By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service.

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service. The bill will be sent to both the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee for consideration. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network website. For details, contact, Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service.

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service. The bill will be sent to both the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee for consideration. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network website. For details, contact, Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service.

SEMA-supported legislation was introduced to require new-car dealers to provide purchasers a written statement declaring it is illegal for manufacturers or dealers to void a warranty or deny coverage because aftermarket or recycled parts were installed or because someone other than the dealer performed service. The bill will be sent to both the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee for consideration. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network website. For details, contact, Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

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Baja Designs is the presenting sponsor of the King of the Motos motorcycle race on February 4, during the ULTRA4 Racing King of the Hammers (KOH) week of trials and races at Mead Dry Lake, in Johnson Valley, California.

Baja Designs is Presenting Sponsor of King of the Motos

Off-road lighting manufacturer Baja Designs is the presenting sponsor of the King of the Motos motorcycle race on February 4, during the ULTRA4 Racing King of the Hammers (KOH) week of trials and races at Mead Dry Lake, in Johnson Valley, California. The challenging race is completely GPS-based and features a night-race section for the top riders. In addition to King of the Motos, drivers from Baja Designs’ Team BD, including Tom Wayes, Branden Sims, Mitch Guthrie and previous King of the Hammers winners Bomber Fabrication, will compete in the KOH race on February 11. Baja Designs will host racers and spectators in a display located on Bestop Boulevard, next to the Bestop fire pit, in the temporary “Hammertown” racing community for the weeklong series of events. Visitors can pick up a copy of the course/spectator map and sign up to enter a raffle for one pair of XL Sport auxiliary lights and one Squadron Sport universal motorcycle AC headlight kit. 

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout & Racer Appreciation Party Announced

TREMEC has announced that it will host the fifth annual Stick Shift Shootout as part of this year’s Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout, March 2–5, 2017, in Bradenton, Florida, where more than 120 entrants will battle for top QA1 True Street honors, with the fastest eight stick cars receiving a special shootout plaque to recognize their prowess. Afterward, the four quickest manual-equipped vehicles will have an all-out slugfest with a winner-takes-all heads-up finale, in which the winner will go home with a brand-new TREMEC transmission of choice. Following the True Street competition, TREMEC will host a Racer Appreciation Party for all True Street racers, along with their families and crew, that will take place before the Aerospace Components winners circle awards ceremony, Saturday, March 4. For more information about the NMRA Spring Break Shootout visit www.NMRAdigital.com/FL.

Bobby Rahal will join the RPM Foundation for a fundraising event in Chicago, February 5.

Legendary Drivers Lyn St. James and Bobby Rahal to Join RPM Foundation for Fundraising Event

Legendary auto racers Lyn St. James and Bobby Rahal will join the RPM Foundation—a not-for-profit dedicated to providing young adults with a pathway to careers in automotive restoration—for a fundraising event at Collectors’ Car Garage in Chicago, Sunday, February 5, for its newly announced “RPM Racing Program Series.” RPM’s Racing Program Series will take student interns to three leading race circuits around the United States: Road America Wisconsin, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International New York. While at these historic tracks, students will go on guided tours for an up-close look at the pit and paddocks; get direct access to owners, racers and their teams; see the work of the teams between sessions and connect with the sanctioning organizations and track management; and meet sponsors and vendors.

SpeedVideo to Live Broadcast Season Two Of Dirty South No-Prep Drag Racing Events

SpeedVideo has further expanded its 2017 event schedule, signing an agreement to live broadcast drag-racing events from the Dirty South No-Prep Drag Racing Series throughout 2017. Owned by drag-racing legend Mike Murillo and TV personality Scott Taylor, the Dirty South No Prep Series is the first racing series that was specifically dedicated to No-Prep style racing. SpeedVideo will live broadcast the following events in the Dirty South Racing Series:

• Dirty South: Season Opener Weekend – Hub City Dragway, Mississippi, March 31–April 2, 2017
• Dirty South: Bluegrass Weekend – Mountain Park Dragway, Kentucky, April 20–21, 2017
• Dirty South: Alamo City Weekend – San Antonio Raceway, Texas, May 12–13, 2017
• Dirty South: Black Gold Weekend – Penwell/Caprock Raceway, Texas, June 16–17, 2017
• Dirty South: World Finals Weekend – Hub City Dragway, Mississippi, November 10–11, 2017

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Baja Designs is the presenting sponsor of the King of the Motos motorcycle race on February 4, during the ULTRA4 Racing King of the Hammers (KOH) week of trials and races at Mead Dry Lake, in Johnson Valley, California.

Baja Designs is Presenting Sponsor of King of the Motos

Off-road lighting manufacturer Baja Designs is the presenting sponsor of the King of the Motos motorcycle race on February 4, during the ULTRA4 Racing King of the Hammers (KOH) week of trials and races at Mead Dry Lake, in Johnson Valley, California. The challenging race is completely GPS-based and features a night-race section for the top riders. In addition to King of the Motos, drivers from Baja Designs’ Team BD, including Tom Wayes, Branden Sims, Mitch Guthrie and previous King of the Hammers winners Bomber Fabrication, will compete in the KOH race on February 11. Baja Designs will host racers and spectators in a display located on Bestop Boulevard, next to the Bestop fire pit, in the temporary “Hammertown” racing community for the weeklong series of events. Visitors can pick up a copy of the course/spectator map and sign up to enter a raffle for one pair of XL Sport auxiliary lights and one Squadron Sport universal motorcycle AC headlight kit. 

