{"id":14163,"date":"2015-04-17T08:19:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=14163"},"modified":"2015-07-08T17:04:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T00:04:59","slug":"video-accel-it-webseries-surprises-folks-with-instant-performance-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/video-accel-it-webseries-surprises-folks-with-instant-performance-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video] Accel It Webseries Surprises Folks With Instant Performance Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/video-accel-it-webseries-surprises-folks-with-instant-performance-upgrades\/1968-chevy-corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-accel-it\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"992,523\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1968 Chevy Corvette receives a suprise performance upgrade in the premiere episode of ACCEL IT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT-300x158.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT.jpg\" alt=\"1968 Chevy Corvette receives a suprise performance upgrade in the premiere episode of ACCEL IT\" width=\"620\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-receives-a-suprise-performance-upgrade-in-the-premiere-episode-of-ACCEL-IT-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accel Performance announced a new web-based reality series called ACCEL IT, where host Jenny Long travels the country and surprises unsuspecting gearheads with FREE, on-site performance upgrades. The automotive enthusiast, who has already entered their car, has minutes to accept the offer of parts from ACCEL, Mr. Gasket, Hays, Lakewood, and QuickTime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/video-accel-it-webseries-surprises-folks-with-instant-performance-upgrades\/accels-jenny-long-vehicle-caretaker-steve-hanzi-and-mechanic-timmy-hinkle-of-little-green-customs-install-an-accel-recipe-for-performance-68-corvette\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette.png\" data-orig-size=\"626,354\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ACCEL&amp;#8217;s Jenny Long, vehicle caretaker Steve Hanzi, and mechanic Timmy Hinkle of Little Green Customs install an ACCEL recipe for performance &amp;#8217;68 Corvette\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette-300x170.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette.png\" alt=\"ACCEL's Jenny Long, vehicle caretaker Steve Hanzi, and mechanic Timmy Hinkle of Little Green Customs install an ACCEL recipe for performance '68 Corvette\" width=\"626\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette.png 626w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ACCELs-Jenny-Long-vehicle-caretaker-Steve-Hanzi-and-mechanic-Timmy-Hinkle-of-Little-Green-Customs-install-an-ACCEL-recipe-for-performance-68-Corvette-308x173.png 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the first episode, a &#8217;68 Corvette is chosen &#8211; one from Hot August Nights in Reno and that was sold in a Barrett-Jackson auction. The car is original stock and gets a Mallory Performance Distributor, ACCEL High Performance Header Plugs spark plug set, ACCEL SuperStock spark plug wires, and an ACCEL SuperStock ignition coil.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers get to decide where the show travels next by submitting their ride through social media with a bit about why they should be chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more episodes on their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCELPerformanceGroup?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook page here<\/a> or on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PrestoliteP\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel here<\/a>. You can also find them at <a href=\"http:\/\/ACCELNation.com\" target=\"_blank\">ACCELNation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1968 Chevrolet Corvette, Episode 1: ACCEL IT 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRi7EX9xuCs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Submit your ride for a chance to win a whole slew of upgrades from ACCEL, Mr. Gasket, Hays, Lakewood, and QuickTime and be featured in the web-series! <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":14167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1082,3470,3034],"tags":[2426,2425,39,109,1910,2014,2424,2427,1593,2428],"class_list":["post-14163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","category-news","category-videos","tag-1968-corvette","tag-accel","tag-chevrolet","tag-corvette","tag-media","tag-reality-television","tag-television","tag-tv-shows","tag-video","tag-web-series","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1968-Chevy-Corvette-ACCEL-IT-feat.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-3Gr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14163"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14174,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163\/revisions\/14174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}