By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110 to clarify that special trailer (ST) tires may be installed on new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lbs. or less. When FMVSS No. 110 was amended in 2003 as part of the “Tread Act” reforms, the regulatory text could be read as excluding installation of ST tires on smaller trailers. NHTSA also updated the 2003 rule to exclude trailers from a requirement that a tire stay on its rim if there is a sudden loss of tire pressure since that provision was only intended to apply to motor vehicles, not trailers. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By Della Domingo

More than 3,000 credentialed media attended the 2016 SEMA Show.

More than 3,000 credentialed media attended the 2016 SEMA Show, including automotive publications such as Hot Rod and BBC Top Gear and mainstream outlets, such as Fox News and USA Today.

To view some of the coverage that resulted from the 2016 SEMA Show, tune into the nationwide one-hour television special on NBCSN, premiering November 10 and re-airing November 11, and check out some of the articles below:

• Hot Rod: 2016 SEMA Preview: Mustang Builds
• BBC Top Gear: SEMA 2016: The Best of the OEMs
• Super Street: SEMA Show 2016 Sneak Peek – Racing & Performance
• MSN: Chevy Lifts the Veil on the 2017 COPO Camaro at #TENSEMA16
• USA Today: Kia Concept Cars Imagine a Self-Driving World for SEMA
• Super Chevy: SEMA 2016 Monday Move in Madness!
• Yahoo! Finance: Ford and Chrysler Sweep SEMA Awards
• Hot Rod: SEMA Battle of the Builders Crowns a King
• MSN: 2016 SEMA Cruise & Ignited
• News3 Las Vegas: SEMA Rolls Into Las Vegas for 40th straight year, Highlights New Trends
• Las Vegas Sun: SEMA’s Emphasis on SUVs Sign of Improving Economy
• Truck Trend: 2016 SEMA Cruise & Ignited

By Della Domingo

More than 3,000 credentialed media attended the 2016 SEMA Show.

More than 3,000 credentialed media attended the 2016 SEMA Show, including automotive publications such as Hot Rod and BBC Top Gear and mainstream outlets, such as Fox News and USA Today.

To view some of the coverage that resulted from the 2016 SEMA Show, tune into the nationwide one-hour television special on NBCSN, premiering November 10 and re-airing November 11, and check out some of the articles below:

• Hot Rod: 2016 SEMA Preview: Mustang Builds
• BBC Top Gear: SEMA 2016: The Best of the OEMs
• Super Street: SEMA Show 2016 Sneak Peek – Racing & Performance
• MSN: Chevy Lifts the Veil on the 2017 COPO Camaro at #TENSEMA16
• USA Today: Kia Concept Cars Imagine a Self-Driving World for SEMA
• Super Chevy: SEMA 2016 Monday Move in Madness!
• Yahoo! Finance: Ford and Chrysler Sweep SEMA Awards
• Hot Rod: SEMA Battle of the Builders Crowns a King
• MSN: 2016 SEMA Cruise & Ignited
• News3 Las Vegas: SEMA Rolls Into Las Vegas for 40th straight year, Highlights New Trends
• Las Vegas Sun: SEMA’s Emphasis on SUVs Sign of Improving Economy
• Truck Trend: 2016 SEMA Cruise & Ignited

By Becca Butler

The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase.

More than 150 companies were recognized by a panel of esteemed international journalists for having a product that would resonate with consumers in international markets. The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase. Each judge selected 10 products that they believe would succeed in their home countries.

Winning exhibitors received their award and spoke with the journalists who selected their products at the International Happy Hour, which took place Wednesday, November 2, during the 2016 SEMA Show.

Below, in alphabetical order by country, publication and participating journalist, are the winning exhibitors and products from this year’s Global Media Awards.

To learn more about the program, visit www.sema.org/gmawinner.

By Becca Butler

The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase.

More than 150 companies were recognized by a panel of esteemed international journalists for having a product that would resonate with consumers in international markets. The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase. Each judge selected 10 products that they believe would succeed in their home countries.

Winning exhibitors received their award and spoke with the journalists who selected their products at the International Happy Hour, which took place Wednesday, November 2, during the 2016 SEMA Show.

Below, in alphabetical order by country, publication and participating journalist, are the winning exhibitors and products from this year’s Global Media Awards.

To learn more about the program, visit www.sema.org/gmawinner.

By Becca Butler

The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase.

More than 150 companies were recognized by a panel of esteemed international journalists for having a product that would resonate with consumers in international markets. The Global Media Awards program consisted of 29 international journalist judges from 18 different countries who reviewed and evaluated products displayed in the New Products Showcase. Each judge selected 10 products that they believe would succeed in their home countries.

Winning exhibitors received their award and spoke with the journalists who selected their products at the International Happy Hour, which took place Wednesday, November 2, during the 2016 SEMA Show.

