NEWS NUGGETS ALL BROWN WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE: Antron Brown shocked POWERade Series faithful when the popular Pro Stock Motorcycle rider announced he’d be behind the wheel of one of the sport’s most powerful machines in 2008: the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster. Brown’s gotten in...

MIDGET MADNESS: Anderson (Indiana) Speedway, long the home of the annual Little 500 sprint-car race, has scheduled a 400-lap midget race for its quarter-mile asphalt oval. The event is scheduled July 26 and is expected to pay $7,000 to the winner. TOP DOGS: Donny Schatz, Jon Stanbrough and Gary...

OnSight Solutions hired Douglas R. Dowdy as its director of franchise sales. In this newly created position, Dowdy is responsible for all of the company’s franchise sales and support. Dowdy's background includes 18 years of sales, sales management, franchising and customer service experience...

Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) HRIA's Long-Range Planning Meeting is set for 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Friday, January 11, at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas. Open to all members eager to engage in discussions about the needs of the hot-rod industry, the meeting is the ideal venue to learn...

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Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities at www.sema.org/classifieds. Working for a SEMA-member company has many advantages. In addition to working for a company that supports and contributes to the success of the overall industry, being employed by a SEMA-member...

The time of year when consumers purchase specialty equipment often dictates planning for inventory levels and new-product unveilings. So when are consumers most likely to purchase custom parts and accessories for their rides? Data taken from the 2007 Automotive Lifestyles survey of enthusiast...

SEMA members know that clean-diesel technology will impact the specialty-equipment industry in the future. A SEMA survey conducted earlier this year showed that one in three members surveyed indicated that clean-diesel vehicles will have a “noticeable” to “extremely large” impact on the specialty...

Perhaps it’s the winter period of test and tune, teardown and analysis, but parts and accessories for auto racing is currently one of the hottest categories in online auction sales. From its 2007 peak in the last week of February, the category slowly declined throughout the spring and summer...