The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

By SEMA Editors

Ford Motor Co. recognized the most significant design achievements at the 2017 SEMA Show with its Corporate Design Awards. The awards are presented annually by the automaker to the Ford vehicles that make a significant contribution to vehicle design and stand apart from all others at the Show.

Awards were presented for the most significant accomplishments in the categories of Best of Show; Best of Ford Show Stand; Best Ford Heritage Vehicle; and Outstanding Achievement(s).


Below is a list of the Ford 2017 SEMA Show award winners by category:

Ford Design Awards

• Best of Show: Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop – ’32 Ford Tudor
• Best Heritage Vehicle: Speedkore Performance Group – ’70 Ford Boss 302 Mustang for Robert Downey Jr.
• Best of Ford Show Stand: DeBerti Designs – ’18 Ford Mustang

Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Design

• Tucci Hot Rods – Mustang
• Speedkore Performance Group – Mustang Convertible
• Rally Innovations – Focus RS
• Pure Vison – ’57 Ranch Wagon
• RTR Vehicles – RTR Muscle Truck F-150 
• LGE-CTS Motorsports – Baja-Forge Adventurer Expedition 
• Hellwig Suspension Products – The Operator Super Duty
• Air Design USA – F-150 and Mustang
• CGS Performance Products – Expedition Max

Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop – ’32 Ford Tudor	Speedkore Performance Group – ’70 Ford Boss 302 Mustang
DeBerti Designs – ’18 Ford Mustang	Hellwig Suspension Products – The Operator Super Duty

By SEMA Editors

Ford Motor Co. recognized the most significant design achievements at the 2017 SEMA Show with its Corporate Design Awards. The awards are presented annually by the automaker to the Ford vehicles that make a significant contribution to vehicle design and stand apart from all others at the Show.

Awards were presented for the most significant accomplishments in the categories of Best of Show; Best of Ford Show Stand; Best Ford Heritage Vehicle; and Outstanding Achievement(s).


Below is a list of the Ford 2017 SEMA Show award winners by category:

Ford Design Awards

• Best of Show: Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop – ’32 Ford Tudor
• Best Heritage Vehicle: Speedkore Performance Group – ’70 Ford Boss 302 Mustang for Robert Downey Jr.
• Best of Ford Show Stand: DeBerti Designs – ’18 Ford Mustang

Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Design

• Tucci Hot Rods – Mustang
• Speedkore Performance Group – Mustang Convertible
• Rally Innovations – Focus RS
• Pure Vison – ’57 Ranch Wagon
• RTR Vehicles – RTR Muscle Truck F-150 
• LGE-CTS Motorsports – Baja-Forge Adventurer Expedition 
• Hellwig Suspension Products – The Operator Super Duty
• Air Design USA – F-150 and Mustang
• CGS Performance Products – Expedition Max

Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop – ’32 Ford Tudor	Speedkore Performance Group – ’70 Ford Boss 302 Mustang
DeBerti Designs – ’18 Ford Mustang	Hellwig Suspension Products – The Operator Super Duty

By SEMA Editors

An exclusive screening of the IndyCar safety team documentary “Yellow, Yellow, Yellow” will be featured Thursday, December 7, for attendees of the PRI Trade Show. Afterward, John Waraniak, SEMA vice president of vehicle technology, will moderate a panel discussion with some of the most influential safety specialists in the world of motorsports: Dr. Terry Trammell, Dr. Stephen Olvey and Jeff Horton.

“Yellow, Yellow, Yellow” is a network television special that examines the work done by the IndyCar safety team and the accident investigation group and their dedication to preventing motorsports injuries. The documentary includes detailed interviews with IndyCar drivers James Hinchcliffe and Tony Kanaan, IndyCar safety manager Mike Yates, head of the IndyCar accident investigation group Horton and orthopedic consultant and driver advocate Trammell. The documentary was produced by motorsports production company A Mile A Way Productions.

Following the 45-minute screening, Waraniak will lead a discussion on motorsports safety with special guests Trammell and Horton, who will be joined by Olvey, a pioneer in motorsports safety who worked as a track doctor for more than 30 years. In this discussion, Waraniak and his guests will explore past, present and future trends in motorsports safety, medicine, technology, science and the issues that safety experts face when drivers get behind the wheel.

