NASCAR to Acquire ISC in Merger
International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has announced it entered an agreement for NASCAR to acquire the motorsports facility operator in a merger.
Sunnen’s 2019 Charity Engine Sweepstakes to Feature 1,400HP Sonny Leonard Engine
Sonny Leonard and the team from Sonny’s World Class Racing are building a 1400 horsepower, high-performance engine for the 31st annual Sweepstakes during PRI 2019.
Twin Whipple 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
One of Baker Engineering LLC’s recent customers wanted a trophy truck engine with brutal power everywhere. They didn’t have much room on the sides or the front of the engine, but they had room to go vertical, so the shop used it’s background in marine engines to employ a twin Whipple set up on this big block Chevy engine. Find out how the build turned out, and how much brutal horsepower this engine cranks out!
Cometic Gasket and Roush Yates Engines Extend Partnership
Cometic Gasket is the exclusive engine gasket of the Ford FR9 EFI Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Ford FR9 Carb NASCAR Xfinity Series engines that power cars at 73 events during the 2019 NASCAR season.
Patterson Elite Performance to Campaign 40th Anniversary COPO Camaro
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary milestone, the company, now Patterson Elite Performance, is debuting a 2019 COPO Camaro this spring.
LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator Engine
With a mechanical engineering background and racing in his blood, Brandon Page was destined to become an engine builder. The Clemson and SAM Tech grad opened Page Racing Engines just a year and a half ago, but has already been churning out engine builds like this LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator engine. Find out what went into the build!
Duck River Raceway Park for Sale
Duck River Raceway Park, a 1/4 mile dirt oval in Lewisburg, Tennessee is for sale at $650,000.
Sheheen Named Host of PRI Grand Opening Breakfast
Ralph Sheheen, president and co-founder of SPEED SPORT, will share his passion for and knowledge of motorsports as the new host of the Grand Opening Breakfast at the 2019 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.
Bondurant School of High Performance Driving Purchased by Stig Investments
Stig Investments, Inc. announced it has finalized its purchase of the performance racing school. In conjunction with the purchase, the new owners and FCA US LLC announced the school will continue as The Official Performance Driving School of Dodge//SRT.
Permatex Named Official Gasket Maker of Formula Drift
Permatex has been named the Official Gasket Maker of Formula Drift. Permatex will provide gasket makers for all vehicles competing in Formula Drift’s nine races during the 2019 season.
Registration for PRI 2019 Now Open
Motorsports professionals can secure credentials, reserve housing, and sign up for all-new education seminars at prishow.com.
Moroso Ford Coyote Aluminum Oil Pan
Moroso has introduced a Ford 5.0 “Coyote” 4 3/8˝ deep aluminum oil pan Part No. 20569 for Cobra replicas that require a shallow rear sump oil pan.
Katech LT Oil Pump
Katech announced it has released a new, revolutionary oil pump for the GM Gen 5 LT engine platform.
304 cid Ford Coyote Engine
When Tim Eichorn was approached by Horsepower Wars about participating in the LS vs. Coyote Shootout for a chance to show the world what a Ford Coyote engine can do, there was no way he was about to say no to the opportunity. His shop, MPR Racing Engines, grabbed a junkyard F-150 core motor and squeezed every ounce out of their allotted $15,000 budget to create a beast of an engine. Find out how the build came together and how it performed!
SEMA Hall of Fame Names Three New Members
Bob Chandler, Bruce Crower and Marla Moore will receive the automotive specialty equipment industry’s highest honor as the newest members of the SEMA Hall of Fame.
ASCS 360 Sprint Car Engine
Adam Cofer and the folks at Salina Engine focus on race engine builds, specifically engines like this ASCS 360 Sprint Car engine. The intent of this build was to attempt to curb the cost of 360 Sprint Car engines while still delivering a very competitive package. Find out how this engine came together and how it does on the track!
Is Your Tired Oil Causing Issues?
Speediagnostix now offers a quick, simple, inexpensive way to
diagnose the fluid in your engine that keeps it alive.
UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute Partners with NHRA
Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the newly-named Official Technical School of NHRA, is giving students all over the country the opportunity to get an up-close look at the opportunities provided by a quality technical school education.
Finding Good Employees
There are very few problems in business today that transcend industry quite like finding good employees. It’s an issue at any office, in any industry, all over the country and even the world. That being said, there are few industries which have struggled to find good employees the way the engine building/rebuilding industry has.
The Motorcycle Engine Market
At its peak, the market was booming with new bikes, ATVs and UTVs flying out the door almost as fast as the dealers could get them in. Nearly 1.8 million powersports units were sold in 2006, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC). In 2018, the number of new units sold was down to 661,000.
