Genevieve Chappell (The Queen of Cars) and The EBC Brakes crew recently attended back-to-back tuner shows - Wired On Honda and RPM.

WOH was held at the K&N headquarters in Riverside and had a down to earth, neighborhood car show feel to it. It’s a newer, annual meet-up and had a nice turn out. Because it is a smaller show, we were able to spend a lot of quality time speaking to the attendees which included many individuals who already use EBC on the cars, trucks and bikes. This also gave us an opportunity to introduce new and current fans to some of the newer and upgraded products in the EBC line.

EBC sponsors Formula Drift driver Jeff Jones, who brought his car and spent the day chatting it up with race fans. Jeff currently runs the Yellowstuff pad and the GD Series rotor.

Here’s what Jeff Jones had to say about EBC pads and rotors. Click here to view the video.

Here’s the photo gallery from WOH

Moving on…

RPM was next on our list.

The RPM tour stopped in Irvine Ca on a hot, sunny summer August day, for a one day event.

As with most tuner shows there were tons of makes & models…including import bikini models.

EBC had quite a presence at the show, as many owners to sport bikes, customs cars and car clubs are dedicated EBC users. 

There was a ton of buzz regarding the new Bluestuff race pad – a full race track pad which is also street capable.

One thing is for certain…EBC pads and rotors are strong, tough, long lasting, environmentally friendly and here to stay! Stay tuned for announcements regarding new products and events at EBC Blog

Here’s the photo gallery from RPM Irvine

We look forward to seeing you this month at Crusin For A Cure at the OC Fair Grounds on Sept 25th and in Las Vegas at the SEMA Show, Nov 1st-5th.

Love,

Genevieve Chappell

Ms. EBC

Brought to you by the creators of Hot Import Nights,The RMP tour makes a stops at its favorite venue in Irvine California.

Show cars, competitions, stunt bikes demos, Flexmaster Funk, famous Dj’s spinning on the tables, hot bikini models including Miss RPM – Misa Campo and carnival rides! There was no way that EBC Brakes and The Queen Of Cars - Genevieve Chappell, was going to turn down an invitation to this summer bash!

We invite you to come out and have some fun with us. Of course you know where to find me..I’ll be signing all day and taking photos with attendees at the EBC Brakes booth.

By the way, if you have yet to see EBC’s newest pad Bluestuff brake pad (a full track pad that is street capable) you are totally missing out! Stop by and check it out – trust me you’ll be drooling!

Click here for more show info  http://www.rpmeventseries.com/

Location: Southern California

Venue: Hidden Valley Event Park

Address: 8800 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine Ca 92618

When: Saturday August 7, 2010

Show Times: 10am-6pm

See you there!

GC

As many of you automotive enthusiasts already know, Pep Boys has spiced things up by adding a new feature to three of the current Pep Boys stores (Washington LA, Lancaster, PA & Exton, PA)…a Speed Shop!

Yep that’s right, you can now purchase and/or order premium, performance products over 5000 to be exact, right from our trusty ol’ friends Manny, Moe, and Jack. Among those products you’ll find a good supply of the worlds best brake pads and rotors – EBC Brakes - made directly in the UK.

The Washington store (first West Coast Pep Boys opened in 1946) was the first to receive a Speed Shop, last Spring, May 2009.

Lancaster and Exton, PA were next on tap – back 2 back – and lemme tell you, the Pep Boys crew knows how to throw celebration - we had a blast!

If you missed these celebrations, not to worry…Pep Boys plans on opening up six more Speed Shop locations (shhh don’t tell em’ I told you) in 2010 including locations in New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Los Angeles.

Charles, the store manager in Lancaster, PA was pumped about getting the second Speed Shop at his Pep Boys Hub store. Meet Charles…

http://qik.com/video/6443485

Here’s what Tony Farrel, Speed Shop manager, had to say about his HUGE expectations for the shop in Exton, PA.

During our tours and travels we always receive many compliments from very happy EBC customers. Here’s what Autocross racer Mike Tomma had to say.

Images from Lancaster, PA Speed Shop opening

Images from Exton, PA Speed Shop opening

View more videos from both events

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RTM Productions based in TN  knows automotive and motorsports and proves it with a strong crew of experts, one of the most beautiful female hosts on television, and a PowerBlock of automotive shows on Spike TV.

In January I was invited to join the PowerBlock crew to be a special guest, co-host with Courtney Hansen. 

As the EBC Brakes spokesperson, I featured the EBC Brakes sport rotors and pads, talked a little shop, discussed specs,  install techniques, and chatted with Courtney about my 2010 EBC Brakes campaign & Pep Boys tour schedule.

As you know, I’ve worked in and around the automotive industry for a long time. Yet, this was my first time working with RTM Productions, Courtney Hansen, and Spike TV and I’ll admit, I was a tiny bit nervous. However, weeks leading up to our shoot, the RTM producers and writers were sooo extremely professional, thorough, and friendly, my jitters were calmed, as  I felt as though I had known them forever (their great sense of humor and funny jokes helped as well – lol.)

