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QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category.

QA1 to Sponsor NMRA True Street

QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category, which is presented by Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, and takes place at each NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals event. The company, located in Lakeville, Minnesota, has been a longtime supporter of the NMRA and Mustang racing across the country with its expanding line of shocks, suspension components, driveshafts, ball joints and other street/strip and race products.

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel of Cars Tour, Title Sponsor of Super Late-Model Division

Officials with the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Tour have announced VP Racing Fuels will continue as the series’ “Official Fuel” through the 2018 season. Under the agreement, VP’s CRT—a proprietary race fuel blend for exclusive use by all CARS competitors—has been designated as Spec Fuel for the series. In addition to being named the official fuel of the tour, VP Racing Fuels will be the title sponsor of the Super Late-Model division. The CARS Super Late-Model Tour fueled by VP Racing Fuels, along with the CARS Late Model Stock Car division, takes the green flag on the 2016 season beginning April 2. 

Wilwood Named as a Series Sponsor with ChumpCar World Series

Wilwood has teamed up with ChumpCar International Inc. as a series sponsor with the ChumpCar World Series in 2016. Wilwood will offer support at more than 40 events annually across four divisions (East, West, Central and Canada). In addition to being listed as a series sponsor, Wilwood will provide contingency ($100 product certificates) to competitors at every ChumpCar event. Each competitor will be required to run at least two Wilwood contingency decals on the sides of their competition vehicles.  

Tickets Now on Sale for the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Dinner

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing has announced tickets are now available for the 26th annual International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Induction Banquet presented by Lucas Oil Products, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The induction dinner and ceremony will take place in Gainesville, Florida, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel Gainesville (formerly the Paramount Plaza Hotel & Suites). Bob Frey will return as the Master of Ceremonies. Contact the Museum office at 877-271-3278 for an order form or to place a credit card order.

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13.

NMCA Kicks Off 2016 Season in Bradenton, Florida

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13. The 14th Annual Ross Racing Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event includes 3,500+hp VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mods, Mickey Thompson Radial Wars, Street Outlaws, Edelbrock Xtreme Street and more, all competing for the chance to visit the Aerospace Components Winners Circle on Sunday.

CRC/K&W Fiberlock Signs With DIESEL Motorsports as Official Stop Leak Product

CRC Industries, manufacturer of K&W Fiberlock Head Gasket & Block Repair, has become an endorsed product sponsor of DIESEL Motorsports for the 2016 season. K&W Fiberlock will be the “Official Head Gasket Sealer” sponsor for the diesel-only race and pulling series with more than 65 events nationwide. Available at top auto-parts stores around the country, Fiberlock is a pour-and-go solution for do-it-yourselfers to permanently repair cracks in head gaskets, engine blocks, freeze plugs, cylinder heads and radiators. CRC trademarked brands include CRC, Sta-Lube, K&W and Marykate.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the upcoming BMW/Toyota sports car—purportedly the next Z4 and the revival of the Supra.

The three-year-old partnership between the two companies to build a sports car should finally yield a result in 2018 with a successor to the two-seat BMW Z4 and a new Toyota Supra. BMW engines and a chassis mated to probably Toyota hybrid technology is expected to save lots of money for sports car initiatives from the two companies—one of their numerous partnerships.

The photos here are believed to be the BMW with a folding fabric roof—a departure from the current Z4's retractable hardtop. Underneath are supposedly BMW mechanicals likely tied to the modular structure most rear-drive BMWs will be on, which is already adapted for plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The BMW is likely to stick to BMW engines and a possible hybrid variant, with 2.0L and 3.0L units likely. Expect dimensions to stick closely to rivals, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLC and Porsche Boxster. In keeping distance with the Toyota, the Z4 could be offered only as a soft top.

By contrast, the Supra could use only a hybrid system powered by a BMW inline six, with nearly 500 hp on tap. A dual-clutch transmission may be the only choice. But the Supra should compete with sports cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Porsche 911. Styling cues from the ’14 FT-1 concept are likely.

Expect to see the new Z4 in 2018 and the Supra the following year.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde