The NMCA WEST event team, along with the new series sponsor, VP Racing Fuels, announces the official schedule for the 2015 season. Catering to the large numbers of racers and fans on the west coast, NMCA WEST is home to some of the fastest and most competitive grassroots drag racing and autocrossing in California.

After three successful events at Auto Club Dragway in 2014, the NMCA WEST event team has decided to continue that trend by holding all four 2015 events at the popular location in Fontana. Competitors who are deemed champions at each race will take a trip to the Aerospace Components Winners Circle to accept their coveted trophy.
 
For autocross racers and fans, each event will include the Hotchkis Sport Suspension Autocross, presented by Nitto Tire. Held on Saturday and Sunday, these races are open to anyone who are pre-registered with the car and the desire to race around the cones on a course designed by the professionals at Hotchkis. As with all NMCA WEST races, there are trophies and bragging rights at stake.
 
March 27-29
4th Annual NMCA WEST Spring Nationals
Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA
 
June 5-7
5th Annual NMCA West Coast Shootout
Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA
 
September 18-20
4th Annual NMCA WEST Street Car Nationals
Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA
 
October 16-18
4th Annual NMCA WEST World Street Finals
Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA

Intercomp announces the launch of the completely re-designed intercompracing.com. The site has been updated to improve visitors’ experience by providing a completely revamped look and design, user-optimized navigation, and intuitive information architecture.

This new redesign follows close on the heels of the redesign of Intercomp’s parent company website, intercompcompany.com.

“It was important to us to keep intercompracing.com visually in-line with our parent company site while providing a unique experience for our racing customers,” said Scott Elmgren, Intercomp Racing Products Market Specialist. “We know the reason racing enthusiasts visit our site is different than visitors of our parent company site. Because of this, we tailored the content and structure of intercompracing.com to help racers navigate to the information they are looking for more quickly.”

The newly re-designed IntercompRacing.com also offers visitors access to important information like product and software registration, customer service contact information, free set-up sheet downloads, and much more. 

Andersen Promotions announced that VP Racing Fuels will be the exclusive fuel supplier for Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires beginning in 2015. The four-year alliance will see VP’s support expand to the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in 2016.
 
VP, which recently announced a five-year partnership as the Official Fuel Supplier of Pirelli World Challenge, will supply all competitors with its Motorsport 100 (MS100) fuel—an unleaded gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol that remains consistent from race to race. The San Antonio, Texas-based company will also support the series through numerous marketing initiatives.
 
“We’re pleased to be returning to a partnership with VP who supported our start within the Mazda Road to Indy in 2010 with strong service and great products,” said Dan Andersen, Owner and CEO of Andersen Promotions. “Their quality and purity of fuel is outstanding, and we know our teams will find them a delight to work with beginning with our upcoming test next month. VP continues to expand its involvement in professional racing, and we are proud to be partnering with them once again.”
 
“VP Racing Fuels has a long history in open wheel racing and we’re excited to be back partnering with Andersen Promotions as the Official Fuel of Indy Lights beginning in 2015 and USF2000 and Pro Mazda in 2016,” said Alan Cerwick, President of VP Racing Fuels. “We look forward to supplying the teams with superior quality fuel in factory sealed drums to ensure the consistency they need for optimum performance.”
 
The first series test of the new Dallara IL-15 will take place on December 16–17 at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla. The expanded 16-race 2015 schedule will kick off on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 28–29 in support of the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Racing Development BV has expanded its business and relocated to a new facility, as of September 1, 2014. The company has moved to a larger facility in Holland.

Racing Development BV offers various services to race teams including engine and contructive packages. Those include cylinder head grinding, valve seat cutting, balancing, grinding valves, injector testing, lathe and milling, welding, and much more.

Racing Development BV's new address:
Baronieweg 14
5321 JW Hedel - Holland

At 9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 11, 2014, the doors will officially open for one of the most amazing events on the annual motorsports calendar. While there won’t be fast cars at speed or the daring of great drivers in action, there will be the genius on display of the industry that supplies this great sport. In 2015, race cars will be faster. They will be better handling. They will have less DNFs. It still won’t be easy to win a race, but the technology will continue to advance and your single best chance to keep up with these coming changes will start at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 11, in Indianapolis.

