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	Loren Healy finished first at the ULTRA4 MetalCloak Stampede at Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area, California, two weeks ago.

DynoMax Race Team Claims 4 of the Top 5 Spots at ULTRA4 MetalCloak Stampede Race

Team DynoMax swept four of the top five spots at the ULTRA4 MetalCloak Stampede at Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area, California, two weeks ago. Loren Healy finished first, Shannon Campbell second, Wayland Campbell third and Levi Shirley fifth during the weekend’s main ULTRA4 4400 series race. In the 4500 series race, DynoMax drivers Shawn Rants took first and Justin Hall placed second. The ULTRA4 MetalCloak Stampede features rock obstacles, hairpin turns, high-speed passes and a two-mile course that’s completely visible to attendees. More than 90 teams competed in this past weekend’s events. Visit the ULTRA4 website for complete results.

Record Payouts Set for Pirelli World Challenge Detroit Grand Prix Weekend Races

WC Vision has announced that drivers who podium as part of the Sunday CBS Sports Network live broadcasted Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac V Series Challenge race will receive record series payouts. GT and GTA competitors will race Rounds 10 and 11 at the 13-turn, 2.3-mile temporary street circuit on Belle Isle—part of the Detroit Grand Prix weekend—May 29–31.

On Sunday, a race win in GT will net $20,000, while a second brings $15,000, and a third $10,000. In GTA, race winners will receive $10,000 while a second-place finish nets $7,500, and a third $5,000.

A sold-out, 28-car GT/GTA field that features platforms from 13 automotive manufacturers, including Cadillac, McLaren, Bentley, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Nissan, Acura, Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin and BMW will compete at Detroit for the double-header race weekend. The weekend also marks the return of the series to live television coverage as Sunday's Round 11 race will air on CBS Sports Network starting at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).

	The 5th Annual JE Pistons NMCA West Coast Shootout presented by Lucas Oil in Fontana, California, features an array of American musclecars competing on the dragstrip.

Auto Club Dragway Hosts NMCA West Coast Shootout

The NMCA WEST VP Racing Fuels Street Car Nationals returns to Auto Club Dragway June 5–7 for heads-up drag racing and autocross. The 5th Annual JE Pistons NMCA West Coast Shootout presented by Lucas Oil in Fontana, California, features an array of American musclecars competing on the dragstrip.

Drag-racing classes include everything from the highly modified Garrett Turbo Pro Mod cars capable of 250+ mph in just 6 seconds to the street-legal Vortech Superchargers True Street class that completes a 30-mile escorted cruise before competing on the race track. Lucas Oil N/A 10.5, Mickey Thompson True Ten Five, MMR Mustang Madness, Edelbrock Super Quick, ProCharger Street Outlaw, Hedman Hedders Nostalgia Street Car, Champion Cooling Systems Pro Comp, Calvert Racing Quick Street, SCAT Crankshafts Open Comp and ARP Outlaw 8.5 showcase the best racecars in Southern California. NMCA WEST racers compete for the chance to stand in the Aerospace Components Winners Circle to win big cash payouts and contingency money from sponsors.

Champion Oil Announces Engine Builder Supplier Program

Champion Oil has announced its new distributor program that allows engine builders to offer the complete line of Champion products to their customers. Interactive product catalogs can be found on Champion's website. Minimum orders are one pallet, which can be mixed. Every full pallet order gets free freight.

	Lyn St. James

Racer Lyn St. James Introduces the Motorsports Industry to the Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum

Automotive restoration and preservation education is entering the motorsports realm, thanks to record-breaking racer Lyn St. James, who was named an ambassador of the Hagerty Education Program (HEP) at America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. HEP—a program dedicated to preparing young adults for careers in automotive restoration—supports hands-on, career-based training for students in the United States and Canada. HEP is a program of America's Car Museum.

St. James has joined the team to increase the program's visibility. As a HEP ambassador, St. James will connect the program with motorsports influencers to increase awareness and funding. Her service will help provide students and programs with grants and apprenticeships to launch successful careers in the automotive restoration and preservation industry.

