With many new happenings, such as a new office, bigger warehouse, new products and a TV celebrity on board - EBC Brakes has much to celebrate!

We are inviting all SEMA attendees and current customers, vendors, etc to come by and visit our new uprated booth at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, November 3rd-6th.

Our Booth at SEMA is 24975

Below is a sample of what we will be featuring:

300 new part numbers of sport pads and rotors

The new 2010 printed and electronic catalogs

Handing out over 3000 new promotional posters and other promo goodies

Explaining our new B2B software and how you can order 24/7 online

Introducing our new 4000 plus parcels shipping warehouse facility

Staff from the UK factory and USA distribution centre will be on hand

TV host and personality Genevieve Chappell will be there Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for photo opportunities as well as signing a 2009/2010 poster / calendar.

We all look forward to seeing you there!

EBC Brakes Team & Genevieve Chappell

The new EBC Office in LA is at the following address:

EBC Brakes USA Inc
12621 Encinitas Avenue
Sylmar CA 91342

http://www.ebcbrakes.com

Sopwith Motorsports Announces Live, Free Webcast Coverage of
TSCO Vegas to Reno “The Long Way” Race Presented by BFGoodrich

Sopwith Motorsports, the official media company for Best in the Desert, today announced plans to webcast four days of event coverage during next week’s TSCO Vegas to Reno “The Long Way” race (August 19-22). This is the first official webcast for the popular Vegas to Reno race and will be available live and free of charge on Sopwith’s website.

“We are excited to be giving fans unprecedented and live coverage of race events,” said Stephen Cox, Sopwith Motorsports CEO and executive producer. “Sopwith is continually working to make off-road desert racing more accessible to audiences while also creating opportunities to introduce the sport to the next generation of fans.”

Coverage kicks off on Wednesday as special guest host Genevieve Chappell (ESPN’s Garage Block, SPEED Channels-Lucas Oil Off-road series and Lucas Oil’s “On the Edge,” Outdoor Channel, Versus) anchors Contingency Day activities in Las Vegas. Ian Howard (Best in the Desert TV) and Cox will assume hosting duties for the remainder of the webcast, which includes start-line and finish-line coverage of race action each day, plus interviews with drivers, fans, and other event participants. Sopwith will stream the webcast using a single camera live format, with mobile units offering additional viewer vantage points.

“We are trying to raise the bar a bit with this webcast,” said Cox. “While still a traditional webcast, fans are going to experience some features that evoke television-style coverage such as field reports from the pit area, lower-third text and graphics used to identify drivers and teams, and interviews with top finishers.”
The free four-day live webcast is sponsored by BFGoodrich, Bully Dog Technologies,
Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems, EVO Positive Energy, and Drench H20. A full schedule is provided below:
Webcast Schedule for TSCO Vegas to Reno “The Long Way”

(all times are approximated and dependant on actual onsite activities)
Coverage of Contingency Day events including technical inspections, interviews & midway activities

Wednesday, August 19
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT

Start-line coverage (Day One)
Thursday, August 20
9:00 – 11:15 AM PDT

Finish-line coverage (Day One)
Thursday, August 20
3:15 – 5:30 PM PDT

Start-line coverage (Day Two)
Friday, August 21
9:00 – 11:15 AM PDT

Finish-line coverage (Day Two)
Friday, August 21
3:15 – 5:30 PM PDT

Start-line coverage (Final Day)
Saturday, August 22
9:00 – 11:15 AM PDT

Finish-line coverage (Final Day)
Saturday, August 22
3:15 – 5:30 PM PDT

To view the free webcast, visit http://www.sopwithmotorsports.com/live/on race days. No registration is required for viewing, although a high-speed internet connection is recommended and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player must be installed with the computer’s browser software. Once connected to the site, an embedded media player will allow fans to watch the race events, as they happen, in either standard or full-screen formats (up to a 500 kbps stream). Viewing the webcast using a handheld mobile device may not be possible due to technical and software limitations of such devices.
The Vegas to Reno race will also be featured in multiple episodes of the popular television program, Bully Dog Best in the Desert TV, which returns to the air in December on Fox Sports, the Outdoor Channel, MavTV and the America One Sports Network

My friend and Co-host Glen Bator is an expert when it comes to vintage bikes.
You should see his collection, it’s insane and I must admit, makes me quite envious!

