Geoffrey Cooley piloted his No. 22 Alumi Craft/Competitive Metals Pro-Buggy to a fifth-place finish in Round 1 and third place in Sunday's Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.

Cooley Leads Team Competitive Metals to the Podium at Lucas Oil Off Road Season Opener
Rookie Driver Geoffrey Cooley piloted his No. 22 Alumi Craft/Competitive Metals Pro-Buggy to a fifth-place finish in Round 1 and battled for the win placing third in Sunday's Round 2 of the season opening Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Firebird International Raceway. Cooley qualified with the fastest time of 44.548. He was the only driver to crack the 44-second mark. The team entered the event with a goal of just finishing the race and possibly getting into the top 10. But Cooley had bigger expectations as he raced in the lead pack competing against and beating some of the series long time veterans.

For teammates Justin "Bean" Smith (Pro-Lite) and Dave Mason Jr. (Pro-Buggy) the weekend was not as kind. Piloting the #84 Alumi Craft/Competitive Metals Pro-Lite "Bean" grabbed the early lead in the Saturday Round 1 event after qualifying fourth and being inverted to the pole, but fell off the pace after four laps due to a flat tire. He was able to salvage a 16th-place finish. In Sunday's Round 2 "Bean" qualified 21st and gained five positions to finish 16th, but wasn't able to get the truck up front with having to battle traffic. Despite the rough start "Bean" showed signs of being a front runner. The team will turn their focus to Rounds 3 and 4 at Lake Elsinore, where they are likely to be a strong contender.

Mason had a string of rough luck in his debut driving the #65 Rigid Industries/Competitive Metals Pro-Buggy. A computer issue with the engine led to a 22nd place starting position for Round 1. Mason drove hard fighting his way up through the field. He was caught in a mid-air collision that left his right rear arm heavily damaged. Mason kept the car going and finished out the race with a 10th-place result. After a long night of repairs Mason and his crew were ready for a new day of racing in Round 2. But once again a mechanical issue held him back to a 17th-place qualifying spot. Mason was working his way up the field and had a good car until he was hit hard in the left front wheel. The wheel was barely hanging on but Mason continued getting his wounded race car to an 18th-place finish.

Competitive Metals also rode on the No. 91 Pro-2 Truck of Nick Tyree and Tyree Motorsports. Tyree started Round 1 in seventh place and was quickly inside the top five early on in the race. He was scuffled back a few positions ending the day in ninth. For Round 2, Tyree started in the 10th spot and within a few laps was again inside the top 5. Tyree ended the second round with another top 10 bringing his Diffenbaugh Construction/PAC Springs/Competitive Metals truck home ninth in both rounds.

	Mitchell DeJong finished in the top 5 at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORS) at Firebird International Raceway during opening weekend.

Mitchell DeJong Finishes Top Five at Firebird International Raceway
In his #24 Traxxas/Red Bull Pro-Buggy Unlimited, 14-year-old Mitchell DeJong finished in the top 5 at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORS) at Firebird International Raceway during opening weekend.

Saturday's Round 1 LOORS main event started great, but in the second half, #24 suffered a brake failure forcing him to adapt quickly. DeJong held off most of the field to salvage an 11th-place finish.

In Round 2, after experiencing a power steering system failure, DeJong earned fifth place, making a remarkable recovery coming from the 25th position and passing 20 racers without contact in a traditionally hard-to-pass Pro-Buggy Unlimited class.

Bakersfield to Host Flowmaster/NMCA West Coast Season Opener
The Flowmaster NMCA West Street Car Series season opener will be contested June 22–24, 2012, in Bakersfield, California, at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

The NMCA recently expanded its racing series to include a West Coast division sponsored by Flowmaster Performance Exhaust Systems. The series was originally scheduled to begin in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, April 20-22, 2012; however, a recent court ruling put the brakes on the season-opener Fontana date.

