The OSUSC Podcast – Episode #44

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Welcome to the Optima Search For the Ultimate Street Car Series Podcast! This show is produced twice-per-month show and will be a great way to keep people informed on everything going on, from rules discussions, to event coverage, and to feature interviews with competitors and people of interest!

The show is hosted by myself (Rob Kibbe) and Race Director Jimi Day. Our goal is to bring you all of the latest and greatest information possible…plus have plenty of fun along with way. Feel free to e-mail us with feedback and questions, and we’ll work as many of them can into the show!

-Rob Kibbe (mailto:robert@themusclecarplace.com) & Jimi Day (jimi@driveusca.com)

Rob Kibbe

Jimi Day

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Welcome Ron Sutton!

A HUGE THANKS to Ron Sutton Race Technology for coming on board as our very first sponsor! We’re proud to announce that Ron is back for 2017 with an entirely new workshop tour planned as well.

Stay tuned to future shows for details and Visit RonSuttonRaceTechnology.com to get more information on Ron’s incredible service lineup!

www.ronsuttonracetechnology.com
Phone/Text: (844) RACETEC

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Welcome Forgeline!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Forgeline Motorsports has also returned to the OSUSC Podcast show for 2017! Forgeline has been a staple among OSUSC competitors, and their incredible wheels are as well engineered (and race tested) as they are beautiful.

Stay tuned to future shows to hear more from Forgline, and be sure to visit their website and give them a call for all of your competition wheel needs!

www.forgeline.com
Phone: (800) 886-0093

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OPTIMA Jim, sitting in his Mercury Cyclone at D&Z Customs, mentally preparing for his future discussion with a Design and Engineering judge regarding “unique things about his car.”

OPTIMA Jim:

The Complete Low-Down on Changes for the 2017 Lingenfelter Performance Design & Engineering Section.

In this episode we had the chance to bring on a show favorite – OPTIMA Jim McIlvaine! Jim is the man behind the points system in the OPTIMA series and each year we like to ask him the questions most people want to know that would normally take a 45 minute phone call to explain. Through the magic of the Internet we’ve been able to duplicate that for you in a single podcast show!

This year the biggest points discussion changes are specific to the Design and Engineering section. For 2017, the “Equalizer” section has become a little more evolved to offer more lee-way in the Objective portion of D&E vs. past years. It’s also changed the way that Tech Inspection will be done as well. With that said, the section itself still carries the same weight as does any of the performance driving sections, meaning it could be the difference between winning and losing!

Listen in for the full scoop. Jim knows all!

-Rob & Jimi