It seems insane to say but PRI 2015 starts in two days and that means the entire racing industry is buzzing about who will be there, who won’t, and what will be on display. There’s another thing they should be buzzing about and that is all the other opportunities there are for both enrichment, advancement, and development at the show. Aside from the product displays and the neat cars that are being shown off, there’s an array of stuff to do that you should be taking advantage of when you attend the show. We have the schedule listed below but these are events that cover everything from the regulations that cover hauling your race car to product demonstration and education that can save you money, save customers headaches, and actually help YOUR performance business by furthering your education as an expert. Make sense? It should!
The show is a lot of see in three days and we know that your time is valuable. The best thing you can do at an event like PRI is to take advantage of all the stuff that is going on. Lots of hours go into the planning and development side of these programs and there’s no better reward for the people who put the time in than to see your smiling face in a seat paying attention to what they are saying.
Check out the schedule below and take advantage of these great programs!
CHECK OUT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES BELOW!!
Wednesday, December 9
11:00 am
Room 243
MPMC Open Membership Meeting
Take a break from booth set up and spend some time with fellow manufacturers at the MPMC Open Meeting. You’ll hear the latest developments from the MPMC council as well as share challenges and opportunities with your fellow motorsports parts manufacturers. We’ll also feed you a complimentary boxed lunch! The meeting is open to all exhibitors at PRI, so please share this with any company who may not (yet) be an MPMC member.
Thursday, December 10
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Rooms 240-242
MPMC “New Products in the Fast Lane” seminars
Nine MPMC manufacturers will present product seminars to attendees, showcasing their latest products. Previously presented on Wednesday before the show, moving the seminars to Thursday has pushed pre-registrations to SRO for all nine seminars. Stop by if you have a break from your booth.
| 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Holley Room 240
MSD Room 241 COMP Cams Room 242
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2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.Aeromotive Room 240
FAST Room 241 PROCharger Room 242
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3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.JE Pistons Room 240
Edelbrock Room 241 Quick Fuel Room 242
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Friday, December 11
2:00 pm
Room 241
MPMC Seminar
This is a follow up to last year’s highly popular discussion on the varied rules and regulations that affect anyone towing a rig to and from a trade show, swap meet or race. If you attended last year’s seminar then you know how informative this discussion can be. If you missed last year, don’t miss this one!
Friday, December 11
5:00 pm
Room 208-209
MPMC Hall of Fame Industry Reception
Join us in welcoming the two newest members into the MPMC Hall of Fame, Ron Johnson and Dick Berggren. In addition to the Hall of Fame ceremony, the reception is a great place to meet up with friends, old and new, after a long second day on the PRI Trade Show floor. We’ll have hot hor dourves and drinks for you to share. Fast becoming a must attend stop on Friday of the Show, don’t be late!
o whom it may concern,
I’d just like to know who’s idea it was to start advertising and driving consumer interest to a TRADE ONLY event.
I just don’t understand it. I don’t think the warehouse suppliers dont either. We all stock maufacturers product so it is readily available to the consumer. I know we all invest heavily as a cost of doing business. We represent brands at the most basic level of this industry. Serving our customers as an after the fact compensated sales force.
Why must we turn this event into a media led circus.
It’s bad enough SEMA has become an overpopulated car show. Are we now going to destroy the one opportunity to get the RACING INDUSTRY together in one spot once a year to strengthen our indiustry. Not to sound selective but there are a few small businesses out here still that create traditional sales volume ,,AT NO ADDED COST,,to the manufactures.
The significant investment we as customers make to come to SEMA and PRI once a year is to get “work” done, not to stand behind lines of the general public who come for posters and costly catalogs fighting for precious time talking to them when they should be talking to us.
If we as small businesses have become a non issue with manufacturers please post a sign *public booth* and we will move on to companies who see the value of traditional distribution that built this industry.
Sincerely Yours, Todd Kleemann
If you attended last year’s seminar then you know how informative this discussion can be. If you missed last year, don’t miss this one! Where such information?