PRI never fails to impress and entertain with three days of constant aisle wandering, parts coveting, and handshakes. Each day is followed by drinks and dinner, every restaurant and bar packed with racing industry heavyweights and wanna-be’s. The sound of credit card swipes fills the air—the sound of racing in December.
CP-Carrillo’sPeter “Snake” Calvert (left) and Larry “Spiderman” McBride
NewCP-Carrillomarketing chief Jordyn Hetherington and staff with their jewel-like display of products.Cindy Verkooij was more than a Marketing Director in her 21 years withCP-Carrillo, but she’s moved on to a great opportunity with JE Pistons. Here she is reuniting withCP-Carrillo‘s Barry Calvert
NHDROPro Street champ and the class’ quickest ever—Frankie Stotz—and his Honda in the JE Pistons boothThe Sanzottera’s, Rudy and Vicky, ofQuicktime Motorsports Hanging withDME’sAndy Sawyer, Nick Dovlak, and Dimey Eddinger
Mike Perry and Chris Splees in theKibblewhiteboothPerry shows offKPMI’s‘Busa valve guide driver “With a shoulder inside the counter-bore designed to set the height of the valve guide,” said Mike. “It eliminates the need to stop and measure the guide protrusion. Once the driver bottoms out against the head, the height is set.” MPS’Dan and Beth Rudd hanging in this year’s defacto meeting spot—the penthouse lounge at the JW MarriottNow THIS was an interesting discussion in theWorldwide Bearingsbooth—Matt Smith, Steve Nichols, Derrell Mullis, and Tim Kulungian. That’s a whole lotta Pro Stock Motorcycle know-how right there
Nitro Harley racer Janette Thornley with PSM racers Kelly Clontz and Angie Smith
Ben Knight and his badass buggy in the Full Spectrum booth PJ Harvey and Larry McBride in thePJ1boothIHRA’s Royce Miller andPJ1’sLarry Crispe talk traction compound
Scott Claycomb observes while his son Spencer (left) and Dustin Lee give each other the stinkeyeAngie Smith and Del Flores pose in front of the Matt Polito shot of her Larry McBride-style burnout at Pomona, in theWorldwide BearingsboothMitch Brown shows off a cock ring built for Top Fuel winners….or maybe it’sWorldwide’scrank bearing for Top Fuel HarleysIs there anything more classic than the older brother who builds speed contraptions to send his younger brother on? The Browne brothers Pete and KeithRyan Oehler, Kelly Clontz and Angie Smith in theWWBbooth
Jessica Sanzottera, Brad Christian, Jeff Lindeman, and Bill DeshongPDRA PXM champ Ronnie Smith flanked by tuner Shane “No Relation” Smith and Bill Englehart Jr.FormerOrient Expressmarketing chief Steve Ionescu and unlimited hydroplane Gold Cup champ Andrew TateGary Scelzi and Kenny Koldsbaek flanked by Gary’s sons Giovanni and DominicPro Street veterans Mike “Kavos” Kovacevich and Gaige HerreraNow here’s a group for you: Eddie Krawiec and Johnny P. with Dan and Phil Stoll and the great Tony Jenkins
Fuel hustler/DRAW rep Steve Leseur and Nitro Harley owner Red RheaMatt Smith’s EBR looked badass without the barsMatt took a liking to Jay Turner’s ProCharged Top Fuel Harley, but Angie says “Hell no!”Jay shows Larry McBride the pushrods on his new bike in the Manton boothKalitta tuner Rob FlynnDSR COO Mike Lewis and Larry McBride“Famous Ray” Golson
Here’s Ray with designer Greg RussellWas really great seeing Wossner’s John Noonan back in action after he missed last year’s PRI while recovering from a serious LSR crashMac McAdams and Robbie HunnicuttDave Schnitz photobombs Richard Diggs, Mike Schultz, and Brad MummertFabricator Steve Serafini and Pro Street racer Donnie TaylorAMRA Funnybike champ Rich Vreeland won “Best Normally Aspirated Engine.” Here he is with his trophy and Jeff Zaugg of Advanced Sleeve.Thuglife in theWWBbooth with Ray, Mot, Joe and Big DaveMot says “See ya next year!”
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