The 2010 SEMA Show online floorplan displays an overhead graphic of the Show floor, while stars denote still-available booth space.

Booth space selection for the 2010 SEMA Show has been open for two weeks, and if you’re waiting to secure your spot, don’t delay. This year it’s easier than ever to see what’s still available. Just link to the online floorplan, select a hall and click on the “Available Booth List” link near the bottom left of the page.

A list of available footprints will allow you to see exactly where available space is on the Show floor. In the Exhibitor List, you can also see which companies have already committed to a 2010 SEMA Show booth presence. Don’t be left out!

Follow this link to see the 2010 SEMA Show floor plan online now.

For additional details about the 2010 SEMA Show, visit www.SEMAShow.com or call 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Ready to reserve an exhibit space? Visit www.SEMAShow.com/buyabooth.

Multilevel booths must provide a copy of the architect/engineering drawing with a stamp of approval from a certified structural engineer at least 60 days before the Show.

Exhibitors with 400 sq. ft. or more of exhibit space must submit a drawing (hand drawing is acceptable), rendering or digital photo clearly detailing all booth dimensions, including length, width and height.

All multilevel (double-deck) booths must provide a copy of the architect/engineering drawing with a stamp of approval from a certified structural engineer at least 60 days before the Show. Exhibits with upper decks, covered or roofed areas exceeding 300 sq. ft. in size require the installation of battery-operated smoke detectors.

Click here to compete the Exhibit Design Notification or you may send photos by e-mail and include a scanned copy of the Exhibit Design Notification to Jeff Pressman.

See Exhibit Display Rules and Regulations for more information and the complete Fire and Safety rules for multilevel, covered and enclosed exhibits.

If you need assistance, please contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

	Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September.

Drivers in China are going farther and faster and that is creating opportunities for U.S. brake manufacturers.

“Roads in China are getting better each year, so cars go faster and more demands are placed on brake products,” said a Shandong, China-based performance parts importer, retailer and wholesaler located in the northeast part of the country. “Foreign brands have good word of mouth and good feedback, thus, I think they have a good future.”

Imported brake products fit U.S., European and Japanese car models produced in China well, said several distributors. The companies were interested in learning more about opportunities to sell U.S. brands in China.

SEMA members can introduce Chinese distributors to more than just their brake products at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September. Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings.

One-on-one meetings with potential Chinese partners at this ground-breaking event will allow you to get to know them and the market and assess how your company can take advantage of the phenomenal growth there.

Car ownership in China grew by 48% last year, and the market is on track for double-digit growth this year, as well. China isn’t just adding cars to its roads, however, it is adding roads. Nearly 53,000 miles of high-grade expressways will be built in China by 2020.

That means higher speeds and more concern for safety. Indeed, vehicle safety ranked among the top-five concerns for buyers of premium midsize and luxury cars in J.D. Powers and Associates studies in China in 2009.

Demand for U.S. brands would certainly be strong if consumers were more familiar with them, said Chinese importers and distributors.

“Normally, consumers buy only well-known brake brand products,” said Kevin Huang, manager of an importer and retailer in Xian, the capital city of north China’s Shanxi province. “Foreign brands have a very good future in China.”

For more information, visit www.sema.org/china or contact lindas@sema.org.

	Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September.

Drivers in China are going farther and faster and that is creating opportunities for U.S. brake manufacturers.

“Roads in China are getting better each year, so cars go faster and more demands are placed on brake products,” said a Shandong, China-based performance parts importer, retailer and wholesaler located in the northeast part of the country. “Foreign brands have good word of mouth and good feedback, thus, I think they have a good future.”

Imported brake products fit U.S., European and Japanese car models produced in China well, said several distributors. The companies were interested in learning more about opportunities to sell U.S. brands in China.

SEMA members can introduce Chinese distributors to more than just their brake products at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September. Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings.

One-on-one meetings with potential Chinese partners at this ground-breaking event will allow you to get to know them and the market and assess how your company can take advantage of the phenomenal growth there.

Car ownership in China grew by 48% last year, and the market is on track for double-digit growth this year, as well. China isn’t just adding cars to its roads, however, it is adding roads. Nearly 53,000 miles of high-grade expressways will be built in China by 2020.

