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Old 01-13-12, 11:02 AM
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IMPORT FACE-OFF: Baytown, TX - 2/26/12

Just spreading the news. Who’s going?


Don’t miss out on $7000+ in cash and prizes at NOS Energy Drink’s IMPORT FACE-OFF on February 26th, 2012 at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX. Visit www.ImportFaceOff.net for series info.

EVENT ACTIVITIES
- Car/Truck/and Bike Show
- 1/4 Mile Drag Racing (competition or test and tune)
- Stereo Crank it up Contest (Usaci double points)
- Burnout Contest (time permitting)
- Vendors midway (open expo for area shops)
- Live DJs and Giveaways
- Series coverage by Performance Auto and Sound, Super Street, Honda Tuning, and Import Tuner magazine

PRICES
- Spectator $15 with Flier (reg $17) Children under 10 FREE
- Car Show Contestant $30 (comes with free trial PAS mag subscription)
- Competition Drag Racer $30 (Import/Sport Compacts only)
- TnT Drag Racer $30 (Any make/model welcome)
*$5 off competition fee if PREREGISTER ONLINE (deadline 2/24/12)

DRAG CLASSES AND PAYOUTS (full rules on IFO website)
FWD Q8- 1st $1000, R/U $400, Semi 1 $100, Semi 2 $100
FIP Q8 - 1st $1000, R/U $400, Semi 1 $100, Semi 2 $100
FIS Q8/16 - 1st $300, R/U $100, Semi 1 $50, Semi 2 $50
AMP Q4- 1st $500, R/U $200
AMS Q4 - 1st $200, R/U $100
OL Q4- 1st $350, R/U $150 (doubled if all 9 sec cars)
BR - 1st $150, R/U $50
*complete fields rqd for full payout
TNT - open to any make/model

If you would like to help pass out fliers while making some extra cash, please email your 1) full name, 2) complete mailing address, and 3) amount of fliers you'd like (envelope of 200 or box of 500) to hybridentertainment78@yahoo.com Promoters are assigned a number and are paid on commission, $2 for every flier that comes in with your number on it. Spectators bring in the fliers because of the $2 off admission coupon. Checks are mailed out within a week after the event. The program pays well if you get enough fliers out. There are successful, repeat promoters every year at every location. Here is what the flier looks like...





PREVIOUS EVENTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyivdEQJg5o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLygOCuwSts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w7dtiqyYz4

2012 IMPORT FACE-OFF SCHEDULE (tentative)
January 15 – Fontana, CA – Auto Club Dragway
January 22 - Bradenton, FL - Bradenton Motorsports Park (3rd annual)
January 29 - Tucson, AZ - Southwestern International Raceway (5th annual)
February 12 – Gainesville, FL - Gainesville Raceway (4th annual)
February 19 – Reynolds, GA - Silver Dollar Raceway
February 26 – Baytown, TX - Royal Purple Raceway (8th annual)
March 4 – Shreveport, LA - Thunder Road Raceway Park (9th annual)
March 11 – Belle Rose, LA - No Problem Raceway (12th annual)
March 18 - Wichita, KS - Kansas International Dragway (3rd annual)
March 25 - Rockingham, NC - Rockingham Dragway (2nd annual)
April 1 – Crofton, MD - Capitol Raceway (3rd annual)
April 15 – Noble, OK - Thunder Valley Raceway (9th annual)
April 22 – Columbus, OH – National Trail Raceway (7th annual)
April 29 – Ennis, TX – Texas Motorplex (7th annual)
May 6 - Las Vegas, NV - The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (3rd annual)
May 20 - Epping, NH - New England Dragway (3rd annual)
May 27 - Woodburn, OR - Woodburn Dragstrip (2nd annual)
June 3 – Kent, WA - Pacific Raceway (3rd annual)
June 3 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Raceway Park (6th annual)
August 26 - Crofton, MD - Capitol Raceway (4th annual)
September 2 – Topeka, KS – Heartland Park
September 9 – Noble, OK – Thunder Valley Raceway (9th annual)
Spetember 16 - Spokane, WA - Spokane County Raceway
September 23 – St. Louis, MO – Gateway Motorsports park
September 30 - Columbus, OH – National Trail Raceway (7th annual)
October 7 - Gainesville, FL - Gainesville Raceway (4th annual)
October 14 - Epping, NH - New England Dragway (3rd annual)
October 21 - Baytown, TX - Royal Purple Raceway (8th annual)
October 28 – Charlotte, NC - Zmax Dragway
November 4 - Montgomery, AL - Montgomery Motorsports Park (10th annual)
November 11 - Ennis, TX - Texas Motorplex (7th annual)
November 18 - Baton Rouge, LA - State Capitol Raceway (7th annual)
December 2 - Las Vegas, NV - The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (3rd annual)
December 9 - San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Raceway (8th annual)
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I will be there and hopefully running TnT or BR since I will be taking the NA vert for some base numbers.
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ill be in the car show event hope to see fellow rx7 owners
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I will be there in FIP class !!
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Originally Posted by tdi_hatch
ill be in the car show event hope to see fellow rx7 owners
What do you drive? Is it the red FC?

