“It’s really refreshing to come to this show. What’s neat about this is at you are rolling into the season and seeing the excitement of the racers and talking to our end customer.  Right now it has been a really great show for us and we are really excited and I mean what a great venue. Mt favorite part is seeing the people and seeing the excitement like I aid the venue is great and just the people that are walking around are truly excited and are truly the enthusiast. “ - Steve Matusek - Aeromotive

“Its great and I am really impressed with the turn out this morning we were a little worried when we saw the snow on the ground this morning but we have had a good turn out so its been a good show for us. Meeting with all the different people and different customers and getting a lot of feedback on our product you know working in the office you don’t get a chance to interact with people that are using our product. So that’s the best thing is getting some feedback. “ -John Motycka - Allstar Performance

“It’s been great we have had a lot of traffic, did a seminar this morning and had good attendance at the seminar so, so far so good. I walked out a little bit to try to see some of the other displays and talk to people that I know at the other companies. “Favorite part is “our part Fel-Pro” -  Greg West - Federal-Mogul

 “Jim and his staff have put together a great show here, the excitement I have seen today from the retail consumers and the Jobber has been great.  - Jeff Stacy - FK Rod Ends/Fragola Performances

“I love this show really looking forward to working with Jim and his crew this weekend. It has honestly proven itself to be the best small show in the country.”  - Kyle Fickler - Weld Racing

 “Having a good time here at the show getting a lot of good feedback.  Best part of the show is the people that are coming up to the booth. A lot of crossover we are seeing some young kids and some older fellows. It’s a nice cross section of American and that is what I was hoping to see. And I am having a good time.”  - Robert Wityczak - Grant Products

 “Retail end users actually at this show, wanting to know more about our product and we are actually in more contact with them then dealers so it’s been great.”  - Dave Culver - Procharger

 “It’s a fantastic show. It’s good every year and the Winners Circle people put on a great show and they are very accommodating to not only the manufactures but they do a great job for the customers.  We really enjoy doing the seminars for the customers and the way they advertise them because it gives us a chance to talk one on one to a lot of people that we may not otherwise have time for them. But in the seminar it is a two way street we get to actually provide information to them,, tell them about new products or things we want to focus on and gives them the chance to ask us questions directly for things that apply to them and it works real nice.”  - Tim Cole - Comp Cams

“The enthusiasm of the people is great a lot of people talking about working on their cars”

-          Jeep Worthan - Autometer

 “Wide variety of people coming through anyone from Hot Rodders to Outlaw Street racers, it’s a great crowd and we are excited.” Best Part: “Talking to the people and getting one on one time with them to ell them about our product and I did a seminar earlier and that was great” - Kirk Peters - Scat Enterprises

 “I like the people you get people excited and they are building their cars during a bad economy no matter what it is their passion and their not letting the bad economy stop them from building those cars it is their love. “ - Gary Wright – Painless Performance

”I think this show is awesome, being the second year it is a wonderful out come. This morning it was packed. Best part of the show is some of the big trucks getting out and getting the exposure and seeing the little kids face light up when they see all the parts.”  - Jared Skols – Edge Products

“The best part about the show is the people and the turnout is great, they are asking a bunch of great questions and that is the reason we are here” - Shane Turner  - JE & SRP Pistons

“It’s been terrific for us we have been real busy and we are really pleased with it. Hopefully we can come back and do it all again. The best part of the show is the youth program the engine challenge, to see all the young guys working and learning is just terrific.” - Vic Wood - Hedman Hedders

“Out of the 6 or 7 shows that I did last year this one is my favorite. There have been a lot of people that have not heard about our company so we are getting some new exposure. “ - Matt Jennings - Energy Suspension

 “The show is great there are a lot of people that are interested in the product line and I am impressed with the turn out.  You get to mingle more and talk to the “end users” more so you have more people interested in your product line and asking more technical questions things like that it works out well for us.”  - Duane LaFleur - Jiffy Tite

 “Shows been great very crowded and been getting lots of great questions, it has been fantastic. Best part of the show is the engine building challenge, we sponsored a team. Getting the kids involved at a young age, and they are really excited about the competition. This is a “Grassroots Show” you get out here and you are talking to people that are building their cars, talking to racers, guys that are asking a lot of different questions and getting to deal with each different manufacturer.  They get to know the different manufactures and we get to know some of the things that people are looking for on the street. - Bob Linville - Motive Gear

 “The show is excellent, people started rolling in about 9 am and it is now about 3pm and we have not had time to stand still. The best part of the show is the “hardcore buyer and the racer the people are knowledgeable and the people are very interest in the products and it is refreshing compared to what you see at some of the other shows.  This is a hardcore racing show like the original performance and race industry show was 15 years ago.” - John Best - Jomar Performance Products

“Excellent show, lot of people and lot of excitement. Best part of the show is the people there is a lot of excitement in the air which is good for the sport.”  - Bob Armstrong - Lefthander Chassis

“Impressive I was extremely happy with the attendance and the quality of people. The best part of the show is just getting down to the grassroots and finding out what the people want and what they need and now try to get adapted to what they wanted. “ - Mark Joseph - DBA USA

“One on one with the racer themselves has been an advantage a lot of time we get to see the distributers and the jobbers but not to get to talk to them so this gives them the chance to see the products. It’s one thing to see it in a catalog but to get to see it and hold it I think that might be a bit better. “ - Greg Kraus - Meziere Enterprises

“Continuious flow of traffic, good questions, good group of people.”  - Joey Roberto - Aeroquip

 “What makes this show better than others is the consumers, it is very well organized. There are a lot of enthusiastic and personable venders. “ - Eileen Seifert - K&N Filter

 “Out of all the shows that I have attended this show has had the most in attendance. The way that the show is run is very professional and we had no hassles setting up.”  - Aaron Stapleton - Fast Forward

“Best thing about the show is the treatment that we have gotten from management they have done nothing but help us on every turn it has been exactly what they said it would be with no surprises.” -John Barrett - Snug Harbor Hot Rods

 “Down to earth people whom ask good questions.”  - Bob Arnold - Professional Products

 “This show is a little more focus on the racing industry, there are a lot of good manufactures here and a really tight group here that are very serious about the industry.”  - Roger Huddleston - C&S Specialties

 “Would highly recommend to other manufactures.”  - Scott Solprizio - Keith Black Pistons

 “I think this is a good combination of the local shops and the local people, then you got the big manufactures so that is a good mix of everything. “ - April Miller - Gear Head News

 “Gets us in touch with new customers, and is good to have the hot rod end of things and the performance aspects in the same building. “ - Bernie Myers - the Hot Rod Barn

 “A whole new group of people that we have never touched before.”  - Scott Diehl - Joe Gibbs Racing Oil

 “More dedicated to the racing industry” - Kyle - Alston Race Cars

 “Marketing is Phenomenal, takes care of the venders.”  - Fred Militello - Be Cool

 “We look forward to next year because we know it will be bigger and better. The opportunity to meet and interface with all the enthusiast out there, that’s where the rubber meets the road. When you get to talk to the people that are using your product.”  - Roger Wilson - QA1

 “We get to talk to the grassroots guys here because it is open to the public. It helps to get to talk to the people that are using the product then get some input.”  - Scott Scovronski - Howard Cams

“Gets you a little bit closer to the end user. Good one on one opportunity.” Don Stodola - G-Force