Happy 4th of July! MSD Ignition will be closed Friday, July 3rd. We will resume back to work on Monday, July 6th. Have a great holiday weekend from everyone at MSD!

 Larry Dixon takes the wally for the 4th time this year taking out Brandon Bernstein in the Top Fuel final. In Funny Car, Jack Beckman had an easy win with Bob Tasca III smoking the tires upon the hit in the final round. Pro Stock racing had Jason Line take the win over Mike Edwards. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Andrew Hines faced his teammate in the final Eddie Krawiec with Hines coming out on top when the smoke cleared. Congratulations to all the winners.

 Check out the MSD Wall of Honor that is showcased in our production building. Lupe Tapia, Julie Chavira and Agustine Franco came up with a great idea to have an area to put up photos of family and friends that have served in the USA Military forces. The photos range from current employees to parents, brothers, sisters and family. A terrific idea and it’s been great to look and read each photo. Thanks guys!

 Can you believe it’s Friday already? Six days of Power Tour are winding down as the largest turnout ever heads to Bristol, Tennessee. Hopefully the weather holds out so everyone can make a blast down the quarter mile and maybe, just maybe, a lap around the track? Tune back in to find out.
 The Tour was in Somerset, Kentucky, last night and the city welcomed us in. On Wednesday we were in Dayton Ohio for another great day and night of cruising.
For all of you long haulers checking in, we’re sorry about the shortage of ’09 Long Haul magnets! I don’t think anyone suspected there’d be so many! We’ll have the artwork posted on our site next week.

 Monday morning came far too early after a terrific Sunday – the biggest Power Tour day ever – in Racine. The morning greeted the tour to gray weather and Chicago traffic, but everyone cruised on to South Bend. Tuesday brought us to the east side of Michigan at a great venue right on the water in Mt. Clemmons (where Power Tour has roots from the early years). Cruising by the lakes with thousands more made for a fun filled day, with plenty of cruising action back in Warren at night. Wednesday will lead us to Dayton, Ohio! See you there!

 As you’re settling down at your desk this Monday morning, MSD and a couple thousand other hot rodders are on our way to South Bend Indiana for day three of the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour!
 So far, we’ve been cold and damp in Madison Wisconsin, followed by a huge turnout of horsepower in Racine, Wisconsin. Both cities rolled out the red carpet for Power Tour and the people, and cars, have just been great. We’ve posted a few pics here and be sure to check back for more updates along the way.

 Rookie Spencer Massey won his first NHRA Top Fuel win of his career beating Antron Brown in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago. Defending event champ Tony Pedregon held off Ashley Force Hood for the win in Funny Car. In Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin was able to hold off the hard charging Mike Edwards. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Matt Guidera defeated Eddie Krawiec to collect his fourth career win. Congratulations to all the winnners!

Holy cow – it’s June! And that means it’s time for Power Tour! Our crew is packing up and heading north for the kickoff this Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. We’ll be trekking our way through the Midwest all week and ending in Bristol. Be sure to try to make it out for a day or three or four for an excellent adventure!

Larry Dixon rebounded nicely in Topeka with his 45th career victory defeating Clay Millican in the Top Fuel final. Ron Capps wins for the fourth time this year taking out Ashley Force in the process. In Pro Stock, Allen Johnson picked up his first win in almost two  years defeating Mike Edwards. Congratulations to all the winners.

  We were testing some new goodies on our own Tech, Victor Contreras’ ’93 Cobra today. The Dart block only has 364 cubic inches, but there’s a huge Precision Turbo T88 packing the engine with air. To date, Victor’s had the car in the lower 9’s at over 150 mph. Today he rolled over 900 horsepower off the drums of our Superflow. In other words, testing went well.

Tony Schumacher successfully defended his NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals title, defeating Doug Kalitta to score a second straight Top Fuel victory at Bristol Dragway. In Funny Car action, Del Worsham won his second straight wally defeating Tony Pedregon in the process. In Pro Stock Mike Edwards won his second race of the year with a 6.633 to Greg Anderson's 6.658. Congratulations to all the NHRA Winners!