When I pulled into the parking lot, I was impressed with the size of the property and building. Upon walking in I see a welcome sign that lists the names of all the featured special guests that will be shooting on the PowerBlock that day (thought that was a sweet gesture) the front office woman greets me with a warm smile “welcome to RTM, we are so happy to have you here today.”   Then out walks Justin Swanson one of the producers and I get a BIG welcome squeeze!

Justin walks me down the hall and introduces me to the man himself Joe St. Lawrence who couldn’t have been any more hospitable. We had a nice chat , a few a laughs, and Justin offers to give me a tour of the entire facilities including each studio, where I was able to get a sneak peak at the rebuilds and plans for each vehicle - pretty neato huh?!

In the waiting room, there is a large monitor where featured guests, waiting for their turn to shoot, can watch the PowerBlock being shot and familiarize themselves with the flow of production. I was the last guest to shoot and it had been a long day for the production crew. Yet, you would have never known it by the energy and attitude they all displayed. 

Now, I already know what you are going to ask me…because since this shoot, I’ve been asked this a bunch of times. Is Courtney really as nice as she is on TV? No, she is not! She is even nicer than she is on TV. Hahaha I got yha- lol! Courtney and I hit it off from the start and within minutes we were sharing fashion and health tips, talking about her wedding, family life, and of course about cars, engines and our favorite automotive products. The production crew (all males) were cracking up listening to us.

Working as a model for over 12 years, I’ve worked with many beautiful woman…but I’m going to tell you, Courtney Hansen is one of the most beautiful, friendly, funny, and down to eath women I’ve ever worked with. Oh yea…and to top it off, she also extremely intelligent. Sorry guys, you’ll have to keep dreaming, because she is engaged and head over heels with her fiance – lucky man right?!

My feature on PowerBlock will air in March, I’ll keep you posted on the dates. In the meantime, check out the line of EBC Brakes – the best sport rotors and brake pads in the world! Sign up for the EBC blog, and keep stoping by my site as well for new updates, photos, and videos.

Click here for a sneak peak of one of the billboards we shot

As you all know, SEMA is the “Super Bowl of Automotive” it’s the largest automotive display, party, business function and network’s paradise.

Normally, I’m there shooting an episode or two for a TV series, however, this year, I was there as the “official female spokesperson / TV personality” representing EBC Brakes.

When I arrived at the airport in Orange County, Ca I ran into my friend Bill O’Roake who is a long time employee of Mickey Thompson, to my surprise he was on my flight. The trip was off to a great start and I hadn’t even arrived in Las Vegas yet!

I landed and hitched a ride to my hotel with team Mickey Thompson. Before even reaching the hotel I started receiving text messages, tweets, IMs, emails, facebook notes, etc all regarding SEMA updates, unveiling’s, party invites and inquiries regarding whether or not I thought this years event was going to be a success or a ghost town (many individuals were extremely concerned about attendance, etc due to the economy.)

The EBC booth was exhibiting at the Las Vegas Convention Center and was located in the far right-hand corner of the south hall. Due to the location, none of us thought that we would see much foot traffic, till close to noon. However, that wasn’t the case at all! We were literally crazy busy from the time we reached the booth till closing every day! Personally, I feel that this is a nice sign for the automotive industry in 2010.

The other thing I really enjoyed about SEMA 09, was finally getting the chance to catch up with all of my long time friends. After all, SEMA is similar to a giant automotive family reunion – lol!

Special thanks to:

Team EB Brakes – I love working with you guys!

Dennis Gage (My Classic Car Host) and his crew for inviting me to join them at the SEMA banquet.

Steve Russo and Jon Van Buren (two of my newest team members) for all the SEMA still images.

Enjoy more images from SEMA here:

Gallery one

Gallery two

Behind the scenes videos on Qik shot with my N95.

You know him as Lugg Nutzz a multi talented TV Host, Emcee, Radio personality, etc, etc with a crazy knowledge of motorsports and automotive. I know him as a caring, wonderful, person and friend who helps in assisting kid’s battling cancer.

Gordon “Lug Nutzz” Stewart, Vice Chairman of America’s Baby Cancer Foundation, hosted a party and fund raiser at Celebrity Car designer Rich Evans shop in Huntington Beach, Ca on Sat Dec 19, 2009.

I felt honored to be among one of the celebrity guests to promote, attend and join Gordon “Lugg Nutzz” for this terrific event. 

Some of other featured guests that stopped by to sign autographs and spend time with the children were; former NFL player Kirk Dodge of the Denver Broncos, Newport Beach Patron’ Porsche and NASCAR Racer Brian Wong, NASCAR Team Cass Racing’s Auggie Vidovich, GoLiveStream.TV/Realfast.tv, sponsored Racer’s Brad Pounds, Hurricane Heidi Tresler, and Brandon Thompson.

The ABCF hosted patients from Miller Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, UCLA.

If you are interested in donating and/or assisitng the America’s Baby Cancer Foundation, please check out the website here http://www.babycancer.org Your help will go a long way in assisting these children and their families to get the proper medical treatments and support!

We would also like to invite you to join us at an upcoming event, click here to check the schedule http://www.horsepowerheros.com We look forward to seeing you soon.

To view the gallery of images from the event click here.