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PRI to Host 2013 Hot Rodders of
Tomorrow Engine Challenge
Team MagnaFlow from North Orange County ROP High in Anaheim, California, disassembled
and reassembled V8 small-block Chevrolet motors in the fastest time possible in two
heats in the opening rounds of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, Monday, October 29.
The 2012 National Championship
of The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
Engine Challenge build competition is
being held at this year’s SEMA Show.
The following year, the Hot Rodders
of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
will hold its 2013 National Championship
at the 26th Annual Performance
Racing Industry (PRI) Trade
Show, December 12–14, 2013, in
Orlando, Florida.
Each year, hundreds of automotive
technology students from high schools
across the country take part in regional
competitions to determine which
teams can disassemble and reassemble
a small-block Chevrolet engine with
aftermarket components in the fastest
time, with the top scorers advancing to
the National Championship.
“We are excited to have this special
event, and all the fine young people
who participate in it, at the 2013 PRI
Trade Show. They represent the next
generation of leaders in the racing
industry, so we welcome the opportunity
to have them compete in the Hot
Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
National Championship,” said
John Kilroy, PRI producer.
The Championship will feature an
expanded competition format with
three new contests: Carburetor Rebuild
Competition, Ring and Pinion Challenge
and Cylinder Head Challenge
Since its inception in 2008 at the
Race and Performance Expo in St.
Charles, Illinois, the Hot Rodders of
Tomorrow Engine Challenge has seen
explosive growth in the number of
competing teams. In the first year
of competition, five teams with 25
students competed. By the end of the
2012 season, there were 112 teams
with 560 students competing. The
competition has been seen by more
than 760,000 people and has raised
more than $6 million in scholarship
money donated by Ohio Technical
College (OTC), the School of Automotive
Machinists (SAM) and the University
of Northwest Ohio (UNOH)
over the past four years.
“This industry that we’re in and we
love is turning gray. It’s getting older
year after year,” said Jim Bingham,
chairman of Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
and president/CEO of Winner’s
Circle Speed & Custom in Joliet, Illinois.
“This is designed to be a program
to bring young people inside
this industry. This is about bringing
them in, showing them that they can
enjoy making a living in the high-
performance field and, as a result, we
get youth and talent inside our industry
every year.
“We’re looking forward to working
with PRI in 2013,” Bingham added.
“It will also allow us to add more
events because we’re going to have a lot
of space to work with. Plus, I believe
Orlando is going to be a great place for
the kids and families to visit.”
Building on the success of its first year,
the Championship moved to Vegas in
2009, where three divisional winners
and one wildcard entry competed in the
inaugural “Showdown at SEMA.”
“I absolutely love this event,” said
Chris Kersting, SEMA president and
CEO. “It is amazing to me that Jim’s
activity has impacted so many young
members of our industry over the
years. We’re pleased to be a part of the
event and support this effort.”
Kicking off the countdown to next
year’s Championship, PRI will host a
regional Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
event during the 2012 PRI Trade Show,
which takes place Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, November 29–December 1,
in Orlando, Florida.
For more information about the
2013 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, visit
www.HotRoddersofTomorrow.com.
Motorsports professionals are
encouraged to preregister now for credentials
for the 2012 PRI Trade Show.
Register online today, at no charge.
Today’s Schedule
� 8:30 a.m. Heat: Loara High School
vs. Joliet Central High School vs.
North Orange County ROP
� 10:00 a.m. Heat: Fremd High
School vs. Elkhart Area Career
Center #1 vs. Peach County
High School
� 11:30 a.m. Heat: Elkhart Area
Career Center #2 vs. Sequoyah
High School vs. Belvidere North
High School
� 1:30 p.m. Heat: Burton Center
for Arts & Tech vs. Joliet Centrail
High School vs. East Ridge
High School
� 3:00 p.m. Heat: Eastern Oklahoma
County Tech Center vs.
Elkhart Area Career Center #1
� 4:30 p.m. Heat: Thomas County
Centrail High School vs. Loara
High School Team #1
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Current as of October 15, 2012
Airbagit/Chassis Tech .....................23193
AM Hot Rod Glass ........................23792
American Powertrain ......................23288
American Republic Wheels & USW Forged Wheels. .23589
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AutoTrader Classics .......................22697
Beckett Media ...........................22796
Bed Wood and Parts ......................22587
Billet Specialties .........................23375
Borgeson Universal Co. Inc. .................22478
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Campagna Motors ........................23095
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Classic Performance Products Inc.............22979
Clayton Machine Works ....................23289
Coker Tire Co. ...........................22775
CON2R.................................23392
Cornhusker Sign & Manufacturing Corp. .......23083
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Deals on Wheels .........................22697
Decorative Metal Finishing..................22583
Detroit Speed............................22784
Divers Street Rods........................23689
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McLEAN Wire Wheels.....................23189
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