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Ethan Holterman, a student at Linn State
Technical College, won second place in
the Automotive Refinishing Technology
division at the recent State SkillsUSA
competition in Linn.
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Missouri SkillsUSA Leadership and
Skills Conference, at Linn State
Technical College in Linn, will send its
winners to the National SkillsUSA
competition in Kansas City, Mo., in June.
The first-place winners include the
following, by division: Automotive
Refinishing Technology — Katie Beck
of Ranken Technical College (post
secondary), James Chesser of Lewis
& Clark Career Center (secondary);
Automotive Service Technical Information
— Lucas Klinkhardt of Ranken
Technical College (post secondary),
Quentin York of Four Rivers Career
Center (secondary); Automotive Service
Technology — Josh Meyers of
Ranken Technical College (post
secondary), Scott Martin of Career
and Technology Center at Ft.
Osage (secondary); Collision Repair
Technical Information — Kevin Wiles of
Lebanon Technology and Career
Center (post secondary), Brian Finney
of Lebanon
Technology and
Career Center
(secondary); Collision
Repair Technology —
Jonathan Young of
Ozarks Technical
Community
College (post
secondary), Kelby
Martin of Lewis &
Clark Career
Center (secondary).
KENTUCKY
Toyo Tire U.S.A.
Corp. has announced
Lucas Klinkhardt,
of Ranken
Technical
College, received
first place in the
Automotive
Service Technical
Information at the
recent State
SkillsUSA
competition in
Linn.
that Scott Moberly of Berea, Ky.,
drove off with the “ultimate prize” in the
Toyo Tires Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes —
a custom 2011 Dodge Durango. The
Mineral Gray Metallic Dodge Durango
Heat Edition 4x4 was outfitted with a set of
Proxes ST II high-performance tires
wrapped around 22-inch Savini Forged
SEMA has purchased Performance Racing
Industry (PRI), producers of the
motorsports business magazine and trade
show. SEMA plans to maintain the racing
identity and heritage of PRI Trade Show
and PRI Magazine.
SV28c wheels. Other custom features
included a Magnaflow exhaust system, an
upgraded Alpine Audio entertainment
system and a black leather interior with
blue stitching. Completing the exterior
appearance was a T-REX four-piece flat
black mesh grill fitted with the UFC logo.
Toyo is the official tire of the UFC and
supports the sport of mixed martial arts.
NATIONAL
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). With more than
20 years of publishing and management
experience at PRI, John Kilroy will serve
as vice president/general manager of PRI
and assume day-to-day operations for the
group. All the operations, employees, and
offices will remain intact at PRI's current
location in Laguna Beach, Calif. The 25th
Annual Performance Racing Industry
Trade Show will take place Nov. 29-Dec. 1
in the North/South Building of the Orange
County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
It will feature exhibits by 1,100 racing
companies in 3,100 booths, requiring
700,000 square feet to house the event.
Some 38,000 buyers will attend from
across the U.S. and 72 countries. SEMA
plans to maintain the racing identity and
heritage of PRI Trade Show and PRI
Magazine.
Transtar Industries, Inc. announced
that it has acquired the assets of Cadco
Products, a supplier of original
equipment (OE) and high-performance
transmission parts. The addition of the
Cadco location in Columbia, S.C.,
increases the number of Transtar locations
in North America to more than 75.
Transtar has also recently acquired the
assets of D&E Automotive, a supplier of
original equipment (OE) and aftermarket
transmission replacement parts. D&E has
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