“SEMA was founded on the grassroots of performance and motorsports more than 50 years ago, and the PRI Trade Show has become the Gemba—the frontline—for the business of racing, as well as the home of the International Council of Motorsport Sciences Annual Congress,” said Waraniak. “It is an honor and privilege to host the screening and panel discussion of ‘Yellow, Yellow, Yellow’ here in Indy and salute the people, technologies and organizations that have led the way in motorsports safety research and application, and continue to create our preferred futures in the great sport of motor racing."

A Mile A Way Productions is a Los Angeles-based film and television production company that specializes in motorsports documentary, non-fiction and feature programming. Currently they are in production on the feature film documentary “Rapid Response,” an adaptation of Olvey’s book Rapid Response: My Inside Story as a Motor Racing Life-Saver, which traces the roots of motorsports safety through the memoirs and experiences of a safety team pioneer.

“Race fans are already familiar with the amazing work the safety team does for Indycar, but ‘Yellow, Yellow, Yellow’ gave us a chance to get up close and meet the people who are at every race with the single purpose of trying to keep drivers safe,” said Michael William Miles, executive producer. “We just so happened to be in production on our feature documentary, ‘Rapid Response,’ when James Hinchliffe’s incident occurred and were lucky to be able to interview so many current personnel involved in the rescue success story. It was fascinating to hear their stories, watch them prepare for races and see the time and effort they put into safety development even when they’re not on the track. We feel their commitment to racing safety is inspiring. Hopefully this special will give race fans a better understanding of what the safety team does and how they do it.”

The screening and discussion is a free session open to all attendees of the PRI Trade Show, held Thursday, December 7, from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., in Room 242 of the Indiana Convention Center.

Read the event description.

By SEMA Editors

An exclusive screening of the IndyCar safety team documentary “Yellow, Yellow, Yellow” will be featured Thursday, December 7, for attendees of the PRI Trade Show. Afterward, John Waraniak, SEMA vice president of vehicle technology, will moderate a panel discussion with some of the most influential safety specialists in the world of motorsports: Dr. Terry Trammell, Dr. Stephen Olvey and Jeff Horton.

“Yellow, Yellow, Yellow” is a network television special that examines the work done by the IndyCar safety team and the accident investigation group and their dedication to preventing motorsports injuries. The documentary includes detailed interviews with IndyCar drivers James Hinchcliffe and Tony Kanaan, IndyCar safety manager Mike Yates, head of the IndyCar accident investigation group Horton and orthopedic consultant and driver advocate Trammell. The documentary was produced by motorsports production company A Mile A Way Productions.

Following the 45-minute screening, Waraniak will lead a discussion on motorsports safety with special guests Trammell and Horton, who will be joined by Olvey, a pioneer in motorsports safety who worked as a track doctor for more than 30 years. In this discussion, Waraniak and his guests will explore past, present and future trends in motorsports safety, medicine, technology, science and the issues that safety experts face when drivers get behind the wheel.

“SEMA was founded on the grassroots of performance and motorsports more than 50 years ago, and the PRI Trade Show has become the Gemba—the frontline—for the business of racing, as well as the home of the International Council of Motorsport Sciences Annual Congress,” said Waraniak. “It is an honor and privilege to host the screening and panel discussion of ‘Yellow, Yellow, Yellow’ here in Indy and salute the people, technologies and organizations that have led the way in motorsports safety research and application, and continue to create our preferred futures in the great sport of motor racing."

A Mile A Way Productions is a Los Angeles-based film and television production company that specializes in motorsports documentary, non-fiction and feature programming. Currently they are in production on the feature film documentary “Rapid Response,” an adaptation of Olvey’s book Rapid Response: My Inside Story as a Motor Racing Life-Saver, which traces the roots of motorsports safety through the memoirs and experiences of a safety team pioneer.

“Race fans are already familiar with the amazing work the safety team does for Indycar, but ‘Yellow, Yellow, Yellow’ gave us a chance to get up close and meet the people who are at every race with the single purpose of trying to keep drivers safe,” said Michael William Miles, executive producer. “We just so happened to be in production on our feature documentary, ‘Rapid Response,’ when James Hinchliffe’s incident occurred and were lucky to be able to interview so many current personnel involved in the rescue success story. It was fascinating to hear their stories, watch them prepare for races and see the time and effort they put into safety development even when they’re not on the track. We feel their commitment to racing safety is inspiring. Hopefully this special will give race fans a better understanding of what the safety team does and how they do it.”