Originally Posted by tearbo2
I will be there in FIP class !!
See you out there Lee.
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May or may not..
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TX

Originally Posted by bigdv519
What do you drive? Is it the red FC?



See you out there Lee.

i have a 95 rx7 with a 7.0 427 swap
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I'll be there, hopfully runing in the FIS class...
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Originally Posted by tdi_hatch
i have a 95 rx7 with a 7.0 427 swap
Looks like you'll be showing or TnT...
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showing for now runs 10s off the bottle
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What kinda 60' you pull?
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So who's going to this thing? I want to be inspired by greatness.
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I'd look for lee to give inspirations...
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Winner – Nelson Diaz – Houston, TX – Mazda RX7 – 9.86 @ 94.85

Hmmm...nice time in outlaw whoever this is lol
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^That time is from Oct 23rd, 2011.
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Here are some more photos from yesterdays event.
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Another pic.
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Final round results from the NOS Energy Drink's IMPORT FACE-OFF held at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas on Sunday, February 26, 2012

OUTLAW - Ross Baird, Fort Worth, TX, '97 Toyota Supra. 8.608, 162.61 def. Nelson Diaz, Kansas City, KS, '85 Mazda RX7, 10.282, 91.63

FWD - Aaron Lopez, San Antonio, TX, '98 Honda Civic, 9.528, 157.96 def. Cotorres Gee, Carrollton, TX, '95 Honda Civic, 10.602, 140.28

FORCED INDUCTION PRO - Glen Turdousky, Euless, TX, '91 Eagle Talon, 10.610, 137.30 def. Terry Oliver, Grand Prairie, TX, '91 Nissan, BROKE.

ALL MOTOR PRO - Jason Lumpkin, Fort Worth, TX, '91 Honda CXR, 10.732, 126.78 def. Rico Medina, Grand Prairie, TX, '89 CRX, 11.640, 117.62

FORCED INDUCTION SPORT - Mike Miquez, Beaumont, TX, '96 Acura, 11.595, 118.34 def. William Gutierez, Houston, TX, '93 Import, 17.240, 51.85

ALL MOTOR SPORTS - Michael Harris, Hutto, TX, '93 Honda Civic, 12.378, 108.68 def. John Norris, Houston, TX, '95 Honda Civic, 12.615, 109.32

BRACKET - Tim Strobel, Plano, TX, '94 Honda, 14.497, 97.34 def. James Pennington, Houston, TX, '95 Honda, 13.075, 104.88

CAR SHOW WINNERS
Best Civic 2nd - Anthony Bui
Best Civic 1st - Osbaldo Corpus
Best S2000 2nd - Angylique Morgan
Best S2000 1st - Paul Morgan
Best Other Honda - Leonardo Nunez - Prelude
Best Acura 2nd - Kimo - Integra
Best Acura 1st - Chris Young - RSX
Best Mitsubishi - Eugene Garcia - Evo 8
Best 350/370Z 2nd - Tim Mullan
Best 350/370Z 1st - Jason Langley
Best Nissan 1st - Jason Williams - 240SX
Best Toyota - Kevin Dang - Corolla
Best Scion 2nd - Tim Ngyuen - tC
Best Scion 1st - Marc Robles - tC
Best Mazda - Zach Price - Mazdaspeed 3
Best Subaru 1st - Greg Lilly - Sti
Best G35/37 2nd - Gabriel Galvez
Gest G35/37 1st - Chris Beardon
Best Old School - Ernesto Portillo - 280SX
Best Other Import - Frank Corpus - Hyundai Genesis
Best Domestic Sports Compact - Natalie Morales - Cobalt SS
Best Domestic Car - Jose Henriques - Chevrolet Corvette
Best Euro 2nd - Cody Crochet - BMW M3
Best Euro 1st - Mike Tran - BMW 645
Best Interior - Luis Villarreal - GMC Sierra
Best ICE - Chris Shively - Nissan 350Z
Best Paint/Finish - Richard Brooks - VW Baja
Best Engine Bay - Matt Hatton - Honda S2000
Best Display - Zach Triggs - Lexus SC300
Best Under Construction - Anthony Mireles - Infiniti G35
Best Female Entry - Brittany Bowling
Best Stance - Matt Yarberry - BMW M3
Best Lexus - Shawn Dominy - IS300
Best Exotic - Dennis Meriel - NSX
Best Import Truck/SUV - Ethan Mullani - Toyota 4Runner
Best Domestic Truck/SUV - Luis Villarreal - GMC Sierra
Best Bike - AK Garage - Honda Ruckus
Best Club Participation - Strictly G's / Baker Nissan
Best Club Representation - Team 16Niss
Best of Show - Chris Shively - Nissan 350Z
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Our V8 Rx7 brother got ripped off in the car show then?
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Looks like Andrew didn't even win Best Mazda....that's amazing. Must have been one hell of a Mazdaspeed 3.
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It is a nice looking 3.

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