Michael Schumacher calls off his return to racing; former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran hopes to field a two-car IndyCar Series entry next season; dirt-late-model driver Jimmy Mars won the North/South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky; and more racing news.

Tim Watts of Superlift Suspension Systems, one of the newest members of the SEMA Board of Directors, discusses his involvement with the Young Executives Network (YEN) and the SEMA Board in the new issue of SEMA News. Much of what he has learned in his career is the result of asking questions, and...

Las Vegas hasn't been this affordable in years and SEMA has successfully negotiated with its partner hotels an extension of their early-bird rates through the end of summer.

The SEMA Businesswomen's Network (SBN) Insider features a message from incoming SBN Chair Tammy Holland, a special thanks to immediate-past chair/advisor S. Kellie Colf and details on the results of the recent SBN survey.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI), a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is asking for your participation and attendance at its 2009 Advisory Council meeting.

About seven or eight months ago, a successful retail chain with a 20-year, 10-location brick-and-mortar history decided that it was time it competed on the web with a full e-commerce solution.

In an effort to better serve members, SEMA is assembling a task force to help identify ways to provide more value through its market research.

Several SEMA Show promotions, such as exhibitor value packages and the Leads Guaranteed program, are enticing more than just SEMA Show exhibitors and attendees. The media has also taken notice and is spreading the word.

Ford is hosting two half-day sessions for specialty-equipment manufacturers, offering them an advance look at the 2011 F-Series truck.

Attention SEMA Exhibitors! Planning to make a big announcement at the 2009 SEMA Show? Are you introducing an industry-changing new product? If so, we want to know about it for the September SEMA Show Preview issue of SEMA News magazine.