By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles.

Legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles was approved by the New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee and now moves to vote by the full Senate. The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives. Currently, only ’60-and-earlier model-year antique vehicles are eligible to use these plates. Under the bill, eligibility would be expanded to include all ’75-and-earlier model years.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles.

Legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles was approved by the New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee and now moves to vote by the full Senate. The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives. Currently, only ’60-and-earlier model-year antique vehicles are eligible to use these plates. Under the bill, eligibility would be expanded to include all ’75-and-earlier model years.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles.

Legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles was approved by the New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee and now moves to vote by the full Senate. The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives. Currently, only ’60-and-earlier model-year antique vehicles are eligible to use these plates. Under the bill, eligibility would be expanded to include all ’75-and-earlier model years.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles.

Legislation to expand the range of vehicles eligible to use original year-of-manufacture license plates on antique motor vehicles was approved by the New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee and now moves to vote by the full Senate. The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives. Currently, only ’60-and-earlier model-year antique vehicles are eligible to use these plates. Under the bill, eligibility would be expanded to include all ’75-and-earlier model years.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

	Tours held during the expo introduced participants the SEMA Garage, an industry-owned facility available to assist members with creating and designing specialty automotive products.

By Jason Catullo

The SEMA Product Development Expo, held mid-April, provided attendees with an insider's look at the impact of the vehicle design and production decisions automaker's are making now that will change how specialty-equipment companies make products in the future. The expo also featured tours of the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center and the highlighted the latest product-development tools, technologies, services and resources available to members.

Each of the sessions, which featured experts with backgrounds in automotive design, aftermarket manufacturing, mobile apps, and industry research, were recorded and are available for viewing anytime.

View the videos from the 2014 SEMA Product Development Expo. 

Videos for the sessions featured during April's Product Development Expo are available for viewing online.

One of the sessions, "Silicon Valley Versus Motor City: Automotive Apps and Driving Connected, covers the latest of mobile app development and how companies can create apps that work directly with wide range of OEM systems.

Additional sessions available on video include: "Tapping Your Inner Futurist: The Future of Transportation and Mobility;" "You Can't Fake Cool - Next-Generation Design and Customization;" and "You Can't Fake Cool - Next-Generation Design and Customization."

The tours of the SEMA Garage introduced participants the industry-owned facility that is available to assist members with creating and designing specialty automotive products. Outfitted with more than $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner are available to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts.

Participants were also provided with a first look at the SEMA Garage's newly opened media cove. This latest resource is fully equipped for video and photo shoots of products and full vehicles.

Reservations for the studio and cove and a full menu of available test procedures and costs can be obtained by contacting Mike Spagnola at mikes@sema.org. 

	Tours held during the expo introduced participants the SEMA Garage, an industry-owned facility available to assist members with creating and designing specialty automotive products.

By Jason Catullo

The SEMA Product Development Expo, held mid-April, provided attendees with an insider's look at the impact of the vehicle design and production decisions automaker's are making now that will change how specialty-equipment companies make products in the future. The expo also featured tours of the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center and the highlighted the latest product-development tools, technologies, services and resources available to members.

Each of the sessions, which featured experts with backgrounds in automotive design, aftermarket manufacturing, mobile apps, and industry research, were recorded and are available for viewing anytime.

View the videos from the 2014 SEMA Product Development Expo. 

Videos for the sessions featured during April's Product Development Expo are available for viewing online.

One of the sessions, "Silicon Valley Versus Motor City: Automotive Apps and Driving Connected, covers the latest of mobile app development and how companies can create apps that work directly with wide range of OEM systems.

Additional sessions available on video include: "Tapping Your Inner Futurist: The Future of Transportation and Mobility;" "You Can't Fake Cool - Next-Generation Design and Customization;" and "You Can't Fake Cool - Next-Generation Design and Customization."

The tours of the SEMA Garage introduced participants the industry-owned facility that is available to assist members with creating and designing specialty automotive products. Outfitted with more than $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner are available to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts.

Participants were also provided with a first look at the SEMA Garage's newly opened media cove. This latest resource is fully equipped for video and photo shoots of products and full vehicles.

Reservations for the studio and cove and a full menu of available test procedures and costs can be obtained by contacting Mike Spagnola at mikes@sema.org. 

Compiled by SEMA Editors

	The NMRA and NMCA converged on Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the sixth-annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals.

NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Take Over Atlanta Dragway
The NMRA and NMCA converged on Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the sixth-annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by Miller Welders, April 10–13. The event featured the debut of a new class called Radial Wars, a car show and a manufacturers' midway. Sponsored by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels, Radial Wars brought out some of the most powerful street cars in the country and recorded speeds up to 200 mph in the 1/8-mile. In the ATF Speed Street Outlaw field, Tony Alm beat front-runner Phil Hines in his turbocharged Mustang, and top qualifier John Urist clocked a 202.55 mph in the quarter-mile.

Tanner Foust

Tanner Foust Shakes Down Pro 2 Short-Course Truck
Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust took on a new challenge at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park last weekend, making his debut in a Pro 2 Unlimited truck in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Foust joined the series for the Rockstar Energy Drink Southern California Shootout, Friday and Saturday. He plans to run a select campaign of events in the 2014 short-course season.

Foust competed in the Rockstar Energy Drink Pro 2 truck formerly driven by veteran off-roader Rob MacCachren, whose team handled the preparation. A crash forced a restart and Foust was starting to pick up speed by the mid-point in the contest when he had another mishap. Team mechanics repaired the truck overnight, but a blown motor during his strong qualifying run saw him forced to sit out of the main event.

Foust spent the early part of the week in Indianapolis testing his new rallycross car with Andretti Autosport. Two-time GRC champion Foust and the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team will start the 2014 season with the Top Gear Festival Barbados opening round May 18.

Foust will open the Red Bull Global Rallycross season in a Volkswagen Polo based on the chassis developed by Marklund Motorsport. The team is working on the brand-new Rockstar Energy Drink Volkswagen Beetle, a 560hp turbocharged rallycross car previewed earlier this year at Chicago Auto Show. The new car is expected to debut in competition later this year. The driver, who is also one of the hosts of "Top Gear USA," will also make appearance for the TV show during the Barbados event.

	Damon Gardner #4 and Mike Spencer #50 fight for the lead at the last Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at The PAS. Photo credit: Doug Allen.

USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Top Perris Auto Speedway Open-Wheel Quadruple Header This Saturday
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will top the list of performers this Saturday night in a sprint car quadruple header at Perris Auto Speedway (PAS). Joining the sprint car series on the Riverside County half-mile clay oval will be The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprint and the California Lightning Sprint Cars.

The racing table is already set for another battle between defending series champion Damion Gardner and five-time series champ Mike Spencer. If Gardner wins the main event this Saturday, he will become the first driver in the 11-year history of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Series to have won the first four main events of the year in a row.

Spencer has out-qualified the field at two of the three races and has one heat race win. Even though he has finished second to Gardner in the last two races, Spencer was 16th at the season opener in Arizona. Thus, he is third in the championship standings coming into Saturday’s event. Nic Faas is second in the title chase and has placed third and fourth in the two races at The PAS. Matt Mitchell, who finished third at the April 12 race at The PAS, is fourth in the standings followed by USAC/CRA newcomer Gary Taylor.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

	The NMRA and NMCA converged on Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the sixth-annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals.

NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Take Over Atlanta Dragway
The NMRA and NMCA converged on Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the sixth-annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by Miller Welders, April 10–13. The event featured the debut of a new class called Radial Wars, a car show and a manufacturers' midway. Sponsored by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels, Radial Wars brought out some of the most powerful street cars in the country and recorded speeds up to 200 mph in the 1/8-mile. In the ATF Speed Street Outlaw field, Tony Alm beat front-runner Phil Hines in his turbocharged Mustang, and top qualifier John Urist clocked a 202.55 mph in the quarter-mile.

Tanner Foust

Tanner Foust Shakes Down Pro 2 Short-Course Truck
Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust took on a new challenge at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park last weekend, making his debut in a Pro 2 Unlimited truck in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Foust joined the series for the Rockstar Energy Drink Southern California Shootout, Friday and Saturday. He plans to run a select campaign of events in the 2014 short-course season.

Foust competed in the Rockstar Energy Drink Pro 2 truck formerly driven by veteran off-roader Rob MacCachren, whose team handled the preparation. A crash forced a restart and Foust was starting to pick up speed by the mid-point in the contest when he had another mishap. Team mechanics repaired the truck overnight, but a blown motor during his strong qualifying run saw him forced to sit out of the main event.

Foust spent the early part of the week in Indianapolis testing his new rallycross car with Andretti Autosport. Two-time GRC champion Foust and the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team will start the 2014 season with the Top Gear Festival Barbados opening round May 18.

Foust will open the Red Bull Global Rallycross season in a Volkswagen Polo based on the chassis developed by Marklund Motorsport. The team is working on the brand-new Rockstar Energy Drink Volkswagen Beetle, a 560hp turbocharged rallycross car previewed earlier this year at Chicago Auto Show. The new car is expected to debut in competition later this year. The driver, who is also one of the hosts of "Top Gear USA," will also make appearance for the TV show during the Barbados event.

	Damon Gardner #4 and Mike Spencer #50 fight for the lead at the last Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at The PAS. Photo credit: Doug Allen.

USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Top Perris Auto Speedway Open-Wheel Quadruple Header This Saturday
The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will top the list of performers this Saturday night in a sprint car quadruple header at Perris Auto Speedway (PAS). Joining the sprint car series on the Riverside County half-mile clay oval will be The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprint and the California Lightning Sprint Cars.

The racing table is already set for another battle between defending series champion Damion Gardner and five-time series champ Mike Spencer. If Gardner wins the main event this Saturday, he will become the first driver in the 11-year history of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Series to have won the first four main events of the year in a row.

Spencer has out-qualified the field at two of the three races and has one heat race win. Even though he has finished second to Gardner in the last two races, Spencer was 16th at the season opener in Arizona. Thus, he is third in the championship standings coming into Saturday’s event. Nic Faas is second in the title chase and has placed third and fourth in the two races at The PAS. Matt Mitchell, who finished third at the April 12 race at The PAS, is fourth in the standings followed by USAC/CRA newcomer Gary Taylor.