Family Events, a division of Bonnier Corporation which puts on the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals, has announced a partnership with the Terracross Championship, a UTV competition featuring extreme action and celebrity athletes.

The multi-year agreement places the Terracross Championship as one of the main attractions during the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals, which is enjoyed annually by more than 150,000 enthusiasts, according to Family Events.

CBS Sports Network will also continue to televise the Terracross Championship, providing sponsors and other stakeholders a stable and far-reaching marketing platform.

The new partnership capitalizes on some of the two businesses’ core strengths: Terracross’ high-profile entertainment platform with CBS Sports Network’s coverage, and Family Events’ well-established events with guaranteed large-scale enthusiast engagement, according to Terracross Championship founder Joe Duncan.

Some of the athletes and celebrities who have taken part in Terracross races include Brian Deegan, Jeremy McGrath, Jason Ellis, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, RJ Anderson, Hailie Deegan, Jolene Van Vugt, Jason Luburgh, Sara Price, Hubert Rowland, and Jim Beaver.

The IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda officials recently announced the 2018 schedule will adopt an endurance-racing format for the six-race season.

The IMSA Prototype Challenge will shift from its longtime “sprint race” format of two 45-minute races per event to a single 1-hour, 45-minute endurance race per weekend for both classes starting next season. Teams will have the option of using single- or two-driver lineups for each race.

No driver may compete in more than one race car per weekend. The qualifying driver must start the race on the tires used in qualifying, and each competing driver will be required to meet a 40-minute minimum drive time.

Each pit stop also will have a minimum time requirement, as team personnel and pit lane equipment will be limited.

As is currently the case in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, LMP3 and MPC class winners and podium finishers each will be recognized individually.

The six-race 2018 season begins the weekend of Jan. 5–7 on the revered 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road circuit as part of the annual Roar Before the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

For more information, including rules and specifications, visit the IMSA webpage here.

Motovicity Distribution, an automotive performance aftermarket distributor, has announced the addition of Air Lift Performance to its line card.

Air Lift Performance, a division of Air Lift Company, is a designer and manufacturer of air suspension and air management systems specializing in ride height adjustment across many vehicle applications.

“It was a pleasure to have (Motovicity) at our facility prior to the launch and we look forward to this partnership…we are also really looking forward to being a big part of The Speed Ring event,” Cody Wolgamott, Senior Sales Representative, Performance Market said.

Air Lift Performance products are now available for wholesale purchase through Motovicity Distribution. For product inquiries, call 888.SPEED.16 to speak to a representative and visit the all new Motovicity.com.

This October, Haas Automation, Inc., a US-based machine tool builder, will once again open its doors for its massive four-day open house at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Oxnard, California.

HaasTec 2017—scheduled for October 10–13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.—will include machine demos, factory tours, catered lunch and more.

The previous HaasTec Open House, which took place in 2015, drew nearly 3300 attendees from 48 countries, with more expected this year, according to Haas.

HaasTec 2017 will see the latest Haas CNC technology up close and in detail, with 20 machines on display, including the soon-to-be released UMC-1000 Universal Machining Center, the CL-1 Compact Lathe and the re-engineered EC-400 HMC.

There also will be extensive tours of Haas Automation’s one-million-square-foot facility, both above and on the production floor, to see how Haas machines are built.

More than 36 exhibitors from major tooling, work-holding and CAD/CAM manufacturers will also be on hand to share insight and products. Attendees will also see first-hand one of Haas F1 Team’s race cars from their 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship debut, and Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet that was driven to victory by Kurt Busch in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Registration for HaasTec 2017 is free at http://haastec.com/. For more information about Haas Automation, call 800/331-6746, or visit www.HaasCNC.com.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) near Atlanta, Georgia, has made two additions to its staff to head its operations and sales departments.

Jake Mullins joins AMS as vice president of sales, while Jon Shoemaker will serve as director of operations.

Mullins, an Ohio native, comes to AMS from Teleperformance, a global outsourcing company providing “omnichannel experience” to its business customers, where he served as its executive vice president of global strategic accounts. Prior to that, Mullins served in various leadership roles with AT&T and its subsidiaries.

“I’d like to thank Atlanta Motor Speedway for this opportunity,” Mullins told AMS. “To combine my passion for leadership and motorsports in a career is a dream-come-true. I can’t wait to unlock the potential of this world-class facility.”

Shoemaker joins AMS after 10 years as director of operations at Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church and Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia. Prior to that, he spent 18 years as a civil engineer with Kiewit, where he oversaw infrastructure projects for the area and served in roles managing disaster cleanup efforts.

“For me, this is a dream place to work,” Shoemaker told AMS. “I look forward to taking Atlanta Motor Speedway’s operations department to the next level.”

The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has unveiled a new, free Tire Rack National Solo mobile app for smartphones just in time for the 2017 Tire Rack Solo National Championship (Sept. 4–8). The app, available for Apple and Android devices, replaces the text notification system utilized the last few years.

The primary purpose of this simple mobile app is to provide push notifications. Competitors will receive information on the status of heats so drivers know when cars should be on Grid, or when participants should check in for work assignments. Updates will also be provided about groups that do not have enough competitors to make a class and keep people abreast of impending weather.

Along with push notifications, the app contains links to live scoring, the event schedule and Run/Work order.

