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!

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This Springs addition of The Fourth Period is extra spicy…lol! Just turn to page 30 to find out why!

To view The Fourth Period (Hockey Lifestyle & Rumors) website click here  The Fourth Period Magazine

For updates on current happenings in the National Hockey League click here The National Hockey League (NHL)

SPRING ISSUE OF THE FOURTH PERIOD HITS NEWSSTANDS

Hockey’s only lifestyle magazine, The Fourth Period, hits the streets this week with its latest issue, featuring Toronto Maple Leafs badass Dion Phaneuf.
 
Phaneuf, Toronto’s newest superstar, was traded to the Leafs on Jan. 31, 2010 in a blockbuster move that shook the foundation of the organization. The Fourth Period is proud to be the first magazine with original content to showcase Dion on the cover.

“Dion gets a bad rap because of how intense he can be on the ice and in front of the cameras,” said TFP Editor-in-Chief David Pagnotta. “We”re showing a different side of him that often isn’t portrayed in the public eye. He’s a cool dude and not too many people realize that.”

Also featured in the Spring 2010 issue of The Fourth Period is UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre, Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom and Norris Trophy nominee Mike Green, actor A.J. Buckley (CSI: NY), and so much more.
 
The Fourth Period, a 92-page, full gloss and perfect bound magazine, is available across Canada and throughout the United States in such chains as Wal-Mart, 7-11, International News, Sobeys, Borders and Barnes n Noble.
 
ABOUT TFP MEDIA INC.:
Since our inception in 1999, The Fourth Period has grown into one of the most recognizable and trusted names in the hockey community. With a strong online presence, two national radio properties, an up-and-coming television program, and hockey?s only lifestyle magazine already in our arsenal, TFP is quickly climbing to the top of the sports media world. The Fourth Period Radio Show broadcasts across Canada in seven markets, while The Fourth Period LIVE recently joined the NHL Home Ice lineup on XM 204 and Sirius 208 every Saturday as the official Saturday evening pre-game show for all NHL matchups. The Fourth Period Magazine has also featured cover stories on the likes of Tampa Bay?s Vincent Lecavalier, Montreal?s Scott Gomez and Mike Cammalleri, and members of the Los Angeles Kings.

 
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Dennis Bernstein @dennisTFP

Dave Pagnotta @thefourthperiod

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If you are looking for something fun to do tomorrow, go check out Hot Rod Magazine’s new location and celebrate with the crew while checking out some of the sweetest rides in So. Cal. Make sure you say hello to Jerry Pitt, Edwin Alpanian, and of course the man himself Rob Kinnan for me.

Have fun!

Here’s the scoop…

Click here to get more 411 on the event

It was a time of distinction of muscle cars and high performance.

You could be Ford. You could be Chevy. But you couldn’t be both.

And the place that got your juices flowing was the Speed Shop.

Now Pep Boys brings back the glory days of horsepower with the Grand Opening of the Pep Boys Speed Shop at Pep Boys, 2080 Lincoln Highway.

This celebration is going to be high-octane. With DJ, food and special appearances.

Best of all, you are personally invited.

Saturday, May 1st from 9am to 6pm, and Sunday May 2nd, from 10am to 4pm.

With celebrity appearances by Genevieve Chappell, Matt Waldin, Heather Bell, and more. http://www.pepboys.com/speedshop/bio/

Plus product displays, demonstrations, advice and show cars on both days.

Whether you’re into muscle, tuner, off road or diesel performance, Pep Boys Speed Shop is your place, and this Grand Opening is your time.

See any Harrisburg Pep Boys store for details or click the link here Lancaster Event
http://www.pepboys.com/speedshop/

I’ll be signing a special addition Pep Boys / Speed Shop / EBC Brakes wall poster & calendar. Make sure to stop by to say hello and receive your personal  free autographed poster.

Can’t wait to see you there.

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P.S. If you miss this weekend, I’ll be doing my next  Speed Shop Grand Opening appearnace on May 15th & 16th at the Pep Boys in Exton, PA . Click here for the details http://www.pepboys.com/extonspeedshop/

When  Keystone  decided to hold a show in Dallas, Texas they weren’t messing around!

They chose to have the show at The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center

The locals told us that the Gaylord Texan is the newest, nicest, largest, resort in Texas. Then again, from what I’ve been told everything is big in Texas, right?!

From the main lobby, you walk through the indoor court, past restaurant row, through the halls of boutiques and arrive at the convention center, which attached to the resort and still has that new, clean smell to it.