Congratulations to the MSD Car Show winners:

1st: Mario Gonzalez- ’64 Corvette

2nd: Ralph Gonzalez- ’55 Bel Air

3rd: Race Schmidt- Jr. Dragster

Jump on the link below to see some more pictures from the show.

MSD Car Show Photos 

MSD's Employee Appreciation Day and Car Show was the best one yet. We had over 50 cars entered in the car show, from rat rods to blown door cars and everything in between. Thanks to all who participated and helped out with the festivities. We should have some pictures highlighting the days event very soon.

MSD Ignition will be closed at 11AM (MT) on Friday, May 1, our fifth annual company car show. If you happen to be in El Paso, please cruise over and enjoy the fun! We will be back in the offices and in action on Monday the 4th. Please leave a message or email and we’ll get back to you next week. Enjoy the weekend!

 Rains were a constant threat but that didnt stop the NHRA racers from getting some great runs down the track. Morgan Lucas earns his first Pro win over Spencer Massey in the Top Fuel final. Jack Beckman took out Ashley Force in the Funny car final. The Pro Stock final was run this morning with Mike Edwards edging out Jeg Coughlin. In Pro Stock motorcycle Eddie Krawiec races past Doug Horne for his first Pro win ever as was the case in Top Fuel. Congratulations to all the winners.

Setting your timing on your engine is one of those things that is often misunderstood. Follow along with David and Chad as they show you what to look for when setting your timing.

MSD sends out a big Congratulations to Jeff Gordon and the entire HMS Team for their win at Texas this past weekend! This win leaves only one track on the schedule that Jeff hasn't won at yet (the key word there being 'yet'). Jeff is currently leading the 2009 points as the schedule brings the series to Phoenix on the weekend of the 18th. Jeff's Chevy is fired with an MSD HVC Ignition system! Again, congrats to the whole team!

NHRA Top Fuel Driver Antron Brown makes a pit stop at MSD Ignition while in route to Las Vegas for the next stop in the NHRA! MSD has been working with Antron Brown way back since his days in Pro Stock Motorcycle. With the transition to a top fuel dragster, Antron still relies on MSD Ignition controls. Antron and his Matco Tools crew got to tour of the facility where MSD Ignition controls are made. Antron uses our MSD Pro-Mag 44 to fire his Top Fuel ride to sub 4 second runs at over 300 mph! MSD would like to wish him well in Las Vegas. Click for a few pictures: 1 2 3 

Tony Schumacher, Ashley Force Hood, Ron Krisher, and Craig Treble emerged the winners at the record-breaking 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. The favorable weather conditions led to a bunch of career bests this past weekend. Tony Schumacher and Cory McClenathan met in the Top Fuel final with Tony winning on a holeshot. Ashley Force Hood takes her first win of the year by defeating Jack Beckman in the Funny Car final. Ron Krisher wins in Pro Stock over Jeg Coughlin when Coughlin runs into mechanical issues. Craig Treble beats rookie rider Doug Horne in the Pro Stock Motorcycle final. Congratulations to all the winners.

Larry Dixon and the Alan Johnson/Al-Anabi team qualified No. 1 and went on to win the wally as Dixon defeated Cory McClenathan in the final round of Top Fuel. Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III gets his first Pro win by defeating good friend Tony Pedregon in the funny car final. Bob Tasca III had to go through Tim Wilkerson and John Force before meeting Tony in the final. In Pro Stock, Jason Line regains the points lead with win over Allen Johnson. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hector Arana defeats Matt Smith in motorcycle final.

Take a look at some live action shots from this weekends event in El Paso, Texas:

MSD was treated to a two visitors this week! The monster trucks are in town this weekend at the UTEP Sun Bowl (live coverage this Saturday night too!) so they came by on Thursday to hang out, roll out their trucks and eat some good Mexican food. We had the Batman truck and the Blue Thunder truck filling up our parking lot all day. Next, we had one of Matt Kenseth's Sprint Cup car on display - complete with the MSD 6ALN Ignition system. (The trucks both run 12LT Pro Mags!)