More than the parts, there are the thousands of business transactions that will be discussed, weighed and completed. Racing businesspeople will be sizing up the future, anticipating changes and placing their best bets, based on their years of knowledge, experience and, oftentimes, a gut feel. Eventually, racers are well supplied throughout 2015 with exciting new racing products at fair prices.

What’s on view at every PRI Trade Show is that rare industry that is based as much on passion, as profit. We get to experience it in action, as tens of thousands of racing professionals shop and buy the next generation of speed parts. This event is a 27-year-old tradition that retains every bit as much of its energy on the Show floor as the first event. A lot of industry friends will reconnect. In addition to all the business taking place on the Show floor, the PRI Trade Show is a lot of fun due to the people involved, and the passion they all share for pushing the envelope of speed.

We would like to thank the exhibiting companies for their demanding search for technical excellence and innovation. Also, each exhibiting company arrives in Indianapolis with its own strategies for capturing the attention of buyers, resulting in a spectacular presentation of new racing technology in impressive exhibits throughout the Indiana Convention Center. The technology on display is the driving force of buyer attendance for the PRI Trade Show. If you’re in the business of auto racing, you just can’t stay home. Thank you, exhibitors!

The PRI team stands ready to make your visit to this year’s PRI Trade Show as efficient, affordable and productive as possible. If you have any questions, look for someone with a PRI logo on their apparel. They’ll get you an answer right quick. Throughout the year, the PRI team has worked closely with the SEMA team on various aspects of putting together this event, and we’d like to thank them for all of their help. It’s been great to be able to call upon the considerable skills and experience of the SEMA team.

Other key partners in producing the PRI Trade Show are the VisitIndy and Indiana Convention Center teams. They’ve made it clear to us that the PRI Trade Show is a big deal to the city of Indianapolis, and they’re going to go the distance to ensure another successful event. When you go out on the town and the steaks are hot, the beer is cold, and the service is fast, you should know that the VisitIndy folks have been hard at work to make this happen.

Welcome to Indianapolis! Enjoy everything this great Show has to offer!

VP Racing Fuels, Inc. has named Kelley Hendel as General Manager-Consumer Products.  Based at the company’s corporate headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, Hendel will be responsible for overseeing customer service and support for distributors, dealers and retail customers who purchase VP’s consumer products, including VP Small Engine Fuels, VP Madditives and VP PowerWash, as well as VP PowerMaster hobby fuel.

With VP Racing Fuels since 1995, Hendel most recently had been responsible for managing operations and customer service for the seven-state Western sales region from VP’s Western Division office in Murrieta, California.

“Kelley will bring broad and deep experience to our Consumer Products division,” said Alan Cerwick, President of VP Racing Fuels. “After many years of providing our racing fuel customers with exemplary service, we’re confident the dealers in our distributor network will view Kelley’s enthusiasm, commitment and expertise as a great asset.”

Hendel is an avid motorsports fan and rides both dirt and street motorcycles. She enjoys driving any sports car with a proper manual transmission and has participated in a number of track day events.

In a related move, Josh Hoffner, has been promoted to Office Manager for the VP Western Region office, replacing Hendel.

Hendel can be reached at 210/635-7744 or kelley@vpracingfuels.com. Hoffner can be reached at 951/696-5100 or josh@vpracingfuels.com.
 

Motovicity Distribution, a leading automotive performance aftermarket distributor, has announced the launch of its racing contingency sponsorship program.

The contingency sponsorship program is only available to Motovicity customers, and allows shops campaigning their own vehicles an opportunity to earn $500, $250 and $100 credits on their Motovicity account based upon a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place finish respectively.

Eligibility for the contingency sponsorship program requires that the vehicle’s owner have an active account with Motovicity Distribution. Vehicles must display the Motovicity Contingency Decal on both sides of the vehicle and in one of five designated placement positions.

“We wanted a way to support our customers without bias,” said Motovicity Marketing Manager Brett Kinsfather, “and with our new contingency program, we’re able to do just that. Since our soft launch of the program earlier this year, it’s been great seeing customers compete and win with their own shop’s race cars.”

The new contingency sponsorship program is an excellent opportunity for Motovicity customers to benefit financially while competing with their own shop vehicles; often times using and testing the products supplied to them by Motovicity.