The floor layout was terrific, as it was spacious, open and roomy. For example, the aisles were wide and products were viewable from afar. The width of the aisles also lent itself to navigating around the show floor with ease, stopping and talking as long as you’d like with the vendors without feeling crowed or rushed. Because of this, there was a lot of business taking place.

There were a number of various vendors – some well known and some new guys on the scene. The New/Featured Products Section was buzzing, as attendees were able to view the hottest new products for the coming year in one complete section on the show floor. Plus, learn the features and benefits of each new/featured product at a glance.

The show also featured a super cool area called the Wheel & Tire Café.  There was over 200 of the hottest new wheels on display. For those of you who know me well, you know I LOVE big trucks, truck accessories, big tires and wheels. I’m also a big fan of shinny things (lol) so this section really caught my eye. I was totally ooowing and ahhhing as I encircled the displays, capturing video and snapping images. The guys at the booths were cracking up at me. Yes, I admit it, I spend more time, inspecting, drooling over, and getting excited over automotive and truck goodies than I do in a jewelry store. It’s true; I can’t hide it or deny it! Guess that’s the tom boy in me – LOL.

Most of the attendees consisted of people from the sunshine states and locals from Texas. Because of the shows location and surroundings, everyone at the show – coordinators, vendors, attendees, and even the security had a super upbeat and refreshed attitude. Which is always nice to see.

As usual the EBC Brakes booth was rocking & rolling all day long. Seriously there wasn’t a dull moment, we literally greeted and spoke with those in attendance as well as answered questions the entire 8 hours – non-stop.

I believe I signed two hundred posters – which means it’s time to order more before the next appearances.

EBC representative Chris and I noticed that many of the attendees and EBC fans – both male and female, at this particular show were truck and jeep owners and total off-road enthusiasts and they all wanted to know which rotors were best for off-road trucks and jeeps. If you have those same type of inquires click on the EBC Brakes website below for more information.

As usual we received much good feedback regarding the quality and strength of our brake pads. In fact, we caught up with Ron and Jason – the guys from TUFF TRUCKS and here’s what they had to say about their personal experience with EBC Brake pads.

We look forward to seeing you all very soon. Until then, enjoy some addition links and photos.

Link to photo gallery

EBC Website

For more stories and info regarding The Queen Of Cars (Ms. EBC Brakes) Genevieve Chappell

The Keystone Show website

This years annual CSi Mega Show was held on February 27th & 28th at the Competition Specialties headquarters in Auburn Washington.

This was my first time to this area of the country and to this particular show. Upon arriving at the show we were welcomed by a group of smiling faces and KenWoomer himself.

The layout of show was clean and organized and seemed to have a common thread – trucks and off-road goodies. Personally I’m a huge fan of big off-road trucks, tires and accessories! Yes things that rumble loud on the road and dirt and shout “Get outta my way I’m coming through!” LOL

The show was open to the public and offered some wonderful show specials to all in attendance. They also featured an on going raffle both Sat and Sun with tremendous gifts and prizes donated by the vendors and CSI. Including $1000 and $2000 of Super CSI Cash every hour on the hour. There were many YEEEPIES & WOOOHOOOs from winners echoing through the building every hour – which gave us all a good laugh!

Ken and his CSI team were top notch in regards to hospitality, making all of the vendors feel welcomed and comfortable.

For example, they picked an awesome, hip host hotel, the airport Marriott. They made things convenient in way of transportation by providing a complimentary shuttle service to and from the event each day and used the friendly CSI delivery guys as our chauffeurs. They hosted a welcome banquet and concert the  Friday night before the show, a happy hour / mixer on Saturday night after the show, and provided lunch each day by way of a lunch area and by cart for those of us who were tied to the booth.

My overall impression of CSI and the individuals who work there is – they care about the customers and the people they have dealings with. We like that a lot as that is our motto as well!

As usual we had a tremendous amount of good feedback and comments regarding EBC’s products. At this particular show we had many requests and purchases for the 3GD Rotors and the Ultimax (OEM replacement pads) AKA Black stuff. Which as most of you know, Dollar for Dollar and Pound for Pound there is not a better replacement pad than the Ultimax.

We were also visited by many anxious pro-drivers and race teams who wanted to know when they could get their hands on some Blue Stuff.

