PRI Urges an Appeal to Lawmakers to Reopen Racing in Illinois
PRI is urging race fans to contact their Illinois leaders support the Illinois Motorsports Coalition’s plan to safely resume racing.
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GM Employees Arrested After a Test Drive Goes Wrong
Two General Motors employees are in hot water today after their own form of a test drive turned into a double arrest.
RPM Act Introduced Into US House of Representatives
The RPM Act seems to have a good chance of becoming law in 2020, but it still has a ways to go.
Former UAW Union Boss Pleads Guilty to Corruption
The United Auto Workers Union is in the news again today, but this time it isn’t for putting automotive employees back to work.
RPM Act is Reintroduced in the U.S. Senate
This bipartisan bill protects the legality of converting street vehicles into dedicated racecars, as well as the motorsports parts industry’s right to sell the products which enable racers to compete.
Larry Dixon Sues the NHRA
NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Larry Dixon has survived a lot. Team disruptions, flying exercises at the 2015 Gatornationals, even Stage III throat cancer in 2015. Now he’s battling something bigger: the NHRA itself.
Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 Now Being Shipped to Dealers
Dodge’s 2019 Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, “Angry Bee,” has been approved for use in both Stock and Super Stock NHRA competition.
FCA Recalls Nearly 900,000 Vehicles for Emissions Issues
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has chosen to recall 862,520 vehicles after a routine emissions test revealed that some of the company’s models did not comply with emissions regulations.
Making Sense of California’s New Exhaust Law
California Assembly Bill (A.B.) 1824 was signed into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown in June of 2018 as part of the state’s budget process. The legislation amended how California law enforcement officials may issue a citation for exhaust noise violations.
FCA Caught in Diesel Cheating Scandal
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) isn’t admitting it might have cheated on emissions tests, but it has agreed to pay an aggregate $800 million to consumers for errors in its software, which reduced the amount of nitrogen oxide emitted during emissions tests.