Below, in alphabetical order by country, publication and participating journalist, are the winning exhibitors and products from this year’s Global Media Awards.

To learn more about the program, visit www.sema.org/gmawinner.

By SEMA Editors

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends.

MPMC Events at PRI

Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) members have a busy winter season ahead. Just weeks after the SEMA Show, MPMC members will be packing their bags for Indianapolis for a week full of exhibiting, customer meetings, networking and MPMC-sponsored events at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends. All MPMC member companies and those who are interested in learning more about the council and its programs are encouraged to attend the events during PRI week.

By SEMA Editors

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends.

MPMC Events at PRI

Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) members have a busy winter season ahead. Just weeks after the SEMA Show, MPMC members will be packing their bags for Indianapolis for a week full of exhibiting, customer meetings, networking and MPMC-sponsored events at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends. All MPMC member companies and those who are interested in learning more about the council and its programs are encouraged to attend the events during PRI week.

By SEMA Editors

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends.

MPMC Events at PRI

Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) members have a busy winter season ahead. Just weeks after the SEMA Show, MPMC members will be packing their bags for Indianapolis for a week full of exhibiting, customer meetings, networking and MPMC-sponsored events at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.

MPMC is a SEMA council comprised of companies that manufacture motorsports parts and are dedicated to the passion and longevity of motorsports. The council offers its membership solutions and opportunities to help grow their businesses and stay current on trends. All MPMC member companies and those who are interested in learning more about the council and its programs are encouraged to attend the events during PRI week.

By SEMA Editors

This year’s best presented, truly off-road-capable truck, Jeep or SUV on display at the Show was the Daystar Products ’41 Dodge Powerwagon “Bootlegger,” as deemed by a panel of off-road industry experts in a ceremony held at the Pro Comp/Transamerican Auto Parts SEMA Show booth.

Transamerican Auto Parts (TAP) named Daystar Products’ ’41 Dodge Powerwagon, called “Bootlegger,” the winner in its second annual Life is Better Off-Road SEMA Show vehicle-build competition. Selected by a panel of off-road industry experts, the award recognizes a truly off-road-capable truck, Jeep or SUV on display at the SEMA Show.

Hosted by Motocross, Supercross and off-road racing champion Ricky Johnson, the event featured a panel of judges that included some of the most distinguished names in off-road vehicle engineering and development, fabrication, journalism and motorsports. They included short-course off-road racing Pro Lite and Pro 2 Division champion Brian Deegan, DIY fabricator and racer Bill Caswell, celebrated Trophy Truck developer and builder Rick Geiser, content director for the Truck Trend Network Sean P. Holman, and editor and publisher for 4 Wheel Parts’ Off-Road Adventures (ORA) magazine Craig Perronne.

Mark Turner of Daystar Products wanted to employ a bootlegger theme throughout the build and chose copper because it was the prime metal commonly used to make bootlegger stills. The engine sports a copper radiator hose and copper air intake, while the firewall was changed to copper then covered with dynamite.

The powerwagon’s supercharged power, racing transmission, custom driveshafts and longer leaf springs made it stand out as supremely off-road capable in a field of entries ranging from Rubicons to Titan XDs. Completed in 50 days, the Bootlegger was driven to Tennessee for Whiskey & Wheeling with Xtreme Off-Road Adventure, then shipped to Alaska for wheeling, where it was driven on a glacier.

The Bootlegger’s build list includes:

• Edelbrock LS3 6.2L supercharged engine
• Daystar Products engine and transmission mounts
• G2 Axle & Gear gears
• Optima batteries
• Skyjacker leaf springs
• Interco Super Swamper tires

Entries were submitted up until just days before the 2016 SEMA Show began, and 10 semi-finalists were selected based on criteria such as off-road reliability and capability, quality of craftsmanship, real-world functionality and overall vehicle presentation. From this field, one truck/SUV and one Jeep were chosen as finalists.

The 10 Semi-Finalists were:

• Daystar Products Dodge Powerwagon Bootlegger
• Fab Fours Chevrolet Colorado Kymera
• Westin Snyper 2-Door JK
• Hellwig Titan XD
• PIAA JK Unlimited
• High Country Complete Customs
• Addictive Desert Designs Springfield Armory Ford F-150
• Addictive Desert Designs Titan XD
• BruiserConversions JK
• Truck Guru Chevrolet Colorado Long Travel

The Bootlegger will receive a professional photoshoot and a cover feature and multi-page vehicle spotlight in ORA magazine. Additionally, the Daystar Products vehicle will be recognized across the spectrum of Transamerican social media and digital channels, including a promotional email campaign, an invitation to be displayed in feature locations at TAP-sponsored events, trade shows, Truck & Jeep Fests, along with the benefits of extensive partner media coverage of the award. The semi-finalists will also be included in the full media campaign and receive ribbons in recognition of their accomplishment.