The app can be downloaded through the Apple App Store or Android Google Play Store by searching  for “SCCA National Solo.” Once downloaded, be sure to turn on the notification functionality.

For those without an Android or Apple device, announcements will still be made over public address systems on each course.

For more information, visit the SCCA website.

As the 30th annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show (Dec. 7–9) approaches, PRI wants to remind attendees, exhibitors and members of the media to beware of fraudulent advertising, marketing and travel agency solicitations.

The PRI Housing & Travel Department has been alerted to several rogue travel agencies that are actively soliciting discounted hotel rates to exhibitors and attendees.

The PRI Housing & Travel Department provides the ONLY official housing for the PRI Trade Show offered at discounted rates. These hotels can be booked securely online through the PRI’s portal at https://aws.passkey.com/event/49099071/owner/9284/home.

PRI has also been alerted to solicitors advertising attendee lists, business directories and other unofficial guides. Please be advised that PRI never solicits this information or promotes these offers.

If you have any questions regarding the validity of a message, please reach out to 949/499-5413 or call your PRI sales representative.

ididit recently announced additions to its Car Show & Open house, set for Sept. 16. in Tecumseh, Michigan.

ididit will host an informal meet-and-greet with members of Lowrider Magazine, including general manager Rudy Rivas and editor Joe Ray at 10 a.m. inside the vendor tent.

Additionally, a vendor tent will feature companies including Ann Arbor Welding Supply, Classic Instruments, Cruis’news, Shadow Rods, American Autowire, Old Dog Street Rods and EATON Detroit Spring. The Michigan International Speedway pace car will be on site for the event as well.

Also new this year, the vehicle range has been opened to 1985 and older. Those vehicles are now able to compete for custom ididit trophies in eight new classes.

Owners can also take advantage of free NSRA safety inspections happening all day.

Other highlights include breakfast by the Knights of Columbus, a live DJ, goodie bags, door prizes, facility tours, custom golf cart raffle, food trucks, a canned food drive and more.

ididit is a manufacturer of steering columns and related accessories for the hot rod and muscle car market. Its open house tradition dates back to 1991 as a way for the company to thank customers for their support and as one last hurrah before owners tuck their hot rods away for the winter.

“Big Daddy” Don Garlits, the 17-time NHRA World Champion, introduced the world’s only Dodge Challenger HellScat to automobile enthusiasts this past weekend at the Mopar Nationals in Hebron, Ohio. The 1000-plus horsepower HellScat, a play on the words “Hellcat” and “Scat Pack,” is a salute the legacy of Dodge’s 1960s/1970s Scat Pack club.

Garlits teamed up with Dream Giveaway Garage on behalf of New Beginning Children’s Homes to give away the world’s only HellScat and a matching, factory Hemi 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T away in the “2017 Challenger Dream Giveaway brought to you by Reliable Carriers” national sweepstakes.

The HellScat, a tire-scorching muscle car based upon Dodge’s 707hp production Hellcat, features a 4.5L supercharger, nearly double the capacity of the factory unit, a heavy-duty driveshaft, custom engine tuning, and street-legal, drag radial tires.

Visually, the HellScat is differentiated from the production Dodge Challenger Hellcat by unique exterior callouts and graphics, including a modern twist on Dodge’s classic bumblebee stripe, bold front-grille and rear fascia HellScat emblems, body-colored wheel barrels, and custom seat embroidery.

The national sweepstakes will run through June 26, 2018. The winner will be flown to Clearwater, Florida, to accept the grand-prize in a ceremony scheduled for July 27, 2018.

Visit www.dreamgiveaway.com/dg/challenger?promo=PL0817H for 25 percent bonus tickets on your tax-deductible donation of $25 or more.

HOT ROD recently announced the 13th annual HOT ROD Drag Week 2017 Powered by Dodge and brought to you by Gear Vendors Overdrive schedule, which is back to determine the title of “Fastest Street Car in America,” slated for September 10–15.

Competitors will be put to a grueling test over five days of drag racing and upward of 1000 miles covered in the same car with the same engine.

Last year’s winner, Jeff Lutz, who won with his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Pro Mod, will be competing in this year’s event. The 2015 champion Tom Bailey will also compete.

Drag Week is about more than just clocking the lowest elapsed time on the strips; the racers will also have to drive their vehicles on a specified route from city to city. The crew at HOT ROD will require photographic evidence from each entry that drivers are adhering to the prescribed route.

The first and last stops of the competition will be at Cordova International Raceway in Cordova, Illinois.

Drag Week will be viewable via live stream programming at HotRod.com/dragweek, September 11-15.

HOT ROD Drag Week 2017 RACING SCHEDULE
• Monday, Sept. 11 – Cordova International Raceway (Cordova, Ill.)  
Gates open at 7:30 a.m., racing hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 12 – Gateway Motorsports Park (Madison, Ill.)  
Gates open at 7:30 a.m., racing hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 13 – Byron Dragway (Byron, Ill.)  
Gates open at 7:30 a.m., racing hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Great Lakes Dragaway (Union Grove, Wisc.)
Gates open at 7:30 a.m., racing hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 15 – Cordova International Raceway (Cordova, Ill.)
Gates open at 11 a.m., racing hours from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.