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Royal Purple-sponsored Subaru Rally Team USA drivers David Higgins and Craig Drew took first place overall in the final round of the Rally America National Championship.

Royal Purple-Sponsored Subaru Rally Team USA Drivers Take First Place Overall at the Rally America National Championship

Royal Purple-sponsored Subaru Rally Team USA drivers David Higgins and Craig Drew took first place overall in the final round of the Rally America National Championship at the 2015 Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, Michigan, October 17–18. The drivers’ strong performance at the season’s final race yielded the first perfect season achieved by any team in national U.S. rally competition since 1987. In the eighth and final race of the series at the Lake Superior Performance Rally, Higgins and Drew finished two minutes ahead of the race’s runner up, Adam Yeoman and Jordan Schulze of FY Racing.

Goodguys Rod & Custom Association Announces 2016 Event Schedule

The Goodguys 2016 event schedule will feature 20 electric events spanning the country, highlighted by the Goodguys 19th PPG Nationals, July 10–12 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. The East Coast Nationals returns to its original home—the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, June 10–12. The fifth Nostalgia Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, will be held October 14–16, moving it deeper into the fall, as it was from 2007–2010. The Goodguys West Coast Nationals celebrates its 30th birthday in Pleasanton, August 26–28. Another big change is the awarding of Goodguys 2016 Tank’s Hot Rod of the Year. The signature award for ’48 and older hot rods will be selected at the 11th Nashville Nationals, May 13–15, at Nissan Stadium. The 2016 season kicks off with the Goodguys 7th Spring Nationals, March 4–6, at WestWorld in Scottsdale and travels the country before returning to Scottsdale for the season ending 19th Southwest Nationals, November 18–20.

Team Nitto drivers Loren Healey, Jason Scherer and Eric Miller dominated the field of 60 cars in the 4400 Unlimited class race.

Team Nitto Tire Sweeps the 2015 ULTRA4 Season Championship

Nitto Tire swept the podium at the Ultra4 National Championships, October 17, 2015, at the Wild West Motorsports Park in Reno, Nevada. Team Nitto drivers Loren Healey, Jason Scherer and Eric Miller dominated the field of 60 cars in the 4400 Unlimited class race, and Derek West and Wayland Campbell secured their second- and third-place finishes in the series.

NMCA WEST is known as home to the “West Coast's Fastest Street Cars.”

NMCA WEST Announces 2016 Schedule

NMCA WEST and VP Racing Fuels have announced the official schedule for the 2016 season. Home to the “West Coast's Fastest Street Cars,” each NMCA WEST event includes grassroots drag racing, an incredible autocross, manufacturers' midway and vendor row. All 2016 events will be held at the Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California:

• April 1–3, 2016: Fifth Annual NMCA WEST Spring Nationals
• June 17–19, 2016: Sixth Annual NMCA West Coast Shootout
• September 16–18, 2016: Fifth Annual NMCA WEST Street Car Nationals
• October 14–16, 2016: Fifth Annual NMCA WEST World Finals

Race Wrap for the Fourth Annual NMCA WEST World Finals

The last race of the NMCA WEST VP Racing Fuels Drag Racing Series kicked off last week with racing action that would decide championships and who would get to visit the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. View the unofficial results online.

By SEMA Editors

The Members Lounge meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.

If you need a place to meet while at the SEMA Show, the SEMA Members Lounge has meeting space available. The meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.*

Reserve your meeting room prior to the Show, or to check room availability during the Show, visit the meeting room check-in counter located inside the Members Lounge.

The Members Lounge is a convenient place to grab a hot or cold lunch, network with other SEMA members, access a computer with a printer and Internet service or charge your cell phone. The Members Lounge will be open during Show hours. A hot lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. daily and a cold “Grab N’ Go” meal can be purchased any time during Show hours.

SEMA-member buyers also have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. MBR cards will be mailed in late October.

SEMA membership has its rewards!

Contact AJ Carney at 909-978-6697 or andreac@SEMA.org if you have any questions.

*Non-exhibiting manufacturers and members otherwise eligible to exhibit are not permitted to use the meeting rooms.

By SEMA Editors

The Members Lounge meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.

If you need a place to meet while at the SEMA Show, the SEMA Members Lounge has meeting space available. The meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.*

Reserve your meeting room prior to the Show, or to check room availability during the Show, visit the meeting room check-in counter located inside the Members Lounge.