Thanks for stopping by, everyone at MSD enjoyed the visit and best of luck for the show and race this weekend! Speaking of racing, the IHRA kicks off its season this weekend in Louisiana too!

Be sure and check out more of the MSD-V in GM High Tech Performance Online Magazine. The MSD-V is loaded with the lastest technology from MSD, along with components from our sister companies Racepak and Superchips. If you missed the build, click here to get a quick refresher on our MSD V build.

Kyle Busch started in the back, but finished up front to win the Shelby 427 Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas. The winning Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota is fired with an MSD 6-HVC series ignition control! Clint Boyer, David Reutimann and Bobby Labonte rounded out the top five. The next race in the Sprint Cup Series takes place this coming weekend in Atlanta.

Donny Schatz capped off his third win of the young 2009 World of Outlaws season on Thursday in Las Vegas! This win brings him up to 5th on the all time A-feature win list with 91 checkers. Schatz pulled past Jason Sides, Craig Dollansky and had to fight off Sammy Swindell to get the win. Schatz relies on an MSD 12LT Pro Mag!

Vegas is the racing capital this week with the Outlaws running followed by the NASCAR series this weekend. Can Kenseth extend his win streak to three? We bet you can get the odds in the stands!

The 25th Annual Lucas Slick Mist Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona crowned another set of Wally winners. In Top Fuel, Antron Brown kept Brandon Bernstein at bay when Brandon smoked the hides. In Funny Car, Pomona winner Ron Capps kept the stride alive by running a single against Mike Neff when he was not able to stage his funny car. In Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin took out Kurt Johnson. All the winners were fired by MSD Ignition.

Check out these phtographs from our president Russell Stephens:

It may not have ended with a checkered flag waving followed by a series of smokey doughnuts at the finish line, but the 51st Daytona 500 is in the books. Matt Kenseth was crowned champ of the 380-mile, rain shortened race. Kenseth got by Elliot Sadler and held off Kevin Harvick until NASCAR threw up the red flag due to rain. His win brought car owner Jack Roush his first win at the Daytona 500! All of the Roush Racing cars at Daytona use MSD Ignitions to fire their Fords. The next race is Feb. 22nd in Fontana, California - plus the straight line NHRA racers will be duking it out in Phoenix!

The ladder is set for the Daytona 500! Thursday's Gatorade Duels were won by Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch. Gordon beat got the win over a hard charging Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson while Busch was able to hold off Mark Martin and Brian Vickers. Both winning teams rely on MSD Ignition Controls to fire their engines and will be on the second row for the green flag on Sunday!

 While racers and fans alike were sulking around the wet pits of Pomona, we were installing a Pontiac Ready-to-Run Distributor in our pal Bill's '71 GTO. The well used 400 had an equally used up HEI in it but the engine was detonating at cruising speeds and idling a little rough. The new distributor helped the detonation and we were even able to add a few more degrees of idle timing which helped clean up the idle and provide much better throttle response. Click here for a picture of Bill's '71 GTO.

C'mon Sunshine - We Want to See Some Racing

Mother nature must not have received the memo about the NHRA season kicking off this weekend at Pomona. Friday was a wash as rain continued to hammer down on the west coast. Hopefully racing will resume on Saturday and we'll see some action all day Sunday. Click here for a picture of the situation out there on the west coast.

 It's race season! Hard to believe, but the 2009 NHRA season is kicking off this weekend. That means the MSD Racing Support Semi is back on road ready to help racers at the track. MSD's Support semi is a rolling test facility for MSD Ignition. Its is at most every NHRA National Event as well as a number of other events throughout the year. MSD sends a trained factory support tech to each event to help answer our customers questions and concerns or to simply recommend a system for their specific application.

Watch for the MSD Support Semi at a race or even near you and stop in to say hi.

It's still January and all we're thinking about is getting our Racing Services Semi on the road to Pomona this weekend. There was a short break, but it's been a thrash to get our rolling MSD warehouse and tech center updated and on the road for the NHRA kick-off in California on February 5th-8th. Be sure to stop by and ask our techs for a recommendation for your car! See you at the races -

  Sammy Swindell, longtime MSD sponsored racer and MSD friend, won the prestigious 23rd Annual Lucal Oil Chili Bowl midget race in Tulsa. This is one of the biggest races of the year for midgets. This was Sammy's 5th time winning it. Get more Chili Bowl headlines here.