Auto Club Dragway, Fontana has been engaged in a legal battle between community residents and the facility concerning excessive noise since its relocation to the east side of the facility. Charlie Harmon of NMCA West said he is confident that if the International Speedway Corp. (ISC) truly desires to maintain an active, vibrant drag-racing facility in Southern California, a compromise can be worked between the facility, county and community that will allow the opportunity to proceed with racing activities culminating with the NMCA West finals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, October 19–21, 2012.

The Flowmaster NMCA West Coast Street Car Series will consist of four events in 2012 as a part of the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed program, featuring a complete championship drag racing series that offers the opportunity to compete for a points championship, the NHRA Wally at each event, along with the potential to garner a special edition Flowmaster Top Ten Jacket, a Nitto Tire Diamond Tree Ring and a double-tiered NHRA Championship Wally for each of the series champions. At this time, the NMCA West series is close to announcing an August 17–19 date for the rescheduled Fontana opener at either Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, or Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield.

With the final event scheduled for Fontana still pending due to the ongoing litigation, the NMCA is investigating options, such as Bakersfield and Pomona to conclude the 2012 Flowmaster/NMCA West championship season. The 2012 Flowmaster/NMCA West Coast Street Car Series Championship Awards Ceremony will take place at the NHRA/Wally Parks Motorsports Museum in late fall of 2012 where the top-10 points finishers, in 10 different categories, will be recognized for their accomplishment in the inaugural NMCA West season.

	Lee Zane

Zane and McHugh to Form Pro Stock Team
Two-time Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champion Lee Zane and returning Super Stock driver Kevin McHugh have formed a team to race together in the sportsman ranks in 2012 and then take it to the next level when they debut a Pro Stock team for a large portion of the 2013 season of NHRA Full Throttle drag racing.

Longtime sportsman competitor Zane of Perry Hall, Maryland, will compete in Stock Eliminator this year while coaching McHugh in his return to Super Stock after a 35-year respite. In 2013, McHugh will turn in his driving gloves once more to focus on seeing the Pro Stock team to success with Zane behind the wheel of a Pontiac GXP purchased from legendary Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson. The GXP was formerly piloted by Johnson's son, Kurt, a 40-time national event winner and the first driver to run in the six-second zone in the category.

Zane began assisting McHugh in preparation for his return to racing, and McHugh is now ready to rejoin the sportsman ranks after recently obtaining his NHRA competition license at the Frank Hawley School of Drag Racing in Gainesville, Florida. The effective collaboration between McHugh Racing and Lee Zane Motorsports ignited new ideas and the structure for a Pro Stock team operating under the banner of Lee Zane Motorsports was built.

The team, receiving assistance from Coppermine Applicators, is in the process of leasing a notable engine and R&D program and will test the Pro Stock car later this year. The team intends to make their professional debut at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville early next year and compete in 10–12 events or more if they are able to acquire further financial backing.

	Marty Hart celebrates his Round 1 victory of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.

Team ReadyLIFT Racing's Marty Hart Finishes First Place in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Season Opener
Off-road racing veteran Marty Hart and Team ReadyLIFT Racing rolled into Firebird International Raceway for the season debut of the 2012 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series last weekend. A fast qualifying effort put Hart on the outside of the second row to start. Right out of the gate Hart wheeled his #15 ReadyLIFT Off Road Suspension machine into a battle for the lead with Robby Woods. As the yellow flag was drawn to signal the half way point of the race and the mandatory pit stops, Hart made one last charge coming out of the final corner and blew past Woods to nab the lead at the line.

After the pit stops the field took to the track behind the ReadyLIFT-sponsored Toyota Tundra pace truck. Hart now out front followed by Woods, Rob MacCachren and Rodrigo Ampudia, each of whom had shown to that point they had the muscle to make a run to take away the lead. But the waving checkered flags in front of a sold-out crowd was the canvas on which Hart in his ReadyLIFT Off Road Suspension/Maxxis Tire/GearUp2Go.com Unlimited Pro 2 Ford earned a win in one of the toughest classes in the sport.