If you appreciate vintage bikes and memorabilia as much as I do, then you won’t want to miss this event.

Bator International, Inc. is honored to be the auctioneer of choice for the inaugural 2009 Barber Vintage Festival Auction. This year’s auction will take place in a new dedicated location next to the traditional swap meet vendor area. Auction day is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2009, in conjunction with the festival activities of racing and the fabulous air show. We are anticipating over 150 of the finest motorcycles to be offered, many of which are going to be sold at “no reserve” to the highest bidder. Auction preview day is Friday, October 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This year’s event will bring some of the finest motorcycles available for sale under one tent as well as many motorcycles being exclusively imported from England, Italy and Japan! Additionally, you will see a full array of very rare bikes like Ariel, Velocette, D.O.T., Indian, and many other brands from around the world.
We would like to invite all of our friends, old and new, to take advantage of this great opportunity to sell their classic motorcycles during the festival weekend.

There is no better place to realize the best dollar for your bike, as there will be hundreds of interested buyers and classic cycle enthusiasts looking for their next acquisition. Space is limited for this world class event, and we are now accepting consignments, so if you have a bike that you would like to enter, please contact us soon so we can assure you a space in the line up! You can enter your bike on line at www.batorauctions.com or call us at (805) 646-9566 for further assistance.

For further information about this upcoming Bator International Auction, please go to our website at www.batorauctions.com.

For further information about the 5th Annual Barber Vintage Festival, please check out their website at www.barbermuseum.org.

As most of you know, a couple of months ago, I signed on as the official spokesperson of EBC Brakes.
I’ve been a big fan of their prooducts for a looong time – so I’m super pumped!

Recently on “Trucks” which is a part of Spike TVs, Power Block, the EBC Brakes, Sports Rotor was featured (click link to see video below)

http://video.powerblocktv.com/services/player/bcpid6270746001?bctid=17073958001

EBC Yellowstuff is an aramid fibre based brake compound with high brake effect form cold and is possibly one of the first ever compounds that can be used for street and track driving., EBC Redstuff High Performance brake pads have the lowest dust rating pads for Prestige imports and faster street driving. Designed for premium street driving offering better brake effect up to 600°C (1100°F). EBC Greenstuff has a high initial brake effect and gives drivers confidence from first application of the brake pedal. Manufactured using premium disc blanks mentioned above, the unique wide aperture slots in the EBC sport rotor actually draw cool air under the pad during heavy braking and reduce brake temperatures whilst also helping remove dirt, dust and debris and gasses created by heavy braking from the pad contact area.

Genevieve is now on Wikipedia! Take a look at the newly created page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Chappell) to learn more about Genevieve’s early career and how she arrived to where she is today.

And don’t forget to check back from time to time, as it will be updated!

There were big names, large companies and lots of media at the grand opening of the Pep Boys Speed Shop on May 30-31 at their Washington Blvd. store in Los Angeles.

Thanks to my sponsor, EBC Brakes, which is distributed at Pep Boys stores, I got to be on site both days to meet people, take pictures, sign autographs, and check out exactly what the Pep Boys Speed Shop is all about. Like the same sound it makes, at the Pep Boys Speed Shop you can get aftermarket go-fast parts for classic and muscle cars, and can get the parts installed on site. It’s a pretty cool place and definitely has a big old-school Los Angeles flavor to it.

There was a lot of excitement in the air, as Pep Boys employees from around the country were in attendance to see take part in the event and celebrate the grand opening of the new shop. Mike Odell and Scott Webb awarded me with a certificate of appreciation for attending the event – that was definitely a highlight!

Thanks to EBC Brakes, Pep Boys, and everyone who made this a successful event – be sure to take a look at my pictures from the event on my Flickr!

For a fun video clip, click here