2nd Annual Holley's LS Fest

2Nd Annual Holley Ls Fest Chevy C10 Truck

The sounds of screeching tires, roaring burnouts, and fans cheering could be heard from Beech Bend Raceway, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Holley's 2nd Annual LS Fest. Held over the weekend of September 9-11, cars, trucks, racecars, and anything else you can imagine powered by GM's venerable LS engine was on display and racing. Complete with a show-'n'-shine area, drift exhibition, side-by-side drag racing, an autocross course, and vendor row, LS Fest is the Mecca for 4.8, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, and 6.2L engines. Imagine seeing a rockcrawler driving around the showgrounds, then watching an 8-second quarter-mile pass, only to be blown away by a truck slamming around the autocross course giving the muscle cars a run for their six-digit money. In addition to the multiple events going on throughout the three days, Truckin was on hand with our THROWDOWN performance truck shootout. The entire weekend was an absolute blast and a definite must if you like to do more than sit under an Ez-Up and drink cold beverages all day. For more information, check out www.holley.com/lsfest.

Insider Information:

Beech Bend Park opened its doors in 1898, making it just 5 years older than Holley.
On site at Beech Bend, there's an amusement park with roller coaster, an oval track, drag strip, and campground.
Holley provided the carburetors for PT boats and B-25 bombers in WWII.
Since the '70s, Holley carbs have wracked up more than 28,000,000 miles in NASCAR racing, and that's just in the Sprint Cup Series.
In 2012, NASCAR will transition to EFI. Holley was selected as the official supplier of throttle bodies.

This two-toned S-10 not only looked good with his cowl hood and Street Scene front valence, but he was also incredibly fast with his LS engine propelling him into the 10-second range.
This two-toned S-10 not only looked good with his cowl hood and Street Scene front valence
Family friendly, it was a great show to bring your kids and teach them about going fast in a safe, controlled environment.
Family friendly, it was a great show to bring your kids and teach them about going fast in
Think your truck is too nice to drive hard? This six-figure Nova II, dubbed "The Runt" was being pushed hard all weekend long without hesitation.
Think your truck is too nice to drive hard? This six-figure Nova II, dubbed "The Runt" was

On Saturday night, this ominous cloud came directly over the raceway, but thankfully it blew over and left us alone.
On Saturday night, this ominous cloud came directly over the raceway, but thankfully it bl
One of the greatest things about LS Fest, if you signed the waiver, you could bring passengers along with you around the autocross course.
One of the greatest things about LS Fest, if you signed the waiver, you could bring passen
Out on the autocross course, as long as you passed tech inspection, you could make as many laps as time permitted.
Out on the autocross course, as long as you passed tech inspection, you could make as many

A big perk to the racing all weekend is the challenge for us truck guys to beat the muscle car owners. With less, better-distributed weight than a pickup, these two second-gen Camaros were battling for the Grand Champion title.
A big perk to the racing all weekend is the challenge for us truck guys to beat the muscle
Kyle Tucker, in the blue Detroit Speed Engineering Camaro took home top honors, followed by Brian Finch in his silver second-gen.
Kyle Tucker, in the blue Detroit Speed Engineering Camaro took home top honors, followed b
Brandy Morrow, driving for Spectre Performance had mechanical issues in Spectre’s second-gen Camaro and was forced to finish the race competition in this mid-engine, LS7-powered, Baer Brakes-equipped '70 El Camino. Not a bad backup car, uh, truck.
Brandy Morrow, driving for Spectre Performance had mechanical issues in Spectre’s second-g