The 2009 show season is upon us, and the Mothers® car show crew is hitting the road in style--starting this weeken--with the Chip Foose-inspired design on all 53 feet of this custom 18-wheeler. Equipped to satisfy the detailing needs of enthusiasts everywhere, the Mothers® team is ready with new demonstrations and the latest detailing products.      

The events on the Mothers® car show calendar for 2009 are listed at www.mothers.com/bigrig  and detailed as follows:

March 21
 Autogeek Detail Fest & Car Show**
 www.autogeek.net 
 Stuart, FL
 
April 3-5
 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals
 www.delmarnationals.com
 Del Mar, CA
 
April 9-11
 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event
 www.barrett-jackson.com
 Palm Beach, FL
 
April 16-19
 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach*
 www.gplb.com
 Long Beach, CA
 
May 15-17
 Mazda Festival of Speed*
 www.mazdaraceway.com
 Salinas, CA
 
June 6-7
 Huntington Beach Concours**
 www.hbconcours.org
 Huntington Beach, CA
 
June 6–13
 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour
 www.hotrod.com
  (Daily coverage by Mothers® Polish at www.powertour.net) 
Madison, WI
Racine, WI
South Bend, IN
Warren, MI
Dayton, OH
Somerset, KY
Bristol, TN
Little Rock, AR
 
July 11–13
 Goodguys Nationals
 www.goodguysnats.com
 Columbus, OH
 
July 17–19
 Car Craft Summer Nationals
 www.carcraft.com
 St. Paul, MN
 
August 6-9
 NSRA Street Rod Nationals
 www.nsra-usa.com 
 Louisville, KY
 
August 12-15
 Back To The Bricks
 www.backtothebricks.org
 Flint, MI
 
August 14–16
 Monterey Historic Automobile Races*
 www.montereyhistoric.com
 Monterey, CA
 
August 21–23
 Goodguys West Coast Nationals
 www.ggwestcoastnats.com
 Pleasanton, CA
 
September 26–27
 Coronado Speed Festival
 www.coronadospeedfestival.com
  Coronado, CA
 
October 8-10
 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event
 www.barrett-jackson.com
 Las Vegas, NV
 
October 9-11
 Monterey Sports Car Championships*
 www.mazdaraceway.com
 Monterey, CA
 
November 3–6
 SEMA Show
 www.semashow.com
 Las Vegas, NV
 
November 20–22
 Goodguys Southwest Nationals
 www.southwestnats.com
 Scottsdale, AZ
 
* Indicates appearance of the Mothers® big rig's sister ship
** Indicates Mothers® exhibit booth
 

Mothers® Big Rig Background

The Mothers® big rig is about more than just getting from point A to point B. It's got to look good in the process. For exterior styling touches, the guys at Mothers® turned to their friend Chip Foose of Foose Design to render the graphic layout. Mitch Kelly of Kelly and Sons Crazy Paints in Bellflower, California have brought Foose's unique vision to life.

Like the products it was made to represent, the Mothers® big rig is cut from only the finest stock. Led by a Peterbilt Model 387 linked to a 53-foot Featherlite trailer, this heavy hauler is powered by a Cummins ISX diesel engine that generates 525 horsepower at 1,700 rpm and 1650 lb.-ft. of torque at 1,200 rpm. Delivering this awesome power to the wheels is a Fuller 10-speed Ultrashift automatic transmission.

Inside the polished stainless-steel walls of the Featherlite trailer, the Mothers® moving command vehicle plays host to a complete media center and lounge where passengers can enjoy satellite TV and a comprehensive Sony audio/video system with Kicker speakers. When it comes to cargo, an 18-foot movable lift and rear liftgate allow storage of up to four Mothers® show vehicles.

Mothers® Motorsports Rig Background

A sister ship to the Mothers® big rig made its debut in 2007. Configured primarily for race support, this second rig spends most of the season transporting the Mothers®-sponsored Robert Davis Racing (RDR) team's RX-8s for competition along the west coast where they where they were a dominant force in SCCA Club Racing. While the team still supports SCCA, starting in 2008, RDR campaigned the highly competitive rotary-powered Mazda RX-8s in NASA, fielding five cars in the Performance Touring (PT) class, with the classes differentiated by the amount of allowed modifications from a stock vehicle. For 2009, the team welcomes Lee "LeeRoy" Papageorge to the mix, driving in Performance Touring C (PTC) along with Dennis Holloway of Mothers®. Robert Davis and Scott Shelton are competing in PTD, while Jim Holloway of Mothers® is competing in PTB, the fastest class of the team. Other team members include Jeremy Barnes, Ken Saward, Truman Pollard and Jeff Jeppesen, all running in the Spec Miata class. RDR's goal for 2009 is to capture three NASA PT titles at Miller Motorsports Park in September.


...and now, more news from Mothers!

Mothers® Polish Proudly Sponsors 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Mothers® Polishes•Waxes•Cleaners is proud to be part of the family of sponsors bringing excitement to the Race Day Weekend of events surrounding the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Running from Thursday through Sunday, April 16-19, a complete schedule is available at www.gplb.com with details on IndyCar, American Le Mans Series, Indy Lights, Formula Drift, Toyota Pro/Celebrity, and many other fun activities.

As the Official Car Polish Sponsor, the Huntington Beach company is embracing a longtime tradition of participating in enthusiast events that has been instrumental in its history. Mothers® got its start at the grass-roots level by selling its now-famous polishes at car shows, cruise nights and races nearly two generations ago.

Race fans can take advantage of "Free Friday" on April 17 with a voucher obtained by purchasing any Mothers® product at participating Pep Boys Auto stores, while supplies last. See store for details. Restrictions apply.

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach visitors are invited to come by and visit Mothers® in the Lifestyle Expo, open all four days. Sunday visitors can also enjoy the variety of cool cars at the Mothers® Polish Exotic Car Paddock.

Mothers® is known worldwide for its premium-grade polishes, waxes and cleaners and offers a broad array of finish care products under its California Gold®, FX, Reflections®, PowerBall®, Marine and Professional lines. Go to www.mothers.com for information on all of these products, along with a host of car care tips in the online Mothers® Detail Guide at www.detailguide.com and the Wax Forum at www.waxforum.com. Link directly to the Mothers® big rig schedule at www.mothers.com/bigrig.



(Courtesy Mothers)