That means higher speeds and more concern for safety. Indeed, vehicle safety ranked among the top-five concerns for buyers of premium midsize and luxury cars in J.D. Powers and Associates studies in China in 2009.

Demand for U.S. brands would certainly be strong if consumers were more familiar with them, said Chinese importers and distributors.

“Normally, consumers buy only well-known brake brand products,” said Kevin Huang, manager of an importer and retailer in Xian, the capital city of north China’s Shanxi province. “Foreign brands have a very good future in China.”

For more information, visit www.sema.org/china or contact lindas@sema.org.

	Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September.

Drivers in China are going farther and faster and that is creating opportunities for U.S. brake manufacturers.

“Roads in China are getting better each year, so cars go faster and more demands are placed on brake products,” said a Shandong, China-based performance parts importer, retailer and wholesaler located in the northeast part of the country. “Foreign brands have good word of mouth and good feedback, thus, I think they have a good future.”

Imported brake products fit U.S., European and Japanese car models produced in China well, said several distributors. The companies were interested in learning more about opportunities to sell U.S. brands in China.

SEMA members can introduce Chinese distributors to more than just their brake products at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September. Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings.

One-on-one meetings with potential Chinese partners at this ground-breaking event will allow you to get to know them and the market and assess how your company can take advantage of the phenomenal growth there.

Car ownership in China grew by 48% last year, and the market is on track for double-digit growth this year, as well. China isn’t just adding cars to its roads, however, it is adding roads. Nearly 53,000 miles of high-grade expressways will be built in China by 2020.

That means higher speeds and more concern for safety. Indeed, vehicle safety ranked among the top-five concerns for buyers of premium midsize and luxury cars in J.D. Powers and Associates studies in China in 2009.

Demand for U.S. brands would certainly be strong if consumers were more familiar with them, said Chinese importers and distributors.

“Normally, consumers buy only well-known brake brand products,” said Kevin Huang, manager of an importer and retailer in Xian, the capital city of north China’s Shanxi province. “Foreign brands have a very good future in China.”

For more information, visit www.sema.org/china or contact lindas@sema.org.

	Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September.

Drivers in China are going farther and faster and that is creating opportunities for U.S. brake manufacturers.

“Roads in China are getting better each year, so cars go faster and more demands are placed on brake products,” said a Shandong, China-based performance parts importer, retailer and wholesaler located in the northeast part of the country. “Foreign brands have good word of mouth and good feedback, thus, I think they have a good future.”

Imported brake products fit U.S., European and Japanese car models produced in China well, said several distributors. The companies were interested in learning more about opportunities to sell U.S. brands in China.

SEMA members can introduce Chinese distributors to more than just their brake products at the SEMA CIAPE Business Development Conference in Beijing in late September. Participating SEMA members will be paired with relevant Chinese buyers in up to a dozen private, pre-scheduled meetings.

One-on-one meetings with potential Chinese partners at this ground-breaking event will allow you to get to know them and the market and assess how your company can take advantage of the phenomenal growth there.

Car ownership in China grew by 48% last year, and the market is on track for double-digit growth this year, as well. China isn’t just adding cars to its roads, however, it is adding roads. Nearly 53,000 miles of high-grade expressways will be built in China by 2020.

That means higher speeds and more concern for safety. Indeed, vehicle safety ranked among the top-five concerns for buyers of premium midsize and luxury cars in J.D. Powers and Associates studies in China in 2009.

Demand for U.S. brands would certainly be strong if consumers were more familiar with them, said Chinese importers and distributors.

“Normally, consumers buy only well-known brake brand products,” said Kevin Huang, manager of an importer and retailer in Xian, the capital city of north China’s Shanxi province. “Foreign brands have a very good future in China.”

For more information, visit www.sema.org/china or contact lindas@sema.org.

Last year, Doug Evans was presented with SEMA's Person of the Year award.

It’s that time of year—awards nominations! As a SEMA member, you have the opportunity to select a nominee for the 2010 SEMA Person of the Year Award. The SEMA Person of the Year Award was established to honor a person for his/her outstanding contribution to the industry, above and beyond their normal job function.

Please review the Person of the Year Award criteria included in the online nomination form before completing your nomination. Nominations must include comments as to why, based on the award criteria, the person of your choice is deserving of this award.

All nominations are confidential. Please submit your 2010 SEMA Person of the Year Nomination Form by Friday, July 30, 2010.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cindy Booher at 909/978-6706 or via e-mail cindyb@sema.org.

Past Award Winners:

Year	Name
1969	Bob Spar
1970	Keith Jackson
1971	Doug Toms
1972	Robert E. Petersen
1973	Wally Parks
1974	Harvey Crane
1975	Don Smith
1976	Els Lohn
1977	Dick Wells
1978	Donna Imrie Foulger
1979	Linda Vaughn
1980	John Simmons
1981	Nile Cornelison
1982	Dennis Holding
1983	Jim Davis
1984	W.A. "Butch" Lahmann
1985	Jim McFarland
1986	Tom Cepek
1987	Joe Amato
1988	Murray Diamond
1989	Charlie Van Cleve
1990	Bob McJannett
1991	Bob Patteri
1992	Bob Vandergriff
1993	Bob Keller
1994	Leo Kagan
1995	Brian Appelgate
1996	Amy Faulk
1997	Ronald Coleman
1998	Nate Shelton
1999	Jeffrey L. Thompson
2000	Douglas Mergenthaler
2001	Mitch Williams
2002	Paul "Scooter" Brothers
2003	Steve Bolio
2004	Jim Cozzie
2005	Jon Wyly
2006	Joel Ayres
2007	Wade Kawasaki
2008	Patrick Judge
2009	Doug Evans

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE BOUND: The IZOD IndyCar Series is expected to formally announce later this week that it will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway to race in 2011 for the first time since the 1998 season when Tony Stewart was the winner at the one-mile oval.

NO ACE HERE: Former Funny Car racer Ed “Ace” McCulloch, who has tuned the Flopper steered by Ron Capps for many years, will be replaced by former John Force Racing crew chief John Medlen, beginning this weekend in Norwalk, Ohio. Medlen joined the Don Schumacher Racing team several months ago. McCulloch will remain with the team in another capacity.

SFI/IMPACT UPDATE: The battle between Impact Racing, makers of safety equipment, and the SFI Foundation, which certifies such equipment, took another turn Monday (June 21) when a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, granted a ruling that will keep all Impact products manufactured in 2009 and 2010 certified at least for the time being.

GOODBYE RAYMOND: Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first championship-winning owner, died Sunday morning in his Atlanta home. He was 96.

SHARE THE CASH: Brad Kuhn and Tracy Hines each earned a share of the USAC Mopar National Midget Series Indiana Midget Week title after Kuhn won Sunday’s series finale at Kokomo (Indiana) Speedway. Kuhn, Hines, Steve Buckwalter, Brad Sweet and Shane Cottle all won features during the five-race series.

FOR SALE: Orange County Fair Speedway, located at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York, has been listed for sale. The track first played host to auto racing in 1919.

CANCELED: The USARacing Pro Cup Series has canceled two upcoming events in order to save teams money. The events at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania, Saturday (June 26) and Salem (Indiana) Speedway July 10 have been pulled from the series calendar.

CUP OF DIRT: Shane Stewart banked $25,000 with a victory in the 39th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup sprint-car event at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, Saturday.

GETTING CLOSE: The ICONIC Advisory Committee is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks about the 2012 chassis manufacturer for the IZOD IndyCar Series. The committee had originally set a June 30 deadline, but IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard does not expect to make the deadline.

INJURED: Sprint-car racing veteran Danny Smith broke his back during a qualifying crash at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park Friday. The event was the first race in the annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek sanctioned by the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. Subscribe to National Speed Sport News for a special industry rate.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BOUND: The IZOD IndyCar Series is expected to formally announce later this week that it will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway to race in 2011 for the first time since the 1998 season when Tony Stewart was the winner at the one-mile oval.

