2nd Annual
GM Performance Parts
LSX Shootout
Oct. 9-12, 2008, Memphis, TN
The BIG one is back for LS-performance enthusiasts! Get ready for the 2nd Annual GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout that will take place at the NMCA World Finals in Memphis, TN, Oct. 9-12, 2008. This specialty event, presented by GM High-Tech Performance magazine, will bring the best in late-model LS performance to one place for a weekend of action-packed fun. You know these LSX racers will be putting ‘em on bumpers for over $60,000 in purse and prizes!
This event has it all (refer further below on this web page for more detailed descriptions):
- LSX only heads-up, index class, and True Street classes
- An LSX dyno shootout
- Special LSX only car show classes so everyone has a way to participate
- A giant LSX manufacturers midway with deals on the parts you need
- And much, much more!
Race, show or just check it out, the LSX Shootout is “the” event that GM enthusiasts will be talking about for a long time to come.
| Dates/Times: |
| Oct. 9th |
Gates Open: 11:00 am (vendor set-up, racer registration & tech)
Test & Tune: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Close: 6:00 pm (Secure Track) |
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| Oct. 10th |
Gates Open: 9:00 am
Test & Tune: Noon to 3:00 pm
Race Qualifying Round 1: 3:00 pm
Close: 6:00 pm (Secure Track) |
| Oct. 11th |
Gates Open: 9:00 am (racer and car show registration & tech)
Bracket/LSX Index/True Street Class Time Trials: 9:15am
Race Qualifying Round 2: 10:30 am
True Street Meeting/Cruise: 11:00 am
Jet Car Exhibition: Noon and 3:00 pm
Car Show Awards: 3:00 pm
Burnout Contest: 3:15 pm
Race Qualifying Round 3: 3:30 pm
Bracket Eliminations Round 1: 4:00 pm
Secure Track: 6:00 pm |
| Oct. 12th |
Gates Open: 8:00 am (racer and car show registration & tech)
Bracket Eliminations Round 2: 9:00 am
Race Eliminations Round 1: 10:00 am
Jet Car Exhibition: 3:00 pm
Car Show Awards: 3:00 pm
Final Round Race Eliminations: 5:00 pm
Secure Track: 6:00 pm |
| * Updated Schedule as of May 22, 2008 |
Location
LSX Heads-Up, Index and True Street Drag Racing
The 2nd Annual LSX Shootout will feature all the cars and all the stars from the LS drag racing ranks. There are classes like LSX Drag Radial for the most hard-core, and classes like LSX Showdown and True Street that are designed for all cars and racers from all experience levels. Never raced before? No problem! Our NMCA staff will show you the way to a great drag racing weekend and help you enter the class that best fits your combination:
- LSX Drag Radial – The LSX Shootout’s fastest class, Drag Radial features 8-second turbocharged, supercharged, or nitrous-equipped LS monsters running 8-second passes on drag radial tires! $3,000 to Win + GMPP LS376/480 Crate Engine!
- LSX All Motor – No boost needed here! This engine builders class features naturally aspirated late-model GM vehicles getting it done all-motor style. $2,000 to Win + GMPP LS376/480 Crate Engine!
- LSX Showdown – This class is open to everyone and every combination. LSX Showdown’s index-style rules make it the most popular class at the LSX Shootout! $1,000 to Win + LSX Bowtie Block.
- LSX Truck & SUV: This class is designed for all LS-powered trucks and SUVs in every combination running on index-style rules. $1,000 to Win + GMPP LS327/327 Crate Engine!"
- True Street Challenge – The name says it…this class is for “true” street cars. Take your licensed, insured vehicle on a 30-mile, police-escorted cruise and then make 3 back-to-back passes down the track. The closest average to 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 seconds all win money and an award! All Showdown and Truck & SUV class racers can have a free entry into True Street on Saturday of the event. $500 to Win. Bonus - if the overall winner of True Street is LS-powered then GMPP will reward him with a free LSX Bowtie block!
Click Here To Check Out The Rules
For tech questions or more information on LSX drag racing call Jeff Conley at (714) 460-3813.
LSX Only Car Show Classes
Got a cool Camaro or Firebird to show off? How about a late-model Goat or a Corvette that makes people drool? If you said yes then you need to bring out your LSX muscle car and enter it into the LSX Shootout’s huge auto show and shine. Last year 6-time NHRA world champion, Warren “The Professor” Johnson, presented the car show awards to the LSX participants!
The LXS Shootout car show will be a part of the already huge NMCA Auto Show & Shine. All LSX car show entries will receive a participant goodie bag (courtesy of NMCA and GM Performance Parts), will be able to park together to showcase their awesome LS-powered vehicles, and will compete for the following awards both days:
- Best LS-Powered Late-Model Camaro (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Late-Model Firebird (plaque)

- Best LS-Powered Late-Model GTO (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Late-Model Corvette (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Late-Model Trailblazer (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Late-Model Cadillac (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Specialty Vehicle (plaque)
- Fastest Street Car Magazine Editors Choice (plaque)
- GM High-Tech Performance Magazine Editors Choice (plaque)
- LS1Tech.Com Editors Choice (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Paint (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Interior (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Engine (plaque)
- Best LS-Powered Stance (plaque)
- Top 20 LS Muscle Cars (silver desk figurines)
- Best of Show LS-Powered Late-Model (6’ trophy & jacket – Sunday Only)
- Best of Show LS-Powered Hybrid/Engine Swap (6' trophy & jacket – Sunday Only)
For questions or more information on the LSX Car Show please call Lisa Bodrey at (478) 862-3708.
LSX Dyno Shootout
(Image of Camaro on Dyno; Caption – Last year over 1,100 HP was what it took to win the LSX Dyno Shootout!)
Does your LS-powered muscle car make power? Enough to win the LSX Dyno Shootout? Put it on the rollers and find out! There is $1,000 cash and a custom LSX Shootout jacket up for grabs for the LS-powered car that lays down the biggest number.
Click Here To Check Out The Rules
Spectator and Crew Pricing
(Free Parking, Kids 12 & Under Free)
1-Day Spectator: $20
2-Day Spectator: $35
3-Day Spectator: $50
4-Day Spectator: $65
Kids 12 & Under: Free |
Race and Car Show Participant Pricing
2-Day Race: $85 (Sat. & Sun.)
3-Day Race: $105 (Fri., Sat. & Sun.)
4-Day Race: $125 (Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun.)
1-Day Car Show: $25 (Sat. or Sun.) |
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