Operational Speed Supply

09/03/2026

When you re preparing for an Ultimate Street Car Association weekend, what are your Top 3 non-negotiables? Tire gauge? GoPro? Lucky sock? Items that you would be lost without!

09/02/2026

A little tight on that cone, eh???

09/01/2026

We'll get you lubed up....

09/01/2026

Caption this.. wrong answers only..

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

Point Bye was built to do more than make power.

This 2016 Mustang puts down 655 horsepower at the tires, but the build goes well beyond the dyno number. The car was built around track use, cooling, braking, aero, grip, and making the power usable.

The exterior combines Ford Magnetic Gray with Mopar Plum Crazy Purple, painted by Gordon Automotive Specialties. Anderson Composites dry-carbon doors and fenders, a modified GT500-style front bumper, custom splitter, TrackSpec hood vents, tubular crash bar, and 9 Lives Racing wing give the car both function and identity.

Under the hood, the Coyote is backed by MMR oil pump gears, GT350 intake components, DeatschWerks fuel system, TorqStorm supercharger, Treadstone intercooler, custom charge piping, Kooks long-tubes, and a return-style fuel system. Power goes through a Ben Calimer Stage 3 MT82, supported driveline components, OS Giken differential, Ford Performance 3.55 gears, and GT350 axles.

The chassis is where the car really comes together. MCS adjustable coilovers, Vorshlag camber plates, Steeda front arms, SPL rear arms and toe links, Steeda subframe bushings, and BMR sway bars were chosen to make the car work on track, not just sit lower.

Point Bye runs 19x11.5 Apex SM-10 wheels with Vitour X-01R 315/30ZR18 tires, slowed down with Wilwood brakes at all four corners with 14-inch two-piece rotors.

Inside, the Plum Crazy Purple theme continues with a matching MSR six-point roll bar, Sparco Grid II seats, G-Force harnesses, custom trim, rear-seat delete, and a finished trunk area.

Point Bye is not just a supercharged Mustang with parts thrown at it. It is a street car, track car, and showpiece built to work as a complete package.

08/29/2026

How do you feel about the automotive enthusiast industry right now? Parts, shops, events, racing?

08/28/2026

What is YOUR most memorable Ultimate Street Car Association moment!?

08/27/2026

Throttle Thursday!!

Show us using just a little too much throttle!! (If that could be true)...

08/26/2026

What makes a car an Ultimate Street Car? Operation Torch answered that question during the 2025 season.

Our 1998 Camaro Z28 competed at seven events, including Ultimate Street Car Association stops at Sebring, NOLA, Road America, Pitt Race, Barber, and the Ultimate Street Car Invitational at Spring Mountain as well as a trip to Camaro Fest in the middle of the season. Along the way, Torch earned two top-five finishes in the GT class and finished 45th out of 80 cars at OUSCI.

But the bigger accomplishment happened between the events. Torch covered more than 7,000 street miles during the season, including a Tampa-to-Las Vegas run for the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational and the drive back home afterward. No trailer. No failures. No issues. Just a car built to run hard and keep moving.

The combination is simple but proven: GM LS3 430-hp crate engine, Holley Sniper 92mm throttle body, Turn One HP2 power steering pump, Speed Engineering dual exhaust, UMI suspension throughout, Viking Crusader coilovers with 600 lb/in front and 200 lb/in rear springs, OSS Front Big Brake Kit with BP-28 pads, and Forgestar 18x11 wheels in a square setup.

Inside, Sparco fixed-back seats, an SFI 5-point harness, and a 4-point track-day roll bar keep the car ready for competition without taking away its street-car usability.

Torch may not have won the Ultimate Street Car title, but after seven events, two GT top-five finishes, more than 7,000 street miles, and a cross-country trip to OUSCI and back without a failure, it proved the point anyway.

It is a Street Beast with track-capable manners—and exactly what an Ultimate Street Car should be.