 Can you believe it's 2009!? It will only be a few weeks before NHRA kicks off in Pomona and the Cup cars take to the track in Daytona. Although you guys up in the midwest still have a few more months of cold and snow to deal with, but that gives you plenty of time to fiddle with your hot rods and race cars to get them dialed in before pulling them out. Remember to inspect the cap and rotor and think about a fresh set of plug wires for the new season coming up!

 Happy Holidays from everyone at MSD Ignition! Keep in mind that MSD Ignition will be closed from December 22nd through January 5th to give our employees time to enjoy the holidays with their families. We will resume operation on Monday, January 5th. Thank you for your patience and we'll see you at the races in 2009!

 We're getting ready for the doors to open on Thusday at the PRI Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. You can get that racers will be trolling the aisles filling out their Christmas wish list with high performance goodies. We have our new MSD 8 Plus on display throwing sparks and our new Programmable 6AL-2 so racers can see how to program their timing curve and rev limits through a laptop.

The show is Thursday through Saturday, we hope to see you there!

  MSD Ignition will be closed from December 22nd through January 5th to give our employees time to enjoy the holidays with their families. We will resume operation on Monday, January 5th. Thank you for your patience and we'll see you at the races in 2009!

 Congratulations to all the World Champions:

Tony Schumacher - Top Fuel
Cruz Pedregon - Funny Car
Jeg Coughlin Jr. - Pro Stock
Eddie Krawiec - Pro Stock Bike
Bill Reichert - Alcohol Dragster
Frank Manzo - Alcohol Funny Car

 Come see us at booth #3901.

Check out our new products for 2009! We are debuting our new products this week at SEMA! Download our new product preview  to get a glimpse of our new products coming to you for 2009. From our Programmable 6AL-2 to our LS 2-Step Launch Control, we have all your needs covered. Stay tuned for more details and information.

MSD Ignition is excited to announce that we were selected into Hot Rod Magazine's Speed Parts Hall of Fame! You'll see in the new December issue that the MSD 6A made the grade to be inducted with esteemed companies such as K&N, Garrett Turbos, NOS and Detroit Locker.

In 2007, Hot Rod felt it was important to recognize the impact of of specific performance parts that shaped the way we drive and race our hot rods today. Charter inductees include Iskenderian, Auto Meter, Flowmaster, Holley, Cragar and many more. Be sure to check out www.hotrod.com magazine for more.

MSD would like to thank everyone that voted for our inclusion in this venerated group of companies.

 The racing seasons are winding down, leaves are changing and the days are getting shorter. For anyone involved in the performance aftermarket, that means one thing - SEMA. The world's largest automotive tradeshow takes place this week in Las Vegas.
MSD will have our booth (#23229) dialed in and ready to show off our New Products for 2009. It's a trade only show, but hopefully we'll see you - stop by our booth to check out the latest greatest ignition goodies!

 Performance records and career bests were shattered at the 3rd annual Virginia NHRA Nationals. Tony Schumacher won his 14th race of the season over a hard charging Hilary Will. Cruz Pedregon won the wally in  Funny Car over a tire smoking Jack Beckman. Dave Connolly bested his Cagnazzi Racing teammate Jeg Coughlin in the Pro Stock final. Congratulations to all the winners.

 There was great side-by-side racing at the 21st Annual Mid-South Nationals in Memphis, Tenn. Tony Schumacher once again takes the wally in a decisive final-round victory against Doug Herbert. Tim Wilkerson puts away Ashley Force in Funny car and Mike Edwards wins in the final against Jason Line in Pro Stock. Craig Treble put away Eddie Krawiec in the Pro Stock motorcycle final. Congratulations to the all the winners!

