Click the above image for a high-res gallery of Drew Phillips' photos from the event
Spring Festival of LXs – that's the official name of the event, but we doubt many will make the connection to Chrysler's current crop of Hemi cars – you know, the hot-selling, multi-configurable, rough-and-tumble Charger/Magnum/300C platform. It would probably be better to rename it as the Modern Hemi Car Event or some derivitive thereof. Well, whatever they call it, close to 400 cars were in attendance (340 registered cars) at the DaimlerChrysler west coast headquarters in Irvine. Lots of SRTs in the group, too.
Besides all of the proud owners, special guests included Burke S. Brown (chief engineer of the LX vehicle program), Kris Pakizer (Chrysler 300 brand manager), Zoran Bogdanovic (Charger and Magnum brand manager), MOPAR's drift master Sam Hubinette, and of course, DUB, with several of their modified LXs including one of only two officially approved Barbie Edition specials with pink-over-silver paint and Swarovski crystal highlights. The event even hosted a wedding between two LX owners.
Saturday was the fun shine and show, but on Sunday class reconvened at California Speedway in Fontana. The participants had a lot to choose from during their track day. They were allowed to run on the road course (which includes part of the Speedway oval), they could do an autocross session, try their foot at the burnout contest, or even take a lick at the donut competition. We love when manufacturers rally the troops and treat them to a special day enjoying their vehicles they way they were meant to be.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SherbornSean @ Mar 26th 2007 6:43PM
In my book, the stock Chargers are better looking than all the pimpedmobiles
Fooman @ Mar 26th 2007 7:56PM
Make that pin one go away... I have seen that car on the street 2 times in Irvine... If you can believe it the car looks even worse in person, and carries the plate BarbiLX or something... The rear still makes me cringe as it has glued on svortski crystals on it.
iQuack @ Mar 26th 2007 8:21PM
Hard to become excited about any Chrysler car--even those that don't look like cars for pimps and/or drug dealers.
Chrysler's parent has made it well known that it would like to rid itself of this bastard child. There's no reason to speculate on anything new or different from this company until it has a new owner.
Nothing this company does means squat until its fate is known.
orangedrink @ Mar 26th 2007 9:41PM
sooo. is this the small penis car show?
Bryan @ Mar 26th 2007 9:57PM
Stop everyone! Get rid of all of your performance cars now! Trucks too! From every make! Otherwise, Orangewus might think you have a little penis and we wouldn't want that now would we?? Go out and buy a base model accord and civic, camry and carolla too, so we can all have big penises!
mr.ed @ Mar 26th 2007 10:13PM
Pink? Gosh, is it only 51 years since the Dodge LaFemme? How time flies!
CaliberSRT4 @ Mar 26th 2007 11:27PM
Most of them look like they have been G-H-E-T-T-O-F-I-E-D. Mainstream (c)rappers are bad influences not just on kids anymore.
David @ Mar 27th 2007 12:33AM
First of all, they don't all have HEMIs. Most of the vehicles pictured are 5.7- or 6.1-liter cars, but there are a few 2.7s and 3.5s as well. Also, the car is a 300, the 300C has the HEMI. And yes, many of them are over the top, but there's no law against ruining a good design.
SRT-8 @ Mar 27th 2007 1:21AM
all I can Say Is WoooooooooooW
Chris @ Mar 27th 2007 2:56AM
FYI
mull this one over...
some of those "ghetto" cars were running lap speeds of 1:23 at the 1.5 mile infield track at the California Speedway yesterday...
yep, no performance at all - all bling - not.
not bad for 4,000 pounds and 4 doors...
Can you race on the track during the day and then take your family of 4 out to dinner in the same night in the same car?
As a comparison the fastest of the Porsche group in attendance yesterday was in the 1:10's.
A completely tricked out Porsche GT3 Cup car - driven extremely well.
Lates,
cbutler32
Mark McGrath @ Mar 27th 2007 5:22AM
Re (Mr.) Orangedrink, post#5, you're boyfriend doesn't call you "stubby" because you are short in the height department. No doubt you are jealous that you cannot afford one of the great performance LX vehicles. Someday, when you grow up, you will appreciate the performance, power and styling of these vehicles. Until then, dream on...
Rick Lyon @ Mar 27th 2007 9:56AM
Hey, it's a Hello Kitty Highway Bug Collector!
elliot @ Mar 27th 2007 8:14PM
I like my black r/t charger without all the bling
XTRUKY @ Mar 28th 2007 3:38PM
Hey Orange Woooseee, go check on your Prius, remember every gallon of gas you save, is one more gallon for me to use in frying my tires, and blasting by you at 150+ MPH. Better move your Prius over when you see me in your rear view mirror, you won't have time to think twice about it. Small Penis, only my wife would know that, but she's sleeping after being pleasantly satisfied. HEMI's Rule
Matt @ Mar 29th 2007 1:05PM
wow..where to start first off, orangedrink..really how you old are you,the joke was lame, I only shook my head when I read that because I pity your sorry ass for making such a idiotic remark and iQuack, relax buddy, I'm sorry that American muscle isn't your cup of tea, but for the other people that dont enjoy just domestic or imports, but performance vehicles as a whole, would like have intelligent conversations. I totally agree with XTRUCKY, yeah your gas sipping prius may get 40+ miles to the gallon, putt putt down the highway, but you can't say that 6.1 liter hemi isn't fun, with a 0-6 in 5 seconds or whatever it may be. When you have performance like that, you tend to forget about miles per gallon, especially in a charger, tons of fun to drive.
Snix @ Mar 29th 2007 9:10PM
I'll take a Super Bee in B-5 blue or a silver SRT Charger with a carbon fiber hood and trunk, some M&H cheater slicks and a nitrous bottle in the trunk, heh, heh........