this weekend. Either Saturday at 11am est or Sunday 4pm est. Be sure and DVR, TIVO, VCR or whatever it takes to be sure you can watch it more than once. Great coverage of a great event and what a boost for the true protouring world. It did a very good job of explaining just what we are and what we are about. Plus you will get to see some of the cars you have watched being built right here on Protouring.
PLEASE, help our sport grow but telling everyone you know, any way you can, such as facebook, myspace or hell, even buy a commercial to get the word out about the show. It can only help our sport.
A huge shoot out to Cam, Jimi and everyone that helped, sponsored or was part of this event. My hat is off to you guys, keep up the great work!

[Steve1968LS2]

That was fun.. the bad news is that because of Mary Pozzi the show is now rated R.. lol