PRW Welcomes Jim Trent as New National Sales Manager
PRW Industries Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance engine components for hot rods and race cars, welcomes Jim Trent to join the PRW team as our new National Sales Manager. Jim is a 20-plus-year veteran of the aftermarket in performance, traditional hard parts, tools and equipment.
Twenty Teams Now Qualified for Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Finals
With five of 12 events complete in the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Season, 20 teams have earned their way to the Dual Championship roster. The teams continue to pull out amazing performances at each stop, besting times from last year and increasing the intense level of competition at each Engine Challenge.
WELD-Sponsored Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Team Records Fastest Time at Texas Motor Speedway
The WELD-sponsored Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center Team recorded the fastest time at the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow (HROT) Engine Challenge program regional event held March 20-22 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. The team of five high school students from Choctaw, Okla. competed against the clock in a total engine rebuild and took first place.
WELD Announces 2015 Sponsorship of Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
WELD has renewed its sponsorship of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge program. WELD has been a sponsor of the organization since 2013. Hot Rodders of Tomorrow is a nationwide high school engine building competition that challenges youth to pursue an automotive career.
RxSpeed Launches as One-Stop Shop for Automotive Parts
RxSpeed, a comparison search engine for the motor vehicle aftermarket, has officially launched, featuring the industry’s most advanced product database showing consumers where to buy products at the lowest cost. Following the announcement of its beta version at the 2014 SEMA Show, RxSpeed.com has completed its usability testing and released its latest version for general availability. The company plans several more updates heading into the spring of 2015.
Selecting Pushrods, Rockers and Springs for Your Build
Everybody knows you need the right combination of valvetrain components to maximize an engine’s power potential. The trick is figuring out which components are the “right” ones for a given application. A high revving engine with an aggressive cam needs lightweight rocker arms and stiffer valve springs to keep up with the cam.
Burton Center for Arts and Technology Wins Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow (HROT) Engine Challenge this year was a dual championship format that pitted the two top teams determined at the SEMA Show against the top two finishers at the PRI Trade Show. The Engine Challenge drew a large crowd as the Burton Center for Arts and Technology from Virginia (Team Nitrous Express) came out as national champions, and a new single-round national record of 16 minutes, 22 seconds.
TI Automotive High-Performance Fuel Systems Catalog
TI Automotive, a global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, has announced the availability of its new 68-page high-performance fuel systems catalog. The new catalog can be accessed at the TI Automotive aftermarket website at www.tiautomotive.com/aftermarket, using the download tab.
Holley EFI Digital Dash
The Holley EFI Digital Dash features plug-and-play compatibility with all Holley EFI systems via a CANbus connection. The compact unit features a 7″ low glare, high brightness, high contrast, full color touch screen for easy viewing, even in full sunlight. The screen provides nearly limitless customization.
Ed Pink Receives Prestigious Robert E. Petersen Award
Legendary engine builder Ed Pink is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the recent SEMA trade show in Las Vegas. At the breakfast awards ceremony, Pink was introduced by Meguiars Car Care founder and host of the “Car Crazy” TV show, Barry Meguiar.
TI Automotive Adopts TI Automotive as Brand Name for Products
TI Automotive announced at the 2014 SEMA Show that it has adopted TI Automotive as the brand name for all of its high-performance aftermarket products. Previously, the company had manufactured fuel pumps under the Walbro brand name.
MOTOSHOP Technology Tools Offers Shops $5,000 Technology Makeover Sweepstakes
MOTOSHOP Technology Tools invites 2014 AAPEX and SEMA show attendees in Las Vegas to visit the company’s booths – 10469 and 10672 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and 1868 in the Sands Expo – before Thursday, Nov. 6, to be entered to win the sweepstakes grand prize: a $5,000 shop technology makeover.
NHRA Supports Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), whose professional drag-racing teams employ some of the nation’s top auto technicians, is supporting the next generation of auto experts through the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge. The NHRA has donated its table at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet to the top two teams competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge.
Ringbrothers to Debut One-of-a-Kind 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
Given the Chevelle’s racing pedigree, it is only fitting that Ringbrothers would choose a ’66 for its latest custom vehicle which it describes as a “refined race car.” Ringbrothers has blended the raw power of a race car with the sleek and detailed finish of a show car to create “Recoil.” “Recoil” gets its muscle from a powerful, Whipple-supercharged Wegner Motorsports LS7 engine that produces an astounding 980 horsepower.
British Invasion – All the King’s Horsepower
Interest in British sports cars grew in the U.S. after World War II, when soldiers returning from England brought MG TCs home with them. Soon other sports cars came from “across the pond.”
PRI Trade Show Looks to Build on Indy Success in 2014
After seeing success in its return to Indianapolis last year, PRI show producers are preparing an even better event for the 27th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, to be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis from December 11–13, 2014.
Rolling History: July 11 Designated as ‘Collector Car Appreciation Day’
In recognition of the nation’s historic and classic cars, the U.S. Senate recently passed Senate Resolution 493 (S. Res. 493) designating July 11, 2014, as “Collector Car Appreciation Day.” The Resolution was requested by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) and Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Councils. The
The Low-Down on the Salt Flats Laydown
There’s some good news for racing record setters — SEMA reported recently that an estimated 2,000 tons of salt were successfully deposited on the mud surface at the end of the access road to the Bonneville Salt Flats. It was graded and then dried to a hard concrete-like racing surface. Although modest in scope, the
Speedway Motors Founder “Speedy” Bill Smith Dead at 84
Victory Lane fell silent in late May as the performance automotive community lost a pioneering racer, hot rodder and entrepreneur. “Speedy” Bill Smith, founder and owner of Speedway Motors, died May 30 at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska just weeks before his 85th birthday. He is survived by four sons, their wives, ten grandchildren, and
Green Strategies: Recycled Engine Parts Save Profits
The list of reclaimed bare engine blocks on the Kenmonth Engine Company website (www.danamotorssac.com) is enough to warm the heart of any vintage vehicle collector. There’s an AMC 401-cid big-block for $800, five 1959 thru 1966 Buick “Nailheads” for $450 each, a 390 for a tail-finned ‘59 Caddy for $450, a 216-cid Chevy “Stovebolt 6”