 J.R. Todd finally ended Tony Schumacher's streak this past weekend winning with a holeshot win in Top Fuel. Tim Wilkerson won against Tony Pedregon in the final in Funny Car. Greg Stanfield scored his first victory in Pro Stock beating out Jeg Coughlin. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Chris Rivas upset Matt Smith in the final. Congratulations to all the winners!

Unlimited - Larry Larson, 7.97 average

Power Adder Classes:

Pro Street - Eddie Miller, 8.67 average
Modified - Doc Fox, 16.68 average
Small Block - Paul Sviniki, 10.45 average
Big Block - Shaun Brackett, 12.04 average

Normally Aspirated Classes:

Pro Street - Todd Berry, 11.12 average
Small Block - Mike Crow, 10.60 average
Big Block NA - David Paschall, 11.12 average
Diesel - Mike Wood, 10.32 average

Daily Driver – Steve Eden, 13.20s

 Tony Schumacher wins at the all-new zMax Dragway! This win also makes him the sports winningest Top Fuel driver with 53 victories. He defeated Antron Brown on his way to his 7th winning streak for the year. Jack Beckman also scored big with a win against Cruz Pedregon in the Funny Car final. Justin Humphreys scored his first wally with an upset victory over a broken Kurt Johnson. In Pro Stock Bike Steve Johnson rode past Eddie Krawiec for the win.

 It's a wrap! Drag Week 2008 is in the record books and the overall winner is a familiar '66 Nova belonging to Larry Larson! Larry's first pass was tossed out due to timing equipment troubles, but he made a second pass, complete with an exhaust pipe flinging off and spinning down the the track, to the tune of a low 8-second run. His average dipped below the 7's and he took the win. Special congrats go to Michael Crow for securing the "Spirit of Drag Week" award! Other winners include Todd Berry in his super clean '55 Chevy Pickup for Normally Aspirated, Eddie Miller in his Pro Street nitroused Duster (by a tenth!), Doc Fox with Modified Power Adder, Paul Svinicki in Small Block Power Adder ('07 Mustang), David Paschall in Big Block NA, Shaun Brackett in BB Power Adder and Mike Wood in Diesel and Steve Eden in his gear pulling '70 Nova! It was a great week of racing, hats off to all the participants and Hot Rod Magazine. Watch for more pics this coming week.

 Winding down on day four at Memphis Motorsports Park. One of our favorite cars to listen to is Michael Crow's small block Barracuda. Screaming rpm and Michaels in there rowing the gears! One thrash story we heard about was when Clark Rosenstengel broke an axle in Alabama. He shipped a new custom one in for the next day, but it showed up too long. They cut and spliced then hauled over to the next track in time to make a pass! We're packing up and heading out for another day of 280 miles in southern heat as we head back to Bowling Green, Kentucky to wrap up DW08. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for live coverage as most of these drivers plan on stepping up their tune and standing on it!

It's Friday morning and we're heading to Memphis Motorsports Park for Day 4 of racing. Yesterday's drive was brutal for the non-AC cars (most of them) with southern humidity and heat plus a few scattered showers. What would Drag Week be like without one really long day to test cars and drivers? We passed a few cars on the drive and you can see them racing soon right here live!

 Day three racing is almost over! Doc Fox and Marc Dettman started it off with a 'roll' down the track with trailers attached. Doc's engine is hurting for a set of lifters and Marc's taking it easy as well but they had to take a green to get a time to count today. Other news was Jeff McConnell standing his '80 Malibu on the rear bumper and coming down hard with drips from pans, steering jacked up and a lot more of a gap between the fenders and the doors. Long drive to Memphis today, so everyone's hitting it early.

 We wrapped up another day of racing on Drag Week! Steele, Alabama, was the track and the racers hit it hard. Clark Rosenstengel broke an axle in his pro street Camaro which may have ended his DW 08 run. Doc Fox replaced a couple lifters last night enroute, but made a 'soft' pass of 9.17 or so. There were transmissions getting checked out an plenty of thrashing taking place - after just one drive! We just rolled into Montgomery, AL, and will be on the track again in the AM! Be sure to check out  for live streaming video tomorrow too! (Starts around 9 central time) Thursday's drive will be a brutal 300+ miles!

