Attention SEMA members: The May issue of SEMA News will include the 2012 SEMA Membership Directory. Members are encouraged to review and update their company and staff information now for accuracy.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. The deadline to submit nominations is March 16, 2012. Submit your SEMA Hall of Fame Nominations online.

Earl Richey Owen Sr. passed away January 14, 2012, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born November 23, 1927, in Whitewright, Texas.

SEMA is supporting a bill in the Iowa State Legislature to allow any vehicle that is 25 years old or older and used only for exhibition, entertainment or educational purposes to be registered for an annual fee of $5.

A SEMA-supported bill to exempt restoration and custom shops from the requirement that they provide written estimates for the repair of any vehicle that qualifies for a “horseless carriage” or “collector vehicle” license plate, or is a “parts car,” “street rod” or “custom vehicle” was approved by...

SEMA-model legislation that would allow West Virginia’s vehicle hobbyists to install and use aftermarket modified exhaust systems was reintroduced in the West Virginia State Legislature.

SEMA-model legislation that would prohibit cities or towns from enforcing an ordinance, development regulation, zoning regulation or administrative practice that prevents legitimate automobile collectors from pursuing their hobby, was approved by the Washington State Senate Government Operations...

NEWS NUGGETS TRAXXAS JOINS LIST OF NHRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS; SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR SPECIALTY RACE PROGRAMS: The NHRA has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Traxxas—a leading manufacturer and seller of high-performance radio-controlled vehicles. The agreement...

TRAXXAS/Red Bull's Mitchell DeJong Makes History Fourteen-year-old Mitchell DeJong has claimed his eighth racing title in five years—two off-road titles in a single season—including the only 2011 back-to-back championship in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. From training off the track, coupled...