Due to the fact SCCA Solo Nationals is coming up quickly I wanted to post that we will be closed while I'm gone racing in Kansas.

We will be closed from Wednesday September 10th until Sunday September 21st.

We will reopen on Monday the 22nd.

We are open weekdays through 9/9.

Due to increasing costs of materials used to build shocks, such as oil, steel and rubber Koni has announced an across the board price increase of approximately 10% effective on September 1st.

Any order placed by 5pm Eastern time on Friday 8/29 will get the current pricing. Any order placed after that time will be on Monday 9/1's business and subject to the new pricing.

Hoosier Tire chose Sam Strano driving Mike Snyder's Shelby Mustang as the featured car in the August 2008 advertisement that appears inside the cover of Grassroots Motorsports magazine.

Thank you to Jim Dulaney for the modification that allowed me to post the picture!

In memory of Arlyn Senter Strano. We miss you.

Mom truly enjoyed coming to work, talking to customers and helping folks with their needs. As much as she helped our customers, she of course was a much larger help to her family, and her presence is missed every single day by all of us.

GM High Tech Performance Magazine's last three issues have been really good for Strano Performance Parts.

My 2001 Z28 was on the cover of the September 2007 issue, and the article covers the technical basics of the car, with some great photos (including a 2 page action shot).

The last two issues featured Editor Rick Jensen's 2001 Z28 in a 2 part article titled "1SC-YA". Part 1 covered the installation of one of Strano Performance Parts Handling Packages--number 3 in this case. Mostly it was a installation article with only a few impressions about the result and a couple of lap times on a track on street tires. That was still quite good, as the times had tumbled by some 3.4 seconds.

But Part 2 of the article is even better. While most of it focuses on things like oils, seats, and a set of R-comp tires, the end of it has both street and track impressions from Rick. And I couldn't have asked for a nicer review.

Rick drove the car to times another 3.5 seconds a lap quicker, for a total of 6.9 seconds of time shaved off of the laps on a 1.35 mile track. This is with the same suspension he uses to daily drive the car to and from work across New York City. And he addresses just how the car works. A few quick quote from the article:

"I am, quite simply, blown away by the Z28's new suspension".

"Strano has balanced his spring rates and bar sizes to provide sick handling on the track, and very liveable manners on the road".

"All in all, I couldn't be happier with the mods we made to this Camaro".

--Rick Jensen, Editor GMHTP

I get to say I'm 4-time SCCA National Champion, and what's better is that I got that 4th one in F-stock, which has been one of my biggest goals since 1997 when I first when to Nationals in my 1991 1LE Camaro. I also won the ProSolo Finale, and claimed that championship (my third).

I won the Pro by over .8, which @ Nationals is a pretty impressive margin. That was on Friday and Saturday. By the time we ran Solo Nationals on Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, I was feeling pretty good. But I had no idea that I would just have some of the best runs of my life. By the time things were over, I had won FS by 1.917 seconds over the two days. And when I got home and looked over the web, I found out I had run an index time that was faster than anyone else at the event. I PAXed 1st out of 1141 cars that ran Nationals.

I setup the car that finished 2nd in FS (and a lot of the others in the class). I'm heavily involved with cars that won and trophied in several other classes as well, and that makes me very proud to know I had some part in their success. Of course I didn't drive the cars, but hopefully offered some helpful tidbits along the way.

Strano Performance Parts cars and customers did exceedingly well in Topeka, and I'd like to thank you all for your business.

Strano Performance Parts customers and friends trophying @ Nationals:

--Mike Johnson; ASP National Champion (2 in a row and 3rd overall) and ProSolo Overall Champion.
--Diane Johnson; ASPL National Champion, her 2nd.
--Carol Kolk; ASL National Champion, her 1st.
--Karen Kraus; DSL National Champion, her 1st.
--Van Michael; 2nd F-stock (previous best of 10th).
--David Potokci; 8th trophy in DS @ his first Nationals.
--David Green; 3rd in Super Stock
--Jonathan Roberts; 6th A-Stock (out of 60)
--Nick Flynn; 15th A-Stock (out of 60)
--Christina Peterson; 2nd ASL
--Robert Carpenter; 2nd E-stock
--Mike Snyder; 8th E-stock
--90% of F-stock
--Eric Kriemelmeyer; 10th in G-stock in the wrong car!
--Ian Baker; 3rd in STS2
--Neal Tovsen; 2nd in STX in a car bought from Greg and Larry Olsen
--Katie Lacey; 2nd in STXL--see above.
--Jason Kolk; 11th STU (1st trophy).
--Mark Foley; 4th ESP in a CONVERTIBLE!
--Rod McGeorge; 3rd ASP
--Tommy Pulliam; 6th ASP
--Me. :)

And to finish, I want to thank Mike Snyder for allowing me to setup/work with/co-drive his car. This is the 2nd National Championship I've won in one of Mike's cars, and I truly appreciate his willingness to share!