 Day one of Hot Rod's Drag Week saw some fun racing! Racers were greeted with overcast skies, but the rain held out. We were treated to a pair of 7-second passes by past winner Eddie in his Duster and Larry Larson's pink Nova with dual turbos. A bunch of other cool cars were running the numbers then made the 250+ mile drive to Alabama where we'll be running today!

 Watch Drag Week Live below!

Bowling Green, KY - About 80 hardcore racers have shown up at Beech Bend Raceway Park for the start of Hot Rod Magazine's DRAG WEEK! Today was tech, test and tune and we've seen a little big of everything so far. How about a Mustang with a diesel? 4-door '62 Dodge in the 11s! An 8-second Willys and a whole slew of other cool drag rides. Check back with MSD for updates every night (and sometimes day, if we can score a fast connection)!

Nothing says 'street car' more than a 'chute!

We're at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green for test, tune and tech for Drag Week! So far, a good turnout of 'street' cars are rolling through tech. Test and tune all day long but the official green light drops Tuesday AM! We'll be on all week long!

 Tony Schumacher wins his 7th Top Fuel victory at the 54th U.S. Nationals defeating Doug Kalitta in the final at drag racing's most prestigious event. Robert Hight defeats Jack Beckman in Funny Car while Dave Connolly took out Larry Morgan in Pro Stock. Steve Johnson in Pro Stock Motorcycle aced out Andrew Hines.

 One more week left to take advantage of our Fast Cash for Fast Parts Rebate! Products must be purchased through an Authorized MSD Dealer between May 15, 2008 and August 31, 2008. Rebate form and product receipt must be sent to MSD within 30 days of purchase. Offer good only in the USA and Canada.

 Tony Schumacher defeated Larry Dixon to score his fifth straight victory in Top Fuel. Jack Beckman and Jeg Coughlin each earned their second wins of the season in their respective Funny Car and Pro Stock final-round conquests of Frank Hawley and Dave Connolly. Matt Smith took home the trophy in Pro Stock Motorcycle over Angelle Sampey.

Schumacher won his 50th career Top Fuel title defeating teammate Cory McClenathan in the final round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Tony Pedregon claimed his fourth win of the year after Jack Beckman red-lighted in the Funny car final. Kurt Johnson takes the Pro Stock win over Jason Line for the No. 2 spot in the Pro Stock standings. Matt Smith won Pro Stock Motorcycle title on a single run when Angelle Sampey’s Buell could not fire in the final round.

It's here! It's up! It's MSD's all new website! And when we say all new, we mean ALL of it. Our web man Ray and the IT team have been thrashing for months to get our site moved from a hodge-podge of different technologies to a lean, mean CMS machine. What's that mean to those of us non-geeks? It means that the MSD site will be much easier to navigate through products and information as well as being able to deliver more of the information you're looking for. Product recommendations, instructions, wiring and support products are going to be easier to manage and find. We'll also be updating the site more often with news from the tracks and shows that we attend.
 
The new site is a work in progress so if you have suggestions or find a quirk on a page, let us know! Thanks for visiting the MSD site and we'll see you at the races!

Hot Rod Magazine's 2nd Annual Hot Rod Speed Parts Hall of Fame has compiled a list of 75 products that have played a significant role in shaping the aftermarket. MSD Ignition has made the list with our 6A Ignition Control and encourages you to vote for MSD! Follow through the link to start the survey!

It's now time to register online for the 2008 HOT ROD Magazine Drag Week sponsored by MSD Ignition.
If you've got the car and are willing to drive your car over 1,000 miles plus race it at four different drag strips over five days, Drag Week is the event for you. You've been waiting for the opportunity to register online, so here's the link. Click here now to register.

The next generation MSD 6AL-2 is here! It's digital, smaller, faster and more powerful that its cousin, the MSD 6AL. Learn more after the jump or better yet get one now through our online store! Check out MSDvideos.com for an MSD 6AL-2 install in a classic Nova!

Check out Racepak's new Air/Fuel sensor package designed to be used with any of Racepak's Vnet (canbus) series of data loggers. More details after the jump.

