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Industry Insights: Rod Reid

This longtime team manager and businessman is investing in the future of motorsports through his NXG Youth Motorsports Academy, which removes…

Newly Appointed: Brian Reese

This industry veteran’s career has been steeped in gasoline and tire smoke, with piston-engine roar for a soundtrack. Now, he has a vision for…

Member Check-In: Greg Fornelli

SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel And Aluminum are looking to expand beyond current markets into new race segments and locales. The pandemic…

PRI Education: Brake Kit Selection by Calculation & Experience

Bailey Campbell is shown here competing in the 2020 King of the Hammers Ultra4 4400 Unlimited class running a 50/50 brake bias with equal line…

Advocacy Corner

Tracking legal, legislative, and regulatory developments impacting the racing and performance industry. PRI Track Ambassador Tom Deery and the…

Editors’ Choice

Hundreds of new product announcements cross the desks of PRI editors each month. Following are our top picks for March. OEM Replacement Head…

Make The Case: Tougher on Parts: Endurance Racing vs. Time Trials

Endurance racing has long been considered the ultimate crucible for vehicle components, but time trial events can put parts through an incredible…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead: Driver Development

The most common mistakes parents make are spending money unwisely, not getting their child adequate seat time, and becoming “enamored with the…

Ask the Experts: Engine Oil Additives

At Hot Shot’s Secret, “Our goal is to slow the rate at which the engines eat themselves,” said a company contact, who explained that “horsepower…

Newly Appointed: Will Baty

Known as “Mr. Clutch,” this driveline technology authority is now helping take one of the industry’s top brands into off-road racing. This past…

Advocacy Corner

Tracking legal, legislative, and regulatory developments impacting the racing and performance industry. PRI’s Washington, DC-based advocacy team…

PRI Education: Oil Pan and Cover Upgrades

Cast aluminum fins, shown here, add surface area and draw heat away from fluid in the pan. Gussets, meantime, provide strength and rigidity to the…

Member Check-In: John Johnson

PRI Membership encompasses a wide range of companies including the Spartan Group, which focuses on management services to middle-market business…

Ask the Experts: Head Gaskets

Leading gasket manufacturers remind us that leak prevention really begins at the engine assembly stage: “The first thing to do is make sure the…

Industry Insights: Frank Kelleher

A blue-collar upbringing and promising kart racing career eventually gave way to “the business side” for the now-president of iconic Daytona…

Make The Case: Big-Tire vs. Small-Tire Racing

While familiarity and potential costs are often key factors for drag racers that need to choose between the two, there are other important elements…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead

“You can’t sell out of an empty wagon,” noted our source from BR Motorsports, who pointed to several of today’s online retailers that “have a…

PRI EDUCATION: How to Solve 10 Common TIG Welding Problems

Helpful tips to prevent contamination, oxidation, and other potential setbacks. 1. Contamination Due to Poor Gas Coverage Welds can be…

Member Check-In: Antron Brown

Transitioning from hired gun at NHRA powerhouse Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) to owner-driver of his own eponymous team, PRI Member Antron Brown…

Advocacy Corner

Tracking legal, legislative, and regulatory developments impacting the racing and performance industry. PRI’s Washington, D.C.-based advocacy team…

Industry Insights: John Doonan

IMSA’s president addresses various factors influencing the sports car sanction today, including how it effectively coordinates with 18 auto…

Newly Appointed: Kash Singh

This veteran Pikes Peak racer has upshifted to the role of Global Ford Performance Enthusiast Marketing Manager, where he will tie together “our…

Editors’ Choice

Hundreds of new product announcements cross the desks of PRI editors each month. Following are our top picks for January. Carbon pTR Intake…

Make The Case: Websites Vs. Social Media

Establishing an online presence is practically obligatory for small businesses today, but where are those efforts—and investment—best utilized for…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead: Mounting Race Tires

Racing tires require a gentle hand when mounting, because they’re generally softer and gummier than street rubber, according to our sources. This…

Social Status

Create quality content that captures the interest of your online audience so they stop scrolling and start viewing. Social media is content…

Featured Vehicles

This month’s featured vehicles include a tribute to one famed test driver while the other pays homage to two German marques in one combined badge…

Featured Vehicles

One car in this month’s profile of popular race vehicles is street legal, while the other was driven on the street while not street legal, which…

Advocacy Corner

Tracking legal, legislative, and regulatory developments impacting the racing and performance industry. PRI’s Washington, D.C.-based legal and…

Industry Insights: CJ Olivares

CJ Olivares is guiding the MAVTV platform to be motorsports enthusiasts’ first choice when viewing events, which gives them more options and control…