Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28
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NEWS NUGGETS

KALITTA, JOHNSON GRAB FIRST WINS OF THE SEASON IN DENVER: It was a day of firsts as Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta and Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson both raced to their first victories in more than a year Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver. For Kalitta, the win over runner-up Brandon Bernstein was his first since February 2009, when he won the season-opening Winternationals.

“When I saw the win light come on down there, it was real special, a great relief,” said Kalitta. “They do a great job here, and each year, the facility gets better and better, and I’m just glad to finally get a win here. I’ve been close a lot of times and, fortunately, we got it done today.”

Though Bernstein was unable to collect his first win of the season, he did clinch his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. In Pro Stock, Johnson picked up his first win of the season and third win at his title sponsor’s event, a track that he has all but dominated in the past few years, when he drove past competitor Jeg Coughlin in the final round.

“We wouldn’t mind having all 23 races here,” said Johnson. “We really have an awesome setup for here. The engine guys, the car guys and everyone else did their job, and I can’t say enough about them. We just made a perfect run every run.”

From here, drivers in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will have one more opportunity to clinch a spot in the Top 10 point standings and advance to the Countdown to 1 playoffs as the series heads to Northern Minnesota August 12–15 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

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HIGHT, HINES RACE TO VICTORY IN DENVER: Defending Funny Car world champion Robert Hight and former three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines were able to hold off the competition in their classes to pick up the win Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Hight drove his Auto Club Ford Mustang past team owner John Force in the final round to pick up his fourth win of the season and move even closer to Force and that first-place spot in the point standings.

“It’s nice to get back on the winning side here in Denver,” said Hight. “My crew chief Jimmy Prock has never had a problem making horsepower, but with the racetrack being so good last year with the cooling system and everything, we just didn’t have enough horsepower, and that bothered Jimmy. He came in here with a game plan—new parts and different things—and he definitely found the horsepower that he needed.”

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, former world champion Hines was able to hold off runner-up Karen Stoffer to pick up his third win of the season in his second consecutive final round appearance.

“I grew up three hours south of here in Trinidad, Colorado, so it’s good to win here on the mountain,” said Hines. “This place is my home. We didn’t have the best motorcycle this weekend, just like we didn’t have the best motorcycle (when we advanced to the final) at Sonoma, but we were able to get the job done. That says a lot about our team.”

For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, August 12–15: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to northern Minnesota for the final race of the Countdown to 10 regular season. Defending event winners include Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL, O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS, September 1–6: The famed Labor Day event at historical O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is the first of six races in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS, zMAX DRAGWAY, September 16–19: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its second stop of the season in North Carolina and second stop of the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Mike Edwards (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle). 

nhra5
HE SAID, SHE SAID

JUST HAPPY TO CLINCH: Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon on clinching his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs with his first round appearance at the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

“Our main goal at the start of the year was to make the field for the Countdown and we clinched our spot today, so that’s good. Although it’s hard to be super excited after a first-round loss; it was just a good race that we lost by a few feet.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

10: That’s the number of spots that remain for the Countdown to 1 playoffs (two in Top Fuel, one in Funny Car, two in Pro Stock and five in Pro Stock Motorcycle) in all four classes as the series heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the final race of the regular season, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

nhra6 nhra7
DID YOU KNOW…

That Top Fuel pilot Larry Dixon and Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards clinched the No. 1 seeds in the point standings heading into the Countdown to 1 playoffs?

The clinch secures both drivers a 20-point bonus once the playoffs begin in Indianapolis.

 

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28
nhra nhra2
NEWS NUGGETS

KALITTA, JOHNSON GRAB FIRST WINS OF THE SEASON IN DENVER: It was a day of firsts as Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta and Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson both raced to their first victories in more than a year Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver. For Kalitta, the win over runner-up Brandon Bernstein was his first since February 2009, when he won the season-opening Winternationals.

“When I saw the win light come on down there, it was real special, a great relief,” said Kalitta. “They do a great job here, and each year, the facility gets better and better, and I’m just glad to finally get a win here. I’ve been close a lot of times and, fortunately, we got it done today.”

