Speed Inc Open House '06

[Speed Inc]

This event has become pretty famous in this area of the country. Last year we had people come from as far away as Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio.

Let me give you an idea of what we are about and what this event is about. Tom Izzo, President of Speed Inc, started working on LS1 based cars out of his garage and selling performance parts via mail order back in 1999. Shortly there after opened a shop in Schaumburg. Tom grew out of this one bay shop almost immediately and moved down the street to a location with 2 bays and 1 dyno. This location suffered the same fate as the one before it. In 2002 Speed Inc moved a few blocks down the road to a 7,500 sq ft unit. Now having 5 lifts and 1 dyno this facility has been our home for the past 4 years. When we first moved here we had a open house to celebrate and show off the new shop. We have always been surprised with the turn out. Each year growing larger and larger. Last year there was still snow on the ground yet we had out best turn out yet.

We are unable to do any work on cars on this day or use the dyno. What we do is clean up our personal rides and put them all in the shop. We usually either have a band or a DJ. As well as pizza, burgers, and pop. We offer specials on parts and labor - usually the front area is so packed its hard to walk around. The streets are lined with cars and its a great time for everyone. We do not have any official burn out contest or anything like that - we discourage reckless driving with so many people around. However many of our local patrons seem to have made it a tradition. Schaumburg’s finest usually let it go on as long as everyone stays safe.


To get an idea of what its like check out the pic's from last year.

http://www.ls1speed.com/openhouse.cfm

So here are the details.

Bring your ride, enjoy some food, and get in the swing for this season

April 8th 10am-2pm

Speed Inc
803C Albion Ave
Schaumburg, IL 60193
847-891-0767

[Scarbs]

OK im game!

Which one of you other lazy bastards are going to come out and see this new vendors place and show them the the LX family suports our Vendors.
Make room for some big cars Speed the big boys are coming out.

1. Scarbrs

[DriveATransam]

ill try to make it out this year.

[DriveATransam]

TTT. always a good time. gonna see if i can get the TA running.

[vvv90]

TTT. always a good time. gonna see if i can get the TA running.

It's no use....It's a GM.















I own 2 currently, I can say that.

[DriveATransam]

ive had a little electrical short that pops up from time to time thats been driving me nuts. hopefully i can track it down and fix it this year.

[GO2496GO]

I think we are gonna go. Weather permitting. Can't get her dirty if it's raining.


Adam & Kirstin

[Speed Inc]

Weather might be a little wet- but we hope Saturday is dry

[Scarbs]

Hay to all that are going form here if you want to roll in together we should meet. Say Hooter parking lot at 930.

Eric

[GO2496GO]

Eric,
Hooters where?

Adam

[Scarbs]

Gee's do i have to do everything.:grin:


http://hooters.know-where.com/hooter...te=162&address=

[VanillaRT]

Gee's do i have to do everything.:grin:

Yes, because you do nothing. We'll see you there Sat. Is D coming, he may get lost in the parking lot.

[DriveATransam]

lets meet in the spill over lot. its right behind hooters (well west). nice open lot and we wont be all smashed into a little lot.

[Scarbs]

Yea right behind the place. I did a show there last year.

[DriveATransam]

well, i got her running. still have a bit of an issue that i want to track down before i put some mileage on her this year. ill see what i can find out next week about it.

i did introduce the 2 finally




then i opened her up a bit on the way home. she fulls like a freight train past 100! i shut her down shortly after i took the picture. felt like i was going 10 mph at that speed though. impressive.