Hart qualified his steed on the second row yet again for Round 2 last Sunday. Right out of the box it looked like this was easily going to be a repeat of Saturday's race. Within a lap, Hart took the lead. At the mid-race caution, Hart had the field in his rearview mirror and was poised to sweep the weekend. Two laps into the restart as Hart had made a big gap on the field, the rear sway bar broke, taking away Hart's chance to double up on the weekend wins. But a digging effort to keep pace earned Hart a fifth-place finish, enabling him to retain the overall points lead leaving Firebird.

	Jon Pulli

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with a passionate SEMA member who is a leader in the distribution side of the automotive aftermarket—Jon Pulli, CEO of Turn 14.

Some of our readers aren't familiar with Turn 14; could you give us a brief overview on the company and, most importantly, your role there?

Turn 14 Distribution is a performance warehouse distributor focused on modern, post-2000 vehicle applications. I co-founded Turn 14 with Chris Candido initially to fill a void in the sport-compact market for an East Coast-based distributor. As a co-founder, I have done every job in the company but, at this point, as CEO, I am able to focus my day-to-day on oversight and future planning. I spend most of my time strategically planning avenues for Turn 14’s growth in the short and long term. I feel a constant, yet welcomed, pressure to achieve our target growth numbers. Distributors, when doing their job correctly, act as a conductor between retailers and manufacturers. My goal is to grow Turn 14, which, in turn, benefits the brands we distribute, the retailers we service and Turn 14 employees.

Could you give us a little background about yourself—family, education, how you caught the car bug?

Both of my parents were entrepreneurs who ran numerous successful small businesses, so business was in my blood from an early age. With that said, Turn 14 was started with only $100. I graduated from Franklin and Marshal College with a degree in accounting, so I have always been a numbers guy. From the very start, Turn 14 has been profitable. The best part about starting with zero is that you cannot afford to dig yourself a hole and tell yourself you will become profitable later.

In terms of the car bug, I got that in high school when I was enamored with car stereo systems. By college, I got into the sport-compact scene with a Toyota Celica GTS. I have never been a track nut or a car show buff, but I genuinely enjoy fast, well-rounded street cars that can be driven day in and day out. After the Celica, I bought a Subaru WRX STi right when they were first released in late 2003 and that’s when the business really started to go.

How old are you? Are you married? Do you have kids? Where do you live? How long have you been a SEMA member?

I will be 30 this month. I am married to a stunning woman name Samantha and have a 16-month-old daughter named Keira with beautiful blue eyes that she got from her mother. We live in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I have been a SEMA member since 2003.

Much of our industry has changed with the advent of the Internet; for instance, distribution is now different. Could you give us an overview of how the Internet has impacted you both positively and negatively? How do you stay ahead of the curve?

In today’s market, distributors are now order fulfillment centers that also sell to traditional brick-and-mortar stores. As the Internet has infiltrated every corner of our society, buying online is now the standard. Distributors need strong web tools to allow their jobber bases to be competitive. Brick-and-mortar retailers who used to sell with high mark ups now get price matched against massive online retailers by customers on their cell phones. Local and regional markets are no longer closed so smaller retailers in the business need strong discounts to even have a chance to make a sale. This evolution has meant that distributors need to constantly work on efficiency and technological advancements to keep pace and be able to operate on less profit. This transition positively impacted Turn 14 by lowering the barriers to entry into the wholesale marketplace long enough for Turn 14 to establish itself. The major negative impact is the constant downward pressure on pricing and, in turn, profit margins.

Logistics is paramount to good distribution; do you approach logistics in an innovative manner? Do you have any tricks for encouraging teamwork in logistics strategy?

We focus a great deal of our effort on creating efficiencies and then trying to improve upon them. We never allow ourselves to believe a process has been perfected; instead, we are constantly scrutinizing, trying to think abstractly to improve. Employees are trained to constantly question our processes to try and find ways that they can be improved. This has resulted in a company full of thinkers, instead of followers, who take pride in our systems primarily because they have had a hand in designing and improving them.

Speaking of teamwork, how do you build your teams?