Though Bernstein was unable to collect his first win of the season, he did clinch his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. In Pro Stock, Johnson picked up his first win of the season and third win at his title sponsor’s event, a track that he has all but dominated in the past few years, when he drove past competitor Jeg Coughlin in the final round.

“We wouldn’t mind having all 23 races here,” said Johnson. “We really have an awesome setup for here. The engine guys, the car guys and everyone else did their job, and I can’t say enough about them. We just made a perfect run every run.”

From here, drivers in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will have one more opportunity to clinch a spot in the Top 10 point standings and advance to the Countdown to 1 playoffs as the series heads to Northern Minnesota August 12–15 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

nhra3 nhra4

HIGHT, HINES RACE TO VICTORY IN DENVER: Defending Funny Car world champion Robert Hight and former three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines were able to hold off the competition in their classes to pick up the win Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Hight drove his Auto Club Ford Mustang past team owner John Force in the final round to pick up his fourth win of the season and move even closer to Force and that first-place spot in the point standings.

“It’s nice to get back on the winning side here in Denver,” said Hight. “My crew chief Jimmy Prock has never had a problem making horsepower, but with the racetrack being so good last year with the cooling system and everything, we just didn’t have enough horsepower, and that bothered Jimmy. He came in here with a game plan—new parts and different things—and he definitely found the horsepower that he needed.”

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, former world champion Hines was able to hold off runner-up Karen Stoffer to pick up his third win of the season in his second consecutive final round appearance.

“I grew up three hours south of here in Trinidad, Colorado, so it’s good to win here on the mountain,” said Hines. “This place is my home. We didn’t have the best motorcycle this weekend, just like we didn’t have the best motorcycle (when we advanced to the final) at Sonoma, but we were able to get the job done. That says a lot about our team.”

For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, August 12–15: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to northern Minnesota for the final race of the Countdown to 10 regular season. Defending event winners include Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL, O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS, September 1–6: The famed Labor Day event at historical O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is the first of six races in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS, zMAX DRAGWAY, September 16–19: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its second stop of the season in North Carolina and second stop of the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Mike Edwards (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle). 

nhra5
HE SAID, SHE SAID

JUST HAPPY TO CLINCH: Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon on clinching his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs with his first round appearance at the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

“Our main goal at the start of the year was to make the field for the Countdown and we clinched our spot today, so that’s good. Although it’s hard to be super excited after a first-round loss; it was just a good race that we lost by a few feet.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

10: That’s the number of spots that remain for the Countdown to 1 playoffs (two in Top Fuel, one in Funny Car, two in Pro Stock and five in Pro Stock Motorcycle) in all four classes as the series heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the final race of the regular season, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

nhra6 nhra7
DID YOU KNOW…

That Top Fuel pilot Larry Dixon and Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards clinched the No. 1 seeds in the point standings heading into the Countdown to 1 playoffs?

The clinch secures both drivers a 20-point bonus once the playoffs begin in Indianapolis.

 

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28
nhra nhra2
NEWS NUGGETS

KALITTA, JOHNSON GRAB FIRST WINS OF THE SEASON IN DENVER: It was a day of firsts as Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta and Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson both raced to their first victories in more than a year Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver. For Kalitta, the win over runner-up Brandon Bernstein was his first since February 2009, when he won the season-opening Winternationals.

“When I saw the win light come on down there, it was real special, a great relief,” said Kalitta. “They do a great job here, and each year, the facility gets better and better, and I’m just glad to finally get a win here. I’ve been close a lot of times and, fortunately, we got it done today.”

Though Bernstein was unable to collect his first win of the season, he did clinch his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. In Pro Stock, Johnson picked up his first win of the season and third win at his title sponsor’s event, a track that he has all but dominated in the past few years, when he drove past competitor Jeg Coughlin in the final round.

“We wouldn’t mind having all 23 races here,” said Johnson. “We really have an awesome setup for here. The engine guys, the car guys and everyone else did their job, and I can’t say enough about them. We just made a perfect run every run.”

