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Six Ways to Malfuntion at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge

Friday, November 20th, 2009

by Kristin Martin of MyRideIsMe.com

We’ve never figured out why, but for some odd reason humans are always transfixed at the tragedies of others. Its why car accidents cause so much traffic havoc – we all have to stop and look as we drive by (grrrrr)! Racing is no different. When something goes wrong on the racetrack we all wanna have a look.

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2009 Optima Street Car Invitational

Friday, November 20th, 2009

by Kristin Martin of MyRideIsMe.com

Whoever came up with the idea to put on an event that would demonstrate the performance capabilities of the cars being showcased at SEMA was a genius! And that’s exactly what the Optima Invitational is all about. Happening the day after SEMA ends, it gives people a chance to...

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Bummer! 33 Ford Coupe Goes Down at Optima Invitational Race

Monday, November 9th, 2009

by Kristin Martin of Grease Girl

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On the Racetrack at SEMA 2009

Friday, November 6th, 2009

by Kristin Martin of GreaseGirl and MyRideIsMe.com

Today I left the hub-bub of Las Vegas and SEMA to head out to Spring Mountain Ranch racecourse. In preparation for Saturday’s Optima Invitational, myself and the others from the auto-blogging crew got a chance to get behind the wheel ourselves. Spring Mountain Ranch is almost like a country-club for speed seekers. People...

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2009 SEMA Trend-Mega Torque Diesel Hot Rods

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

by Craig Pike of MyRideIsMe.com

Cruising what I call the main hall of the SEMA show, it’s fantastic to see the great rides that make SEMA, the parts show, become SEMA the car show. Featuring the best built cars and timeless classics, it’s a mix of some of the best rides in the country. I stayed close to “Hot Rod Alley” to find the...

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2009 SEMA Show Stopper- Ring Brothers’ 64 Fairlane

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

by Craig Pike of MyRideIsMe.com

1964 Fairlanes will always be one of my favorites. At one time, Pops owned a Blue one, Mom’s was white and mine was my high school driver called, “The Highway Bitch”. Red, white and blue, we loved our 64’s. Pops still has his and is done up Pro-street with a small block Ford and big-fatties in the back.  The...

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What You’ve Been Missing at SEMA 2009

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

by Kristin Martin of MyRideIsMe.com

As promised, we want to keep you guys in the loop of what we’re seeing at SEMA. Scroll down for a view of the SEMA 2009 convention experience as well as a few videos I was able to shoot! This post will be brief, expect much more content and explanation to come later!!

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One Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

by Craig Pike of MyRideIsMe.com

At SEMA, it’s easy to find a great car, they’re in almost every booth!  But like the 70 Chevelle with a Duramax diesel motor, it’s a the different and sometimes unique builds that really get my attention.  That’s what I found in this “Painless” Roadster Pickup.

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