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Cameron Steele (right) was officially awarded the overall four-wheel vehicle and SCORE Trophy Truck race victory, and Justin Morgan (left) led his team to a perfect season in the 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship, capped by a convincing overall motorcycle victory at the 51st SCORE Baja 1000.

Cameron Steele Takes Overall, SCORE Trophy Truck Win at 51st Annual SCORE Baja 1000

Action sports TV announcer/desert racer Cameron Steele was officially awarded the overall four-wheel vehicle and SCORE Trophy Truck race victory at the 51st SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Finishing second physically behind apparent winner Rob MacCachren, Steele was later awarded the victory after MacCachren was penalized for a course infraction. Steele finished the 806.76-mile race in 16 hours, 24 minutes, 2 seconds in his No. 16 Monster Energy Desert Assassins Geiser Bros.-built Ford Raptor with an average speed of 49.19 mph. In addition, Justin Morgan led his team to a perfect season in the 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship, capped by a convincing overall motorcycle victory. The race was also deciding the season point championships in Pro and Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, UTVs and quads in the season-finale of the four-race 2018 SCORE World Desert Championship. Final official results were released by SCORE race officials after the course closed, all data-tracking devices had been read, penalties assessed and confirmed by the SCORE Competition Review Board late Sunday morning in Ensenada. The race was the season-finale of the four-race 2018 SCORE Desert World Championship. For complete results, visit the SCORE website.

For more racing news, visit Performance Racing Industry’s (PRI) eNewsletter.

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators by helping them get off to a successful start in their education and automotive aftermarket careers.

SEMA is now accepting applications for the 2019 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund for students preparing for careers in the auto or auto-parts industries.  

“One of SEMA’s main initiatives is to engage, motivate and support the future innovators and leaders of the aftermarket industry,” said SEMA Chairman-Elect Tim Martin. “Through programs like the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, we can provide financial support to any student in the country working toward a career in our industry.”

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at www.sema.org/scholarships. The deadline for the program is March 1, 2019. Scholarships are available in a variety of categories, such as accounting, sales and marketing and engineering. Additionally, scholarship recipients are invited to attend the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas and be recognized during an awards luncheon.

The program also includes a loan forgiveness aspect that offers financial awards to employees of SEMA-member companies who have completed and are paying off a loan for a program of study at an accredited university, college or vocational/technical program within the United States.

For more information, contact SEMA Manager of Student Programs Juliet Marshall at 909-978-6655 or julietm@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators by helping them get off to a successful start in their education and automotive aftermarket careers.

SEMA is now accepting applications for the 2019 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund for students preparing for careers in the auto or auto-parts industries.  

“One of SEMA’s main initiatives is to engage, motivate and support the future innovators and leaders of the aftermarket industry,” said SEMA Chairman-Elect Tim Martin. “Through programs like the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, we can provide financial support to any student in the country working toward a career in our industry.”

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at www.sema.org/scholarships. The deadline for the program is March 1, 2019. Scholarships are available in a variety of categories, such as accounting, sales and marketing and engineering. Additionally, scholarship recipients are invited to attend the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas and be recognized during an awards luncheon.

The program also includes a loan forgiveness aspect that offers financial awards to employees of SEMA-member companies who have completed and are paying off a loan for a program of study at an accredited university, college or vocational/technical program within the United States.

For more information, contact SEMA Manager of Student Programs Juliet Marshall at 909-978-6655 or julietm@sema.org.

By Rachel Tatum

Host of “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” Katie Osborne will take viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show.

Tune in to NBC Sports Network, December 4, at 8:00 p.m. (PST)/11:00 p.m. (EST), as “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” premieres nationwide. The show takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show, as hosts Katie Osborne, Marc Christ, Eliza Leon, Lawrence “LT” Tolman and Gannon Pritchard share the latest off-road and truck trends, new technology, the Hot Wheels winner, Young Guns builders, students competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge and an up-close look at the Bullitt Mustang Steve McQueen drove.

Visit NBC Sports Network or check your local television cable or satellite provider for details.

By Rachel Tatum

Host of “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” Katie Osborne will take viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show.

Tune in to NBC Sports Network, December 4, at 8:00 p.m. (PST)/11:00 p.m. (EST), as “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” premieres nationwide. The show takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show, as hosts Katie Osborne, Marc Christ, Eliza Leon, Lawrence “LT” Tolman and Gannon Pritchard share the latest off-road and truck trends, new technology, the Hot Wheels winner, Young Guns builders, students competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge and an up-close look at the Bullitt Mustang Steve McQueen drove.

Visit NBC Sports Network or check your local television cable or satellite provider for details.

By Rachel Tatum

Host of “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” Katie Osborne will take viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show.

Tune in to NBC Sports Network, December 4, at 8:00 p.m. (PST)/11:00 p.m. (EST), as “PowerNation on the Road—2018 SEMA Show” premieres nationwide. The show takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2018 SEMA Show, as hosts Katie Osborne, Marc Christ, Eliza Leon, Lawrence “LT” Tolman and Gannon Pritchard share the latest off-road and truck trends, new technology, the Hot Wheels winner, Young Guns builders, students competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge and an up-close look at the Bullitt Mustang Steve McQueen drove.

Visit NBC Sports Network or check your local television cable or satellite provider for details.

Like the standard A7, the RS7 Sportback is a midsize luxury entry that comes equipped with five doors, four seats for passengers and a rear hatch for cargo duties. While it’s already known what the standard A7 will look like following its debut last year, the upcoming RS7 Sportback can be expected to get all the traditional performance styling cues.

Kicking things off will be a select number of updates to the front bumper, with wider intakes, sharp headlight housings and a more pronounced aero setup. Standard appointment will include LEDs for the forward illumination, while laser headlight elements should be optional. The RS7 will also come with a black honeycomb mesh insert for the front grille, as opposed to the horizontal bars seen on the standard A7 model.

Moving to the sides, there will be massively flared-out fenders. These will be even more pronounced than those seen on the standard A7. The profile view will also reveal the RS7’s coupe-like roofline and more aggressive side skirts. Large wheels will take up residence in the corners, measuring between 20 and 21 in. in diameter.

Under the hood, the ’19 RS7 Sportback is rumored to be equipped with an all-new twin-turbo 4.0L V8 gas burner. It’s a stout powerplant, no doubt about it, and it’s believed that Volkswagen will use it in the new Bentley Continental GT as well.

Mounted in the RS7, peak output could come to as much as 650 hp, besting the first-generation model by a considerable margin.

As a reference, the current RS7 gets 560 hp in standard trim and 605 hp with the performance package, hitting 0–60 in 3.7 seconds in standard form and 3.6 seconds in the performance trim.

The boost to 650 hp in the RS7 is exciting, but even more exiting is the rumor that the next model might go hybrid with an even-faster e-tron version. Pulling technology from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, the RS7 e-tron could pump out as much 700 hp, making for Audi’s first-ever high-performance hybrid plug-in model. Making that happen will be 150 hp from a lithium-ion battery and electric motor combo, plus 550 hp from the internal-combustion engine.

Per usual, quattro AWD will come as standard, which is pretty much a necessity when making this much muscle. Routing it all will be an eight-speed S-tronic automatic transmission, also equipped as standard.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde