By Jason Catullo

Booking early not only broadens the selection, but it also allows attendees and exhibitors to take advantage of the hotel and travel discounts negotiated by SEMA Show management.

Begin your housing plans now by visiting the SEMA Show’s Travel & Lodging page to reserve hotel rooms for the 2017 Show. Booking early not only broadens the selection, but it also allows attendees and exhibitors to take advantage of the hotel and travel discounts negotiated by SEMA Show management, helping to make the stay in Las Vegas more affordable.

The official SEMA Show Housing Services provider is OnPeak, and booking through OnPeak provides Showgoers with benefits, such as:

1. Guaranteed low rates
2. No penalties for adjustments or changes to reservation
3. No booking, change or cancelation fees

The SEMA Show Travel & Lodging page features a frequently updated, real-time listing of the hotel deals and discounts available for the 2017 Show.

Read more about the benefits of booking through the Show’s official housing provider. 

Note: Attendees and exhibitors should be vigilant if approached by companies or services other than OnPeak that implies or claims to be an official housing provider of the SEMA Show. Management is aware of other housing companies and travel agencies that may be aggressively pursuing you or your company to book your guest rooms through their company at supposedly significant discounts.

Reservations made through an agency other than OnPeak are at your own risk. Exhibitors and attendees contacted by another housing company trying to sell hotel rooms should notify SEMA Show Management at 909-396-0289.

By Jason Catullo

Booking early not only broadens the selection, but it also allows attendees and exhibitors to take advantage of the hotel and travel discounts negotiated by SEMA Show management.

Begin your housing plans now by visiting the SEMA Show’s Travel & Lodging page to reserve hotel rooms for the 2017 Show. Booking early not only broadens the selection, but it also allows attendees and exhibitors to take advantage of the hotel and travel discounts negotiated by SEMA Show management, helping to make the stay in Las Vegas more affordable.

The official SEMA Show Housing Services provider is OnPeak, and booking through OnPeak provides Showgoers with benefits, such as:

1. Guaranteed low rates
2. No penalties for adjustments or changes to reservation
3. No booking, change or cancelation fees

The SEMA Show Travel & Lodging page features a frequently updated, real-time listing of the hotel deals and discounts available for the 2017 Show.

Read more about the benefits of booking through the Show’s official housing provider. 

Note: Attendees and exhibitors should be vigilant if approached by companies or services other than OnPeak that implies or claims to be an official housing provider of the SEMA Show. Management is aware of other housing companies and travel agencies that may be aggressively pursuing you or your company to book your guest rooms through their company at supposedly significant discounts.

Reservations made through an agency other than OnPeak are at your own risk. Exhibitors and attendees contacted by another housing company trying to sell hotel rooms should notify SEMA Show Management at 909-396-0289.

By Katie Carson

Rich Barsamian (left) presents Michael Murray of National Business Media with the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference.

Michael Murray of National Business Media was named the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award recipient at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference. The reception took place Tuesday evening, January 24, after exhibiting manufacturers spent the day having private one-on-one meetings with media to showcase their products.

The Robert E. Petersen award is named in honor of the man to whom the motorsports industry owes so much, and is presented to an individual from the media who has made a positive impact on the industry and MPMC during the previous calendar year. The MPMC general membership was called upon to nominate and vote to recognize a deserving member of the media.

Murray grew up in Southern California, or what he calls the “mecca of motorsports.” From a young age, he remembers his dad taking the family out to any event with a green and a checkered flag, and from there, he was hooked. He turned his passion into a career, starting out at just 19 years old, and the 2016 SEMA Show marked his 20th year in attendance with SEMA-member companies. A major trend that he sees coming to the motorsports industry is a diversity of builds within a single shop.

“We talk to many grassroots shops, and they are building tremendous vehicles ranging from ’60s two-doors, budget builds, diesel trucks to off-road performance—all out of the same shop,” Murray said.

He is currently with National Business Media, out of Broomfield, Colorado, working on the publication The Shop.

“To influence an industry in which I grew up is an honor and something I take seriously,” Murray said. “This award means a great deal to me to be voted on by the MPMC group of brands that I have worked for or with for the past 20 years.”

Murray joins the previous Robert E. Petersen Award Winners:

• 2004: Jeff Smith
• 2005: David Freiburger
• 2006: Dick Berggren
• 2007: Ed Zinke
• 2008: Bill Middaugh
• 2009: Karl Fredrickson
• 2010: Steve Wolcott
• 2011: James Lawrence
• 2012: Jim Ryan
• 2013: KJ Jones
• 2014: John DiBartolomeo
• 2015: Chad Reynolds

By Katie Carson

Rich Barsamian (left) presents Michael Murray of National Business Media with the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference.

Michael Murray of National Business Media was named the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award recipient at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference. The reception took place Tuesday evening, January 24, after exhibiting manufacturers spent the day having private one-on-one meetings with media to showcase their products.

The Robert E. Petersen award is named in honor of the man to whom the motorsports industry owes so much, and is presented to an individual from the media who has made a positive impact on the industry and MPMC during the previous calendar year. The MPMC general membership was called upon to nominate and vote to recognize a deserving member of the media.

Murray grew up in Southern California, or what he calls the “mecca of motorsports.” From a young age, he remembers his dad taking the family out to any event with a green and a checkered flag, and from there, he was hooked. He turned his passion into a career, starting out at just 19 years old, and the 2016 SEMA Show marked his 20th year in attendance with SEMA-member companies. A major trend that he sees coming to the motorsports industry is a diversity of builds within a single shop.

