The SEMA Pinewood Drag Races moved to a new location for 2011—the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, California—bringing new challengers and former champions together to race against the clock for a good cause.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

The auto-parts industry shows no signs of letting up on the throttle in spite of turbulence on Wall Street, at least not yet. Even though the economy as a whole has been volatile, consistently positive data is still coming in around the SEMA Show, which is seeing growth in square footage and attendance continues to power ahead.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Nominations for the awards presented by SEMA's councils and committees at the 2011 SEMA Show are due by August 19, 2011.

In its daily efforts to promote and protect the auto hobby, SEMA continues to partner with state lawmakers from across the country through the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus. Celebrating its six-year anniversary, the caucus is a bipartisan group of state lawmakers whose common thread is a love and appreciation for automobiles.

For the true automotive pioneer, trailblazing is its own reward. You don’t race, tinker, invent and innovate with an eye toward peer accolades. You push the envelope for the sheer thrill of it—it’s who you are, what drives you, it’s the challenge that fires your soul.

“Scooter” Brothers has been working with cars since he could walk. He is the son of a mechanic, and even though his dad wasn’t interested in racing, Brothers got hooked on it while he was still in high school in the late ’60s. He got involved with some of the men who started a company called Racing Head Service and, with a four-year break while he served in the navy, he’s been in the automotive performance business ever since.

The Annual SEMA Speed Networking Breakfast—Powered by the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN) has become one of the most popular events. This combined Speed Networking and Awards Breakfast premier event will take place at the Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom A, Thursday, November 3, and beginning promptly at 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.