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  • Mr. Gasket HeadLock Header Bolts Help Eliminate Exhaust Leaks

    Mr. Gasket HeadLock Header Bolts Help Eliminate Exhaust Leaks

    MR. GASKET HEADLOCK™ HEADER BOLTS HELPS ELIMINATE HEADER FLANGE EXHAUST LEAKS

    ·         24 Serrated Teeth incorporated into the bolt flange grip the header flange surface, providing a locking action

    ·         Unique reusable Thread-Lock Patch prevents header bolts from backing out and provides a positive thread seal

    ·         Made from premium Grade 8 Stainless Steel for strength, durability and corrosion resistance

    Mr. Gasket HeadLock Header Bolts (High Res)CLEVELAND (February 10, 2015) – ACCEL Performance Group, a performance auto parts manufacturer of brands including Mr. Gasket, ACCEL, ACCEL Motorcycle, Hays, Lakewood, QuickTime and Prestolite ProConnect, today introduced its latest innovation for automotive enthusiasts and racers, Mr. Gasket HeadLock™ Header Bolts.

    Mr. Gasket’s HeadLock™ header bolts eliminate the need for lock washers when installing header exhaust. Instead, the innovative patent pending design incorporates 24 serrated teeth into the flanged hex/socket head, each equally spaced, designed to grip and lock onto the header flange, maintaining consistent fastener clamp-load.  (more…)

  • The Monster of the Hammers

    The Monster of the Hammers

    unnamed (50)Colorado Springs, CO 2/10/15 – We have prepared for months, traveled for thousands of miles, and begged or borrowed our way to the start line of King of the Hammers – the ultimate extreme desert race. This is it, THE RACE that defines the sport. The struggle and focus is the same for every one of 130 KOH teams. As we inch forward and wait our turn for the green flag there is something however, that sets us apart. We have already raced. We have already faced the agony of mechanical failure in the previous days Legends class. We lead, we broke, and we thrashed to make overnight repairs. Where adrenaline is boiling over in trucks all around us, we groggily wait our turn. Our adrenaline spent the day before, we are happily immune to the last minute panic.  (more…)

  • Slawson Brothers Take the Win at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Presented by 4Wheel Parts

    Slawson Brothers Take the Win at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Presented by 4Wheel Parts

    unnamed (45)February 7, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA)  – 215 miles and almost nine hours after he left the start line in Hammertown, USA, Randy Slawson, owner of Bomber Fabrications, crossed the finish line for his second Nitto King of the Hammers title in three years. Considered the toughest one-day off-road car race in the world, KOH has one of the highest attrition rates of any off-road race. 2015 was no different. On Friday evening at 10 p.m., only 17 drivers out of 129 had made it to the finish within the 14-hour cut off.
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  • BFGoodrich® Tires Seize Season Opening Races In The Desert

    BFGoodrich® Tires Seize Season Opening Races In The Desert

    Company’s Baja T/A KR2 Race Tire Continues Its Success Story

    unnamedGREENVILLE, SC (Feb 13, 2015) – Not laying off the throttle after a record year of desert racing, BFGoodrich® Tires helped drivers win the first three races of the season in their respective series. Wins at the King of the Hammers (Randy Slawson), Best In The Desert Parker 425 (Gary Weyhrich) and Bud Light SCORE San Felipe 250 (Tavo Vildosola) continued the string of dominating performance on BFGoodrich racing tires. Drivers on BFGoodrich Tires have now won the overall title in 13 of the last 14 major North American desert races. (more…)

  • DynoMax(R) ULTRA4 Race Team Claims Every Podium Spot in 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Race

    DynoMax(R) ULTRA4 Race Team Claims Every Podium Spot in 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Race

    DynoMax’s Randy Slawson Claims Back-to-Back “King” Titles while Erik Miller, Levi Shirley and Wayland Campbell Earn Other Top Spots

    Monroe, MI, Feb. 13, 2015 – DynoMax driver Randy Slawson won his second “King” title at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers (KOH) race in Johnson Valley, Calif., late last week, followed by other DynoMax drivers Erik Miller in second, Levi Shirley in third and Wayland Campbell in fourth. Only 17 out of 129 drivers finished the epic 215-mile race that marked the opening of ULTRA4’s 2015 race season.

    KOH week’s other events included the Every Man Challenge, focused on stocks, mods, specs and legends. As the first and only finisher in the stocks class, Matt Peterson drove the same 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee that helped him bring home a win for Team DynoMax in 2013. Leading the legends class among other alumni ULTRA4 cars was DynoMax driver Ben Napier who took first in a Bomber Fab racecar. Additionally, in the spec class, Luke Johnson won driving the DynoMax spec car.

    “This year’s race certainly pushed the DynoMax team to its limits,” said Chris Gauss, director, performance products, Tenneco. “The DynoMax team not only provides us great insight into our products and future product development through races like King of the Hammers, but they provide great brand stewardship through their camaraderie in the
    field and within the off-road community.”

    Slawson joins DynoMax teammates Shannon Campbell and Loren Healy as two-time Kings, despite running out of gas on the second lap of this year’s KOH race. Erik Miller, 2012 KOH King, who dominated much of this year’s race and encountered a flat tire following the first lap and a lost steering pump at mile 198, followed Slawson closely. Like
    Slawson, Miller was the only other returning King that drove a straight-axle rig. Levi Shirley took third, crushing his previous best place finish of 19th at the 2014 race. Shirley was the only driver on the podium who drove a single-seater IFS.

    Former King (2008 and 2011) and fan favorite, Shannon Campbell had problems with his compressor relay on the second lap going up Back Door, one of the course’s rocky trails. The DynoMax driver repaired it only to eventually succumb to an overheating transmission. Shannon asked the Campbell family pit crew to shift focus to his racing
    children, Wayland and Bailey. Wayland, 19, finished fourth in his best race to date, and Bailey, 18, was the only female driver in the event.  She finished the course but did not make the 14-hour time cutoff.

    Combining high-speed desert racing with highly technical rock crawling while requiring top-quality vehicle components and a high degree of driver skill, King of the Hammers is one of the toughest, one-day, off-road races in the world. For more information about the ULTRA4 racing series or the King of the Hammers event, please visit
    www.ultra4racing.com.

    Manufactured and marketed by Tenneco, DynoMax is one of North America’s leading brands of dyno-proven exhaust technologies for late-model and classic muscle cars, diesel and gas trucks and SUVs.

    To learn more about DynoMax Performance Exhaust products, please visit www.DynoMax.com, contact your nearest DynoMax supplier or call 1-734-384-7806. For the name and location of your nearest DynoMax retailer, check out the Dealer Locator at www.DynoMax.com.

    Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) is an $8.4 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 29,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of clean air and ride performance products and systems for automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment markets and the aftermarket. Tenneco’s principal brand names are Monroe®, Walker®, XNOx™ and Clevite® Elastomer.

  • HELLA RE-ENGINEERS HIGH PERFORMANCE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULBS

    HELLA RE-ENGINEERS HIGH PERFORMANCE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULBS

    Special kit includes a pair of bulbs, gloves, and dielectric grease for maximum reliability

    Peachtree City, GA… HELLA, Inc., the North American aftermarket subsidiary of automotive lighting and electronics supplier HELLA, has just launched a new line of HELLA High Performance 2.0 Bulbs. These new, technologically advanced headlight bulbs have been re-engineered to deliver up to 100% more light on the road than HELLA standard halogen bulbs. They feature an exclusive halogen gas formulation that delivers the ultimate HID look and performance in a halogen bulb. (more…)