From here, drivers in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will have one more opportunity to clinch a spot in the Top 10 point standings and advance to the Countdown to 1 playoffs as the series heads to Northern Minnesota August 12–15 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

nhra3 nhra4

HIGHT, HINES RACE TO VICTORY IN DENVER: Defending Funny Car world champion Robert Hight and former three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines were able to hold off the competition in their classes to pick up the win Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Hight drove his Auto Club Ford Mustang past team owner John Force in the final round to pick up his fourth win of the season and move even closer to Force and that first-place spot in the point standings.

“It’s nice to get back on the winning side here in Denver,” said Hight. “My crew chief Jimmy Prock has never had a problem making horsepower, but with the racetrack being so good last year with the cooling system and everything, we just didn’t have enough horsepower, and that bothered Jimmy. He came in here with a game plan—new parts and different things—and he definitely found the horsepower that he needed.”

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, former world champion Hines was able to hold off runner-up Karen Stoffer to pick up his third win of the season in his second consecutive final round appearance.

“I grew up three hours south of here in Trinidad, Colorado, so it’s good to win here on the mountain,” said Hines. “This place is my home. We didn’t have the best motorcycle this weekend, just like we didn’t have the best motorcycle (when we advanced to the final) at Sonoma, but we were able to get the job done. That says a lot about our team.”

For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, August 12–15: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to northern Minnesota for the final race of the Countdown to 10 regular season. Defending event winners include Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL, O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS, September 1–6: The famed Labor Day event at historical O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is the first of six races in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS, zMAX DRAGWAY, September 16–19: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its second stop of the season in North Carolina and second stop of the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Mike Edwards (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle). 

nhra5
HE SAID, SHE SAID

JUST HAPPY TO CLINCH: Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon on clinching his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs with his first round appearance at the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

“Our main goal at the start of the year was to make the field for the Countdown and we clinched our spot today, so that’s good. Although it’s hard to be super excited after a first-round loss; it was just a good race that we lost by a few feet.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

10: That’s the number of spots that remain for the Countdown to 1 playoffs (two in Top Fuel, one in Funny Car, two in Pro Stock and five in Pro Stock Motorcycle) in all four classes as the series heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the final race of the regular season, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

nhra6 nhra7
DID YOU KNOW…

That Top Fuel pilot Larry Dixon and Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards clinched the No. 1 seeds in the point standings heading into the Countdown to 1 playoffs?

The clinch secures both drivers a 20-point bonus once the playoffs begin in Indianapolis.

 

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28
nhra nhra2
NEWS NUGGETS

KALITTA, JOHNSON GRAB FIRST WINS OF THE SEASON IN DENVER: It was a day of firsts as Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta and Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson both raced to their first victories in more than a year Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver. For Kalitta, the win over runner-up Brandon Bernstein was his first since February 2009, when he won the season-opening Winternationals.

“When I saw the win light come on down there, it was real special, a great relief,” said Kalitta. “They do a great job here, and each year, the facility gets better and better, and I’m just glad to finally get a win here. I’ve been close a lot of times and, fortunately, we got it done today.”

Though Bernstein was unable to collect his first win of the season, he did clinch his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. In Pro Stock, Johnson picked up his first win of the season and third win at his title sponsor’s event, a track that he has all but dominated in the past few years, when he drove past competitor Jeg Coughlin in the final round.

“We wouldn’t mind having all 23 races here,” said Johnson. “We really have an awesome setup for here. The engine guys, the car guys and everyone else did their job, and I can’t say enough about them. We just made a perfect run every run.”

From here, drivers in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will have one more opportunity to clinch a spot in the Top 10 point standings and advance to the Countdown to 1 playoffs as the series heads to Northern Minnesota August 12–15 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

nhra3 nhra4

HIGHT, HINES RACE TO VICTORY IN DENVER: Defending Funny Car world champion Robert Hight and former three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines were able to hold off the competition in their classes to pick up the win Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Hight drove his Auto Club Ford Mustang past team owner John Force in the final round to pick up his fourth win of the season and move even closer to Force and that first-place spot in the point standings.

“It’s nice to get back on the winning side here in Denver,” said Hight. “My crew chief Jimmy Prock has never had a problem making horsepower, but with the racetrack being so good last year with the cooling system and everything, we just didn’t have enough horsepower, and that bothered Jimmy. He came in here with a game plan—new parts and different things—and he definitely found the horsepower that he needed.”