NO ACE HERE: Former Funny Car racer Ed “Ace” McCulloch, who has tuned the Flopper steered by Ron Capps for many years, will be replaced by former John Force Racing crew chief John Medlen, beginning this weekend in Norwalk, Ohio. Medlen joined the Don Schumacher Racing team several months ago. McCulloch will remain with the team in another capacity.

SFI/IMPACT UPDATE: The battle between Impact Racing, makers of safety equipment, and the SFI Foundation, which certifies such equipment, took another turn Monday (June 21) when a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, granted a ruling that will keep all Impact products manufactured in 2009 and 2010 certified at least for the time being.

GOODBYE RAYMOND: Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first championship-winning owner, died Sunday morning in his Atlanta home. He was 96.

SHARE THE CASH: Brad Kuhn and Tracy Hines each earned a share of the USAC Mopar National Midget Series Indiana Midget Week title after Kuhn won Sunday’s series finale at Kokomo (Indiana) Speedway. Kuhn, Hines, Steve Buckwalter, Brad Sweet and Shane Cottle all won features during the five-race series.

FOR SALE: Orange County Fair Speedway, located at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York, has been listed for sale. The track first played host to auto racing in 1919.

CANCELED: The USARacing Pro Cup Series has canceled two upcoming events in order to save teams money. The events at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania, Saturday (June 26) and Salem (Indiana) Speedway July 10 have been pulled from the series calendar.

CUP OF DIRT: Shane Stewart banked $25,000 with a victory in the 39th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup sprint-car event at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, Saturday.

GETTING CLOSE: The ICONIC Advisory Committee is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks about the 2012 chassis manufacturer for the IZOD IndyCar Series. The committee had originally set a June 30 deadline, but IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard does not expect to make the deadline.

INJURED: Sprint-car racing veteran Danny Smith broke his back during a qualifying crash at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park Friday. The event was the first race in the annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek sanctioned by the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. Subscribe to National Speed Sport News for a special industry rate.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BOUND: The IZOD IndyCar Series is expected to formally announce later this week that it will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway to race in 2011 for the first time since the 1998 season when Tony Stewart was the winner at the one-mile oval.

NO ACE HERE: Former Funny Car racer Ed “Ace” McCulloch, who has tuned the Flopper steered by Ron Capps for many years, will be replaced by former John Force Racing crew chief John Medlen, beginning this weekend in Norwalk, Ohio. Medlen joined the Don Schumacher Racing team several months ago. McCulloch will remain with the team in another capacity.

SFI/IMPACT UPDATE: The battle between Impact Racing, makers of safety equipment, and the SFI Foundation, which certifies such equipment, took another turn Monday (June 21) when a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, granted a ruling that will keep all Impact products manufactured in 2009 and 2010 certified at least for the time being.

GOODBYE RAYMOND: Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first championship-winning owner, died Sunday morning in his Atlanta home. He was 96.

SHARE THE CASH: Brad Kuhn and Tracy Hines each earned a share of the USAC Mopar National Midget Series Indiana Midget Week title after Kuhn won Sunday’s series finale at Kokomo (Indiana) Speedway. Kuhn, Hines, Steve Buckwalter, Brad Sweet and Shane Cottle all won features during the five-race series.

FOR SALE: Orange County Fair Speedway, located at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York, has been listed for sale. The track first played host to auto racing in 1919.

CANCELED: The USARacing Pro Cup Series has canceled two upcoming events in order to save teams money. The events at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania, Saturday (June 26) and Salem (Indiana) Speedway July 10 have been pulled from the series calendar.

CUP OF DIRT: Shane Stewart banked $25,000 with a victory in the 39th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup sprint-car event at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, Saturday.

GETTING CLOSE: The ICONIC Advisory Committee is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks about the 2012 chassis manufacturer for the IZOD IndyCar Series. The committee had originally set a June 30 deadline, but IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard does not expect to make the deadline.

INJURED: Sprint-car racing veteran Danny Smith broke his back during a qualifying crash at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park Friday. The event was the first race in the annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek sanctioned by the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. Subscribe to National Speed Sport News for a special industry rate.