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Team Vibrant Performance Wins 2018 Hot Rodders Of Tomorrow National Championship

The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge crowned Team Vibrant Performance of Burton Center for Arts & Tech in Salem, Virginia, the winner of its 2018 Dual Championship during the PRI Show in Indianapolis.

Project #LoTech: NKCS Students Customize Truck For The 2018 SEMA Show

This year, the SEMA Show floor had a very special customized vehicle. No, we aren’t talking about a Chip Foose build or Ken Block’s newest racing machine. We’re talking about a completely modified 2017 Ford F-150, customized in part by the automotive department at the Career and Technical Education Center of North Kansas City Schools.

Freedom High School Instructor Named October Finalist For ‘B’laster Instructor Of The Year’

Tomorrow’s Technician and B’laster are searching for automotive technology instructors who think outside of the toolbox with the first-ever “B’laster Instructor of the Year” program. Our third finalist shares how project builds make a difference in the classroom. 

SEMA Announces Vehicles Of The Year

Ford Mustang, F-Series, Focus, Jeep Wrangler and Polaris RZR Turbo S have been named 2018 SEMA Award winners.

‘ToyMakerz’ Celebrity David Ankin To Be At SEMA Show

David Ankin will be making appearances and signing autographs at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas as the hit television show “ToyMakerz” announces it has entered into a high-octane partnership with A+E Television Networks (AETN) to air season three on The History Channel and FYI.

Jeff Allen To Debut One-Of-A-Kind Vehicle At SEMA

Shock-and-awe is the name of the game when Jeff Allen, owner of Flat 12 Gallery, debuts his newest one-of-a-kind vehicle, morphing a 1963 Volvo 122S Amazon with a 2013 Grand Sport Corvette from Copart to create the “VO6.”

SEMA Announces 2018 SEMA Memorial Scholarship And Loan-Forgiveness Award Winners

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $297,000 to 102 individuals this year, including scholarships for current students and loan-forgiveness awards to employees of SEMA-member companies.

Student-Built Jeep Wrangler Sells For $53,500 At Auction

The customized ’15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited built through a collaboration between SEMA Education and students of the Santa Fe Early College Opportunities Auto Tech School (Santa Fe ECO) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was auctioned off for $53,500—with all the proceeds going back to the school.

Morse High School Auto Body Program Recognized For 2017 SEMA Show Builds

Students in Morse High School’s auto body program in San Diego, California, have been recognized for their work on an award-winning black and silver 2018 Ford Mustang and F-150 displayed at the 2017 SEMA Show.

ididit Announces SEMA 2018 Surprise: A ’69 Chevrolet Chevelle

Mitch Kelly and the team at Kelly and Son prep a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle to be the first-ever vehicle to appear in ididit’s Hot Rod Alley booth at the 2018 SEMA Show.

Santa Fe ECO Student-Built Jeep Build Ready For Auction

Students in the Santa Fe Early College Opportunities (ECO) Auto Shop Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have completed the custom jeep build they started in late 2017 with SEMA Education. Next stop, the auction block.

Registration Now Open For SEMA Battle Of The Builders Competition

Registration for the fifth annual SEMA Battle of the Builders competition is now open, with an expanded Young Guns regional program for builders age 27 and younger.