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout & Racer Appreciation Party Announced

TREMEC has announced that it will host the fifth annual Stick Shift Shootout as part of this year’s Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout, March 2–5, 2017, in Bradenton, Florida, where more than 120 entrants will battle for top QA1 True Street honors, with the fastest eight stick cars receiving a special shootout plaque to recognize their prowess. Afterward, the four quickest manual-equipped vehicles will have an all-out slugfest with a winner-takes-all heads-up finale, in which the winner will go home with a brand-new TREMEC transmission of choice. Following the True Street competition, TREMEC will host a Racer Appreciation Party for all True Street racers, along with their families and crew, that will take place before the Aerospace Components winners circle awards ceremony, Saturday, March 4. For more information about the NMRA Spring Break Shootout visit www.NMRAdigital.com/FL.

Bobby Rahal will join the RPM Foundation for a fundraising event in Chicago, February 5.

Legendary Drivers Lyn St. James and Bobby Rahal to Join RPM Foundation for Fundraising Event

Legendary auto racers Lyn St. James and Bobby Rahal will join the RPM Foundation—a not-for-profit dedicated to providing young adults with a pathway to careers in automotive restoration—for a fundraising event at Collectors’ Car Garage in Chicago, Sunday, February 5, for its newly announced “RPM Racing Program Series.” RPM’s Racing Program Series will take student interns to three leading race circuits around the United States: Road America Wisconsin, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International New York. While at these historic tracks, students will go on guided tours for an up-close look at the pit and paddocks; get direct access to owners, racers and their teams; see the work of the teams between sessions and connect with the sanctioning organizations and track management; and meet sponsors and vendors.

SpeedVideo to Live Broadcast Season Two Of Dirty South No-Prep Drag Racing Events

SpeedVideo has further expanded its 2017 event schedule, signing an agreement to live broadcast drag-racing events from the Dirty South No-Prep Drag Racing Series throughout 2017. Owned by drag-racing legend Mike Murillo and TV personality Scott Taylor, the Dirty South No Prep Series is the first racing series that was specifically dedicated to No-Prep style racing. SpeedVideo will live broadcast the following events in the Dirty South Racing Series:

• Dirty South: Season Opener Weekend – Hub City Dragway, Mississippi, March 31–April 2, 2017
• Dirty South: Bluegrass Weekend – Mountain Park Dragway, Kentucky, April 20–21, 2017
• Dirty South: Alamo City Weekend – San Antonio Raceway, Texas, May 12–13, 2017
• Dirty South: Black Gold Weekend – Penwell/Caprock Raceway, Texas, June 16–17, 2017
• Dirty South: World Finals Weekend – Hub City Dragway, Mississippi, November 10–11, 2017

By AJ Carney

SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings provide both members and prospective members with the opportunity to learn about the association’s current programs and objectives while networking with automotive aftermarket professionals from the same geographic region.

SEMA invites industry professionals to its Town Hall Meeting in Phoenix, where members and prospective members will gather at Baer on Thursday, February 16, from 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. for an evening of tours and networking with local industry leaders and the SEMA team.

Register for the Phoenix Town Hall Meeting.

SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings provide both members and prospective members with the opportunity to learn about the association’s current programs and objectives while networking with automotive aftermarket professionals from the same geographic region. These personal interactions give members a chance to share the business challenges and opportunities they face. Attendees also gain valuable feedback, which helps them identify how current benefits can enhance their business operations to better meet their needs.

For more information on the 2017 Town Hall Series or to register, visit SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings website or contact Kristen Fregoso at 909-978-6681 or kristenf@sema.org.

By AJ Carney

SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings provide both members and prospective members with the opportunity to learn about the association’s current programs and objectives while networking with automotive aftermarket professionals from the same geographic region.

SEMA invites industry professionals to its Town Hall Meeting in Phoenix, where members and prospective members will gather at Baer on Thursday, February 16, from 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. for an evening of tours and networking with local industry leaders and the SEMA team.

Register for the Phoenix Town Hall Meeting.

SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings provide both members and prospective members with the opportunity to learn about the association’s current programs and objectives while networking with automotive aftermarket professionals from the same geographic region. These personal interactions give members a chance to share the business challenges and opportunities they face. Attendees also gain valuable feedback, which helps them identify how current benefits can enhance their business operations to better meet their needs.

For more information on the 2017 Town Hall Series or to register, visit SEMA’s Town Hall Meetings website or contact Kristen Fregoso at 909-978-6681 or kristenf@sema.org.

There’s a reason why the tire and wheel section remains one of the largest display areas of the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. For consumers, tires and wheels continue to be one of the first, best and most basic ways to personalize a passenger car or light truck. Whether enhancing looks and stance from the get-go or breathing new life into a well-traveled vehicle, consumers love their wheel-and-tire packages. And through a variety of performance and style options aimed at every taste, the specialty-equipment industry stands readier than ever to fulfill their custom desires.

There’s a reason why the tire and wheel section remains one of the largest display areas of the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. For consumers, tires and wheels continue to be one of the first, best and most basic ways to personalize a passenger car or light truck. Whether enhancing looks and stance from the get-go or breathing new life into a well-traveled vehicle, consumers love their wheel-and-tire packages. And through a variety of performance and style options aimed at every taste, the specialty-equipment industry stands readier than ever to fulfill their custom desires.

The SEMA Launch Pad, the premier young entrepreneur automotive competition enters its fourth year offering new prize packages for semi-finalists and finalists, a stronger grand prize, increased brand awareness opportunities for participating companies and an easier application process. The competition offers innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs under the age of 40 an automotive industry platform at world’s largest B2B gathering, the SEMA Show, to pitch their business to a panel of iconic industry judges at a live event.