Exclusive Online Series: A New Feature Addressing Today's Business Challenges 

Today's business environment is full of challenges. Some are distinctly unique, while others tend to develop regardless of the type, size or location of a racing company. In this exclusive new online series, members of the performance racing industry have been asked to identify those circumstances and situations that place the greatest demands on their business, as well as what steps they are taking to overcome these obstacles while ensuring their companies' short- and long-term success. Read the debut installment of this valuable new online-only feature.

Tens of thousands of racing retailers, race engine builders, motorsport engineers, professional race teams and other racing professionals crowded the exhibit aisles at the 2012 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show. As the highlight of Race Industry Week 2012, the Trade Show itself featured the biggest brand names in hardcore racing technology, including the famed Machinery Row, new exhibitors and much more. Experience the 25th Annual PRI Show all over again via our exclusive online photo gallery.

Recently, the 25th Annual PRI Trade Show brought 37,500 race industry professionals to Orlando, Florida, for Race Industry Week 2012 and the three biggest business days in racing. Buyers and exhibitors provided overwhelmingly positive feedback on their experience and the value of the PRI Show, which returns to Indianapolis in 2013!     

Organized by Sunnen Products and PRI, the 2012 Engine Charity Sweepstakes raised a total of $47,846 for the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a race-themed camp for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses established by Kyle and Pattie Petty. The grand prize--a brand-new big-block Chevrolet drag engine built by Reher-Morrison Racing Engines--went to Bob Wilson (pictured) from Alamo Hot Rod Parts in San Antonio, Texas.  

What a way to start the new year! PRI magazine's exciting January issue, currently available online, is stocked with can't-miss feature articles and information aimed at ensuring a successful 2013. Inside, you'll find the tools to launch a winning sales strategy in the Drag Racing Market; the results of our 25th Annual Racing Business Survey; a preview of the upcoming Race Season; the latest upgrades in Data Acquisition and Video Logging (including Interactive Sidebar); troubleshooting with today's Engine and Chassis Dynamometers; a Q&A with Cary Agajanian; and more. Read the January issue online. 

The March issue of PRI magazine is set to deliver a strong statement on behalf of today's serious racing businesses. Topics to be covered include the Road Racing Market; Wind Tunnels, Simulation Software & Other Testing Technologies; Rapid Prototyping; Helmets, Suits & Other Safety Gear (including Interactive Sidebar); Race Trailers & Tow Vehicles; Graphics & Wraps; Valves, Seats & Guides; Drag Race Clutches & Torque Converters; and Turbochargers & Intercoolers. Connect with a PRI advertising sales manager today!

PRI team members led by Vice President/General Manager John Kilroy are in Birmingham, United Kingdom, for this month's Autosport Engineering Show. Kilroy and international team members are exhibiting in Booth E581, promoting attendance at the upcoming PRI Trade Show, December 12-14, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and meeting with trade buyers, decision makers and industry engineers from more than 70 countries. Be sure to stop by the booth! 

NASCAR is returning to Irwindale Speedway. The sanctioning body announced this month it is bringing its Home Tracks program back to the Southern California event center, with the 2013 racing season set to begin April 6 with a "Grand Re-Opening Night" of racing featuring NASCAR Super Late Models, Late Models, Super Stocks, Mini-Stocks and an evening-ending Demolition Derby.

PRI Sales and Marketing Manager Eric Jurado is in Panama City, Panama, this month to publicize and build attendance for the 2013 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show. Jurado is representing PRI at the 2012 FIA America awards ceremony, which honors the top drivers and personalities in Latin America, on January 19, 2013.