The Members Lounge is a convenient place to grab a hot or cold lunch, network with other SEMA members, access a computer with a printer and Internet service or charge your cell phone. The Members Lounge will be open during Show hours. A hot lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. daily and a cold “Grab N’ Go” meal can be purchased any time during Show hours.

SEMA-member buyers also have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. MBR cards will be mailed in late October.

SEMA membership has its rewards!

Contact AJ Carney at 909-978-6697 or andreac@SEMA.org if you have any questions.

*Non-exhibiting manufacturers and members otherwise eligible to exhibit are not permitted to use the meeting rooms.

By SEMA Editors

The Members Lounge meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.

If you need a place to meet while at the SEMA Show, the SEMA Members Lounge has meeting space available. The meeting rooms can accommodate small groups (10 or fewer) and are available at no charge to member exhibitors and buyers.*

Reserve your meeting room prior to the Show, or to check room availability during the Show, visit the meeting room check-in counter located inside the Members Lounge.

The Members Lounge is a convenient place to grab a hot or cold lunch, network with other SEMA members, access a computer with a printer and Internet service or charge your cell phone. The Members Lounge will be open during Show hours. A hot lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. daily and a cold “Grab N’ Go” meal can be purchased any time during Show hours.

SEMA-member buyers also have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. MBR cards will be mailed in late October.

SEMA membership has its rewards!

Contact AJ Carney at 909-978-6697 or andreac@SEMA.org if you have any questions.

*Non-exhibiting manufacturers and members otherwise eligible to exhibit are not permitted to use the meeting rooms.

By SEMA Editors

Media registration for the Media Trade Conference is now open. The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors.

Journalists—including freelancers, bloggers, TV reporters and magazine writers—are invited to sit down in private, uninterrupted meetings with executives from manufacturing companies, January 26–28, 2016, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Reporters are able to select representatives from the companies they wish to meet to ensure relevancy to their outlet by registering at www.sema.org/mtcreg. Early registration guarantees that reporters will receive the best possible schedule in advance of the event.

Notes to media applicants:

• The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors. Please review the list of exhibitors closely to ensure you select any and all relevant manufacturers.
• During registration, you will be able to select the companies in which you are interested. Please pay close attention to the companies you select, as SEMA will make every effort possible to secure them into your schedule. It will be difficult to make changes after your schedule is set. Be sure to mark “Do Not Meet” for those companies that absolutely do not fit your editorial needs.
• Simply submit one registration form for your group, regardless of the number of people participating.
• If you are sending freelance writers to the event, have them register independently. The MPMC Media Trade Conference is open to all editorial media, whether working for a magazine, website or freelance assignment.

For media inquiries, contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org or 909-978-6723. For general or exhibitor inquiries, contact Lindsay Bianco at lindsayb@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Not an MPMC member? Join today. MPMC members must manufacture parts used in sanctioned motorsports events, and all applications for membership are subject to review.

For questions regarding the MPMC, contact SEMA’s Director of Councils Jim Skelly at 909-978-6990 or jimsk@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

Media registration for the Media Trade Conference is now open. The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors.

Journalists—including freelancers, bloggers, TV reporters and magazine writers—are invited to sit down in private, uninterrupted meetings with executives from manufacturing companies, January 26–28, 2016, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Reporters are able to select representatives from the companies they wish to meet to ensure relevancy to their outlet by registering at www.sema.org/mtcreg. Early registration guarantees that reporters will receive the best possible schedule in advance of the event.

Notes to media applicants:

• The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors. Please review the list of exhibitors closely to ensure you select any and all relevant manufacturers.
• During registration, you will be able to select the companies in which you are interested. Please pay close attention to the companies you select, as SEMA will make every effort possible to secure them into your schedule. It will be difficult to make changes after your schedule is set. Be sure to mark “Do Not Meet” for those companies that absolutely do not fit your editorial needs.
• Simply submit one registration form for your group, regardless of the number of people participating.
• If you are sending freelance writers to the event, have them register independently. The MPMC Media Trade Conference is open to all editorial media, whether working for a magazine, website or freelance assignment.

For media inquiries, contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org or 909-978-6723. For general or exhibitor inquiries, contact Lindsay Bianco at lindsayb@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Not an MPMC member? Join today. MPMC members must manufacture parts used in sanctioned motorsports events, and all applications for membership are subject to review.