Teamwork is paramount to running a streamlined distribution center. During a typical sale, six staff members from different departments have a hand in making a transaction successful. Without teamwork among departments everyone would suffer. To encourage teamwork, we get our staff together outside of the office on various occasions. A good example took place last fall. After a great summer selling season, our sales staff ran the warehouse for a day while we sent the whole warehouse staff to a Phillies game with box seats. The warehouse staff had a blast on their surprise day off and the sales staff got a refresher on how hard our warehouse staff works. At the end of the day, our warehouse staff came together during an escape from the norm and our sales staff came together trying to handle the warehouse for a day. Both teams gained a higher level of respect for each other in a short, one-day exercise. Since that event, salespeople know when they are asking for too much from our warehouse and the warehouse is happy to help get late orders out the door when a salesperson makes that request.

You are in this business because you have a passion for vehicles. What is in the stable right now and are you planning any new additions?

Right now, I have a ’06 Lotus Elise with a custom supercharger and side-mount intercooler kit putting down 257whp. I also have an ’87 Toyota Supra with a 1JZ-GTE swap in progress, plus an ’03 Civic with your basic bolt-ons for the daily commute and, last but not least, an ’04 Dodge 2500 pickup to tow the boat. In terms of new additions, I’ll probably sell the Elise pretty soon and get something spicier, maybe a 997, GT-R or R8.

Lastly, if you could provide one piece of advice to a young person considering this industry, what would it be?

Work your butt off to continuously improve; in my opinion, drive and effort can make up for any other shortcomings you might have.

	Jon Pulli

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with a passionate SEMA member who is a leader in the distribution side of the automotive aftermarket—Jon Pulli, CEO of Turn 14.

Some of our readers aren't familiar with Turn 14; could you give us a brief overview on the company and, most importantly, your role there?

Turn 14 Distribution is a performance warehouse distributor focused on modern, post-2000 vehicle applications. I co-founded Turn 14 with Chris Candido initially to fill a void in the sport-compact market for an East Coast-based distributor. As a co-founder, I have done every job in the company but, at this point, as CEO, I am able to focus my day-to-day on oversight and future planning. I spend most of my time strategically planning avenues for Turn 14’s growth in the short and long term. I feel a constant, yet welcomed, pressure to achieve our target growth numbers. Distributors, when doing their job correctly, act as a conductor between retailers and manufacturers. My goal is to grow Turn 14, which, in turn, benefits the brands we distribute, the retailers we service and Turn 14 employees.

Could you give us a little background about yourself—family, education, how you caught the car bug?

Both of my parents were entrepreneurs who ran numerous successful small businesses, so business was in my blood from an early age. With that said, Turn 14 was started with only $100. I graduated from Franklin and Marshal College with a degree in accounting, so I have always been a numbers guy. From the very start, Turn 14 has been profitable. The best part about starting with zero is that you cannot afford to dig yourself a hole and tell yourself you will become profitable later.

In terms of the car bug, I got that in high school when I was enamored with car stereo systems. By college, I got into the sport-compact scene with a Toyota Celica GTS. I have never been a track nut or a car show buff, but I genuinely enjoy fast, well-rounded street cars that can be driven day in and day out. After the Celica, I bought a Subaru WRX STi right when they were first released in late 2003 and that’s when the business really started to go.

How old are you? Are you married? Do you have kids? Where do you live? How long have you been a SEMA member?

I will be 30 this month. I am married to a stunning woman name Samantha and have a 16-month-old daughter named Keira with beautiful blue eyes that she got from her mother. We live in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I have been a SEMA member since 2003.

Much of our industry has changed with the advent of the Internet; for instance, distribution is now different. Could you give us an overview of how the Internet has impacted you both positively and negatively? How do you stay ahead of the curve?

