Modern Tire Dealer magazine is now accepting nominations for its prestigious 2010 Tire Dealer of the Year award.

Benefits of council and committee membership include access to specialized professional networks, and members are invited to connect on MySEMA, Facebook and LinkedIn.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

The SFI Foundation Inc. issues “Notice of Decertification” against Impact Racing, which includes firesuits and driver restraint systems; John Force is the first winner of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in the Funny Car class; Atlanta Motorsports Park's permits and zoning were approved for the motorsports country club, planned near Dawsonville, Georgia; and more racing news.

President Obama signed into law a $40 million investment in a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) program that should spur $1.4 billion in small business loans.

Legislation that originally sought to prohibit public road use of a motor vehicle equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide was approved by the Mississippi Legislature and sent to the governor for his signature and enactment into law.

Clemson University's automotive research and engineering students plan to build a working electric vehicle—but they need your help.

If businesspeople can learn to understand the basic drivers of human behavior, leverage them and use them to their advantage, it will give them more weapons in an increasingly competitive market.

Exclusively for the tire industry—and open to all its segments—new expo also includes expanded education, efforts to contain exhibit costs, and better industry representation on SEMA Show committee.