Mark your calendar for the weekend of July 16-17 for the Heidts Performance Car Challenge two-day spectacle of speed and car show at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
Come on in for more info about the car show, sponsored by Route 66 Motorsports....who'll bring a lot of "eye candy!"
Bill Jelinek’s Route 66 Motorsports is sponsoring the Heidts Performance Car Challenge's Car Show, featuring nine classes of outstanding Classics, Hot Rods, Customs and Late Model cars:
Street Rod (pre '49)
Any domestic cars built prior to 1949
Classic Custom ('49-'63)
Any domestic cars built between 1949 and 1963
Muscle Car ('64-'74)
Any domestic cars built between 1964 and 1974
Street Machine ('75-'95)
Any domestic cars built between 1975 and 1995
Late Model ('96-'11)
Any domestic cars built between 1996 and present
Classic Truck (pre '74)
Any domestic trucks built prior to 1974
Muscle Truck ('75-'95)
Any domestic trucks built between 1975 and 1995
Late Model truck ('96-'11)
Any domestic trucks built between 1996 and present
Under Construction
Any unfinished project vehicle
Best of Show
Winner takes home the "Big Trophy" and sponsor prize package
Entry for this two-day car show (show only) is a modest $25,and entrants will receive an inaugural HPCC T-shirt, goody bag, door prizes and chance to win any number of awards. Entry into the Car Show also gains you admission to watch the high-energy Heidts Performance Car Challenge, with on track activities where hot performance and race cars from across the country compete in the four-part Optima Challenge. Watch as drivers from all over the nation take on the QA1 Road Rally, the Heidts Road Course Challenge, the Nitto Autocross Challenge and the Wilwood Braking Challenge.
Spectator admission is FREE, courtesy of event sponsors Heidts Muscle Cars, Wilwood Brakes, Nitto Tires, QA1, and Route 66 Motorsports. There will be plenty of action, and everyone is welcome.
If that isn't enough, there'll also be a Manufacturers Midway, featuring many of the top suppliers in the automotive aftermarket. And for those of you that desire a little fender-to-fender competition, there's a karting enduro (sponsored by Carbon Kustoms) on Saturday evening!
With some of the performance industry’s leading companies, and an elite group of participants from around the country, this is an event you don‘t want to miss!
Route 66 Motorsports has built some of the most stunning and exciting hot rods, muscle cars and pro-touring cars on the planet, and specializes in all things that go fast. Route 66 is a leader in everything from vintage hot rod to late-model domestic performance.
You can also bet on Bill Jelinek bringing some serious eye candy out for this event, along with many customers who've had their machines transformed at the Route 66 Technical Center.

Visit the official event website at www.heidtsperformancecarchallenge.com to register online. or for more information.
(Courtesy Route 66 Motorsports/Heidt's/Autobahn Country Club)