Regarding our products,  we just keep hearing “EBC brakes work and do what they are supposed to do! Our customers love them and are requesting them more and more!” And friends, lemme tell yha, that’s just music to our ears.

As a bonus Spike TV aired the PowerBlock episodes that I just shot with Courtney Hansen, on Sat and Sun. Most of the attendees (all  BIG TIME PowerBlock fans) viewed the episodes that morning before the event, and then…to their surprise…there I was in their home town! They gotta kick outta that and it made for some good conversations.

Thanks to the crew at CSI you made our trip a good one. I’ll look forward to attending the show next year.

Competition Specialties Inc.

EBC Brakes.com

Seattle Airport Marriott

Link to Pictures from the event

Watch a real live testimonial from Dave a mechanic at Pacific Import Auto in Tacoma, WA who loves EBC products and has happy customers!

On February 20th and 21st I was in Seacaucus, New Jersey at The Meadowlands Exposition Center for the BIG Show presented by Keystone.  The Keystone BIG Shows are arguably the best trade shows for specialty automotive equipment and accessories, outside of SEMA. These are organized by Keystone Automotive Operations, the leading distributor and marketer of specialty auto-parts in North America.

As with most shows of this type there was much business taking place, networking opportunities, parties, and educational seminars. Plus demos, giveaways and raffles with great prizes, including some of the hottest products for 2010.

One of my favorite things was getting a sneak peak at the hottest new products for the coming year. The Big Show coordinators made this convenient to do by putting the new products in one complete section on the show floor. And because this show wasn’t opened to the public, it wasn’t as crazy or loud which made it easier to speak with the listen to the company reps about the features and benefits of these new products. 

As with any good show, there are always automotive celebs and attractions. We just happened to be positioned across from the best ones!

The Edelbrock Build Live Show where attendees were able to get upclose and personal while Vic Edelbrockhimself directed the build installation of a new E-Force Supercharger system on a Ford Mustang, new for 2010  in real time. Along with Vic Edelbrock’s signing and interactingwith all of his fans. The line wrapped around the booth with eager fans young and old. If you know and/or have ever met Vic Edelbrock, you know he’s not only a talented, multi-skilled man, but also a happy man, who loves to joke around and sincerely engages his fans.

I  received an autographed gift from him, it was his book entitled Edelbrock Made In The USA. It’s a beautiful 324 page coffee table book filled with nostalgic photos, the history of this American icon, and inspiring stories from Vic’s life.  What a nice guy huh?!

Switching gears – we were on a high from the large amounts of terrific feedback we received from the attendees! Most of them were from the East-coast and Canada. They consisted of Speed Shops, garages, customizers, and pro-drivers. Every person who walked up kept saying that they had tried various brake pads and rotors, some were average, while some just sucked. Yet, EBC’s products worked and worked good! They are long lasting, and priced just right.  The only complaint we received, was that they wanted more products and they wanted them quicker! We reassured them by letting them know, Keystone is dialed in when it comes to everything EBC related. All they need to do is visit a store, call their rep, and/or order online.

We also noted that many of EBC Brakes current fans and customers were not yet fully aware of the Ultimax (Black pad) which is an OEM replacement pad with a price point that can’t be beat. Depending on the specific application, the Ultimax can be priced lower, the same, or a few dollars more than a generic label pad. Black coded in the EBC range EBC Ultimax is a fully ECE R 90 approvedbrake pad range (brake safety approval), Ultimax offers great value for your money with first class driving safety. Talk about more bang for your buck!

Next Keystone Show (the Midwest Big Show) will be held in Texas (yee haw) on  Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center from 9AM to 5PM.

Hope to see you there!

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AKA – Ms. EBC

Photos from The BIG Show.

Videos from The BIG Show

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.

It just gets better each and every year!

John Force, his family and race team sure know how to throw a party and lemme tell you…this is no secret! People come from all over the country to support the annual John Force Holiday Car Show.

Every year I meet the nicest people, see the sweetest cars, and talk shop with some of motorsports most notable individuals.

Of course, every good party/event has a wonderful host and coordinator behind it. Who’s the man behind the curtain? None other than (drum-roll please) Craig Hoelzel!

As you know I attended many, many, many automotive events during the year. Yet, there is something about the John Force Holiday Show that takes the cake! Would you like a little taste? Check out the gallery of images below.

See gallery of images by clicking here.

I hope to see you all there next year!

In closing, I’d like to thank photographers Steve Russo and Jon Van Buren, two of my new team members.

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