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Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and RideTech sponsor autocross event at Bloomington Gold Corvette event at IMS

Corvette engine experts Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and performance suspension specialist RideTech have teamed up again to sponsor the Gold Autocross event during the 2016 Bloomington Gold Corvette gathering at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 23-25, 2016.

The autocross will be held daily for Corvette owners of any skill level. Registration takes place on-site daily during check-in from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the track office. The first run starts daily at 9:00 a.m. Cost to participate is $25 for five runs. Helmets are required for participants and will be provided at the track.

"Helping Corvette owners achieve maximum performance with our engine components is our business and passion. Participating in Bloomington Gold is a great way to connect with fellow Corvette enthusiasts and demonstrate our technology," said Ken Lingenfelter, owner, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering.

"We've renewed our Bloomington Gold partnership with Lingenfelter Performance Engineering to support this one-of-a-kind Corvette gathering. It's the perfect environment for showcasing our suspension systems and allowing Corvette owners to test drive our product in an autocross setting," said RideTech president Bret Voelkel.

Event participants will include OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational back-to-back winner Danny Popp with his infamous 1972 Lingenfelter-powered Corvette. Popp accumulated a score of 109.7333 in the five different challenges of the November 2015 invitational to earn him the first back-to-back championship. The win makes him the event's first three-time winner.

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is a longtime supporter of autocrosss. OPTIMA competitors using Lingenfelter parts and systems for performance on the street include championship winning driver Danny Popp, but, also Larry Woo, Todd Rumke, James Forbis, Randy Johnson, Jake Rozelle and Doug Osborne.

In the Goodguys Autocross competition drivers of the RideTech cars, Chris Smith and Bret Voelkel, as well as Dan Ballard are part of the Lingenfelter team.

For more information about Bloomington Gold and the Gold autocross event or to register online, visit www.bloomingtongold.com

*From media release



06/23/16

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