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The
Texas Invitational
Stacey
Barnett’s 997 GTXXXX claims first price in 6speed shootout.
The Texas Invitational Automotive Airfield Exhibition
is an exclusive gathering of the heavy weights of the aftermarket motorsport
industry. On October 13th and 14th in Caddo Mills, Texas, a total of 92 high
horse powered cars competed within three respective classes to be crowned as
the fastest car. The race is a ½ mile a roll-in drag starting at 60mph. Cars
are paired and race head to head, where the winner advances on to the next
round and the loser goes home.
This was Evoms first time attending the event; we were
both excited about getting to participate and to have a strong outing by
competing well. The Porsches we brought were eligible to compete in both the
King of the Street (a non-restricted class for any street car) and the Six
Speed Challenge (restricted to cars with a 6 speed manual transmission)
classes. Our four car fleet of “special
ops” 1000 + horse power cars certainly held their own. In attendance was Joe Gargano’s 996 GTXXXX,
Tom Urena’s 997 GT 1000 e85, Stacey Barnett’s 997 GT XXXX, and of course our
own bastard child Mayhem 997.
Stacey Barnett’s car was the star of the show. The
silver 997 ran healthy, strong, and consistent over the two day event and went
on to win the six speed challenge having a final round speed of 173.07 mph. He stated after the event that, “I have never
had a car run so consistently with a crew on hand to back it up and keep it
running strong. I did not have the most horse power out there, but my car was
able to put it down better than anyone one else at the event”. His average
speed for the entire event was 170.85mph.
Stacey’s Six Speed Challenge final run was among the
top ten fastest speeds of the weekend. This is a testament to his consistency
and his driving abilities. Here is a video of his semifinal winning run against
a 1600+ hp Lamborghini Gallardo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf3Mu7Fk5M4
Here is a video of Joe’s 996 GT2 taking down a White
Protomotive 997GT2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpv8vIAqjnc
“Special Ops” refers to our elite customers who come to
us for custom high horse power and high profile builds. This is an exclusive
car club that is very special to Evoms. These are the cars we build to set
records and perform at the highest level. We want our customers to be confident
in our ability to be continually in their corner always keeping their car
performing its best. For this Texas Invitational event, we trailered our cars
along with three techs to ensure the cars were ready to perform. This is a
special kind of commitment we make to our “special Ops” clients. If you are
interested in learning more please contact [email protected].
In all, the event was a blast to participate in. It was
well organized, safe, and had lots of healthy competition making it something
we would like to continue participating in year after year. The Texas
Invitational is a truly wonderful event where we were able to display our
engineering and innovation alongside others in the industry. We are thankful to
Momentum BMW and all other sponsors involved in putting this event. We look
forward to competing again next year.
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