By Becca Butler

Viewers across the nation recently tuned in to the Velocity Network to watch the “SEMA Battle of the Builders®” TV special, where they saw and learned about the amazing builds that were displayed at the 2015 SEMA Show. Additional footage and interviews are available on the SEMA YouTube channel.

Check out the SEMA Battle of the Builders® TV Extras, featuring the following builders:

• Kevin Desirello
• Casey Currie
• John Yeiser
• Andy Leach
• Jeremy Rice
• Jonathan Chu
• Tim Palazzolo
• Eric and Marc Kozeluh
• Kyle Tucker
• Chip Foose

The one-hour TV special will continue to air on the Velocity Network throughout 2016. Check your local cable/satellite provider for dates/times or visit www.semaignited.com.

By Becca Butler

Viewers across the nation recently tuned in to the Velocity Network to watch the “SEMA Battle of the Builders®” TV special, where they saw and learned about the amazing builds that were displayed at the 2015 SEMA Show. Additional footage and interviews are available on the SEMA YouTube channel.

Check out the SEMA Battle of the Builders® TV Extras, featuring the following builders:

• Kevin Desirello
• Casey Currie
• John Yeiser
• Andy Leach
• Jeremy Rice
• Jonathan Chu
• Tim Palazzolo
• Eric and Marc Kozeluh
• Kyle Tucker
• Chip Foose

The one-hour TV special will continue to air on the Velocity Network throughout 2016. Check your local cable/satellite provider for dates/times or visit www.semaignited.com.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-opposed legislation that would have required manufacturers of designated consumer products, including automotive products, to post ingredients on the product label and online on the manufacturer’s website was defeated in the California State Assembly. Under the law, ingredients in automotive products are not required to be listed on product labels.

As originally drafted, the bill would have made it a crime to manufacture, distribute and sell automotive products after January 1, 2017, that did not have a label listing ingredients and a manufacturer webpage address at which product ingredient information could also be found. The bill required only the 20 most prevalent ingredients to be listed on the label, but required all ingredients to be listed on the company’s website. The measure applied to all chemically formulated products for maintaining the appearance of a vehicle, including products for washing, waxing, polishing, cleaning or treating the exterior or interior surfaces of a vehicle, but excluding automotive paint and paint repair products. 

SEMA believes that A.B. 708 was an unnecessary burden on sellers of automotive products because the state’s Proposition 65 already requires warnings be included on certain consumer products containing more than trace amounts of harmful chemicals. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-opposed legislation that would have required manufacturers of designated consumer products, including automotive products, to post ingredients on the product label and online on the manufacturer’s website was defeated in the California State Assembly. Under the law, ingredients in automotive products are not required to be listed on product labels.

As originally drafted, the bill would have made it a crime to manufacture, distribute and sell automotive products after January 1, 2017, that did not have a label listing ingredients and a manufacturer webpage address at which product ingredient information could also be found. The bill required only the 20 most prevalent ingredients to be listed on the label, but required all ingredients to be listed on the company’s website. The measure applied to all chemically formulated products for maintaining the appearance of a vehicle, including products for washing, waxing, polishing, cleaning or treating the exterior or interior surfaces of a vehicle, but excluding automotive paint and paint repair products. 

SEMA believes that A.B. 708 was an unnecessary burden on sellers of automotive products because the state’s Proposition 65 already requires warnings be included on certain consumer products containing more than trace amounts of harmful chemicals. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA-opposed legislation that would have required manufacturers of designated consumer products, including automotive products, to post ingredients on the product label and online on the manufacturer’s website was defeated in the California State Assembly. Under the law, ingredients in automotive products are not required to be listed on product labels.

As originally drafted, the bill would have made it a crime to manufacture, distribute and sell automotive products after January 1, 2017, that did not have a label listing ingredients and a manufacturer webpage address at which product ingredient information could also be found. The bill required only the 20 most prevalent ingredients to be listed on the label, but required all ingredients to be listed on the company’s website. The measure applied to all chemically formulated products for maintaining the appearance of a vehicle, including products for washing, waxing, polishing, cleaning or treating the exterior or interior surfaces of a vehicle, but excluding automotive paint and paint repair products. 

