POINTS SERIES

Points Series presented by www.LightningMotorsports.com and www.performancedistributing.com

The Points series is for Heads Up drag racers and car club show contestants. Heads up racers will receive 10 points for every elimination round won at each 2009 event.  Car clubs will receive 10 points for each club award won (Representation and Participation) at all 2009 events.

Three winners will be awarded at the end of the year (Race points winner, Best Club Participation show winner, and Best Club Representation show winner). Race points winner will receive a $2000 LightningMotorsports.com gift certificate. Car club show winner for Best Representation will receive $1000. Car club show winner for Best Club Participation will receive $1000. Each winner will receive a 5' trophy, car club or racer biography space on the Import Face-Off website.  Check back after each event for points standings and payout increase updates.

2008 RACE POINTS WINNER: Darren Thomas is 22 years old and from Choctaw, Oklahoma.  He has been Racing the local IFOs since 2003 but only in 2008 decided to follow the circuit.  Best time to date is 9.96 @138 mph with 565 Horsepower.  Crew consists of Darren Thomas SR (dad), Kevin "Garth" Black (friend), and Giovannia Gonzalez (girlfriend).  Darren ended the 2008 points chase with 130 points, almost twice as many as the runner up points finisher!  Darren wants to thank ABEL Racing Inc. in Oklahoma City for everything, Todd Tilden at T&T Industries in OKC for all the Head and Block work, Napa Auto Parts, and AAR CORP - my work, for letting me off to travel to all the IFOs!



2008 BEST CLUB REPRESENTATION POINTS WINNER: Team Sunworks was started In late 2004.  The team is owned and operated by Kimo and his wife Maria, along with team President Matt Sharp, Vice President Stephen Pittara, t eam leaders Tiffany Thompson, Ray Lee, and Mike Rochman and now with Florida being ran and operated by Jason Hastings.  The team is spread out from Texas to Florida, and a few far and in between!! Our main focus when it comes to building a team, is the focus on quality team members before the focus on quality cars. The reason we do it that way is to promote growth of strong team members before they have nice cars, and encourage them to build thier car accordingly.  Team Sunworks consist of mostly Japanese inspired cars and may one day branch out into european and possibly american applications. I, Kimo, personally would like to thank every single one of my team members for being who they are and staying by my side through ups and downs. My team leaders, you guys are amazing! Joseph, teamsunworks.com couldnt be better!! I would like to recognize all of the Teams around the area that we have become friends with and look forward to seeing you at all of the up coming shows.  And Finally i would like to Thank Cliff and all of the IFO staff for the continuing contribution to our scene and Providing a quality car show event time and time again! - Kimo, Team Sunworks



2008 BEST CLUB PARTICIPATION POINTS WINNER: Scikotics (a variation of 'Psychotics', pronounced 'sigh-kaw-tiks') is a Scion owners club. It was started in March of 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Scion enthusiasts in the area. Thanks to Scion Life web forums and the dedicated work of early members, from August of 2005 to March of 2006 11 more chapters were created across the U.S. including DFW, Minneapolis, Seattle, and NY.
As of now, Scikotics has over 70 chapters stretching across the United States, and is the largest non-profit Scion owners club in the world!  An important aspect of Scikotics that most other national car clubs lack is a shared message board. All of the chapters have their own area to post local events and have conversations, but there are many common areas for members to chat about anything, whether it be Scion related or not. This leads to a large sense of community with members from around the nation. Another important part of the club is supporting other Scikotics clubs. If a club is having a car show or event, an effort is made by most, if not all other Scikotics clubs in the area to go to the show or event to support their fellow Scikotics. Event details are easily accessible because of the single message board. When going to a car show, it is customary for all of the members attending to meet up somewhere near where the show is being held, then roll into the show as a group. Scikotics even has a special cookie recipe. - Blake, Scikotics