Support for HEP comes through various methods, including corporate sponsorships, partnerships with colleges and universities and fundraising events at America’s Car Museum. With St. James’ connections to vintage racing enthusiasts and motorsports movers and shakers, HEP National Director Diane Fitzgerald plans to get the program in front of a larger audience.

VP Racing Fuels Partners With Midwest Off-Road Racing

VP Racing Fuels has announced an agreement with Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR) that includes contingency award postings for MORR's Sportsman Off-Road Series. VP's contingency awards include a $50 product certificate for all winners and $25 product certificates for all second-place finishers who use VP Racing Fuels and display a VP logo on their vehicle. The offer includes all buggy and truck classes in the Sportsman Off-Road Series. In conjunction with its contingency sponsorship, VP will provide trackside fuel service on-site at all Sportsman events except Bark River, July 18–19. The Sportsman Off-Road Series begins its season in less than one month at the Londerville Off-Road Super Challenge in Crandon, Wisconsin.

Third Annual WELD Racing Go-Kart Spectacular Set at 2015 Knoxville Nationals

WELD Racing has announced its sponsorship of the third-annual WELD Racing Go-Kart Spectacular at the 2015 FVP Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, August 12, 2015. The event is held in conjunction with the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, which also supports the fourth-annual Tony Stewart Kick-it Cup to be held that week. To honor Jeff Gordon's racing career, which included winged and non-winged sprints from 1985 to 1990, the week's events will be old-school with a reference to the ’80s.

Events begin at Slideways Karting Center in Knoxville on August 12, with an all-star lineup of NASCAR and former sprint car drivers racing their biggest fans. NASCAR champions Gordon and Stewart, as well as 17-time Sprint Cup winner Kasey Kahne and Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Kyle Larson, will race against 50 race fans in Slideways' fastest winged karts. The 50 spots available for race fans, at $400 per person, sold out in less than two hours. Fans can still attend the event and get more information. All proceeds from the week's Kick-It events will go to Kick-It, a program and partner of the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, which raises money for pediatric cancer research.

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	MagnaFlow is expanding its already 280,000-sq.-ft. presence in Oceanside, California, with an additional 100,000+ sq. ft.

MagnaFlow Expands Presence in Oceanside, California

As consumer demand grows and sales continue to rise, MagnaFlow is expanding its already 280,000-sq.-ft. presence in Oceanside, California, with an additional 100,000+ sq. ft. With more than 500,000 sq. ft. in Southern California, this facility will provide increased capacity to continue to supply catalytic converter and performance exhaust manufacturing, development and distribution. According to the manufacturer, the additional facility will provide increased efficiency, complimenting further growth in the exhaust world and support future MagnaFlow ventures into new markets.

TEN Launches New Supersite With Truck Trend Network

TEN: The Enthusiast Network has announced the launch of the Truck Trend Network as a new destination for truck enthusiasts, combining content from the Truck Trend, Diesel Power, Truckin, Mini Truckin, 8-Lug, Work Truck Review, Sport Truck, and RV websites into one mobile-friendly supersite at TruckTrend.com.

The Truck Trend Network launches with an all-new homepage layout and navigation and includes one-click access to more than 34,000 articles and 100,000 high-resolution images from all the brands. The supersite also features a comprehensive, mobile-optimized truck research buyer’s guide with professional reviews, vehicle features, photos, pricing, calculators and dealer quotes for trucks, SUVs and similar-class vehicles.

The Truck Trend Network is expected to reach more than 1.2 million visitors monthly. To date, according to TEN, its supersites have seen increased traffic over its former individual websites with an average of 27% year-over-year growth while engagement increased by 17% with pages viewed and rose 19% in time spent on-site.

LeBaron Bonney Celebrates 55 Years

This year marks the 55th year that the LeBaron Bonney Company has been manufacturing national award winning automotive restoration interior kits. To celebrate, the company is spotlighting restoration-correct interior kits for 1928–1962 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, as well as 1916–1957 GM, and 1939-1941 Plymouth models. LeBaron Bonney has expertise duplicating original interior patterns and sourcing fabrics that replicate those originally used by auto manufacturers.