In today’s market, distributors are now order fulfillment centers that also sell to traditional brick-and-mortar stores. As the Internet has infiltrated every corner of our society, buying online is now the standard. Distributors need strong web tools to allow their jobber bases to be competitive. Brick-and-mortar retailers who used to sell with high mark ups now get price matched against massive online retailers by customers on their cell phones. Local and regional markets are no longer closed so smaller retailers in the business need strong discounts to even have a chance to make a sale. This evolution has meant that distributors need to constantly work on efficiency and technological advancements to keep pace and be able to operate on less profit. This transition positively impacted Turn 14 by lowering the barriers to entry into the wholesale marketplace long enough for Turn 14 to establish itself. The major negative impact is the constant downward pressure on pricing and, in turn, profit margins.

Logistics is paramount to good distribution; do you approach logistics in an innovative manner? Do you have any tricks for encouraging teamwork in logistics strategy?

We focus a great deal of our effort on creating efficiencies and then trying to improve upon them. We never allow ourselves to believe a process has been perfected; instead, we are constantly scrutinizing, trying to think abstractly to improve. Employees are trained to constantly question our processes to try and find ways that they can be improved. This has resulted in a company full of thinkers, instead of followers, who take pride in our systems primarily because they have had a hand in designing and improving them.

Speaking of teamwork, how do you build your teams?

Teamwork is paramount to running a streamlined distribution center. During a typical sale, six staff members from different departments have a hand in making a transaction successful. Without teamwork among departments everyone would suffer. To encourage teamwork, we get our staff together outside of the office on various occasions. A good example took place last fall. After a great summer selling season, our sales staff ran the warehouse for a day while we sent the whole warehouse staff to a Phillies game with box seats. The warehouse staff had a blast on their surprise day off and the sales staff got a refresher on how hard our warehouse staff works. At the end of the day, our warehouse staff came together during an escape from the norm and our sales staff came together trying to handle the warehouse for a day. Both teams gained a higher level of respect for each other in a short, one-day exercise. Since that event, salespeople know when they are asking for too much from our warehouse and the warehouse is happy to help get late orders out the door when a salesperson makes that request.

You are in this business because you have a passion for vehicles. What is in the stable right now and are you planning any new additions?

Right now, I have a ’06 Lotus Elise with a custom supercharger and side-mount intercooler kit putting down 257whp. I also have an ’87 Toyota Supra with a 1JZ-GTE swap in progress, plus an ’03 Civic with your basic bolt-ons for the daily commute and, last but not least, an ’04 Dodge 2500 pickup to tow the boat. In terms of new additions, I’ll probably sell the Elise pretty soon and get something spicier, maybe a 997, GT-R or R8.

Lastly, if you could provide one piece of advice to a young person considering this industry, what would it be?

Work your butt off to continuously improve; in my opinion, drive and effort can make up for any other shortcomings you might have.

	Jon Pulli

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with a passionate SEMA member who is a leader in the distribution side of the automotive aftermarket—Jon Pulli, CEO of Turn 14.

Some of our readers aren't familiar with Turn 14; could you give us a brief overview on the company and, most importantly, your role there?

Turn 14 Distribution is a performance warehouse distributor focused on modern, post-2000 vehicle applications. I co-founded Turn 14 with Chris Candido initially to fill a void in the sport-compact market for an East Coast-based distributor. As a co-founder, I have done every job in the company but, at this point, as CEO, I am able to focus my day-to-day on oversight and future planning. I spend most of my time strategically planning avenues for Turn 14’s growth in the short and long term. I feel a constant, yet welcomed, pressure to achieve our target growth numbers. Distributors, when doing their job correctly, act as a conductor between retailers and manufacturers. My goal is to grow Turn 14, which, in turn, benefits the brands we distribute, the retailers we service and Turn 14 employees.

Could you give us a little background about yourself—family, education, how you caught the car bug?

Both of my parents were entrepreneurs who ran numerous successful small businesses, so business was in my blood from an early age. With that said, Turn 14 was started with only $100. I graduated from Franklin and Marshal College with a degree in accounting, so I have always been a numbers guy. From the very start, Turn 14 has been profitable. The best part about starting with zero is that you cannot afford to dig yourself a hole and tell yourself you will become profitable later.