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, former world champion Hines was able to hold off runner-up Karen Stoffer to pick up his third win of the season in his second consecutive final round appearance.

“I grew up three hours south of here in Trinidad, Colorado, so it’s good to win here on the mountain,” said Hines. “This place is my home. We didn’t have the best motorcycle this weekend, just like we didn’t have the best motorcycle (when we advanced to the final) at Sonoma, but we were able to get the job done. That says a lot about our team.”

For results from the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, visit NHRA.com.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, August 12–15: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to northern Minnesota for the final race of the Countdown to 10 regular season. Defending event winners include Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL, O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS, September 1–6: The famed Labor Day event at historical O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is the first of six races in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS, zMAX DRAGWAY, September 16–19: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its second stop of the season in North Carolina and second stop of the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Defending event winners include Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Mike Edwards (Pro Stock); and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle). 

nhra5
HE SAID, SHE SAID

JUST HAPPY TO CLINCH: Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon on clinching his spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs with his first round appearance at the recently completed Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

“Our main goal at the start of the year was to make the field for the Countdown and we clinched our spot today, so that’s good. Although it’s hard to be super excited after a first-round loss; it was just a good race that we lost by a few feet.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

10: That’s the number of spots that remain for the Countdown to 1 playoffs (two in Top Fuel, one in Funny Car, two in Pro Stock and five in Pro Stock Motorcycle) in all four classes as the series heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the final race of the regular season, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

nhra6 nhra7
DID YOU KNOW…

That Top Fuel pilot Larry Dixon and Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards clinched the No. 1 seeds in the point standings heading into the Countdown to 1 playoffs?

The clinch secures both drivers a 20-point bonus once the playoffs begin in Indianapolis.

 

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

  2010 SEMA Installation Banquet-Van Woodell
  2010 SEMA Hall of Fame inductee Van Woodell has served three consecutive two-year terms on the SEMA Board.

More than 500 members of the industry joined the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser in Pasadena, California, July 23, to honor 2010 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees Van Woodell, Chuck Schwartz and Richard "Dick" McMullen and to raise money for children's charities Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp. They also came to thank members for their service to the SEMA Board of Directors as well as welcome new members to the Board.

The day's activities kicked-off with the 2010 Business Technology Seminar (BTS), a series of panel discussions and seminars sponsored by SEMA's Street Performance Council (SPC) focused on harnessing the power of the Internet to help specialty-equipment businesses grow.

Topics ranged from the fundamentals of online marketing, improving product data standards for better distribution, using video to promote products and creating a savvy Internet marketing budget.

After the BTS 2010 wound down, a cocktail reception kicked-off the evening's banquet festivities. Emcee Dave McClelland hosted the ceremonies honoring SEMA Hall of Fame inductees and incoming and outgoing Board members. The program also featured thoughts from SEMA Cares Committee Chairman Joel Ayres.

2010 Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser-Chuck Schwartz  
2010 SEMA Hall of Fame inductee Chuck Schwartz reflected on 28 years of serving as producer of the SEMA Show.  

Fundraising for Childhelp and Victory Junction didn't stop at the Gala, however. Several donors from the industry and the SEMA Board of Directors answered SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting's challenge to shave his head for a $10,000 pledge to Childhelp and Victory Junction.

Similar to last year when Ayres, his wife Cindy, Show 'N Shine organizer Mike Spagnola and SEMA Vice President of Communications and Events Peter MacGillivray were sheared for charity, Kersting ended up on the business end of hair clippers before the night was through.

SEMA thanks all for their extraordinary volunteer efforts and encourages all who would like to volunteer for next year's event to contact SEMA Special Events Administrator Lisa Moreno at LisaM@sema.org.



 

2010 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser
SEMA Hall of Famers at Show N Shine
SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting (left) and Chairman-Elect Paul "Scooter" Brothers (right) welcome first-time SEMA Board Member John Hotchkis of Hotchkis Performance. SEMA Hall of Famers Van Woodell, Harry Hibler, Louis Senter and Ron Funfar gather at at the Show 'N Shine.
SEMA BTS 2010 2010 SEMA BTS
Famous Rhodes from eBay Motors discusses organizing product data to an industry standard during the 2010 Business Technology Seminar. At the BTS 2010, Tyler Tanaka offered ways for businesses to tap into the marketing potential of social media.
2010 SEMA Show N Shine 2010 SEMA Show N Shine-Chip Foose

The Show 'N Shine car show drew nearly 120 cars and trucks and 900 spectators.

