You may not know what PRI is, but you might know what SEMA is. SEMA is the secondary equipment manufacturers association and does much to promote aftermarket enhancements for your car as well as protect your rights to modify your ride. PRI stands for Performance Racing Industry is a similar show and is even owned by SEMA, but it is only open to people in the racing industry and is held once a year in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This year Automotive Performance & Chassis joined the thousands of attendees and explored a million square feet of exhibit space so that we could see some of the products and services that are available for our customers that enjoy racing and track days.
Here is a sample of the thousands of suppliers that we met with so that we can provide you with the kind of technical solutions you may be looking for.
Stainless Steel Brake Company is one of those suppliers that started out with a solution and built a huge business.
Alcon is another brake manufacturer that we often look to for upgrades on BMWs.
Another popular brake upgrade company is Wilwood.
So is StopTech:
Another brake supplier that is often optioned on OEM cars is Brembo:
If your are upgrading or optimizing your brakes let’s not forget the lines…
For those of you that spend time at VIR here are some products to interest you as a driver or team:
AP&C has done a lot of work to improve the suspensions of our customer cars. One of our best sources of effective suspension modification hardware is an Australian company called Whiteline. They have products for Mustangs, Subaru, and other popular makes.
They have a line of uprates suspension bushings that don’t require lubrication.
Above is a Watts linkage conversion for solid axle Mustangs.
Stainless Works makes some excellent headers and complete exhaust systems:
As well as some handy items…
Stage 8 makes some fool-proof solutions for header bolts:
Let’s not forget the header and exhaust wrap…
There are many vendors for many products that you, our customers are interested in so here are a few more photos of just a few that we saw and met with.
AP&C does what it takes to stay in touch with the latest products available to the performance enthusiast as well as what it takes to keep your daily driver in top shape. We hope you enjoyed the look at this exclusive event in Indianapolis.