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By SEMA Editors
 Jack Hone |
Former aftermarket industry publisher Jack Hone, 81, passed away peacefully on October 29, surrounded by his loved ones following a long illness.
His career in publishing began in 1969 and included 12 years as publisher of Tire Review magazine. In addition to his work in publishing, Hone was the co-founder of Hone Media Group, representing titles including SEMA News magazine.
After serving as a musician in the U.S. Navy playing trumpet and flugelhorn, Hone enjoyed a nearly lifelong career as a professional musician during which he had the opportunity to perform with many of the jazz greats, including Miles Davis.
Following his retirement, Hone taught private music lessons and served in the role of music director for The Church of the Covenant in Canton, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife Sharon, sister Dr. Charlene Nunley (husband Fred), son Michael Hone (wife Patrice), daughter Lorraine Nokes (husband Jeffrey), daughter Tracy Teuscher, first wife Marilyn Hone, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be observed Saturday, December 7, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at Denbow Gasche Funeral Home located at 313 Center St., Ashland, OH 44805. Immediately following the memorial service, family and friends are welcome to enjoy food, live music and fellowship.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family respectfully requests that gifts be made in the name of Jack Hone to the Jackson School for the Arts Jackson High School, 7600 Fulton Dr. NW, Massillon, OH, 44646, ATTN: Susan Gardner, JSA Director.
Personal notes of sympathy may be sent to the family via email in care of Tracy Teuscher at tracy@thebuzzmaker.com.
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
Volkswagen will naturally follow up the imminent introduction of the Mk8 Golf with an all-new GTI model—and it’s been spotted testing in the Arctic Circle. Tipped to be shown in the middle of 2020, the Mk8 GTI promises performance upgrades and, in line with the rest of the Golf range, a weight reduction.
The design adopts the familiar cues of previous GTI models to mark it out from the mainstream version. These include different front and rear bumpers with larger air intakes, chunkier wheels and tires covering larger brakes, the familiar split dual-exit exhaust and a rear spoiler.
In a reversal of original plans, Wolfsburg has decided not to make a more radical switch to hybrid power. Instead, the eighth-generation Golf GTI is set to stick with much of the hardware that has made the seventh-generation model such a success.
That means an updated version of the Audi-developed EA888 2.0L turbocharged gas engine used in the existing Mk7 Golf GTI. Again, like the current car, it will be offered with two power outputs: a standard output of around 255 hp and a more powerful 290hp model badged TCR, which will replace the current Performance version of the GTI.
In the case of the higher-spec model, it is said the 0–60 time will be less than 6.0 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph. Gearbox choices will include carryover versions of today’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch items.
As recently as last October, VW had planned to switch the Golf GTI to mild-hybrid power as the performance flagship of a new range of IQ-badged petrol-electric mild-hybrid models. That system is also based around the EA888 engine and is due to be revealed this year. However, it will not now be used on the Golf GTI, under the instruction of VW Group chairman Herbert Diess, who reversed the decision of his predecessor Matthias Müller.
Engineers involved in the new car’s development say a lot of attention has been focused on steering accuracy. The electro-mechanical set-up of the outgoing model has been heavily reworked to provide it with added levels of feedback and a more direct ratio.
The GTI’s exterior styling isn’t likely to be a major departure from what has gone before, but insiders have hinted that the car will have a more extroverted, aggressive look, most significantly around the front grille, which is expected to feature a deeper vent section and new slimmer front headlights that take advantage of the latest LED technology. Around the car’s rear wheels, enhanced shoulders are expected to give the car a sportier stance. Buyers will be restricted to just one bodystyle: a five-door hatchback. The three-door will no longer be produced.
Changes inside include a new digital cockpit with an optional head-up display unit and new switchgear, including a center console featuring a stubby T-shaped gearlever for DSG-equipped versions.
Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde
By Ashley Reyes
 The annual Media Trade Conference enables journalists to meet with exhibitors from motorsports parts manufacturers in 42 (14 per day) private, uninterrupted meetings, serving as the ideal event to get detailed information specific to their audience’s interests and gather a year’s worth of editorial content. |
The SEMA Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) once again invites journalists to register to attend the exclusive MPMC Media Trade Conference, January 21–23, 2020, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Santa Ana, California. The unique event caters to reporters and editors, making it easy and convenient to conduct high-quality interviews with the industry’s top motorsports and accessory manufacturers.
The annual event enables journalists to meet with representatives from motorsports parts companies in 42 (14 per day) private, uninterrupted meetings, serving as the ideal event to get detailed information specific to their audience’s interests and gather a year’s worth of editorial content.
Benefits of attending the conference include one-on-one discussions about the latest product lines and industry trends, product photography and networking opportunities.
By registering early, journalists can take advantage of the best possible meeting schedules and receive their schedules in advance. Those who register after December 20 will receive their schedules on-site.
Register now for the 2020 MPMC Media Trade Conference.
For questions, visit the MPMC Media Trade Conference website or contact Juan Torres at 909-978-6722.