Volkswagen is ending all motorsport activities as part of the company’s realignment and will be redistributing its resources as it focuses on its line of electric vehicles, the German automaker announced. “The Volkswagen brand is on the way to becoming the leading provider for sustainable e-mobility. To this end, we are pooling our strengths and… Continue reading Volkswagen Ending Motorsports Operations
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Turn 14 Distribution Honors AMS Performance with New Supplier Award
Performance parts distributor Turn 14 Distribution has awarded AMS Performance with its inaugural New Supplier Award for 2020, the company announced. Turn 14 Distribution’s New Supplier Award is a new accolade for 2020 and is presented to a supplier with who the company began doing business over the last 12 months. AMS Performance received the… Continue reading Turn 14 Distribution Honors AMS Performance with New Supplier Award
Champion Oil Announces Autocross Racing Contingency Program
Champion Oil, a racing motor oil manufacturer, recently announced a Racing Contingency Program for next year that is specifically for Autocross teams and racers in all classes of competition in most sanctioned autocross events in North America. The 2021 Champion Autocross Contingency Program includes, but is not limited to racing series and events such as: … Continue reading Champion Oil Announces Autocross Racing Contingency Program
NASCAR Limiting Attendance for Daytona 500
The 2021 Daytona 500, scheduled for Feb. 14, will have limited attendance, NASCAR announced. The reduced venue capacity for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series opener, as well as all events part of DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth (Feb. 9-14), is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is in accordance with enhanced safety protocols and… Continue reading NASCAR Limiting Attendance for Daytona 500
PRI Releases Virtual Education Schedule
Performance Racing Industry (PRI) has released the schedule for its upcoming virtual educational seminars, which the organization is hosting in place of an in-person trade show Dec. 10-12. This year’s virtual lineup features an array of topics and speakers that will benefit motorsports businesses of all types and sizes, the organization said. The PRI Education… Continue reading PRI Releases Virtual Education Schedule
AWE AirGate, S-Flo Carbon Intakes Receive CARB Executive Order
AWE, a precision engineering and manufacturing firm outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has announced that it received California Air Resources Board Executive Order (EO) D-832 for the following intake products: AWE AirGate Carbon Intake for the VW Mk7 Golf R, Audi 8V S3, and Audi 8S TTS, E.O. D-832 AWE S-FLO Carbon Intake for the Audi RS… Continue reading AWE AirGate, S-Flo Carbon Intakes Receive CARB Executive Order
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MAHLE Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Since 1920, MAHLE has developed from a small workshop to one of the largest automotive suppliers with over 160 locations in more than 30 countries. December 1, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding. The course for the company was charted by the brothers Ernst and Hermann Mahle. MAHLE is now broadly positioned… Continue reading MAHLE Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Hoonigan Names New CEO
Automotive lifestyle brand Hoonigan has hired sports-industry veteran Jennifer van Dijk as its new chief executive officer, the company announced. van Dijk comes from global sports and entertainment marketing agency Wasserman, having most recently served as Executive Vice President of Digital overseeing the agency’s athlete media network, Athlete Exchange. Current Hoonigan co-CEOs Jacques Marine and… Continue reading Hoonigan Names New CEO
Champion Racing Oil Launches 2021 North American Karting Contingency Program
Champion Oil, a lubricant manufacturer for over 65 years, recently announced a Racing Contingency Program for 2021 that is specifically for Karting Teams and Racers in all racing classes of competition in most sanctioned karting events in North America. The 2021 Champion Karting Contingency Program includes, but is not limited to racing series and events… Continue reading Champion Racing Oil Launches 2021 North American Karting Contingency Program
McLeod Racing Named Boninfante Friction’s West Coast Supplier
McLeod Racing, a performance clutch manufacturer, has been named the new West Coast supplier for Boninfante Friction racing products. Boninfante Friction, based outside Philadelphia, manufactures friction clutch products for the motorsports racing market. With a West Coast supplier available to customers, Boninfante continues to uphold quality customer service and quick turnaround times for new clutch… Continue reading McLeod Racing Named Boninfante Friction’s West Coast Supplier
Nitto Tire Sweeps Formula DRIFT Championship Podium
Nitto Tire, a manufacturer of off-road and street performance tires, has announced that Team Nitto driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. has earned the 2020 Formula DRIFT championship title. Nitto drivers Chelsea DeNofa, Ryan Tuerck and Fredric Aasbø finished second, third and fourth in the championship hunt. This achievement makes Nitto Tire the first tire manufacturer to… Continue reading Nitto Tire Sweeps Formula DRIFT Championship Podium
Champion Oil Offering 2021 North American Drifting Contingency Program
Champion Oil, a manufacturer of performance lubricants, recently announced a Racing Contingency Program for 2021 that is designed to link Champion performance products directly with Drifting Teams and Racers in all racing classes of competition in most sanctioned events in North America. The 2021 Champion Drifting Contingency Program includes, but is not limited to racing… Continue reading Champion Oil Offering 2021 North American Drifting Contingency Program
Lubrication Specialties Inc. Wins Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio Award
Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), an automotive lubricant manufacturing business, received the 2020 Torch Award for Ethics by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central Ohio. The awards presentation occurred on Nov. 18 and was streamed live by local channel NBC4. The BBB established the Torch Awards program in 1994 as an annual awards program to… Continue reading Lubrication Specialties Inc. Wins Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio Award
McMillin, Roeseler Win Baja 1000
San Diego’s Luke McMillin and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Larry Roeseler captured the overall and Trophy Truck victory in the SCORE International Baja 1000 over the weekend, the sanctioning body announced. Held on an 898.40-mile loop racecourse over the Northern part of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, the race started and finished on the outskirts… Continue reading McMillin, Roeseler Win Baja 1000