Performance Racing Industry (PRI), producers of the motorsports business magazine and trade show, finalized plans to be purchased by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). The transaction is set to close in late March 2012. With 20-plus years of publishing and management experience at PRI, John Kilroy will serve as Vice President/General Manager of PRI…
photo by Scott and Kelly Rains Chris Greenhouse and codriver Brian Johnson collected a very impressive pair of Group 2 victories at Rally in the 100 Acre Wood last month. The duo fought through a few minor electrical problems on day 1 but still took the class win and on day 2 had a mostly…
By: Scott Vandekerckhove – Lead Contributor After wrapping up our interview with Dodge CEO, Reid Bigland, I had just a few short minutes to change gears and prepare for SRT CEO, Ralph Gilles. We received a large amount of questions for Gilles via the Modern Mopar Magazine Facebook and Twitter pages. We also scoured the…
By: Scott Vandekerckhove – Lead Contributor I traveled out to the Chicago Auto Show yesterday to meet with Dodge CEO, Reid Bigland, in order to ask him some questions about the brand, his cars, and much more. Before getting into the interview, I handed Bigland our Inaugural Edition of Modern Mopar Magazine and he commented…
Photo by Elliott Sherwood Chris Greenhouse and co-driver Phil Marsh took on the best two-wheel-drive rally teams in the US at Sno*Drift Rally, but came up short of a National podium finish after a mechanical problem on day 2 of the rally. Sno*Drift is the season opener of the RallyAmerica National Championship series, and is…
You’re certainly entitled to your own opinion, but if you ask me, the most recent Super Bowl half-time show had me yawning from start to finish. I mean, they had “The Material Girl” out there shamelessly doing her best to lip-sync to her own songs, all while surrounded by a supporting cast of at least…
By: Scott Vandekerckhove – Lead Contributor Tell me, how many car buildings can you walk into where you’re first greeted by a rock-climbing pickup truck and a HEMI-powered drag strip monster? The answer is not many. But that’s exactly what I faced walking into Mopar Headquarters today in Centerline, MI. The event marked the…
Mopar Mods Headed for 2012 Chicago Auto Show Mopar® ’12 300, a custom Chrysler 300 that goes from 0 to 60 mph in the low 5-second range, is third factory-built Mopar-badged vehicle from Chrysler Group LLC All-new 2013 Dodge Dart ‘GTS 210 Tribute’ and 2012 Fiat 500 ‘Stinger’ get two Mopar stage kits, highlighting appearance…
By: Scott Vandekerckhove The Chicago Auto Show is a little more than a week away and it’s our time to turn up the heat for the readers of Modern Mopar Magazine. As most of you probably know, Ram will be debuting the new Laramie Limited version of their light and heavy duty trucks. It’ll be…
New production-intent vehicle boasts stunning exterior with distinct, aggressive flair Jeep® connects with consumers to name model via online Jeep “Name My Ride” contest Vehicle also on display at Washington (D.C.) Auto Show tomorrow Jeep Grand Cherokee sales reach 127,744 units in the U.S. in 2011, up 51 percent vs. 2010 Jeep brand sales increase…
