Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25
A hearing to consider the Wisconsin-proposed regulation, Chapter Trans 123, to prohibit the registration of certain imported vehicles has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 22.

The Department of Transportation proposed Trans 123 to prohibit the registration of imported vehicles manufactured after 1967 that do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). U.S. law specifically exempts imported vehicles that are 25 years old and older from these safety standards. Trans 123 offers no such reasonable exemption. The regulation permits the continued registration of subject vehicles that are already legally registered in Wisconsin, but only until they are transferred to a new owner.

The joint hearing will be conducted by the Senate and Assembly Transportation Committees in room 412 E of the State House in Madison at 10:00 a.m. The rule is currently under review by the committees, which have until October 10, 2010, to raise an objection. Follow this link to register your opposition.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25

SCHEDULE SET: A new track located in New Delhi, India, will join the Formula One World Championship schedule next season, bringing the total number of grands prix during the 2011 season to 20. The inaugural Grand Prix of India is scheduled for October 30, 2011.

SPEAK UP: Davey Hamilton will serve as the keynote speaker during the RPM Promoters Workshop Series event in Reno, Nevada, December 2–4, 2010, and Ray Evernham will fill the same role during the workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14–16, 2011.

WORLD TRAVELER: Billy Moyer scored his sixth victory in the World 100 Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The victory gave him a sweep of the two major dirt-late-model events at the track—the World 100 and the Dream XVI—this season.

MULTI-CLASS:
The organizers of the SCCA Trans-Am Series will be broken down into three classes next year. The top class will be known as Trans-Am (TA), with the lower classes known as Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3 (TA3).

WELCOME BACK: The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series next season as part of the 17-race schedule announced by the series last week. Visit National Speed Sport News for the full schedule.

TOP SEED: Denny Hamlin collected his sixth victory of the season Saturday at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway, giving him the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which begins this week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

GOLDEN: California native Jason Meyers claimed the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Saturday night.

NOT FISH BATE:
L.E. Tonglet, who recently won the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, has joined Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Racing for the remainder of the NHRA season.

CASH REWARDS:
The Star Mazda Championship Series will divide a prize package valued in excess of $1.5 million to drivers who competed in the series’ 20th anniversary season this year.

EXTENSION:
3M, a diversified technology company, has extended its official sponsorship agreement with NASCAR for an additional five years.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25

SCHEDULE SET: A new track located in New Delhi, India, will join the Formula One World Championship schedule next season, bringing the total number of grands prix during the 2011 season to 20. The inaugural Grand Prix of India is scheduled for October 30, 2011.

SPEAK UP: Davey Hamilton will serve as the keynote speaker during the RPM Promoters Workshop Series event in Reno, Nevada, December 2–4, 2010, and Ray Evernham will fill the same role during the workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14–16, 2011.

WORLD TRAVELER: Billy Moyer scored his sixth victory in the World 100 Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The victory gave him a sweep of the two major dirt-late-model events at the track—the World 100 and the Dream XVI—this season.

MULTI-CLASS:
The organizers of the SCCA Trans-Am Series will be broken down into three classes next year. The top class will be known as Trans-Am (TA), with the lower classes known as Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3 (TA3).

WELCOME BACK: The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series next season as part of the 17-race schedule announced by the series last week. Visit National Speed Sport News for the full schedule.

TOP SEED: Denny Hamlin collected his sixth victory of the season Saturday at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway, giving him the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which begins this week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

GOLDEN: California native Jason Meyers claimed the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Saturday night.

NOT FISH BATE:
L.E. Tonglet, who recently won the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, has joined Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Racing for the remainder of the NHRA season.

CASH REWARDS:
The Star Mazda Championship Series will divide a prize package valued in excess of $1.5 million to drivers who competed in the series’ 20th anniversary season this year.

EXTENSION:
3M, a diversified technology company, has extended its official sponsorship agreement with NASCAR for an additional five years.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25

SCHEDULE SET: A new track located in New Delhi, India, will join the Formula One World Championship schedule next season, bringing the total number of grands prix during the 2011 season to 20. The inaugural Grand Prix of India is scheduled for October 30, 2011.

SPEAK UP: Davey Hamilton will serve as the keynote speaker during the RPM Promoters Workshop Series event in Reno, Nevada, December 2–4, 2010, and Ray Evernham will fill the same role during the workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14–16, 2011.

WORLD TRAVELER: Billy Moyer scored his sixth victory in the World 100 Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The victory gave him a sweep of the two major dirt-late-model events at the track—the World 100 and the Dream XVI—this season.

MULTI-CLASS:
The organizers of the SCCA Trans-Am Series will be broken down into three classes next year. The top class will be known as Trans-Am (TA), with the lower classes known as Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3 (TA3).