Chip Foose returned as Grand Marshal of the Show 'N Shine and shared his time—and artistic talents—with a long line of admirers.
2010 SEMA Pinewood Drag Races 2010 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser-Kersting
The third-annual Pinewood Drag Races highlighted the creativity and ingenuity of industry enthusiasts and passionate kids. SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting made good on his pledge: The industry came up with $10,000 for Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp and Kersting sat down to the clippers.

 

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the “National Manufacturing Strategy Act” (H.R. 4692), which would make manufacturing a top priority for Congress and the administration. This SEMA-supported legislation is intended to promote government policies to foster economic growth, increase employment and productivity, and expand exports for the nation’s manufacturing sector. The legislation would establish a public-private advisory board to make policy recommendations to the president on how to achieve short- and long-term goals and report its findings to Congress.

The board would include representatives from various federal agencies, two state governors, private sector members with experience in managing companies, supply chain providers and labor organizations. Topics for consideration would include competitiveness, stability, sustainability, trade balance and job creation in a global economy. The board would be challenged to outline specific action items to achieve its goals and recommendations. SEMA is encouraged that the legislation is now set for a vote in the House later this summer or fall.

For more information, contact Dan Sadowski at dans@sema.org.

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the “National Manufacturing Strategy Act” (H.R. 4692), which would make manufacturing a top priority for Congress and the administration. This SEMA-supported legislation is intended to promote government policies to foster economic growth, increase employment and productivity, and expand exports for the nation’s manufacturing sector. The legislation would establish a public-private advisory board to make policy recommendations to the president on how to achieve short- and long-term goals and report its findings to Congress.

The board would include representatives from various federal agencies, two state governors, private sector members with experience in managing companies, supply chain providers and labor organizations. Topics for consideration would include competitiveness, stability, sustainability, trade balance and job creation in a global economy. The board would be challenged to outline specific action items to achieve its goals and recommendations. SEMA is encouraged that the legislation is now set for a vote in the House later this summer or fall.

For more information, contact Dan Sadowski at dans@sema.org.

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

There are still a few booths available in the Accessories & Tuning sector at the upcoming Automechanika show taking place September 14–19, in Frankfurt, Germany. A record number of visitors attended the biennial Automechanika in 2008, with more than 161,000 visitors from 146 countries coming to Frankfurt.

For more information contact Bridget Ferris at bridget.ferris@usa.messefrankfurt.com or:

Bridget Ferris, International Sales & Marketing Manager
Messe Frankfurt
1600 Parkwood Cir., Ste. 615
Atlanta, GA 30339
678/732-2426 (Direct)
770/984-8023 (Fax)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

There are still a few booths available in the Accessories & Tuning sector at the upcoming Automechanika show taking place September 14–19, in Frankfurt, Germany. A record number of visitors attended the biennial Automechanika in 2008, with more than 161,000 visitors from 146 countries coming to Frankfurt.

For more information contact Bridget Ferris at bridget.ferris@usa.messefrankfurt.com or:

Bridget Ferris, International Sales & Marketing Manager
Messe Frankfurt
1600 Parkwood Cir., Ste. 615
Atlanta, GA 30339
678/732-2426 (Direct)
770/984-8023 (Fax)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:28

There are still a few booths available in the Accessories & Tuning sector at the upcoming Automechanika show taking place September 14–19, in Frankfurt, Germany. A record number of visitors attended the biennial Automechanika in 2008, with more than 161,000 visitors from 146 countries coming to Frankfurt.

For more information contact Bridget Ferris at bridget.ferris@usa.messefrankfurt.com or:

Bridget Ferris, International Sales & Marketing Manager
Messe Frankfurt
1600 Parkwood Cir., Ste. 615
Atlanta, GA 30339
678/732-2426 (Direct)
770/984-8023 (Fax)