First official selections for Optima Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational

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Just 33 days to go until the 2010 optima batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Pahrump, Nevada and we’ve got some exciting news to share. While hundreds of car owners submitted entries in hopes of participating in this unique event, the following represent this "spirit of the event" and have been selected to compete in this year’s event:

· Herb Adams ‘80 Camaro
· Bob Bertelson ‘72 Firebird
· Bruce Cambern ‘05 Ford GT
· Sean Dell ‘61 Mercedes
· Vaughn Gitten Jr. ‘69 Mustang
· Kendrick Gray Subaru Impreza
· Jim and Mike Ring ‘67 Mustang
· Dennis Linson ’62 Chevy II
· Tom Ciancitto ‘37 Ford Pick-up

For the first time this year, optima worked with several, existing regional race events to offer top contenders an opportunity to win a spot in the 2010 Invitational. The following list of entrants were invited during these 2010 qualifying events:

· Paul Arvid "Polly" Blytt ’86 Pontiac TransAm
· Brad Coomer ‘68 Mustang
· Tom Farrington ‘66 Chevelle
· Brian Finch ‘71 Camaro
· Kyle Newman ‘55 Nomad Wagon
· Brian Nutter ’02 Z06 Corvette
· Mark Stielow ‘69 Camaro
· Kyle Tucker ‘71 Camaro
· Telly Violetto ‘78 Trans Am
· Rob McGregor ‘55 F100
· Phil Gerber ’70 Chevelle

Please join me in congratulaitng the the individuals listed above. Additional Invitational finalists will be announced soon and a few invitations are being held to potentially be awarded during the 2010 SEMA Show. A committee made up of OPTIMA and industry representatives will walk the SEMA Show floor in Las Vegas, looking for the best of the best, across all vehicle segments. The final phases of the search will be promoted during the Show and will benefit the many vehicle teams who work on project builds right up to the final hours before the start of the show.

An OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational press conference will occur during the SEMA Show on Thursday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. PT in the OPTIMA booth #23059 to reveal all final event announcements. For the current list of the optima batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational participants, the official rules and more information on the event, visit http://www.optimainvitational.com/





Thank you,
Cam Douglass
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