GM Performance Parts - LSX True Street Challenge
If you haven't participated in a True Street event, here is the gist of the program. All vehicles must be actual streetcars, which have a current state inspection, valid tags and insurance. All tires are DOT approved with a max width of 10.5 inches. These cars are escorted on a 30-mile round trip on city roads and highways, and then they are led back into the staging area of the track. Upon arrival to the staging area, no one is permitted to open their hoods. No pit crews allowed, no tire swaps, no adding fuel to the tank. The only thing permitted is to change the tire pressure to suit the track conditions. Then these vehicles are sent down the dragstrip with a 0.400 pro-tree to start them off. The cars must return directly to the staging lanes after each pass, again with hoods remaining shut. This goes on until each car runs three passes down the track. Those timeslips are averaged for each car, and winners are awarded for the 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15-second classes. To win, your vehicle needs to get an average as close as possible to those second increments, without ever going quicker than the increment. For example, in order to win the 9.00 ET class, your average of three passes needs to be as close as possible to 9.00-seconds, but you cannot ever run an 8-second pass to get to that average. Going quicker would put you into the next quickest class, basically breaking-out.
Sounds brutal doesn't it? It was indeed, as 16 of those 80 entrants didn't complete the event due to breakage, overheating, and other technical issues. Your author went on a ride-along during this 30-mile cruise, and I saw a couple cars stalled on the side of the road just from the cruise alone. These True Street cars live up to their class name, they truly are street-driven cars that perform under extreme conditions.-TW
 The New Era Performance `08...  The New Era Performance `08 G8 GT was in town to show off a host of new products, which ran a best of 12.34 with a 12.37 average. The L76 sports a DOD-friendly cam, headers, cold air intake and converter. |  Texan Toby Shelf's '68 Chevy...  Texan Toby Shelf's '68 Chevy was one of the classiest trucks with modern LS power under the hood thanks to Mast Motorsports. |  Overall winner for the LSX...  Overall winner for the LSX True Street Challenge was David "Mightymouse" Childress. David's impressive turbocharged Trans Am put down an average ET of 9.304 seconds on his three consecutive passes. This Firebird has gone as quick as 9.05 @ 155 mph at other events. |
 10-second winner - Matt Smith...  10-second winner - Matt Smith - L-S powered '69 Camaro - 10.218 average |  Doug Caffrey's '02 Sierra...  Doug Caffrey's '02 Sierra was one of a few trucks that ran like a raped ape. 12.0s in a truck that size is impressive. |  Runner-up was Howard Wolf...  Runner-up was Howard Wolf with his '99 Corvette, with an average of 10.031 seconds. |
 11-second winner - Rob Farley...  11-second winner - Rob Farley - '98 Corvette - 11.062 average |  12-second winner - Patrick...  12-second winner - Patrick Monroe - '98 Camaro - 12.000 average |  13-second winner - Joseph...  13-second winner - Joseph Ramirez - LS-powered '92 Camaro - 13.001 average |
 14-second winner - Nicholus...  14-second winner - Nicholus Massengale - '01 Camaro SS - 14.033 average |  15-second winner - Clay Alford...  15-second winner - Clay Alford - '04 Silverado - 15.008 average | |