Hotchkis Performance has made a commitment to more Research and Development, more in house fabrication, and more support for their racing customers. To satisfy this commitment they have opened Hotchkis Performance East (HPE) where they will specialize in installations, R&D, and Race Car Fabrication. The new facility is located in Mooresville, North Carolina and opens this weekend with a great Cruise In and Open House. If you miss this, you will be disappointed. We were at the

at Hotchkis headquarters here in SoCal at the beginning of July and can tell you it was a good time had by all. Check out our photos .

The Hotchkis Performance East Grand Opening celebration will be this Saturday, August 3rd 2013, from 12-4pm and will include a Cruise-In, Shop Tour, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with city officials, Tech Talks, a huge raffle, and much more. All makes and models of car are welcome to attend and there will be some special guest cars there as well, including a Summit Racing Pro Stock car from Jason Line and Greg Anderson.

You’ll also get to meet the head of HPE, Kevin Byrde, who has more than 17 years of experience with everything from hot rods to Chip Ganassi Racing Indy Cars, NASCAR Cup Cars, And Rolex Sports Cars. You are not going to want to miss this one, so head on over on Saturday and tell them Chad and Brian from BangShift sent you.