2008 LSX Shootout - LSX Shootout

After last year's triumphant inaugural race, the LSX Shootout was back with a vengeance in 2008. Though gas prices had finally started to drop, the economy was still in the toilet and there was no telling what the turnout would be. But the folks at GM Performance Parts and the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) were optimistic, as were we, that the growing interest in LSX performance might overcome those odds. By mid-afternoon on Friday October 10th, the car count was already well over last year's count (by about twenty or thirty), and by Saturday's eliminations even more LSX'rs had shown up. Many of the same faces that made last year so entertaining were back, however a few fresh faces made a major splash.

		It never hurts to bring some...        read full caption It never hurts to bring some eye candy with you when trying to get people interested in your product. Premier Autosports is a local shop based out of Bartlett, TN and they weren't afraid to show this turbocharged TA could do more than just look good.
Dig that mullet!	The car show was full of gems....        read full caption The car show was full of gems. These two engine bays need no words. It's no wonder the LS1 third-gen took home a few trophies including Best Paint, Best of Show, and the GMHTP Editor's Choice...	...Wade Flannery's '84 TA...        read full caption ...Wade Flannery's '84 TA is easily the sweetest third-gen these eyes have ever seen.
LSX Drag Radial contestant...        read full caption LSX Drag Radial contestant Mark Koehler, in his turbocharged stock cube LS2 TA, won the Dyno Challenge this year with a 1,232hp pull. It was a nice consolation...whoops! You'll have to read on to find out what happens in Drag Radial.
	Texas Speed dusted off its...        read full caption Texas Speed dusted off its shop car, and blew our minds. The encore performance to this fierce wheelie was a 9.82 at 134 mph with a stock bottom end and no power adder. That's a new record.	Anxious to promote the F-body's...        read full caption Anxious to promote the F-body's return and make the 2008 LSX Shootout memorable, GM flew in Tom Peters, designer of the 2010 Camaro. Any Tom (pardon the pun), Dick or Harry could rub elbows and even get his autograph as seen here at the GMPP display.