Jerry Daisey

The National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) hired Jerry Daisey as its car show director. Prior to this appointment, Daisey spent 15 years as lead announcer for Autostar Productions, former producers of the Super Chevy Show. Elevating NMCA’s car show series is among the chief responsibilities assigned to Daisey.

Tom Hobson was selected to lead the sales and marketing department at Ingalls Engineering. Hobson has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and management experience with several manufacturing and distribution organizations, including Wheels Discount Auto Supply, Bumper-to-Bumper, Wells Manufacturing, Bendix/Honeywell and Engine Parts Group.

John Gallagher announced that he has returned to Source Interlink Media. He will work as the company’s regional sales director for the western region out of its new El Segundo, California, office.

Entrepreneur and marketing expert Dan Herrmann has created a new company, Marketing Clarity, based in Chicago. According to the company, it uses a proprietary technology to help clients in the automotive aftermarket accurately anticipate consumer behavior and reach existing and potential customers with relevant tactics.

Registration is open for the National Catalog Managers Association (NCMA) 37th annual Knowledge Exchange conference, April 24–27, in San Antonio, Texas. For an event agenda and registration details, visit www.ncmacat.org.

Redhorse Performance and JS Chamberlain & Associates (JSC&A) have expanded their relationship through the creation of a new marketing and sales campaign for the Redhorse line of performance hoses and fittings in the North American and European performance aftermarkets.

	Josh Russell

Josh Russell was named the director of sales and marketing for Online, Performance & Racing at Affinia Global Brake & Chassis. In his new role, Russell, who joined Affinia in 2007, is responsible for developing new business models, introducing new product lines and generating sales across the online, performance and enthusiast markets.

Superwinch has been added to the family of contingency sponsors for the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The Superwinch contingency program will provide prizes to the top three finishers in both the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport and Street Tuner classes who carry the Superwinch decal on their cars.

True High Performance Sales has been named the rep of record for Turbo Start. True High Performance Sales will cover the southeastern states for the company. For more information, contact thpsskeeter@tds.net.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

At SEMA’s urging, the Transportation Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates has abandoned a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise.” The action effectively kills the bill for 2010. SEMA asked lawmakers to reject the bill and recommended that Virginia adopt reasonable noise decibel limits for modified exhaust systems, which can be verified through an easy-to-administer test standard.

In California, for example, a SEMA-supported provision is made for the testing of vehicle exhaust noise to a standard adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to an established noise limit of 95 decibels (SAE J1169). To date, this procedure has been enacted in California, Washington, Maine and Montana.

For details, contact Steve McDonald.

SEMA is supporting legislation that would amend the state’s current law governing historic motor vehicles to permit their use for pleasure driving one day per week. The legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Assembly. Under current New Jersey law, use of historic vehicles is strictly limited to exhibitions and educational purposes by the owner.

The measure will provide New Jersey historic vehicle owners the opportunity to enjoy recreational driving on weekdays in addition to the other sanctioned uses. Here is more information about the legislation.

For more information, contact Steve McDonald.

SEMA is supporting legislation that would amend the state’s current law governing historic motor vehicles to permit their use for pleasure driving one day per week. The legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Assembly. Under current New Jersey law, use of historic vehicles is strictly limited to exhibitions and educational purposes by the owner.

The measure will provide New Jersey historic vehicle owners the opportunity to enjoy recreational driving on weekdays in addition to the other sanctioned uses. Here is more information about the legislation.

For more information, contact Steve McDonald.

SEMA is supporting legislation that would amend the state’s current law governing historic motor vehicles to permit their use for pleasure driving one day per week. The legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Assembly. Under current New Jersey law, use of historic vehicles is strictly limited to exhibitions and educational purposes by the owner.

The measure will provide New Jersey historic vehicle owners the opportunity to enjoy recreational driving on weekdays in addition to the other sanctioned uses. Here is more information about the legislation.

For more information, contact Steve McDonald.