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Posted by admin on 10th February 2011 in Fender

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Los Angeles: Pair of Kia Optima Turbos will compete in World Challenge against Mustangs and Camaros (Autoblog)

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Motorsports, Sedan, Kia, Racing

The Kia Optima is headed to the World Challenge next year. Kia has announced
that it will once again partner up with Kinetic Motorsports, this time to
build a pair of Optima SX models to go fender to fender with the rest of the
World Challenge field. The two turbocharged sedans will compete in the Grand
Touring Sport Class against vehicles like the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet
Camaro, if you can believe that.

If you’re thinking those two are going to make short work of the Optima, you
may want to think again. Kia has already managed to earn a driver and team
championship in the two years that it’s been racing the Forte in the States,
and the company recently announced the Rio 5-Door would be competing, as well.
These guys aren’t just out there to parade their badge around the track.

The World Challenge series pits great drivers against each other in race-
prepped versions of production vehicles on some of the country’s best road
courses. The series campaigns at Infineon, Road Atlanta and the street circuit
at Long Beach. Look for the races …

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