WELCOME BACK: The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series next season as part of the 17-race schedule announced by the series last week. Visit National Speed Sport News for the full schedule.

TOP SEED: Denny Hamlin collected his sixth victory of the season Saturday at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway, giving him the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which begins this week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

GOLDEN: California native Jason Meyers claimed the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Saturday night.

NOT FISH BATE:
L.E. Tonglet, who recently won the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, has joined Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Racing for the remainder of the NHRA season.

CASH REWARDS:
The Star Mazda Championship Series will divide a prize package valued in excess of $1.5 million to drivers who competed in the series’ 20th anniversary season this year.

EXTENSION:
3M, a diversified technology company, has extended its official sponsorship agreement with NASCAR for an additional five years.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25

SCHEDULE SET: A new track located in New Delhi, India, will join the Formula One World Championship schedule next season, bringing the total number of grands prix during the 2011 season to 20. The inaugural Grand Prix of India is scheduled for October 30, 2011.

SPEAK UP: Davey Hamilton will serve as the keynote speaker during the RPM Promoters Workshop Series event in Reno, Nevada, December 2–4, 2010, and Ray Evernham will fill the same role during the workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14–16, 2011.

WORLD TRAVELER: Billy Moyer scored his sixth victory in the World 100 Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The victory gave him a sweep of the two major dirt-late-model events at the track—the World 100 and the Dream XVI—this season.

MULTI-CLASS:
The organizers of the SCCA Trans-Am Series will be broken down into three classes next year. The top class will be known as Trans-Am (TA), with the lower classes known as Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3 (TA3).

WELCOME BACK: The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series next season as part of the 17-race schedule announced by the series last week. Visit National Speed Sport News for the full schedule.

TOP SEED: Denny Hamlin collected his sixth victory of the season Saturday at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway, giving him the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which begins this week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

GOLDEN: California native Jason Meyers claimed the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Saturday night.

NOT FISH BATE:
L.E. Tonglet, who recently won the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, has joined Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Racing for the remainder of the NHRA season.

CASH REWARDS:
The Star Mazda Championship Series will divide a prize package valued in excess of $1.5 million to drivers who competed in the series’ 20th anniversary season this year.

EXTENSION:
3M, a diversified technology company, has extended its official sponsorship agreement with NASCAR for an additional five years.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25

SCHEDULE SET: A new track located in New Delhi, India, will join the Formula One World Championship schedule next season, bringing the total number of grands prix during the 2011 season to 20. The inaugural Grand Prix of India is scheduled for October 30, 2011.

SPEAK UP: Davey Hamilton will serve as the keynote speaker during the RPM Promoters Workshop Series event in Reno, Nevada, December 2–4, 2010, and Ray Evernham will fill the same role during the workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14–16, 2011.

WORLD TRAVELER: Billy Moyer scored his sixth victory in the World 100 Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The victory gave him a sweep of the two major dirt-late-model events at the track—the World 100 and the Dream XVI—this season.

MULTI-CLASS:
The organizers of the SCCA Trans-Am Series will be broken down into three classes next year. The top class will be known as Trans-Am (TA), with the lower classes known as Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3 (TA3).

WELCOME BACK: The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series next season as part of the 17-race schedule announced by the series last week. Visit National Speed Sport News for the full schedule.

TOP SEED: Denny Hamlin collected his sixth victory of the season Saturday at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway, giving him the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which begins this week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

GOLDEN: California native Jason Meyers claimed the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Saturday night.

NOT FISH BATE:
L.E. Tonglet, who recently won the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, has joined Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Racing for the remainder of the NHRA season.

CASH REWARDS:
The Star Mazda Championship Series will divide a prize package valued in excess of $1.5 million to drivers who competed in the series’ 20th anniversary season this year.

EXTENSION:
3M, a diversified technology company, has extended its official sponsorship agreement with NASCAR for an additional five years.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25
  mandarin
  The Mandarin Oriental is just one of the hotels in the SEMA Housing Block that is still offering an early-bird rate for the Show.
With the 2010 SEMA Show just six weeks away, don't wait until the last minute to book your hotel. Rooms are filling up fast, thanks to early-bird rates offered by several SEMA Show partner hotels. But there are still great options and rates for those still planning their trip to Vegas.

Hotels, including Bally’s, Circus Circus, Harrah’s, Hooters, Imperial Palace, Mandarin Oriental, Rio, Sahara and the Trump International, are still offering early-bird rates, but only for another couple of weeks. Act fast to take advantage of these values.

If you haven't been to Vegas since last year's SEMA Show, you'll find new, revitalized and expanded properties such as the ARIA, Vdara and Mandarin Oriental at the City Center complex, or the Tropicana, one of the longest-standing properties in Las Vegas undergoing a complete renovation and style transformation. For the younger set, the Hard Rock Hotel has added yet another tower with new restaurants and hotel rooms.

