By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

If you haven’t contacted your legislators to support the “Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016”, visit www.sema.org/rpm today.

A cell phone and one minute is all it takes to help prevent the EPA from overreaching, and support the Congressional bill that will ensure that street vehicles can continued to be modified for the track.  

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

If you haven’t contacted your legislators to support the “Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016”, visit www.sema.org/rpm today.

A cell phone and one minute is all it takes to help prevent the EPA from overreaching, and support the Congressional bill that will ensure that street vehicles can continued to be modified for the track.  

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

If you haven’t contacted your legislators to support the “Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016”, visit www.sema.org/rpm today.

A cell phone and one minute is all it takes to help prevent the EPA from overreaching, and support the Congressional bill that will ensure that street vehicles can continued to be modified for the track.  

By SEMA Editors

Paul Shafer, 68, died Sunday, March 27, from complications caused by brain cancer. Owner of SA Motorsports located in Anaheim, California, Shafer retired in June 2015 after spending more than 45 years in the automotive aftermarket industry.

Before starting SA Motorsports, he worked for Hooker Headers, Keystone/Dynamark Wheel Company and was a partner in TWE/Performance Plus.

Shafer is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Bertie).

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 GMC Sierra Denali HD 3500 caught testing in the Rockies.

The HD trucks will adopt a look similar to the ones introduced on the 1500s for 2016, complete with a taller and bolder front end and a new hood scoop that reveals the pickup is equipped with the latest version of the current 6.6L V8 turbodiesel. It will be comprehensively modified to unseat the Ford Super Duty in efficiency and hauling capacities, pushing it comfortably over the 425 hp mark, and at least 860 lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission is also likely to become standard, but the 10-speed unit may not be far behind.

The revised HD trucks are supposed to last until 2020 or so, when the next-generation GM pickups will adopt a more aluminum-intensive architecture to reduce weight, also carrying downsized engines for better efficiency.

Expect to see the ’17 Sierra HD by the summer.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde