Steele Rubber Products
Spring Spacers
* Highest quality rubber for endurance
* Simple installation
* Experienced in hot rod market rubber needs
Taylor Race Engineering
Shock Wrench
* Short throw ratchet
* Adjust spring height with car on the ground
* Multiple "nut" styles to fit most coil-over shock bodies
Tilton Engineering
Hydroformed Steel Bellhousing Products
* Designed specifically for short-track racing
* Competitively priced for value
* Part of Sonic Racing Products line
Total Seal
One-Piece Oil Ring
* Constructed from lightweight spring steel
* As thin as 1.5 mm
* Reduces friction between oil ring and bore
* Improves seal in distorted bores
Gear Head Tools
Hydraulic Damper Puller/Installer
* Installs and removes dampers from crank snout without using a twisting motion or wrenches
* Eases installation and removal of damper when crank is being balanced
* Can be used with a hand pump or a powered pump
Weiand
Action Plus Vortec Intake Manifold
* Dyno tests showed 25 peak horsepower increase
* Permanent mold casting produces lighter and consistent casting
* Fully CNC-machined for exact fit
Jesel
J2K Series Rocker Arms
* Minimal material underneath shaft to reduce weight
* Torrington-style side bearings reduce friction and protect against side-loading
* Works with lightweight aluminum stand
* Tool steel cup or ball adjuster
Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers
Shock Wrap
* Protects component
* Sturdy construction for durability
AFCO Challenge
AFCO opened the PRI show with a special announcement. Racers who use thenew M2 shocks during the '06 season could stand to gain a little extraat the payoff. Under the company program, certain high-profile raceswill be identified as bonus races, where a winning racer could receiveadditional cash. In addition to the racer, the dealer who sold the shockwould stand to gain as well. Complete details can be found at thecompany's Web site www.afcoracing.com
Free Money
When you go to the SEMA show in Las Vegas, you try to keep from losingyour shirt at the casino. If it happened, Bully Dog Technologies wascoming to the rescue. The truck accessory company gave away thousands ofT-shirts during the show. Through the course of the show, Bully Dogwould send scouts onto the show floor. If you were wearing a Bully DogT-shirt, you would receive $100. The exact amount of cash given away isunknown, but it was in the thousands.
Crane Backs Hooters
Beginning in 2006, USAR Hooters Pro Cup racers will have a requiredignition system. The Crane HI-6RL ignition and PS92N coil will beutilized. In a companion announcement, the series has announced atwo-year sponsorship agreement with Crane.
Stewart Warner Steps Up
At the PRI show in December, officials from Stewart Warner Performanceunveiled the 2006 contingency program, including a return to the NHRAprofessional divisions and an exclusive gauge program in the ARCA RE/MAXSeries. The ARCA program will offer cash and product contingence for theRE/MAX Series and the sanction's Lincoln Welders Truck Series.
Safety Alliance
Simpson Performance Products is now an authorized distributor andfactory-trained installer for the HANS Device. The cooperative effortpresents a wider platform for the head-and-neck restraint, created byracer Jim Downing and Dr. Robert Hubbard. As part of the effort, the"Simpson Safe Racer Program" will offer extended payment terms for thepurchase of a HANS Device.
NASCAR Engine
There were plenty of questions for Clem Droste, who took up his stationbeside the engine in the spacious NASCAR booth at the PRI show. Theengine is targeted for use in the Busch North Series and Grand NationalWest Series in mid-2006. It is based on Chevy LS1 block and heads foreasy availability and will carry a price tag of $15,000. Tests haverevealed 600 hp at 364 cid, and it completed a phase of on-track testingjust days before the show. Racers will be able to put it together, witha list of spec parts to be determined.
Star Search
One of the attractions of the trade shows includes bumping into racerswho, shall we say, are well into their 15 minutes of fame. There wereliterally dozens of racers walking around the shows. Our cameras caughtKyle Busch signing autographs at the Quaker State booth while ErinCrocker was a guest speaker at the Bosch press conference.