President Obama signed into law a $40 million investment in a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) program that should spur $1.4 billion in small business loans.

California legislation (A.B. 1740) to eliminate the requirement that specially constructed vehicle registrations be limited to only the first 500 vehicles per year was not approved by the Transportation Committee on March 22. However, a modified version of the bill will be reconsidered by the committee on April 5, 2010.

Legislation that originally sought to prohibit public road use of a motor vehicle equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide was approved by the Mississippi Legislature and sent to the governor for his signature and enactment into law.

Clemson University's automotive research and engineering students plan to build a working electric vehicle—but they need your help.

If businesspeople can learn to understand the basic drivers of human behavior, leverage them and use them to their advantage, it will give them more weapons in an increasingly competitive market.

Exclusively for the tire industry—and open to all its segments—new expo also includes expanded education, efforts to contain exhibit costs, and better industry representation on SEMA Show committee.

The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will hold an entire event using four lanes instead of the traditional two at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway this weekend; the U.S. gold-medal-winning bobsled team will serve as honorary grand marshals for the inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals; Hot Rod” Fuller was the big winner on day two of the Yas Drag Festival, taking two of three races against teammate Tommy Johnson Jr. Fuller and Johnson finished the inaugural event at Yas Drag Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with three wins each.

New Indy Racing League CEO Randy Bernard has formed an advisory committee to help determine which chassis design will be selected as the new IZOD IndyCar Series chassis in 2012.

The March issue of SEMA News highlights racing and performance. Coincidentally, many racing facilities across the country and around the world are shrugging off winter snows and revving up for another season of competition at this time of year. What better time, then, to remind everyone about motorsports awareness and the MPMC-founded program Take a Friend to a Race.