SEMA will continue to update Show attendees about rate changes in the SEMA Housing Block. Any reductions made to rates are retroactive to anyone already booked in that hotel. Questions about rooms and partner hotels? Please contact the SEMA Show Housing Bureau: 800/967-8852 or aapexsema@experient-inc.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25
  exhibitor invites
  Exhibitor Invites offer 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors another way to reach buyers with discounts, incentives and company news.
Looking for another way to connect with buyers? A free, new tool called Exhibitor Invites enables 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors to create their own customized e-mail campaigns, allowing them to send up to three e-mails to an unlimited number of buyers and prospects. Program features include:

• Discounts, incentives, company information and new-product announcements.

• Upload buyer and prospect files to Exhibitor Invites' bonded and licensed third-party e-mail service, Global IntelliSystems. Each list is 100% secure and will not be shared with anyone (not even SEMA).

• Company name, logo, booth number and customized message is included as part of the three separate HTML e-mails. Exhibitors approve the message and the schedule while SEMA pays for the whole thing.

• Boost awareness about each exhibitor’s company and help ensure that all key customers and prospects attend the 2010 SEMA Show and stop by the exhibitor’s booth.

The exhibitor who generates the most qualified buyers by October 1, 2010, receives $25,000 worth of on-site signage for the Show. SEMA will host a webinar on Thursday, September 2, 2010, to bring exhibitors up to speed on the Exhibitor Invites system (look for a webinar registration e-mail shortly). To get started, click here. Your username is your e-mail address and your password is sema2010.

Contact Shelly Purcell at 319/521-3340 with any questions about using the Exhibitor Invites program. If you have any problems using the system, send an e-mail to services@exhibitorinvites.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25
  exhibitor invites
  Exhibitor Invites offer 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors another way to reach buyers with discounts, incentives and company news.
Looking for another way to connect with buyers? A free, new tool called Exhibitor Invites enables 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors to create their own customized e-mail campaigns, allowing them to send up to three e-mails to an unlimited number of buyers and prospects. Program features include:

• Discounts, incentives, company information and new-product announcements.

• Upload buyer and prospect files to Exhibitor Invites' bonded and licensed third-party e-mail service, Global IntelliSystems. Each list is 100% secure and will not be shared with anyone (not even SEMA).

• Company name, logo, booth number and customized message is included as part of the three separate HTML e-mails. Exhibitors approve the message and the schedule while SEMA pays for the whole thing.

• Boost awareness about each exhibitor’s company and help ensure that all key customers and prospects attend the 2010 SEMA Show and stop by the exhibitor’s booth.

The exhibitor who generates the most qualified buyers by October 1, 2010, receives $25,000 worth of on-site signage for the Show. SEMA will host a webinar on Thursday, September 2, 2010, to bring exhibitors up to speed on the Exhibitor Invites system (look for a webinar registration e-mail shortly). To get started, click here. Your username is your e-mail address and your password is sema2010.

Contact Shelly Purcell at 319/521-3340 with any questions about using the Exhibitor Invites program. If you have any problems using the system, send an e-mail to services@exhibitorinvites.com.

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:25
  exhibitor invites
  Exhibitor Invites offer 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors another way to reach buyers with discounts, incentives and company news.
Looking for another way to connect with buyers? A free, new tool called Exhibitor Invites enables 2010 SEMA Show exhibitors to create their own customized e-mail campaigns, allowing them to send up to three e-mails to an unlimited number of buyers and prospects. Program features include:

• Discounts, incentives, company information and new-product announcements.

• Upload buyer and prospect files to Exhibitor Invites' bonded and licensed third-party e-mail service, Global IntelliSystems. Each list is 100% secure and will not be shared with anyone (not even SEMA).

• Company name, logo, booth number and customized message is included as part of the three separate HTML e-mails. Exhibitors approve the message and the schedule while SEMA pays for the whole thing.

• Boost awareness about each exhibitor’s company and help ensure that all key customers and prospects attend the 2010 SEMA Show and stop by the exhibitor’s booth.

The exhibitor who generates the most qualified buyers by October 1, 2010, receives $25,000 worth of on-site signage for the Show. SEMA will host a webinar on Thursday, September 2, 2010, to bring exhibitors up to speed on the Exhibitor Invites system (look for a webinar registration e-mail shortly). To get started, click here. Your username is your e-mail address and your password is sema2010.

Contact Shelly Purcell at 319/521-3340 with any questions about using the Exhibitor Invites program. If you have any problems using the system, send an e-mail to services@exhibitorinvites.com.