Bud Yancer has been building engines since 1972. He's had his engine dyno since 1982 and has run hundreds of engines ranging from 100 to 1300 horsepower. Bud is known for his innovation and commitment to quality, and he wanted eveyone to know that he is still running the same  MSD 7AL-2 box  that he put on his dyno back in 1982. As Bud says, "When it comes to MSD products, just run it and you don't have to worry". Bud's never had a problem and he knows he never has to wonder if his MSD box will deliver. MSD thanks Bud and his staff at MACH Developemnt in Phoenix for their commitment to quality. Contact them at: www.machdevelopment.com

Doug Herbert scored his first Top Fuel win of the season at the 2nd annual Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. Tony Pedregon won his third race this year, making it his 39th career win. Greg Anderson was able to take an easy win with a redlighting Larry Morgan in the final. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hector Arana won his first career national event.

NHRA Final Round Results
Winners	Class
Doug Herbert	Top Fuel
Tony Pedregon	Funny Car
Greg Anderson	Pro Stock
Hector Arana	Pro Stock Motorcycle

MSD sends our prayers and wishes to the teammates, family and friends of Scott Kalitta. Scott Kalitta was fatally injured in a high-speed crash during the NHRA Lucas Oil Supernationals in Englishtown, N.J. Scott shared the same passion for drag racing as his legendary father, Connie. He also shared the same desire to win, becoming a two-time series world champion. He left the sport for a period of time, to devote more time to his family, only to be driven to return to the drag strip to regain his championship form.

Everyone should be home from the 2008 Hot Rod Power Tour by now and needless to say, it was a great event. We certainly enjoyed our time on the road and meeting most of the tour participants along the way. We know that some of you missed out on our Day 1 magnet, so to fill the gap on your Long Haul frame, we're posting the artwork for you to print and cut out. (It's a pdf so it should work on nearly every computer!) We have a very, very limited number of a handful of the daily magnets and we can try to help you out with the missing pieces. Simply email us here, with your address and passport number, along with which ones you missed, and we'll do our best to get you the right magnet (while supplies last). Thanks, and we'll see you on the road in 2009!

Tony Schumacher got a nice points lead in Top Fuel with a win against Rod Fuller at the NHRA Nationals in Chicago, Illinois. Tony Pedregon bounced back and won after having a fire during qualifiying, making it his 38th career win. Kurt Johnson also celebrated his 38th national event win in Pro Stock defeating Jeg Coughlin in the final. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Chris Rivas won his first career national event against Craig Treble.

NHRA Final Round Results
Winners	Class
Tony Schumacher	Top Fuel
Tony Pedregon	Funny Car
Kurt Johnson	Pro Stock
Chris Rivas	Pro Stock Motorcycle

 
Monday generally delivers the droll fact of life of heading back to the daily grind - that is unless you decided to be a part of the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour! Take off for a few days of horsepower and fun with long haulers (if even for a couple days). Today we're heading out of Springfield, Missouri, and setting up at the strip in Topeka, Kansas. Hopefully the track will be dry so people can get out there and test their cars!

Last year in Little Rock it was dark, soup-like gray, with humidity oozing in the air. For 2008, it was just as hot but blue skies were on hand and the fairgrounds were absolutely packed with vintage tin and all sorts of cool hot rod type stuff. Sunday we head off to Missouri - it promises to be a great drive with a parade of power and chrome so if you're in the area, be sure to check it out from the road!

 Gas prices, sour weather and humidity just won't keep a Power Tour Long Hauler down! That's right - it's time for the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour! This year MSD will be on hand for the long haul, just like every year since 1995, or maybe '96...it's been a lot of miles. If you're making it out to the tour, be sure to stop by and say Hi and pick up one of our sought after, collectible magnets - but be sure to come every day for each one! We'll also try to to keep you up to date with the sporadic report from the road and how things are going with the 2008 carnival of horsepower! Watch for our team in the big Duramax and our project MSD-V. See you out there!

