Tag: Performance

PRI Extends Exhibitor Application Period

Organizers of the 2020 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show have extended the priority exhibitor application deadline to Friday, June 12, the group announced. The extension aims to give exhibitors additional time to plan for the event. The deadline to receive a full refund has already been extended to Sept. 1. “PRI remains fully committed to… Continue reading PRI Extends Exhibitor Application Period

MANN+HUMMEL Producing Face Masks, Respirators

MANN+HUMMEL, a manufacturer of automotive, air and water filters and parent company of WIX Filters, has implemented a number of initiatives to support the growing battle against COVID-19, including producing face masks and respirators for healthcare workers. “Companies are mobilizing at unbelievable speeds to assist the frontlines in their fight against COVID-19,” said Charles Vaillant,… Continue reading MANN+HUMMEL Producing Face Masks, Respirators

Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals Still on Track for July

Champion Oil, a manufacturer of racing and performance lubricants and sponsor of the upcoming event, says the Champion Racing Oil/Williams Grove Summer Nationals Open sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series on July 24-25 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is still set to take place as scheduled. “To date, most races in 2020 have either… Continue reading Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals Still on Track for July

Roush Yates Collaborating on Ventilator Development

Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions, a division of Roush Yates Engines, is currently working in collaboration with BioMedInnovations and their partners Equilibar on the development and production of specialized ventilators to help address the mounting need for life-saving health care equipment. BioMedInnovations (BMI) was founded in 2005 to commercialize a highly controllable, low flow, low pressure… Continue reading Roush Yates Collaborating on Ventilator Development

ProCharger Welcomes New Marketing Director

Accessible Techonolgies, Inc, parent company of ProCharger and Inovair, has welcomed Rob Kinnan as the company’s new marketing director. Kinnan has nearly 31 years of experience in the automotive publishing world, most recently serving as the editor of Mustang Monthly magazine. His magazine history includes the majority of the Motor Trend Group’s long list of… Continue reading ProCharger Welcomes New Marketing Director

Turn 14 Distribution Adds RaceChip to Line Card

Turn 14 Distribution, a distributor of aftermarket performance parts, has added the vehicle performance tuning modules manufactured by RaceChip to its line card. “RaceChip has products to support over 3,000 different vehicles with performance chip tuning. By optimizing the engine’s electronic controls, they can unlock more performance at an extremely reasonable cost to the consumer,”… Continue reading Turn 14 Distribution Adds RaceChip to Line Card

Hot Shot’s Secret Now Selling Hand Sanitizer to Businesses

Lubrication Specialties (LSI), manufacturer of Hot Shot’s Secret performance oils and additives and other specialty lubrication products, recently announced the production of alcohol-based hand sanitizer at their Mt. Gilead, Ohio, manufacturing facility to assist with preventative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, LSI began offering 4 oz. bottles of Hot Shot’s Secret hand sanitizer… Continue reading Hot Shot’s Secret Now Selling Hand Sanitizer to Businesses

Petersen Museum Cars & Coffee Goes Virtual

Although the Petersen Automotive Museum remains closed to the public due to COVID-19, the museum will continue its eight-year tradition of Breakfast Club Cruise-Ins in a new digital format. The museum has opened submissions for its ‘global’ cars and coffee, which will consist of a 90-minute YouTube video featuring vehicle video submissions from enthusiasts all… Continue reading Petersen Museum Cars & Coffee Goes Virtual

Turn 14 Distribution Adds Öhlins Racing to Line Card

Turn 14 Distribution, a distributor of aftermarket performance parts, has added the suspension dampers and components manufactured by Öhlins Racing to its line card. “Öhlins Racing manufactures premium suspension dampers for most performance vehicles on the market today. Turn 14 Distribution is proud to partner with the company to bring its technology to our customers,”… Continue reading Turn 14 Distribution Adds Öhlins Racing to Line Card

Tornado Strikes South Carolina BorgWarner Plant

A BorgWarner turbocharger manufacturing facility in Seneca, South Carolina, was struck by a tornado early Monday, killing a security guard and doing significant damage to the facility, the Detroit Free Press reports. “Earlier this morning, BorgWarner’s facility in Seneca, South Carolina, was struck by a tornado and sustained significant damage. We are deeply saddened by… Continue reading Tornado Strikes South Carolina BorgWarner Plant

Champion Brands to Manufacture Sanitizing Products

Champion Brands, a manufacturer of chemicals and lubricants, announced that the company has started preparing to manufacture alcohol hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol disinfectant in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Champion will be supplying local senior homes, hospitals, medical related businesses, food shelves and local government agencies, the company says. “I’m very proud of… Continue reading Champion Brands to Manufacture Sanitizing Products

AWE Raising Money for Local Fire Department

AWE, a manufacturer of exhausts, intakes and intercoolers, is aiming to support local first responders at the local Horsham, Pennsylvania, fire department who are in need of protective equipment using its ‘Rev-Off’ video series. In the latest edition to the YouTube series, the company is promoting a GoFundMe campaign that is attempting to raise funds… Continue reading AWE Raising Money for Local Fire Department

Hennessey’s Hellcat V8 Gladiator Now in Production

The Hennessey Performance Engineering Maximus 1000 Jeep Gladiator is now in production, the Texas-based company has announced. Four of the 24 planned Maximus Gladiators have been built and have been taken to the desert for testing. See some footage from the test in the video above. “There’s nothing like jumping a 1000 HP Jeep over… Continue reading Hennessey’s Hellcat V8 Gladiator Now in Production

Junkyard Mini Cooper Transformed into Racing Simulator

A former owner of a race shop and tuning company, Brent Chaney of Salt Lake City, Utah, has given a junkyard Mini Cooper a second life after turning the scrapyard-bound R53 into a racing simulator. Documented by Motor Authority, Chaney totally dismantled the car and rebuilt the coupe in his basement, then installed a computer,… Continue reading Junkyard Mini Cooper Transformed into Racing Simulator