In terms of the car bug, I got that in high school when I was enamored with car stereo systems. By college, I got into the sport-compact scene with a Toyota Celica GTS. I have never been a track nut or a car show buff, but I genuinely enjoy fast, well-rounded street cars that can be driven day in and day out. After the Celica, I bought a Subaru WRX STi right when they were first released in late 2003 and that’s when the business really started to go.

How old are you? Are you married? Do you have kids? Where do you live? How long have you been a SEMA member?

I will be 30 this month. I am married to a stunning woman name Samantha and have a 16-month-old daughter named Keira with beautiful blue eyes that she got from her mother. We live in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I have been a SEMA member since 2003.

Much of our industry has changed with the advent of the Internet; for instance, distribution is now different. Could you give us an overview of how the Internet has impacted you both positively and negatively? How do you stay ahead of the curve?

In today’s market, distributors are now order fulfillment centers that also sell to traditional brick-and-mortar stores. As the Internet has infiltrated every corner of our society, buying online is now the standard. Distributors need strong web tools to allow their jobber bases to be competitive. Brick-and-mortar retailers who used to sell with high mark ups now get price matched against massive online retailers by customers on their cell phones. Local and regional markets are no longer closed so smaller retailers in the business need strong discounts to even have a chance to make a sale. This evolution has meant that distributors need to constantly work on efficiency and technological advancements to keep pace and be able to operate on less profit. This transition positively impacted Turn 14 by lowering the barriers to entry into the wholesale marketplace long enough for Turn 14 to establish itself. The major negative impact is the constant downward pressure on pricing and, in turn, profit margins.

Logistics is paramount to good distribution; do you approach logistics in an innovative manner? Do you have any tricks for encouraging teamwork in logistics strategy?

We focus a great deal of our effort on creating efficiencies and then trying to improve upon them. We never allow ourselves to believe a process has been perfected; instead, we are constantly scrutinizing, trying to think abstractly to improve. Employees are trained to constantly question our processes to try and find ways that they can be improved. This has resulted in a company full of thinkers, instead of followers, who take pride in our systems primarily because they have had a hand in designing and improving them.

Speaking of teamwork, how do you build your teams?

Teamwork is paramount to running a streamlined distribution center. During a typical sale, six staff members from different departments have a hand in making a transaction successful. Without teamwork among departments everyone would suffer. To encourage teamwork, we get our staff together outside of the office on various occasions. A good example took place last fall. After a great summer selling season, our sales staff ran the warehouse for a day while we sent the whole warehouse staff to a Phillies game with box seats. The warehouse staff had a blast on their surprise day off and the sales staff got a refresher on how hard our warehouse staff works. At the end of the day, our warehouse staff came together during an escape from the norm and our sales staff came together trying to handle the warehouse for a day. Both teams gained a higher level of respect for each other in a short, one-day exercise. Since that event, salespeople know when they are asking for too much from our warehouse and the warehouse is happy to help get late orders out the door when a salesperson makes that request.

You are in this business because you have a passion for vehicles. What is in the stable right now and are you planning any new additions?

Right now, I have a ’06 Lotus Elise with a custom supercharger and side-mount intercooler kit putting down 257whp. I also have an ’87 Toyota Supra with a 1JZ-GTE swap in progress, plus an ’03 Civic with your basic bolt-ons for the daily commute and, last but not least, an ’04 Dodge 2500 pickup to tow the boat. In terms of new additions, I’ll probably sell the Elise pretty soon and get something spicier, maybe a 997, GT-R or R8.

Lastly, if you could provide one piece of advice to a young person considering this industry, what would it be?

Work your butt off to continuously improve; in my opinion, drive and effort can make up for any other shortcomings you might have.

Thousands of photos of the 2011 SEMA Show are available for download at www.semaphotos.com. The site features photos of the cars, celebrities, products and companies that help make the annual SEMA Show the premier automotive aftermarket trade show in the world.

