With only nine events left in the 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing season, John Force has yet to post an event win in 2009, putting his historic record of 22 consecutive seasons with at least one win in jeopardy.
Providing SEMA members with access to affordable insurance is our top
legislative priority. Now is the time for members to contact their
elected officials in support of reforms to stabilize and reduce costs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 listening to the answers and advice offered by the
automotive aftermarket community.
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.