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Two of the nine qualifying events for the OPTIMA® Batteries 2010 Ultimate Street Car Invitational have already taken place and the third event is this weekend's Nevada Open Road Challenge in Ely, Nevada. If you haven't signed up for that event yet, it's probably too late. Our next qualifying event will take place at the Midwest Musclecar Challenge on May 29th & 30th and there is still time to register.

The weekend will start on Saturday the 29th, with the BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge at Putnam Park's 1.87-mile road course. That will be immediately followed by Bowler Performance Transmission's 99-mile cruise. The day's activities will be wrapped up with the world-famous Flowmaster All-American Thunder Rib Feast. Events on Sunday will include the RideTech Street Challenge Autocross at the Mid-American Air Center, as well as the Baer Brakes Speed-Stop Challenge.

This event is open to all American-made performance cars and will be televised on Fox Sports Net as part of the Mother's Car Show series. There will be cash awards for the winners of each segment, as well as significant contingency awards and the opportunity to qualify for the OPTIMA® Batteries 2010 Ultimate Street Car Invitational. For more information on this event, visit Midwest MuscleCar Challenge

The Midwest Musclecar Challenge is the latest in an ongoing series of qualifying events for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, held each year immediately following the SEMA Show. These qualifying events will occur in different regions around the country, widening the playing field to allow more people the opportunity to be involved. The winner of the Midwest Musclecar Challenge will receive an invitation to the Ultimate Street Car Invitational to compete for the coveted Ultimate Street Car title among up to 50 of the highest-quality street cars in the world. For more information on the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, visit OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational

Jim McIlvaine
eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.
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