SEMA is pleased to announce Doug Evans of Source Interlink as the new chairman of the SEMA Political Action Committee (PAC). The SEMA PAC brings together the resources of SEMA members and the industry to form a larger cumulative voice on Capitol Hill. PACs are funded by personal contributions, since associations such as SEMA are prohibited from using association funds to make political contributions. However, SEMA is allowed to fund all administrative costs of running the PAC, so 100-percent of the contributions made to the SEMA PAC are used to help elect industry-friendly legislators. In addition to participating in the SEMA PAC, Evans serves on the SEMA Board of Directors. For more information on the PAC, visit www.sema.org/pac.
2007 Trucks of the YearThe 2007 event season officially wrapped up for Goodguys with their 10th Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona, last November. It was also at Westworld that Early and Late recipients of the Truck of the Year award were on display (the latter of which was just announced prior to the event). We'd like to formally congratulate '48 Chevy 3100 owner Gary Caton out of Harrodsburg, Ohio; and '59 Chevy Apache owner Jim Stach from Denver, Colorado, for taking home the winner's cups-both filled with cool cash, we might add! While Jim's stylish "Koolant" was featured on the cover of our Sept. '07 issue (accompanied by a full-color spread), Caton's stunning silver metallic gem is patiently awaiting its turn in the CLASSIC TRUCKS limelight. For more on the 2008 stops where Truck of the Year finalists will be chosen, check your April issue where we announced the participating events.