By Jason Catullo

Circus Circus is among several Las Vegas hotels that are available for less than $150 per night.

Showgoers who have not yet secured rooms for the 2017 SEMA Show are encouraged to check out the hotel deals and options available on www.SEMAShow.com/travel. All hotel reservations made through the SEMA Show’s official housing partner, OnPeak, come with guaranteed low rates, no hidden fees and exclusive room blocks. 

The Travel & Lodging page on www.SEMAShow.com features a real-time listing of the hotel deals and discounts available. Hotels can be searched and sorted by alphabetical order, rating, distance from the Las Vegas Convention Center or price. The following are hotels available for less than $150 per night.

• Circus Circus
• Excalibur
• Luxor
• Stratosphere

For an extra level of service and assurance, guests are identified as SEMA Showgoers, and the hotel staff is prepared to deliver a higher level of service and direct guests to Show-related programs, such as free shuttles.

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

For assistance with your reservations, call OnPeak at 866-611-8831 (for international callers, dial +1-312-527-7300), Monday–Friday, between 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (CDT). If you have an existing reservation, have your OnPeak Attendance/Group ID number handy.

Note: Attendees and exhibitors should be vigilant if approached by companies or services other than OnPeak that imply or claim 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.

Companies that are not affiliated with the SEMA Show include:

• Book My Rooms LLC
• Convention Housing Management
• Convention Expo Travel
• Elite Corporate Planners
• Exhibition Housing Services
• Expo Housing
• Global Housing Management (GHM Travel)
• HDMC Group
• IEP Group
• International Events
• Le Company LLC
• TradeShow Housing
• WholesaleTravelPlanners

In partnership with Mazda, the SEMA Garage has announced the ’17 Mazda CX-5 measuring session. Every angle and aspect of this best-selling CUV has been improved to make driving better, thanks to more than 250 enhancements. Mazda designers and engineers accomplished features including a quieter cabin and available metal wood trim without sacrificing driving dynamics. As a result, this carefully crafted and refined CX-5 is versatile, spacious, innovative and efficient, with up to an EPA-estimated 31 mpg (highway).

In partnership with Mazda, the SEMA Garage has announced the ’17 Mazda CX-5 measuring session. Every angle and aspect of this best-selling CUV has been improved to make driving better, thanks to more than 250 enhancements. Mazda designers and engineers accomplished features including a quieter cabin and available metal wood trim without sacrificing driving dynamics. As a result, this carefully crafted and refined CX-5 is versatile, spacious, innovative and efficient, with up to an EPA-estimated 31 mpg (highway).

In partnership with Mazda, the SEMA Garage has announced the ’17 Mazda CX-5 measuring session. Every angle and aspect of this best-selling CUV has been improved to make driving better, thanks to more than 250 enhancements. Mazda designers and engineers accomplished features including a quieter cabin and available metal wood trim without sacrificing driving dynamics. As a result, this carefully crafted and refined CX-5 is versatile, spacious, innovative and efficient, with up to an EPA-estimated 31 mpg (highway).

Editor-in-Chief for Hot Rod magazine Evan Perkins talks with Dennis Pittsenbarger about the future of the magazine and their role in the industry.

Editor-in-Chief for Hot Rod magazine Evan Perkins talks with Dennis Pittsenbarger about the future of the magazine and their role in the industry.

By Chad Simon

Mitch Fogle, chair-elect candidate.	Tim Martin, chair-elect candidate.

Voting for the 2017 SEMA Board of Directors is open until May 24, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. (PDT). SEMA members who do not have their election login information contained in the email from noreply@directvote.net, which was sent May 10, 2017, and in the cover letter sent by U.S. Mail, dated April 27, 2017, please click here. Enter the email address that is on file with SEMA, and election login information will be sent via email.

The following is the slate of candidates vying for a seat on the Board:

Chair-elect Category (one open seat)

• Mitch Fogle, president and CEO, Lund International
• Tim Martin, vice president, K&N Engineering

Distributor/Retailer Category (one open seat)

• Greg Adler, CEO, Transamerican Auto Parts
• Brian Lounsberry, CEO, Motovicity Distribution

Manufacturers Category (one open seat)

• James Lawrence, CEO, Power Automedia
• Shahriar “Nick” Niakan, president and CEO, Advanced Flow Engineering Inc. (aFe Power)
• Dennis Weese, president, LINE-X

To learn more about this year's candidates, visit www.sema.org/2017-bod-candidates. The site contains biographical information and statements by candidates running for an open position on the SEMA Board of Directors. SEMA members are urged to review the background information provided and cast qualified votes for the candidates of their choice.

For more information, contact Susan Alfonso at 909-978-6671 or susana@sema.org.

By Chad Simon

Mitch Fogle, chair-elect candidate.	Tim Martin, chair-elect candidate.

Voting for the 2017 SEMA Board of Directors is open until May 24, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. (PDT). SEMA members who do not have their election login information contained in the email from noreply@directvote.net, which was sent May 10, 2017, and in the cover letter sent by U.S. Mail, dated April 27, 2017, please click here. Enter the email address that is on file with SEMA, and election login information will be sent via email.

The following is the slate of candidates vying for a seat on the Board:

Chair-elect Category (one open seat)

• Mitch Fogle, president and CEO, Lund International
• Tim Martin, vice president, K&N Engineering

Distributor/Retailer Category (one open seat)

• Greg Adler, CEO, Transamerican Auto Parts
• Brian Lounsberry, CEO, Motovicity Distribution

Manufacturers Category (one open seat)

• James Lawrence, CEO, Power Automedia
• Shahriar “Nick” Niakan, president and CEO, Advanced Flow Engineering Inc. (aFe Power)
• Dennis Weese, president, LINE-X

To learn more about this year's candidates, visit www.sema.org/2017-bod-candidates. The site contains biographical information and statements by candidates running for an open position on the SEMA Board of Directors. SEMA members are urged to review the background information provided and cast qualified votes for the candidates of their choice.

For more information, contact Susan Alfonso at 909-978-6671 or susana@sema.org.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Johnny Greaves dominated the PRO 4 main event last weekend at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway.

TORC Round 2: Johnson Wins First Career PRO 2 Race; Greaves Leads PRO 4 Point Chase

The second round of TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL short-course off-road racing wrapped up at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway last Sunday. Johnny Greaves dominated the PRO 4 main event, starting on the third row, taking the lead on the second turn and running it through to the checkers. In PRO 2, Luke Johnson secured his first-ever PRO 2 victory, distancing himself from Brad Lovell by five seconds heading to the checkers. In PRO Light, Kyle Kleiman parlayed a pole position into a holeshot and, ultimately, a wire-to-wire win. In PRO MOD UTV, multi-time ATV national champion Tim Farr led a Can-Am charge to the top of the podium. CJ Greaves made it two PRO Stock UTV wins in a row last weekend, running unchallenged to the checkers in last Sunday’s main. Next up for TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL is the “Twin Cities Takedown,” June 10–11, at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minnesota.

James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team/Falken Tire Nissan 240 took the victory over Dean Kearney in the Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper to regain the lead in the chase for the Formula DRIFT championship.

Formula DRIFT Round 3: James Deane Takes Back Lead With Event Victory

Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras returned to Road Atlanta, where James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team/Falken Tire Nissan 240 took the victory over Dean Kearney in the Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper to regain the lead in the chase for the championship. The Advance Auto Parts Round 3: Road to the Championship featured an all-European podium with Latvian driver Kristaps Bluss in the HGK/Mast/Motul/Wisefab BMW E46 taking third place. With three events completed, Deane has now taken two event wins to move back into the top of the standings. The action continues to Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway, June 2–3.

Porsche Design Signs on as Official Timing Partner of Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA

The Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA series has announced that Porsche Design will serve as the Official Timing Partner of the racing series. Porsche Design will present the winners of the series championships with exclusive Porsche Design timepieces at the end-of-the-year celebration in Monterey, California, following the season finale. The watches will be engraved on the case back with the driver’s name, car number, class name and series logo. This partnership will also focus on branding, with the Porsche Design logo carried prominently at the front and rear of every Porsche GT3 Cup and Porsche Cayman GT4 race car throughout the entire 2017 Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA championship, which is managed by Competent Motorsport. Porsche Design is also the official timing partner of the Porsche GT works team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA WEC World Endurance Championship and the PCA Club Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East series. Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA will return to racing action on May 19–21 at Sonoma Raceway with Round 2 of the 2017 Championship.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

Johnny Greaves dominated the PRO 4 main event last weekend at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway.

TORC Round 2: Johnson Wins First Career PRO 2 Race; Greaves Leads PRO 4 Point Chase

The second round of TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL short-course off-road racing wrapped up at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway last Sunday. Johnny Greaves dominated the PRO 4 main event, starting on the third row, taking the lead on the second turn and running it through to the checkers. In PRO 2, Luke Johnson secured his first-ever PRO 2 victory, distancing himself from Brad Lovell by five seconds heading to the checkers. In PRO Light, Kyle Kleiman parlayed a pole position into a holeshot and, ultimately, a wire-to-wire win. In PRO MOD UTV, multi-time ATV national champion Tim Farr led a Can-Am charge to the top of the podium. CJ Greaves made it two PRO Stock UTV wins in a row last weekend, running unchallenged to the checkers in last Sunday’s main. Next up for TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL is the “Twin Cities Takedown,” June 10–11, at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minnesota.

James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team/Falken Tire Nissan 240 took the victory over Dean Kearney in the Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper to regain the lead in the chase for the Formula DRIFT championship.

Formula DRIFT Round 3: James Deane Takes Back Lead With Event Victory

Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras returned to Road Atlanta, where James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team/Falken Tire Nissan 240 took the victory over Dean Kearney in the Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper to regain the lead in the chase for the championship. The Advance Auto Parts Round 3: Road to the Championship featured an all-European podium with Latvian driver Kristaps Bluss in the HGK/Mast/Motul/Wisefab BMW E46 taking third place. With three events completed, Deane has now taken two event wins to move back into the top of the standings. The action continues to Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway, June 2–3.

Porsche Design Signs on as Official Timing Partner of Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA

The Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA series has announced that Porsche Design will serve as the Official Timing Partner of the racing series. Porsche Design will present the winners of the series championships with exclusive Porsche Design timepieces at the end-of-the-year celebration in Monterey, California, following the season finale. The watches will be engraved on the case back with the driver’s name, car number, class name and series logo. This partnership will also focus on branding, with the Porsche Design logo carried prominently at the front and rear of every Porsche GT3 Cup and Porsche Cayman GT4 race car throughout the entire 2017 Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA championship, which is managed by Competent Motorsport. Porsche Design is also the official timing partner of the Porsche GT works team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA WEC World Endurance Championship and the PCA Club Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East series. Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA will return to racing action on May 19–21 at Sonoma Raceway with Round 2 of the 2017 Championship.