Engine Builders of the Year 2018 – Announcement 12/6/18
Engine Builder magazine will be introducing its Performance, Diesel and Vintage Engine Builders of the Year for 2018 in partnership with Fel-Pro, Speed Pro and Sealed Power brands on 12/6/2018 at the PRI Show in Indianapolis.
Speed-Pro Pro-Metric Performance Piston Rings
Federal-Mogul Motorparts has introduced a broad new series of Speed-Pro metric-sized piston rings that help enhance the power and performance of oval track and drag racing engines by reducing rotating mass and cylinder wall drag.
Victory March Continues, Ray Banyas Named 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year
If you remember about a year ago in the pages of Engine Builder, we highlighted a shop in Cleveland called Victory Engines. The title of that story was ‘To the Victor Go the Spoils.’ Foreshadowing being what it is, Victory Engines’ owner Ray Banyas has again claimed a victory by being named the 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year.
Ray Banyas of Victory Engines Named 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year
The Engine Builder team recently made a trip up to Cleveland to visit Ray Banyas and Phil Hartsel at Victory Engines to tour the shop and present the guys with the 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year award.
Engine Builders of the Year Contest Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever for 2016
Engine Builder magazine and Federal-Mogul Motorparts are looking for the 2016 Engine Builders of the Year – Yes, we said BUILDERS, plural. Because this year our competition expands to three distinct categories, allowing us to recognize a full range of skill and talent.
Speed-Pro’s 2015 Performance Engine Builder of the Year is…
Ray Field, owner of Dougans Racing Engines, in Riverside, CA, was named the 2015 Performance Engine Builder of the Year, sponsored by Speed-Pro POWERFORGED Pistons and Engine Builder magazine. Field was presented the fourth annual award by Engine Builder magazine editor Doug Kaufman at a press conference Friday at the Performance Racing Industry Show.
Fourth Annual Performance Engine Builder of the Year Contest Now Open
What do Ed Pink Racing Engines, Kroyer Racing Engines and NVR Racing all have in common? They are past winners of Engine Builder’s Performance Engine Builder of the Year Award. The contest returns again this year looking to crown a fourth winner of the award sponsored by Speed-Pro POWERFORGED Pistons.
Wisconsin Winners
NVR is a race-oriented engine shop that builds mostly circle track and drag vehicle engines. With more than 40 years in the industry, Tom Nickerson works with his wife Cindy handling mostly Chevrolet builds, as well as other nameplate engines. NVR was named the 2014 Performance Engine Builder of the Year and we took a look at its operation.
Speed-Pro Crowns Performance Engine Builder of the Year
Tom Nickerson, owner of NVR Racing, in Butler, WI, was named the 2014 Performance Engine Builder of the Year, sponsored by Speed-Pro POWERFORGED Pistons and Engine Builder magazine. Nickerson was presented the award by Engine Builder magazine publisher Doug Kaufman at a press conference Friday at the Performance Racing Industry Show (PRI) in Indianapolis.
Simply the Best
In the world of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut stands recognized as the champion hot dog consumer – last July, he set the world record by wolfing down 69 Nathan’s dogs in 10 minutes. Eric “Mean” Melin is the reigning World Air Guitar champion as he out-pretended all other pretend guitarists last year in Oulu, Finland.