A new collection of vehicles on display at the 2011 SEMA Show is highlighted each week in SEMA eNews. This week's selection features vehicles from Lexus with the specialty-equipment industry's touch.

Thousands of photos of the 2011 SEMA Show are available for download at www.semaphotos.com. The site features photos of the cars, celebrities, products and companies that help make the annual SEMA Show the premier automotive aftermarket trade show in the world.

A new collection of vehicles on display at the 2011 SEMA Show is highlighted each week in SEMA eNews. This week's selection features vehicles from Lexus with the specialty-equipment industry's touch.

	Now's your chance to nominate the best young talent in the automotive aftermarket industry for recognition in SEMA News and on www.sema.org.

SEMA News is searching for the best young talent in the automotive aftermarket industry and we need your input.

We're asking for help finding young leaders who are less than 35 years old. They might be working anywhere in the automotive aftermarket business, including manufacturing and design, retail, events and media or distribution.

They could be budding superstars at an established company, entrepreneurs building their own brands, or innovators who have launched companies that are sure to become big names in the future. What they all will have in common are fresh ideas, enthusiasm, charisma and the drive to succeed. Nominate now.

Winners will be chosen based on their business success, contribution to their organization, industry knowledge and community involvement. We'll honor the winners in the September issue of SEMA News and on www.sema.org.

Nominate now. Nominations are due May 1, 2012.

	Now's your chance to nominate the best young talent in the automotive aftermarket industry for recognition in SEMA News and on www.sema.org.

SEMA News is searching for the best young talent in the automotive aftermarket industry and we need your input.

We're asking for help finding young leaders who are less than 35 years old. They might be working anywhere in the automotive aftermarket business, including manufacturing and design, retail, events and media or distribution.

They could be budding superstars at an established company, entrepreneurs building their own brands, or innovators who have launched companies that are sure to become big names in the future. What they all will have in common are fresh ideas, enthusiasm, charisma and the drive to succeed. Nominate now.

Winners will be chosen based on their business success, contribution to their organization, industry knowledge and community involvement. We'll honor the winners in the September issue of SEMA News and on www.sema.org.

Nominate now. Nominations are due May 1, 2012.

	The SEMA 2012 Annual Market Study will be released the week of April 9.

The SEMA 2012 Annual Market Study will be released the week of April 9. This annual report will help SEMA-member companies to better understand the overall specialty-equipment market and its components.

Join the SEMA Education Institute (SEI) and Gavin Knapp, senior manager of SEMA’s Market Research Department, Thursday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) for a webinar that will highlight the results of this recent study.

During this session, you will learn:

• The overall size of the specialty-equipment market
• Sales within specialty-equipment product segments and niches
• Industry and product trends
• Vehicle sales trends

This webinar will explain changes in this year’s data to better track the compact performance and street performance segments.

Join Knapp Thursday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) to hear the results of this highly anticipated study and understand its potential impact on your business.

Participate live or download the webinar when it’s convenient.

And remember, SEMA webinars are free to SEMA members and only $29 for non-members:

• SEMA Member Registration

• $29 Non-Member Registration 

	The SEMA 2012 Annual Market Study will be released the week of April 9.

The SEMA 2012 Annual Market Study will be released the week of April 9. This annual report will help SEMA-member companies to better understand the overall specialty-equipment market and its components.

Join the SEMA Education Institute (SEI) and Gavin Knapp, senior manager of SEMA’s Market Research Department, Thursday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) for a webinar that will highlight the results of this recent study.

During this session, you will learn:

• The overall size of the specialty-equipment market
• Sales within specialty-equipment product segments and niches
• Industry and product trends
• Vehicle sales trends

This webinar will explain changes in this year’s data to better track the compact performance and street performance segments.

Join Knapp Thursday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) to hear the results of this highly anticipated study and understand its potential impact on your business.

Participate live or download the webinar when it’s convenient.

And remember, SEMA webinars are free to SEMA members and only $29 for non-members:

• SEMA Member Registration

• $29 Non-Member Registration