 Shouting out to all European Racers – MSD Ignition and Racepak will be on hand at European Drag Racing Championship kick off at Santa Pod, May 23 – 26.

To help serve their international customer base, MSD and Racepak will have factory technicians on deck at the event. The dynamic duo of Joe Pando from MSD and Tim Anderson of Racepak (with over 30 years combined experience) will be based out of the GPR support and product trailer. GPR is a UK-based high performance source and will also have product on hand.

If you’ve ever wanted to ask about a certain MSD components or application for Racepak, “The Main Event” at Santa Pod is the place to be. To get your product questions ready, check out www.msdpromag.com or www.racepak.com.

Tony Schumacher defeats Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final while Melanie Troxel scored her first Funny Car career win over Mike Neff. Dave Connolly defeated Greg Stanfield on a final-round holeshot in Pro Stock.

NHRA Final Round Results
Winners	Class
Tony Schumacher	Top Fuel
Melanie Troxel	Funny Car
Dave Connolly	Pro Stock

The 2008 MSD Employee Car Show and Picnic was a hoot to say the least. Well over a hundred cars showed up from the local area to kick back with the MSD crew, take tours and have a good time. All of the MSD gang got to vote for their favorite vehicles and it was the '55 Chevy of Ralph Gonzalez that took the win followed by Ray Grace Vasquez's '71 Chevy Pickup and Jose Guadian's Viper in third. Thanks to everyone for coming out, we'll see you next year! Go to our forums to comment on these cool rides.

MSD is holding it's 4th annual Employee Picnic and Car Show in the parking lot of its headquarters here in El Paso May 9th. Everyone is invited to bring their hot rods out to show off and enter for the employee's pick award. There will be music, fun and games including racing from Raceparty.net. Show starts Friday May 9th from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at MSD headquarters, 1490 Henry Brennan Dr., El Paso, Texas.

"Hot Rod" Fuller earned the Top Fuel Wally in a great side-by-side race with Tony Schumacher. Tim Wilkerson wins to a losing Mike Neff in Funny car while Kurt Johnson edges out Dave Connolly in Pro Stock. MSD fired all these guys to Wallys!

NHRA Final Round Results
Winners	Class
"Hot Rod" Fuller	Top Fuel
Tim Wilkerson	Funny Car
Kurt Johnson	Pro Stock

The results are in from the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals. Cory McClenathan defeats recent Houston winner Antron Brown with a 4.65 to 4.70 in the final. In the Funny Car division, Tim Wilkerson defeats Ashley Force with a 4.96 to her losing 4.99. And in the Pro Stock division, Jason Line takes his first win of the season over Greg Stanfield. Congratulations to all the winners.

 Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon, and Jeg Coughlin all victorious at the 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Tony Schumacher collects his 43rd victory in Top Fuel, and is now 9 short of all-time class winner Joe Amato with a 4.60 to 4.66 decision over Bernstein. In the Funny Car class, Pedregon Q Horsepower Impala came up on top to defeat Gary Densham in an extremely close match as Pedregon ran a 4.921, 315.21 to Densham's 4.924 309.13. And in the Pro Stock class, Jeg Coughlin runs a 6.652, 208.07 to 6.656, 209.10 over Jason Line. Congratulations to all the winners.

The results are in from the 24th annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird Int'l Raceway. With a 4.53 at 327, Larry Dixon was able to win Top Fuel against Dave Grubnic. In the Funny Car division, Jack Beckman was able to take the win running a 4.868 at 320. And in the Pro Stock division, V. Gaines was able to take home his first Pro Stock victory in seven years. Congratulations to all the winners.

 We were happy to skip over the pond to take in the AutoSport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham, England. Racepak had the rally racers and track day enthusiasts checking out the G2X and new IQ3 Data/Dash systems while we had inquiries on our Ignition Controls, Coils and spark plug leads (plug wires). This show is huge and similar to the PRI or Sema show here in the states. It was a great experience to learn about a variety of different engines, racing and the European gearheads. Special thanks to our European Reps, Charlie, Alain and Chris as well as Demon-Tweeks, GPR, Raceparts, Real Steel and Graham Goode.