PAHRUMP, NV (November 7, 2009) -- The second annual Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge was held recently pitting 50 of the hottest street machines in the world against each other.

The event consists of three performance trials and one style event. The performance events were an autox, road race course and a 0-60-0. The styling event was judged by three experts to determine the uniqueness and appearance of each vehicle.

Bruce Cambern’s original 427 Cobra driven by Jim McKamey won all three performance events and, in fact, took first and second place in two of the events. Although the Cobra was next to last in the styling event it won first place overall because of its dominance in the performance segments of the competition on Hoosier D.O.T. Radial A6 tires.

The team was jokingly referred to as the Social Security Racing Team by those at the event since both driver and owner qualify for SSI benefits. One of the comments overheard at the event was, “Two geezers brought a 44-year-old car and beat all the young punks.” Cambern stated that the biggest improvement he had ever made to his Cobra was the addition of the Hoosier D.O.T. radial tires.

The Cobra defeated some very notable cars and drivers both in the entrant’s class and the exhibition class. Among them was a Granatelli tuned Nissan GTR, a 2008 Z06 Corvette with modified engine, a 760 rwhp blown Mustang, and a Camaro with a 700 hp ZRI engine, suspension and drive train. Many of these cars had ABS brakes and traction control vs. the Cobra’s manual brakes.

Celebrity drivers in the event included Paul Tracy of INDY Car and CART fame and Tanner Foust who represented the United States in the 2009 race of Champions.