MAY 31 – JUNE 1, 2014 — For fans of high-speed muscle car fun, The Heidts Performance Car Challenge (HPCC) has become one of the most anxiously anticipated performance “street car” competitions of the racing season. Like last year’s event at the spectacular Autobahn Motorsports Country Club in Joliet, Ill. (just outside of Chicago), it […]
Posted on August 15, 2012, 3:18 pm, by heidts, under
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Wauconda, IL, August 15, 2012 – Heidts Automotive Group used the 43rd Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals Plus at Louisville, KY to introduce a bolt-in, high-horsepower Independent Rear Suspension System for 1955 through 1957 Chevrolet cars. This bolt-in rear suspension system is based of the proven and award-winning Pro-G IRS design and adds yet another […]
Posted on July 25, 2012, 4:57 pm, by heidts, under
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Built by D & Z Customs, Jimi Day’s AMXess is a one-of-a-kind Pro-Touring ’69 AMX that has been hitting the event circuit very hard in 2012. After making it’s public debut at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Day has been driving and racing this unique Heidts-equipped muscle car at events all over the […]
In addition to all the events the Heidts team is attending during the summer of 2012, the Heidts Pro G equipped ’71 Camaro is tearing it up at Goodguys autocross events and Optima Street Car Invitational events around the country. Click on the image below to watch some of the autocross video from the recent […]
Posted on June 11, 2012, 2:46 pm, by heidts, under
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Heidts dealer, D & Z Customs completed a one-of-a-kind ’69 American Motors AMX “pro touring” build just in time to be debuted at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Immediately after leaving the SEMA Show, the car competed in the final event of the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Challenge at Spring Mountain Motorsports […]
Posted on May 16, 2012, 2:22 pm, by heidts, under
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Once again, the crew from Heidts Automotive will be attending some of the top hot rod, street rod and muscle car events in the land during 2012. Many of these events will feature autocross competition, where you can watch (and hear) the awesome Heidts ’71 Camaro taking it to the competition. If you’re attending any […]
Alston Racing announced that they will be hosting a race car chassis seminar by renowned chassis tuner, Dave Morgan, March 3 & 4, in Lake Zurich, IL. Morgan’s previous one-day seminars had a reputation for being over-packed with information, so much so that some racers felt it was too much to cover and process in […]
Posted on October 5, 2011, 5:46 pm, by heidts, under
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The inaugural Heidts Performance Car Challenge proved to be the event of the summer for a significant number of Pro-Touring cars and their driver/owners. Held at the beautiful Autobahn Country Club just south of Joliet, IL, the multi-faceted event also served as an official qualifying event for the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge. The three-day […]
Posted on September 8, 2011, 12:45 pm, by heidts, under
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Two very interesting builds are scheduled to debut at the 2011 Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, KY. The first is a ’66 Nova owned by Tobi Johnson and constructed by D & Z Customs, a long-time Heidts dealer out of Kewaskum, WI. The Nova features Heidts’ new Nova-specific Pro-G suspension system up front, and […]
Posted on August 1, 2011, 4:40 pm, by heidts, under
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Team Heidts will be displaying at the National Street Rod Association Nationals in Louisville, KY. This year marks the 42nd annual gathering of all things new and cool in the street rodding industry and is a must-attend event for everyone interested in the street rod and hot rod industries. The highly anticipated event runs from […]