Racing season is kicking into high gear. The new and innovative race car parts everyone saw at the 2011 IMIS show are now finding their way onto cars and to the track. This is the time of year when seasons are kicking off and every competitor has a chance to win a championship in their prospective series. Budgets are fresh and it’s the ideal time reap benefits if you are in the business of building and selling race car components. All of us at IMIS are about the business of racing.
We have several spectacular programs underway at IMIS. We are taking the Safety and Technical conference up a notch this year by introducing some new events that will be taking place throughout the season. IMIS Safety and Technical Conference and The Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE) have entered into a partnership, which will see the crash testing of various racing vehicles at the CAPE facility throughout 2012. The first will be an IndyCar test the day before the Indy 500. IndyCar is very safety driven and will walk away with valuable data from this IMIS driven test. Stay tuned for more information on this and other important test conducted at CAPE.
We at IMIS are pumped about the new IMIS Industry News section in NSSN. This section will feature the latest news, technical columns, and guest columnist in the racing industry. We are very excited at the re-birth of NSSN, the worlds racing bible. This magazine fits perfectly with IMIS as it covers all forms of motorsports from short track all the way to the top series. It’s truly unique in its approach and will become a valuable news source for all things racing.
The greatest spectacle in racing is right around the corner, the Indy 500. This is always a busy time for the IMIS staff as they prepare for many meetings and events at the IMIS suite in turn 2 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We are preparing for the 2nd annual Rally in the Alley, an industry event, and the presentation of the C&R / IMIS True Grit Award. This award goes to a deserving Indy Car mechanic and is always a very special feeling to give a $5000 dollar check to the winner.
Myself and the staff at IMIS are all very pumped at the great energy going on right now. We are substantially ahead of where we were YTD 2011 in terms of booth sales, hotel room reservations, and exhibitor expansion. We are proving that Indy is Racing.
