Attention SEMA members: The May issue of SEMA News will include the 2011 SEMA Membership Directory. Members are encouraged to review and update their company and staff information now for accuracy.

NEW NAME: Lucas Oil Products has acquired the naming rights for the NHRA-owned O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana. The venue will now be known as Lucas Oil Raceway.

SCCA Pro Racing Names Campbell Interim President With its new executive search currently underway, SCCA Pro Racing announced that SCCA Board Chairman Tom Campbell will serve as the interim president and CEO beginning January 17. Campbell will oversee the day-to-day operations of SCCA Pro Racing...

SEMA eNews highlights the websites of SEMA-member companies through the Hot Links to Cool Sites section each week. SEMA members: To be included in Hot Links to Cool Sites, e-mail your company name and website to enews@sema.org. Note: Make sure to include “Hot Links” in the subject line of the e-mail...

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed...

Most SEMA members know the Air Force has a sprawling campus in the mountains of Colorado Springs just south of Denver, but very few are aware how the Academy’s top technology learning labs can help research, develop, test and evaluate product ideas while helping the cadet student body move towards...

NEWS NUGGETS SILLY SEASON CONTINUES! JOHNNY GRAY MOVES OVER TO FUNNY CAR AND DSR: With only six weeks remaining until the first engines start up at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California, the off-season shuffle appropriately named, “the silly season,” continues as former Pro Stock driver and team...

As was speculated last year, the Genesis will undergo a freshening for the 2012 model year and will offer a new eight-speed transmission. Last time the spy network at Brenda Priddy & Co. set their crosshairs on the ’12 Genesis, engineers kept the shifter covered up. Today, the camouflage is off the...

A rule issued in 2008 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate certain auto body refinishing operations took full effect on January 10, 2011. The rule targets metal compounds emitted as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) during paint coating or stripping operations. The compounds...

The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its “Handbook for Employers” (M-274) on how to complete I-9 forms when verifying the authorized work status of new hires. All U.S. employers are required to process I-9 forms. The updated instruction manual...