The screening and discussion is a free session open to all attendees of the PRI Trade Show, held Thursday, December 7, from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., in Room 242 of the Indiana Convention Center.

Read the event description.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Ken Thwaits was crowned the 2017 champion in his Wilwood-equipped ’06 Mitsubishi EVO at OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) in Las Vegas, November 5.

Ken Thwaits Races to 2017 OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational Championship

Ken Thwaits was crowned the 2017 champion in his Wilwood-equipped ’06 Mitsubishi EVO at OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) in Las Vegas, November 5. OUSCI is the culminating event in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series, open to street-legal performance vehicles. Those vehicles are grouped into classes and tested in various performance applications, including design and engineering, autocross, speed stop, road course and road rally.

Greg Adler and Team 4 Wheel Parts finished in third place in the Baja 1000’s Ultra4 class last weekend.

Greg Adler Motorsports Captures Third-Place Podium in Completing the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000

Greg Adler and Team 4 Wheel Parts battled for more than 31 hours across 1,134.4 miles of Baja California’s harshest terrain to a podium finish in the 50th anniversary of the Baja 1000 last weekend. Starting Thursday, November 16, Adler took off from the starting line in his Ultra4 Kirby-built machine, and despite momentary setbacks that parked the #10 for over four and a half hours for repairs throughout the race, Adler and his fellow drivers Brian Kirby and Jason Scherer collected third place in the class with an official finishing time of 31:17:01.

Formula DRIFT Extends Partnership with PASMAG for Official Fan Guide

Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras has extended the partnership with PASMAG, part of the Performance Publication Media Group, to continue to create the Official Series Fan Guide. The three-year extension will extend into the 2020 season. The 2018 Formula DRIFT Fan Guide will celebrate the 15th year anniversary of the series and will also mark the 10th consecutive year for the partnership between the Series and Publication, which began in 2008. The Fan Guide is available for free at each of the eight Formula DRIFT Pro Championship events and additional specialty events through the year, as well as through the PASMAG dealer network and traditional retail stores. An enhanced digital version is available all season on PASMAG’s website, www.pasmag.com, and on the Formula DRIFT website.

Eric Humphries of Chowchilla, California, came in first place in the King of the Wing Main Event last weekend at Irwindale Speedway.

King of the Wing 2017 Championship Series Results from Irwindale Speedway

King of the Wing, Heat 1 (six laps)

1. 91 Bryan Warf, Meridian, Idaho
2. 22a Bobby Santos, Franklin, Massachusetts
3. 40 Cody Gerhart, Madera, California

King of the Wing, Heat 2 (six laps)

1. 85 Davey Hamilton Jr., Jamestown, Indiana
2. 25j Johny Giesler, Meridian, Idaho
3. 12n Cameron Neisinger, Everett, Washington

King of the Wing, Heat 3 (six laps)

1. 14 Aaron Willison, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2. 8 Jason Conn, Prince George, B.C., Canada
3. 15 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla, California

King of the Wing, Heat 4 (six laps)

1. 30 Robert Beck, Kirkland, Washington
2. 3f Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, California
3. 77 Audra Sasselli, Selma, California

Seidner’s Collision Centers Figure 8 Race (25 laps)

1. 81 Eddie Howell, West Covina, California
2. 50 Robert John Rice Jr., Hawthorne, California
3. 7 Robert Rice, Hawthorne, California

NASCAR Jan’s Towing Super Stocks (12 laps)

1. 40 Harry Michaelian, Lawndale, California
2. 43 Bridgette Shaw, Torrance, California
3. 19 Rodney Argo, Gardena, California

King of the Wing – Main Event (40 laps)

1. 15 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla, California
2. 22a Bobby Santos, Franklin, Massachusetts
3. 12n Cameron Neisinger, Everett, Washington
4. 12L Ron Larson,   Quesnel, Washington
5. 79 Randy Dubois,  Redmond, Washington
6. 40 Cody Gerhardt, Madera, California
7. 91 Bryan Warf, Meridian, Idaho
8. 72 Audra Sasselli, Selma, California
9. 8t Tristen Spiers, Adrian, Oregon
10. 4 Aiden Spiers, Adrian, Oregon

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Ken Thwaits was crowned the 2017 champion in his Wilwood-equipped ’06 Mitsubishi EVO at OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) in Las Vegas, November 5.

