Think you have what it takes to beat SEMA Immediate Past Chairman Mitch Williams in a straight-up drag race? Williams has laid down a challenge to the industry that will be answered at the SEMA Pine Wood Drag Race.

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SEMA manufacturing members are invited to join Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, for the Ford Measuring Session featuring the 2009 Ford Flex, F-150 and Lincoln MKS. The deadline to register is Friday, April 11. To register, access the writable PDF available by clicking here.

Kia Motors America is now accepting project-vehicle proposals for companies seeking to build a Kia-themed project vehicle for the 2008 SEMA Show, November 4–7 in Las Vegas. Kia's vehicles offered through the program include the Rio, Rondo, Sportage and the all-new Borrego. The deadline to submit...

Is your company under siege by counterfeit products and illegal knock-offs? Are your trademarks or patents being infringed? Are your marketing materials copied? Then mark your calendar and plan to tune in for a timely discussion on how to implement a legal strategy to protect your intellectual...

The 2009 Cadillac XLR V-Series gets refreshed with moderate changes to the front and rear, spy photographer Brenda Priddy tells us. The V-Series signature wire-mesh comes through the front-end camouflage, and Priddy notes the large fender vent covered by black tape as a new feature, probably not...

A version of SEMA-model legislation (H.F. 2452) that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and replica vehicles was approved by the Iowa State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Chet Culver. H.F.

THE PRELUDE: For the second-consecutive year, The Prelude to the Dream dirt-late-model event, which features many of NASCAR’s best drivers racing on the dirt track at Eldora Speedway in Ohio, will be televised by HBO Pay-Per-View, selling for $24.95. The race is set for June 4.

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