Tag: Racing

Lucas Oil Expands eSports Involvement

Lucas Oil Products, the American-based manufacturer and distributor of performance additives and oils, has announced that it is expanding its presence in eSports as racing series across the country take the action online. Lucas Oil eSports will begin with a focus on the competition surrounding the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas… Continue reading Lucas Oil Expands eSports Involvement

Renegade Race Fuels Launches Weekly Educational Tech Sessions

Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants is launching a new weekly educational series available online for free, the company announced. The series will feature Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants Founder, Toby Baptiste and Tech Director, Ron Finney, and cover a variety of topics related to race fuels and lubricants. New episodes will be released every Saturday… Continue reading Renegade Race Fuels Launches Weekly Educational Tech Sessions

PRI Show Extends Booth Space Refund Date

The deadline for a full refund for booth space at the PRI Show has been moved to September 1, organizers have announced. The priority exhibitor application and deposit deadline of May 8 remains in effect for initial floor plotting. “As the situation surrounding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic continues to evolve, PRI remains committed to hosting… Continue reading PRI Show Extends Booth Space Refund Date

SCCA Announces #SupportMotorsport Campaign

The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), in partnership with Global Time Attack and Gridlife, has launched the #SupportMotorsport campaign, which aims to support the hobby, venues and organizations that make up the racing industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the initiative, the SCCA says, is to ensure that motorsport venues are protected… Continue reading SCCA Announces #SupportMotorsport Campaign

SEMA, Automotive Industry Groups Call for National Approach for Defining ‘Essential’ Businesses

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), in partnership with eight other automotive trade associations, urged the National Governors Association and governors of all 50 states to standardize the definition of essential businesses and workers. The groups recommend adoption of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) March 28 directive, “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure… Continue reading SEMA, Automotive Industry Groups Call for National Approach for Defining ‘Essential’ Businesses

Indianapolis Dallara Plant Transforms to Fight COVID-19

The Dallara IndyCar Factory, which sits just down the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, has transformed its operations to produce personal protective equipment for healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Using machinery that normally turns carbon fiber into the company’s IndyCar chassis, the facility has teamed up with several local organizations… Continue reading Indianapolis Dallara Plant Transforms to Fight COVID-19

Lucas Oil Pledges to Feed Students During School Closures

Lucas Oil Products, the American-based manufacturer and distributor of lubricants and additives, is pledging to donate 100,000 meals through the No Kid Hungry organization to help struggling families feed their children during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic through a new social media campaign. As schools shut their doors in response to COVID-19, kids are left without… Continue reading Lucas Oil Pledges to Feed Students During School Closures

Power Test Acquires DynoMite Dynamometer

Power Test, a dynamometer and test system manufacturer located in Sussex, Wisconsin, has just acquired the assets of DynoMite Dynamometer, a 44-year-old business located in Manchester, New Hampshire. This follows Power Test’s acquisition, moving and integration of another longtime competitor, SuperFlow Technologies, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa. “The acquisition of DynoMite provides expanded product offerings,… Continue reading Power Test Acquires DynoMite Dynamometer

COVID-19 Impact Puts BorgWarner, Delphi Deal in Jeopardy

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has put BorgWarner’s acquisition of Delphi Technologies in question, according to statements from both companies. Delphi has been taking significant steps to conserve funds given the coronavirus’s impact on operations, the company says, including temporary layoffs, moving employees to part-time schedules and pay reductions throughout the organization, disciplined… Continue reading COVID-19 Impact Puts BorgWarner, Delphi Deal in Jeopardy

USAC Hosting Sprints and Midgets iRacing Events

USAC will be hosting a four-event virtual racing series, the 2020 AMSOIL USAC iRacing Challenge presented by NOS Energy Drink, the sanctioning body announced. The series will feature the stars of USAC Racing competing against one another on the motorsports simulator beginning with weekly racing action each Thursday night throughout the month of April. The… Continue reading USAC Hosting Sprints and Midgets iRacing Events

Atech Motorsports Adds EPAS Electric Power Steering Kits to Line Card

Atech Motorsports is now offering EPAS Electric Power Steering Kits, the performance parts distributor has announced. EPAS kits are designed to update classic muscle cars, trucks and street rods to modern electric power steering. EPAS replaces hydraulic lines and pumps, so it’s lighter and can fit in tight engine compartments. The control module measures the… Continue reading Atech Motorsports Adds EPAS Electric Power Steering Kits to Line Card

RacingJunk Hosting March Madness for Cars

There may not be NCAA March Madness this year, but RacingJunk.com is giving gearheads a way to scratch that competitive itch with March Motor Madness. The online vote pits 32 cars against each other, including everything from a 2020 Audi R8, to a ’57 Chevy, with the aim of finding the one car that users… Continue reading RacingJunk Hosting March Madness for Cars