By SEMA Editors

Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, measuring sessions and activities.

• SEMA Measuring Session: ’18 KIA Stinger, January 11, 2018, SEMA Garage, Diamond Bar, California

• MPMC Media Trade Conference, January 23–25, 2018, Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North, Santa Ana, California

• SEMA Middle East Business Development Program, April 3–8, 2018, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• SEMA Australia Business Development Program, May 24–28, 2018, Melbourne, Australia

• Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD), July 13, 2018

• SEMA Show, October 30–November 2, 2018, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas

For association-related travel, contact Manya Petropaki (manya.p@travelstore.com) at Travel Store USA, 949-930-9268.

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities (view all here) in the Classifieds page of SEMA.org. Working for a SEMA-member company has many advantages. In addition to working for a company that supports and contributes to the success of the overall industry, being employed by a SEMA-member company enables employees to participate in webinars, access free market research, join SEMA committees and more.

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you wrote to Congress in 2016, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you wrote to Congress in 2016, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

By SEMA Editors

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs for the new and latest episode of the “SEMA Battle of the Builders” TV special premiering on Velocity, Tuesday, January 2, at 10:00 p.m. (EST/PST).

The fourth annual SEMA Battle of the Builders TV special recaps the competition that took place during the 2017 SEMA Show. Last year’s show, which re-aired multiple times between February and October, reached more than 4 million viewers.

For more information on SEMA Battle of the Builders, visit www.semashow.com/botb.

By SEMA Editors

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs for the new and latest episode of the “SEMA Battle of the Builders” TV special premiering on Velocity, Tuesday, January 2, at 10:00 p.m. (EST/PST).

The fourth annual SEMA Battle of the Builders TV special recaps the competition that took place during the 2017 SEMA Show. Last year’s show, which re-aired multiple times between February and October, reached more than 4 million viewers.

For more information on SEMA Battle of the Builders, visit www.semashow.com/botb.

By SEMA Editors

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs for the new and latest episode of the “SEMA Battle of the Builders” TV special premiering on Velocity, Tuesday, January 2, at 10:00 p.m. (EST/PST).

The fourth annual SEMA Battle of the Builders TV special recaps the competition that took place during the 2017 SEMA Show. Last year’s show, which re-aired multiple times between February and October, reached more than 4 million viewers.

For more information on SEMA Battle of the Builders, visit www.semashow.com/botb.

By SEMA Editors

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs for the new and latest episode of the “SEMA Battle of the Builders” TV special premiering on Velocity, Tuesday, January 2, at 10:00 p.m. (EST/PST).

The fourth annual SEMA Battle of the Builders TV special recaps the competition that took place during the 2017 SEMA Show. Last year’s show, which re-aired multiple times between February and October, reached more than 4 million viewers.

For more information on SEMA Battle of the Builders, visit www.semashow.com/botb.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Motovicity Adds E3 Spark Plugs to List of Brands

Motovicity Distribution has announced E3 Spark Plugs as the newest addition to its line card, with E3 products now available for wholesale purchase through Motovicity Distribution.

Have some company news you would like to share? Let us know and the news may appear in an upcoming issue of SEMA eNews. Send your items for consideration to editors@sema.org.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Champion Racing Oil to Sponsor NMCA in 2018

Champion Oil has announced that it will be a racing contingency cash-payout sponsor of the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) and the 2018 season. The NMCA series features six four-day events starting in March in Florida and ending with the World Street Finals in Indianapolis. Each NMCA includes all-American car shows, manufacturer midways, vendors and celebrities. Featured classes include Chevrolet Performance LSX categories, the Nostalgia Super Stock Classic, Street Outlaw Finals, Open Comp and the Super Bowl Shootout.

2018 schedule:

• March 8–11: 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Bradenton Motorsports Park, Bradenton, Florida
• April 5–8: 10th Annual NMCA All-Star Nationals, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Georgia
• May 17–20: 17th Annual NMCA Blue Grass Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, Kentucky
• July 26–29: 13th Annual NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
• August 23–26: 17th Annual NMCA All American Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio
• September 20–23: 17th Annual NMCA World Street Finals, Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis

Brittany Force

NHRA Top Fuel World Champion Brittany Force Selected to All-America Team, Wins AARWBA Titus Award

Brittany Force, the first female Top Fuel world champion in 35 years, has been elected to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team and earned the Jerry Titus Memorial Award. Force, who earned votes for her 2017 performance that included four race wins in six final-round appearances and two No. 1 qualifying positions on the way to her first world championship, is joined on the All-America Team by Josef Newgarden (Indy Car), Ricky and Jordan Taylor (IMSA), Donny Schatz (Sprint Car), Martin Truex Jr. (NASCAR), Kyle Kaiser (Indy Lights) and Christopher Bell (NASCAR Truck Series). Force and Truex tied for the most votes to earn them both the Jerry Titus Memorial Award, the AARWBA’s “Driver of the Year” award that remembers the auto racer and journalist.