SEMA believes that A.B. 708 was an unnecessary burden on sellers of automotive products because the state’s Proposition 65 already requires warnings be included on certain consumer products containing more than trace amounts of harmful chemicals. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  

By SEMA Editors

Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center was the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow national champion with an average time of 18:19.

The 2016 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge is set to kick off during the ninth-annual Race and Performance (RP) Expo, to be held February 20–21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Engine Challenge, also entering its ninth season, has experienced tremendous growth over the past eight years. This year, 32 high-school teams will compete against each other in performance engine rebuilds.

Last year’s Engine Challenge champion, Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center, completed four engine rebuilds in an average time of 18:19. Five high-school students work together to tear down and rebuild a performance engine quicker than what’s required of most professionals. The teams competing at the Expo will look for times of 35 minutes or better, without penalties, in order to qualify for the Dual Championships to be held at the SEMA and PRI Shows later this year.

After outgrowing its old location, this will be the first year in the RP Expo’s new location, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. For more information, including hotel reservations, visit www.raceperformanceexpo.com.

By SEMA Editors

Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center was the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow national champion with an average time of 18:19.

The 2016 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge is set to kick off during the ninth-annual Race and Performance (RP) Expo, to be held February 20–21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Engine Challenge, also entering its ninth season, has experienced tremendous growth over the past eight years. This year, 32 high-school teams will compete against each other in performance engine rebuilds.

Last year’s Engine Challenge champion, Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center, completed four engine rebuilds in an average time of 18:19. Five high-school students work together to tear down and rebuild a performance engine quicker than what’s required of most professionals. The teams competing at the Expo will look for times of 35 minutes or better, without penalties, in order to qualify for the Dual Championships to be held at the SEMA and PRI Shows later this year.

After outgrowing its old location, this will be the first year in the RP Expo’s new location, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. For more information, including hotel reservations, visit www.raceperformanceexpo.com.

By SEMA Editors

Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center was the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow national champion with an average time of 18:19.

The 2016 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge is set to kick off during the ninth-annual Race and Performance (RP) Expo, to be held February 20–21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Engine Challenge, also entering its ninth season, has experienced tremendous growth over the past eight years. This year, 32 high-school teams will compete against each other in performance engine rebuilds.

Last year’s Engine Challenge champion, Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center, completed four engine rebuilds in an average time of 18:19. Five high-school students work together to tear down and rebuild a performance engine quicker than what’s required of most professionals. The teams competing at the Expo will look for times of 35 minutes or better, without penalties, in order to qualify for the Dual Championships to be held at the SEMA and PRI Shows later this year.

After outgrowing its old location, this will be the first year in the RP Expo’s new location, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. For more information, including hotel reservations, visit www.raceperformanceexpo.com.

By SEMA Editors

Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center was the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow national champion with an average time of 18:19.

The 2016 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge is set to kick off during the ninth-annual Race and Performance (RP) Expo, to be held February 20–21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Engine Challenge, also entering its ninth season, has experienced tremendous growth over the past eight years. This year, 32 high-school teams will compete against each other in performance engine rebuilds.

Last year’s Engine Challenge champion, Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center, completed four engine rebuilds in an average time of 18:19. Five high-school students work together to tear down and rebuild a performance engine quicker than what’s required of most professionals. The teams competing at the Expo will look for times of 35 minutes or better, without penalties, in order to qualify for the Dual Championships to be held at the SEMA and PRI Shows later this year.

After outgrowing its old location, this will be the first year in the RP Expo’s new location, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. For more information, including hotel reservations, visit www.raceperformanceexpo.com.

By SEMA Editors

Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center was the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow national champion with an average time of 18:19.

The 2016 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge is set to kick off during the ninth-annual Race and Performance (RP) Expo, to be held February 20–21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Engine Challenge, also entering its ninth season, has experienced tremendous growth over the past eight years. This year, 32 high-school teams will compete against each other in performance engine rebuilds.

Last year’s Engine Challenge champion, Team Weld Racing from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center, completed four engine rebuilds in an average time of 18:19. Five high-school students work together to tear down and rebuild a performance engine quicker than what’s required of most professionals. The teams competing at the Expo will look for times of 35 minutes or better, without penalties, in order to qualify for the Dual Championships to be held at the SEMA and PRI Shows later this year.

After outgrowing its old location, this will be the first year in the RP Expo’s new location, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. For more information, including hotel reservations, visit www.raceperformanceexpo.com.