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LS Fest West 2023, Sponsored by eBay Motors: Complete Coverage From Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Bryan McTaggart Jesse Kiser Cody Barnes Luke Munnell Wes Duenkel

05/05/2023

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LS Fest West 2023, Sponsored by eBay Motors: Complete Coverage From Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Bryan McTaggart Jesse Kiser Cody Barnes Luke Munnell Wes Duenkel

05/05/2023

Las Vegas, we have missed you. We have missed the glittering lights and wild times of The Strip, we have missed the sunny southwestern desert climate, and we have missed the sounds of fighter jets screaming overhead from Nellis Air Force Base as we stand at the top of the The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Holley is back in Las Vegas for LS Fest West 2023 and we are ready to kick off a weekend of racing and automotive action that has endeared itself to fans the across the country and even the world...and the fans seem to agree, because Grand Champion, Autocross, Drift ad the Donut Pit were ALL SOLD OUT before the start of the show!

LS Fest West offers participants and fans to enjoy the broadest range of events at an LS Fest, including:

The MotorLife Grand Champion competition, which is broken up into three classes: the Rekudo Vintage class, the Three Pedals Late Model class, and the Holley Classic Trucks Truck class.
The Boost District Superchargers Drag Racing competition
The Speedtech Performance Autocross
The Baer Brakes/Pro-Touring.com 3S Challenge
The Auto Revolution Road Course Track-X
The MotoIQ Drift Challenge
The Blueprint Engines Burnout Contest
The Sac Speed Shop Donut Pit
The ADS Racing Shocks/Flowmaster Dirt Destruction
The Hooker BlackHeart/LS1Tech.com Car Show
The LS Fest West 2023 Dyno Challenge

Results And Awards

LS Fest West 2023 has come and gone, and what a weekend it was! By far the largest LS Fest West turnout we've ever seen, the show went off better than we could've expected. Thank you to all of our sponsors who continue to make these events happen, thank you to the media who continue to support Holley events, thank you to the racers who travel the world over to attend our events, and thank you to the spectators who come in to join in the fun...it's for you that we continue to bring you the best in automotive fun! Don't forget that LS Fest Texas in Fort Worth is less than a month away, and that LS Fest East, Holley MoParty and Holley's Intergalactic Ford Fest events will all go down in Bowling Green, Kentucky this September.

2023 LS Fest West Grand Champion Competition

Some are content to win at one thing. Others want to prove that they can win everything. The Grand Champion category at LS Fest West is for the latter. Using one set of DOT-legal tires, our Grand Champion competitors have to push through the drag race, the autocross, and the 3S Challenge. Sounds easy? It isn't. The competition in the Grand Champion competition historically is fierce and close. Every thousandth of a second can count, and the points from each event will add up to determine this year's winner. No pressure whatsoever, right?

Drag Racing

What is the main draw of late-model GM engines? They make monstrous power on the cheap, that's what. Whether you spent the coin on a new Z06 Corvette with the psychotic 5.5L flat-plane crank or you dumped several paycheck's worth of money into the engine that was raided from the wreck of a Tahoe for your $300 1980s-era dragstrip surprise, GM's engines have been a performance bastion ever since the C5 Corvette appeared on the scene with the LS1 hidden underneath it's hood. Spray it and pray, add boost and hope for the best, or leave it gulping in whatever air is available and rev it as far as you dare...the LS and Gen-V LT will deliver.

3S Challenge

"3S Challenge"? That's right...Speed, Stop and Steering. Drivers need to have a good handle on all three aspects if you want to win. This event is run in a side-by-side down-and-back course that starts with a drag race-style start, incorporates a 180-degree turnaround, a slalom, and ends at a stop box. Each "run" will take the total time from a driver's left and right-side run plus any penalties accumulated. All runs must be clean, too...which means that if you want your time to count, you can't hit a cone. You wouldn't hit a poor, defenseless little orange cone, would you?

Track X

Fast speeds don't solely exist on the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Track X section allowed LS Fest West 2022 participants to take their vehicles onto a road course-style track that features a couple of autocross-style gates and a slalom course to keep things interesting. This allows for speed but doesn't push the car to the limits of handling. But don't think that it is a slow, technical course...triple-digit speeds are possible! If you want to see corner-carving with speeds, the Road Course Track X is your jam!

Drift Challenge

Dirt Destruction

Off-roading is huge in the Southwest, and a lot of the builders don't care what makes the power, so long as it makes power reliably and cost-effectively. Sound like a perfect recipe for a lot of LS-swapped off-road monsters? You had better believe it. From Kevin Butts wheeling a roughly Volkswagen-shaped monster known as "Jaws" to trophy trucks flying just low enough to be under the Air Force's radar, the Dirt Destruction show at LS Fest West provides that tasty Southwestern flavor that we've come to love.

World Record Limo Jump

2023 LS Fest West Sweepstakes Trip Winner

From the moments we opened the gates at LS Fest West 2023, we knew that the show was going to be something to behold. And for Don Brown, the winner of our 2023 LS Fest West Trip Sweepstakes, getting the opportunity to check out the show on the company's dime is all the sweeter. A lifelong gearhead with a penchant for tri-five Chevrolets and circle-track race cars, he entered the contest believing he actually had a fair shake of a chance. Now he's soaking in everything that LS Fest West has to offer!