“We talk to many grassroots shops, and they are building tremendous vehicles ranging from ’60s two-doors, budget builds, diesel trucks to off-road performance—all out of the same shop,” Murray said.

He is currently with National Business Media, out of Broomfield, Colorado, working on the publication The Shop.

“To influence an industry in which I grew up is an honor and something I take seriously,” Murray said. “This award means a great deal to me to be voted on by the MPMC group of brands that I have worked for or with for the past 20 years.”

Murray joins the previous Robert E. Petersen Award Winners:

• 2004: Jeff Smith
• 2005: David Freiburger
• 2006: Dick Berggren
• 2007: Ed Zinke
• 2008: Bill Middaugh
• 2009: Karl Fredrickson
• 2010: Steve Wolcott
• 2011: James Lawrence
• 2012: Jim Ryan
• 2013: KJ Jones
• 2014: John DiBartolomeo
• 2015: Chad Reynolds

By Katie Carson

Rich Barsamian (left) presents Michael Murray of National Business Media with the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference.

Michael Murray of National Business Media was named the 2016 Robert E. Petersen Award recipient at the Media Appreciation Reception during the 2017 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference. The reception took place Tuesday evening, January 24, after exhibiting manufacturers spent the day having private one-on-one meetings with media to showcase their products.

The Robert E. Petersen award is named in honor of the man to whom the motorsports industry owes so much, and is presented to an individual from the media who has made a positive impact on the industry and MPMC during the previous calendar year. The MPMC general membership was called upon to nominate and vote to recognize a deserving member of the media.

Murray grew up in Southern California, or what he calls the “mecca of motorsports.” From a young age, he remembers his dad taking the family out to any event with a green and a checkered flag, and from there, he was hooked. He turned his passion into a career, starting out at just 19 years old, and the 2016 SEMA Show marked his 20th year in attendance with SEMA-member companies. A major trend that he sees coming to the motorsports industry is a diversity of builds within a single shop.

“We talk to many grassroots shops, and they are building tremendous vehicles ranging from ’60s two-doors, budget builds, diesel trucks to off-road performance—all out of the same shop,” Murray said.

He is currently with National Business Media, out of Broomfield, Colorado, working on the publication The Shop.

“To influence an industry in which I grew up is an honor and something I take seriously,” Murray said. “This award means a great deal to me to be voted on by the MPMC group of brands that I have worked for or with for the past 20 years.”

Murray joins the previous Robert E. Petersen Award Winners:

• 2004: Jeff Smith
• 2005: David Freiburger
• 2006: Dick Berggren
• 2007: Ed Zinke
• 2008: Bill Middaugh
• 2009: Karl Fredrickson
• 2010: Steve Wolcott
• 2011: James Lawrence
• 2012: Jim Ryan
• 2013: KJ Jones
• 2014: John DiBartolomeo
• 2015: Chad Reynolds

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new interview with SEMA Action Network’s Colby Martin, SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting underscored the ongoing threat to motorsports and urged race enthusiasts and the industry to tell their lawmakers to support the RPM Act of 2017.

“We need all of you to once again visit www.sema.org/rpm, write your members of Congress and ask them to support the RPM Act. Help us get the bill passed into law this year,” Kersting said.

The RPM Act permanently protects Americans' right to modify street cars and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles, along with industry's right to sell race and performance parts.

Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act by contacting your lawmakers today. Please take a minute to send a new letter to your lawmakers, even if you have done so in the past. Every letter counts! Visit www.sema.org/rpm today!

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

In a new interview with SEMA Action Network’s Colby Martin, SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting underscored the ongoing threat to motorsports and urged race enthusiasts and the industry to tell their lawmakers to support the RPM Act of 2017.

“We need all of you to once again visit www.sema.org/rpm, write your members of Congress and ask them to support the RPM Act. Help us get the bill passed into law this year,” Kersting said.

The RPM Act permanently protects Americans' right to modify street cars and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles, along with industry's right to sell race and performance parts.

Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act by contacting your lawmakers today. Please take a minute to send a new letter to your lawmakers, even if you have done so in the past. Every letter counts! Visit www.sema.org/rpm today!

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship offers dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

Scholarship applications for the 2017 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund are due March 1.

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at www.sema.org/scholarships. Scholarships are available in a variety of categories, such as accounting, sales and marketing, and engineering. Dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 will be given out, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

The program also includes a loan forgiveness aspect that offers financial awards to employees of SEMA-member companies who have completed and are paying off a loan for a program of study at an accredited university, college or vocational/technical program within the United States.

For more information about the program, please contact Juliet Marshall, SEMA manager of education projects, at 909-978-6655 or julietm@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship offers dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

Scholarship applications for the 2017 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund are due March 1.

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at www.sema.org/scholarships. Scholarships are available in a variety of categories, such as accounting, sales and marketing, and engineering. Dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 will be given out, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

The program also includes a loan forgiveness aspect that offers financial awards to employees of SEMA-member companies who have completed and are paying off a loan for a program of study at an accredited university, college or vocational/technical program within the United States.

For more information about the program, please contact Juliet Marshall, SEMA manager of education projects, at 909-978-6655 or julietm@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship offers dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

Scholarship applications for the 2017 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund are due March 1.

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at www.sema.org/scholarships. Scholarships are available in a variety of categories, such as accounting, sales and marketing, and engineering. Dozens of awards ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 will be given out, with a $5,000 award going to the top student.

The program also includes a loan forgiveness aspect that offers financial awards to employees of SEMA-member companies who have completed and are paying off a loan for a program of study at an accredited university, college or vocational/technical program within the United States.

For more information about the program, please contact Juliet Marshall, SEMA manager of education projects, at 909-978-6655 or julietm@sema.org.