For questions regarding the MPMC, contact SEMA’s Director of Councils Jim Skelly at 909-978-6990 or jimsk@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

Media registration for the Media Trade Conference is now open. The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors.

Journalists—including freelancers, bloggers, TV reporters and magazine writers—are invited to sit down in private, uninterrupted meetings with executives from manufacturing companies, January 26–28, 2016, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana, California.

Reporters are able to select representatives from the companies they wish to meet to ensure relevancy to their outlet by registering at www.sema.org/mtcreg. Early registration guarantees that reporters will receive the best possible schedule in advance of the event.

Notes to media applicants:

• The 2016 event will feature 100 exhibitors. Please review the list of exhibitors closely to ensure you select any and all relevant manufacturers.
• During registration, you will be able to select the companies in which you are interested. Please pay close attention to the companies you select, as SEMA will make every effort possible to secure them into your schedule. It will be difficult to make changes after your schedule is set. Be sure to mark “Do Not Meet” for those companies that absolutely do not fit your editorial needs.
• Simply submit one registration form for your group, regardless of the number of people participating.
• If you are sending freelance writers to the event, have them register independently. The MPMC Media Trade Conference is open to all editorial media, whether working for a magazine, website or freelance assignment.

For media inquiries, contact Della Domingo at dellad@sema.org or 909-978-6723. For general or exhibitor inquiries, contact Lindsay Bianco at lindsayb@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

Not an MPMC member? Join today. MPMC members must manufacture parts used in sanctioned motorsports events, and all applications for membership are subject to review.

For questions regarding the MPMC, contact SEMA’s Director of Councils Jim Skelly at 909-978-6990 or jimsk@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

Showgoers new to Uber can enjoy their first Uber ride free (up to $15) by signing up at https://get.uber.com/go/SEMASHOW.

Uber is offering new users at the 2015 SEMA Show their first ride for free (up to $15) by signing up at https://get.uber.com/go/SEMASHOW, or downloading the app and entering promo code SEMASHOW before requesting a ride. Specific drop-off and pick-up locations will be made available through the app prior to the SEMA Show.

Not sure how to Uber? It's easy! iPhone, Android, Windows Phone or Blackberry:

• Download the app
• Select your pick up location
• Request a ride

For questions, contact uber.com/support. For Uber pro tips, check out uber.com/features.

Note: Trip only redeemable in the greater Las Vegas area. New users only. Expires 1/20/16.

By SEMA Editors

Showgoers new to Uber can enjoy their first Uber ride free (up to $15) by signing up at https://get.uber.com/go/SEMASHOW.

Uber is offering new users at the 2015 SEMA Show their first ride for free (up to $15) by signing up at https://get.uber.com/go/SEMASHOW, or downloading the app and entering promo code SEMASHOW before requesting a ride. Specific drop-off and pick-up locations will be made available through the app prior to the SEMA Show.

Not sure how to Uber? It's easy! iPhone, Android, Windows Phone or Blackberry:

• Download the app
• Select your pick up location
• Request a ride

For questions, contact uber.com/support. For Uber pro tips, check out uber.com/features.

Note: Trip only redeemable in the greater Las Vegas area. New users only. Expires 1/20/16.

By SEMA Editors

SEMA is offering two free lunch vouchers for non-member buyer companies that become SEMA members, redeemable any day during the Show from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

SEMA is offering special incentives exclusively for non-member buyer companies that become SEMA members at the 2015 SEMA Show—free lunch at the 2015 Show and SEMA will pay for two badges to the 2016 Show!

Details:

• Two free lunch vouchers redeemable any day during the show from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pick up a hot lunch or Grab N’ Go lunch and relax in the SEMA Members Lounge located in the Grand Lobby (N251).
• SEMA will pay for up to two 2016 SEMA Show badges for your company personnel! (Please note: Promotion applies only to non-members attending the Show as buyers. Non-exhibiting manufacturers and service providers are not eligible. Personnel must meet the Show eligibility requirements.)

Did you know that SEMA membership for retailers starts as low as $100/year? See all of the benefits that come with a SEMA membership.

For questions regarding Show incentives or SEMA membership, contact SEMA Membership Director Gary Vigil at 909-978-6738 or garyv@sema.org.