One car that is already making waves with the new powerplant is Daren Poole-Adams’ 2017 COPO Camaro that is tuned and driven by Holley’s Director of EFI Business Development, Robin Lawrence, seen here competing at the Norwalk, OH, NHRA national event.  (Ron Lewis photo)

Chevrolet’s COPO drag racing program is helping to kick-start Direct Injection (DI) fuel systems that spray fuel at extremely high pressures directly into an engine’s cylinders. Thanks to better fuel atomization and reduced spark-lead requirements, production DI engines can run higher compression ratios on pump gas, yielding big power increases without sacrificing fuel economy or clean air.

DI has already demonstrated its potential in high-end racing venues like IndyCar, but for sportsman drag racers there will be big changes to the engine management and fuel supply systems, on which Holley is working. [06/29/17]

The Agent was perusing the jobs available at NHRA (well, you just never know when this gig could end) and saw the sanctioning body is looking for a Senior Director, Public Relations & Communications.

Hmm…the Agent has noticed that there seems to be a quick turnover in this NHRA department. [06/29/17]

Doug Winters (near lane) and Jonathan Gray in the ADRL Pro Mod final at Rockingham Dragway in April. Gray got the win. (DRO file photo)

The ADRL will spend this weekend, June 30-July 1, at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, MI. Free tickets can be downloaded on the ADRL website.

The ADRL Summer Drags will feature three Pro Mod classes, Top Fuel Harleys, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Jr. Dragsters and bracket classes. In addition, Nitro Funny Cars, Nostalgia Pro Stocks, and Jet Cars will fill out the program.

Other dates for the series are US 42 Dragway (Sept. 8-9), Memphis International Raceway (Oct. 6-7) and Rockingham Dragway (Nov. 10-11).  [06/29/17]

DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier DENSO Corp., has opened an original equipment supplier (OES) sales office in Plano, Texas. DENSO expanded its sales operations to Plano to support the growing concentration of automotive customers in the region, notably Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and its dealership network.

The high-tech workspace is fully equipped with Wi-Fi, magnetic whiteboards with interactive touch screens, and portable tablets instead of desktop computers to maximize operational efficiencies and advance a paperless workplace. The latter also reflects DENSO’s larger commitment to sustainable business practices.

Likewise, Granite Park Four’s eco-friendly design and construction factored into DENSO’s decision to locate its Plano office within the business park. The development is under consideration by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification with a silver rating.

DENSO will hold an open house on Tuesday, July 11, to welcome regional customers to the Plano office, located at 5850 Granite Parkway, Suite 950. [06/29/17]

AEM has created a Plug & Play CAN bus Communication Harness (PN 30-2215) that eliminates the need to manually wire a CD-7 Digital Dash Display to a Vi-Pec i44 or i88 ECU, and 29 Link G4+ ECUs. Because the Vi-Pec and Link ECUs do not provide power from the CAN output, AEM recommends using its CD-7 Power Cable (PN 30-2218) to simplify power and ground connections. The CD-7 Power Cable connects to the AEMnet connector on the CD-7 wiring harness and includes a pigtail connection with power and ground leads that make it easy to wire the dash for power when used with non-AEMnet equipped devices. This harness is fully terminated and connects the CAN2 input on the CD-7 main harness to the CAN output on the Vi-Pec and Link. For the list of compatible ECUs and more information go to www.aempower.com. [06/29/17]