A more detailed and specific outline of Motovicity’s contingency sponsorship program is available through Motovicity’s sales staff. Existing customers can call 888.SPEED.16 to speak with their dedicated sales representative. New customers can also call 888.SPEED.16 and ask to speak to a New Accounts representative to learn more.

Champion Racing Oil has announced the details for their 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program, providing support for participants in almost every recognized sanctioned racing event in North America and Canada. 
 
Karl Dedolph, Director of Racing & Performance Products for Champion Oil, announced, “The Champion 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program is an all-encompassing marketing program designed to link our racing and performance lubricants directly to regional and national racers for most sanctioned racing events in North America including the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC), American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), World of Outlaws (WoO), United States Auto Club (USAC), the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) and the National Association of Diesel Motorsports (NADM).

“There are many other popular series such as MOWA, UMP, USCS, IRA, MLRA, NHRA, MARA, NDHRA and MARS," added Dedolph. “Champion Racing and Performance products are the choice of champions in racing events nationwide. Champion’s new 2015 'ELITE RACER' Program supports race teams from dirt track to pavement, circle track to drag racing, tractor pull to diesel motorsports, etc. with special pricing, sponsor decals, product support and technical advice. Innovation and technical know-how are at the heart of Champion’s Racing and Performance Division."

For more information regarding the 2015 Champion "ELITE RACER” Program, email racer@championbrands.com or access the convenient online registration form found at www.championsusechampion.com.

Turbosmart was presented with the 2014 Small Business award by Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb at the 52nd Australian Export Awards in Sydney on November 27.

The Australian Export Awards is a national program that recognizes and honors Australian companies that have achieved sustainable growth through innovation and commitment. Businesses are measured based on the strength of their international growth, marketing and financial strategies.

Turbosmart CEO and founder Nic Cooper accepted the award on the company’s behalf, and in an emotional speech said that Turbosmart is one united team of good friends across Australia, The United Kingdom, and the United States of America who are bound by a passion for what they do.

Robb personally congratulated Cooper on the achievement, adding that the awards highlight international business excellence at a time when opportunities offshore have never been greater. “The businesses recognized by these awards make a huge contribution to our economy, and I congratulate the winners – indeed all the finalists – for their commitment, creativity and drive,” he said.

For more information, visit www.turbosmartusa.com.

Memphis International Raceway (MIR) will break ground on a 3/10-mile dirt track early next year. The new addition to the multi-use facility will make MIR a premier racing destination for fans and racers. The dirt track will run weekly events as well as host special events throughout the season with plans to open during the summer of 2015.
 
A2H engineers, architects and planners have been named as the firm to help make the dirt track vision a reality. Based out of the Lakeland, Tenn., the local firm has assisted with multiple community, industrial and athletic projects in the Mid-South area. They will assist with the creation, planning and construction of the brand-new race track at MIR. In addition, Ben Shelton has been tabbed as the consultant on the project.

"A2H is looking forward to supporting Memphis International Raceway with these required upgrades, adding a new dirt track and surrounding facilities," stated Jerry James, Associate and VP Business Development at A2H. "A2H employee's history is strong with this race track —having family members competing and attending many races over the years. It is our honor to be part of this exciting new chapter for MIR."
 
MIR will become the only motorsports venue in the Mid-South to offer fans a widespread variety of racing options. The venue currently has three complete tracks, including a high- performance road course, a historic drag strip and a ¾-mile paved tri-oval. The 2015 schedule already boasts over 150 events on the drag strip, with announcements forthcoming regarding the dirt track schedule.
 
"Our goal is to become the premier racing destination in the Mid-South," stated Pam Kendrick, VP and GM of Memphis International Raceway. "The state-of-the-art dirt track will be all about the fans and racers. It's going to feature a fan viewing deck, large concession stand, modern restrooms, both paved and grass pit areas and much more. We're excited about this and are working hard to get the track open as soon as possible."
 
MIR is currently in the planning phase and will send out updates once the classes, rules, schedule, pricing and other information become available regarding the dirt track. Go to  racemir.com/dirttrack or visit the website and click on "Track & Events" to access the dirt track page for additional information and to sign-up for email updates. Social media updates can be found on Instagram and Twitter @RaceMIR and a new Facebook page will be announced in the coming weeks.