Miguel Amorozo

Champion Oil Announces New Ecuador Master Distributor

Champion Oil has announced that Tecnolub Cia Ltda is its exclusive master warehouse distributor in Ecuador. Tecnolub Cia Ltda is a distributor of passenger-car, commercial and industrial lubricants, and will offer Champion-branded products in a number of categories, such as motor oils, transmission fluids, hydraulic fluids, diesel motor oil, differentials lubes, greases, brake fluids and automotive chemicals and additives. Miguel Amorozo, owner of Tecnolub Cia Ltda, now promotes the complete line of Champion motor oils, chemicals and lubricants.

Tenneco Adds “Tech Talk” Discussion Forums to Monroe and Walker Websites

Tenneco has introduced Tech Talk discussion forums to its www.monroe.com, www.monroebrakes.com and www.walkerexhaust.com websites to help vehicle-repair professionals and do-it-yourselfers more quickly and accurately diagnose a wide range of vehicle performance issues and select and install the correct replacement ride control, brake and emissions-control products.

Customers can use the Tech Talk forums to monitor discussions, and once registered as a user, they can post questions regarding any Monroe or Walker product or related repair. The forums are accessible through each brand’s home page, “support” tab and electronic catalog. Customers looking up a specific product can also use the electronic catalog’s embedded Tech Talk tab to research others’ experiences and/or ask a question related to the corresponding part number. Other information now available for each Monroe and Walker product includes detailed product images, product features and benefits, technical specifications and application fitment data.

Each Tech Talk forum is moderated by Tenneco’s ASE-certified technical specialists, who respond to user questions and help guide discussions related to complex diagnostic and repair challenges.

	L-R: Walt Siklich, AutoRep Sales and Jim Leddy, Scorpion Racing Products.

Scorpion Racing Products Names AutoRep Sales as 2014 Manufacturer Sales Rep of the Year

Scorpion Racing Products—a manufacturer of automotive and marine aftermarket engine components for high-performance and racing applications—has named AutoRep Sales as its 2014 Manufacturer Sales Rep of the Year. AutoRep Sales founder Walt Siklich received the award at Scorpion’s manufacturing headquarters in Ocala, Florida. The Scorpion Racing Products Manufacturer Sales Rep of the Year award is based on strong sales results and input from various departments within Scorpion. AutoRep Sales has been a sales representative for Scorpion Racing Products since 2012.

Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. Acquires Bell Automotive Products

Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. has acquired Bell Automotive Products—a supplier of interior protection, tire safety and vehicle accessory products marketed under the Bell, Victor and Monkey-Grip brands. The Bell product offerings—including steering-wheel covers, seat covers, interior organizers, license plate frames, tire safety and emergency kits—will be combined with the related Hopkins’ vehicle organization products.

As part of the acquisition, Hopkins will add distribution facilities in Urbandale, Iowa, and offices in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Scottsdale office will become the home of the new-vehicle accessory business. Other recent acquisitions by Hopkins include Mallory, F3 Brands, Mr. Funnel and TowDaddy.

FUELAB Launches FUELAB News

FUELAB recently launched FUELAB News, which provides exclusive fuel system planning technical information, “How To” articles and videos, interviews, and new product information to help readers increase their knowledge of high-performance fuel delivery systems, and better understand the benefits and application of Fuelab solutions.

Sign up for FUELAB News at www.fuelab.com, or sign-up directly at http://tinyurl.com/FuelabNewsSignUp.

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The Ford GT has hit public roads with an early, undisguised prototype revealing its carbon-fiber weave and sexy show-car shape. The production headlights aren't in place, nor are some of the finer trim bits, but the stunning super car has stayed true to the concept car unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

Photo credit: KGP Photography

The Ford GT has hit public roads with an early, undisguised prototype revealing its carbon-fiber weave and sexy show-car shape. The production headlights aren't in place, nor are some of the finer trim bits, but the stunning super car has stayed true to the concept car unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

Photo credit: KGP Photography

The Ford GT has hit public roads with an early, undisguised prototype revealing its carbon-fiber weave and sexy show-car shape. The production headlights aren't in place, nor are some of the finer trim bits, but the stunning super car has stayed true to the concept car unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

Photo credit: KGP Photography