King Engine Bearings Features New EcoBoost Bearings at SEMA 2016
King Engine Bearings will showcase the 4 and 6 cyl. EcoBoost XP race bearings at the 2016 SEMA show. These EcoBoost race bearings are designed with exclusive XP features including the pMax Black unique tri-metal structure, providing 24% greater load capacity.
Royal Purple to Commemorate 30th Anniversary at SEMA 2016
Royal Purple has announced it will commemorate its 30th anniversary at the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas, November 1-4. The Royal Purple booth will feature various custom builds, celebrity autograph signings and an unveiling of a custom Ringbrothers 1969 Camaro build.
Champion to Introduce New Micro Sprint Racing Oil at SEMA
Champion’s Fully Synthetic Micro Sprint Racing Oils, are “non-street legal –race only,” and are the first purpose-built engine oils specially formulated to provide unmatched protection and performance in wet-clutch Micro Sprint engines.
Lincoln Electric to Feature Celebrity Instructors for Welding Classes at SEMA 2016
Lincoln Electric has contracted with master builder and television personality Bryan Fuller and longtime educator and author Mark Prosser to team up to teach several seminars on welding and fabricating at Booth 24643 during SEMA, Nov. 1-4, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
King Engine Bearings Relocates to SEMA Show in 2016
King Engine Bearings moves from AAPEX to the SEMA in Las Vegas, November 1-4. King’s new bearing designs and materials will be positioned front and center in its booth at SEMA. Additionally, King will display bearings featuring new coating technology that provides more than just surface protection.
The 2016 SEMA Show Mobile App is Now Available
SEMA Showgoers can now begin planning and creating personalized schedules for the 2016 event using the official SEMA Show mobile app available at semashow.com/app. Available for download at no cost, the SEMA Show mobile app includes a comprehensive list of 2,400 exhibiting companies, schedule of events, seminar details, celebrity listings and more.
Racing Icon, SEMA Hall of Fame Member Art Chrisman Passed Away
SEMA Hall of Fame drag racer, hot rodder and land-speed racer Art Chrisman passed away July 12 at the age of 86 after a years-long struggle with cancer. Chrisman’s achievements in a race car landed him the 29th spot on the NHRA’s list of Top 50 Drivers of All Time.
Champion Oil to Display 50th Anniversary Shelby GT40 MKII at SEMA
Champion Oil will display at the 2016 Las Vegas SEMA Show in Booth #24423, a limited edition 50th Anniversary Shelby GT40 MKII.
SEMA Hall of Fame Selects Chip Foose as 2016 Inductee
Internationally acclaimed automotive designer and master fabricator Chip Foose has been selected by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) as an inductee into the organization’s SEMA Hall of Fame. Foose will be honored July 29 at the SEMA Installation Gala in Pomona, CA.
Louis Senter Has Passed Away at the Age of 95
Louis Senter—one of SEMA’s founding members and a Hall of Famer—died Saturday, May 28. He was 95. Senter got his start by building and modifying engines for midgets and other forms of oval-track racing. He was the founder of Ansen Automotive and, later, the Senter Wheel Company.
SEMA Announces Board Election Results
Results of the 2016 SEMA Board of Directors election are in, with Chris Douglas from COMP Performance Group, Kyle Fickler of Aeromotive Inc. and Les Rudd from Bob Cook Sales elected to serve on the board.
SEMA Show Expands Education Program with Friday Sessions
The 2016 SEMA Show will feature education sessions on Friday, a first since the inception of the Show’s Education Days program. The additional sessions on Friday will provide attendees with the opportunity to accomplish more during the Show, create a schedule with more flexibility and participate in a desired session.