Ken Thwaits Races to 2017 OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational Championship

Ken Thwaits was crowned the 2017 champion in his Wilwood-equipped ’06 Mitsubishi EVO at OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) in Las Vegas, November 5. OUSCI is the culminating event in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series, open to street-legal performance vehicles. Those vehicles are grouped into classes and tested in various performance applications, including design and engineering, autocross, speed stop, road course and road rally.

Greg Adler and Team 4 Wheel Parts finished in third place in the Baja 1000’s Ultra4 class last weekend.

Greg Adler Motorsports Captures Third-Place Podium in Completing the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000

Greg Adler and Team 4 Wheel Parts battled for more than 31 hours across 1,134.4 miles of Baja California’s harshest terrain to a podium finish in the 50th anniversary of the Baja 1000 last weekend. Starting Thursday, November 16, Adler took off from the starting line in his Ultra4 Kirby-built machine, and despite momentary setbacks that parked the #10 for over four and a half hours for repairs throughout the race, Adler and his fellow drivers Brian Kirby and Jason Scherer collected third place in the class with an official finishing time of 31:17:01.

Formula DRIFT Extends Partnership with PASMAG for Official Fan Guide

Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras has extended the partnership with PASMAG, part of the Performance Publication Media Group, to continue to create the Official Series Fan Guide. The three-year extension will extend into the 2020 season. The 2018 Formula DRIFT Fan Guide will celebrate the 15th year anniversary of the series and will also mark the 10th consecutive year for the partnership between the Series and Publication, which began in 2008. The Fan Guide is available for free at each of the eight Formula DRIFT Pro Championship events and additional specialty events through the year, as well as through the PASMAG dealer network and traditional retail stores. An enhanced digital version is available all season on PASMAG’s website, www.pasmag.com, and on the Formula DRIFT website.

Eric Humphries of Chowchilla, California, came in first place in the King of the Wing Main Event last weekend at Irwindale Speedway.

King of the Wing 2017 Championship Series Results from Irwindale Speedway

King of the Wing, Heat 1 (six laps)

1. 91 Bryan Warf, Meridian, Idaho
2. 22a Bobby Santos, Franklin, Massachusetts
3. 40 Cody Gerhart, Madera, California

King of the Wing, Heat 2 (six laps)

1. 85 Davey Hamilton Jr., Jamestown, Indiana
2. 25j Johny Giesler, Meridian, Idaho
3. 12n Cameron Neisinger, Everett, Washington

King of the Wing, Heat 3 (six laps)

1. 14 Aaron Willison, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2. 8 Jason Conn, Prince George, B.C., Canada
3. 15 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla, California

King of the Wing, Heat 4 (six laps)

1. 30 Robert Beck, Kirkland, Washington
2. 3f Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, California
3. 77 Audra Sasselli, Selma, California

Seidner’s Collision Centers Figure 8 Race (25 laps)

1. 81 Eddie Howell, West Covina, California
2. 50 Robert John Rice Jr., Hawthorne, California
3. 7 Robert Rice, Hawthorne, California

NASCAR Jan’s Towing Super Stocks (12 laps)

1. 40 Harry Michaelian, Lawndale, California
2. 43 Bridgette Shaw, Torrance, California
3. 19 Rodney Argo, Gardena, California

King of the Wing – Main Event (40 laps)

1. 15 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla, California
2. 22a Bobby Santos, Franklin, Massachusetts
3. 12n Cameron Neisinger, Everett, Washington
4. 12L Ron Larson,   Quesnel, Washington
5. 79 Randy Dubois,  Redmond, Washington
6. 40 Cody Gerhardt, Madera, California
7. 91 Bryan Warf, Meridian, Idaho
8. 72 Audra Sasselli, Selma, California
9. 8t Tristen Spiers, Adrian, Oregon
10. 4 Aiden Spiers, Adrian, Oregon