Looking for high powered weekend entertainment?  Come help Lane Automotive celebrate their 25th Anniversary!  Baker Engineering will be there with cars and Pro/Cam parts. The event kicks off a Cruise-in Friday night May 24, followed by one of the biggest and best car shows in Michigan on May 25.  For details visit http://laneautomotive.com/Annual-Car-Show

Racers in Michigan and surrounding states now have a new resource for crate engine re-building.  Baker Engineering has been granted the official seal of approval by the Sealed Engine Alliance Leaders (S.E.A.L.).  With this certification, BEI is now authorized to re-build crate engines used in circle track racing. The S.E.A.L. program ensures that engines are re-built to the original crate engine specifications.  Specific engine seals are required to provide this assurance.  Only approved engine builders can purchase the special seals. 

 Steve Needles started the season out right by winning his second consecutive Intimidator 100 at Kalamazoo Speedway on April 27!  Congratulations to Steve and the entire T.A.Gentry team.  In the words of one crew member ... "The car ran awesome Saturday night at Kalamazoo. Thanks to all at Baker engineering for the Great work and great motors." 

Baker Engineering's lightweight stock car engines are featured in the April issue of Race Engine Technology magazine, a premiere racing industry trade magazine devoted to high horsepower engines and powertrain engineering.  BEI's display engine at the IMIS trade show caught the eye of RET writer Lawrence Butcher.  Together, he and BEI's TJ Grimes put together a great article. Click the headline to see full article.

Students of a newly formed High Performance class recently visited BEI.  In addition to a facility tour, students were treated to demonstrations of both the engine dyno and the chassis dyno.  The class is offered by Muskegon Community College.  Click the headline for additional photos.

BEI's CNC lightening removes up to 40lbs. of unnecessary weight from the Dart "Little M" block without sacrificing durability.  BEI featured an Ultra Lightweight 9^o Super Late Model Engine at the IMIS show that drew serious attention.  The 300-260 cu.in. engine weighs just under 400lbs, complete with a CNC lightened cast iron block. Details about the engine will be published in the March/April issue of Racing Engine Technology.  Email tj@bakerengineeringinc.com for details.  Click the headline for additional photos.

Pro/Cam now offers oil pans for the LS circle track and crate engines!   For more details, click the headline.

Pro/Cam has also introduced a new LS Dry Sump oil pan.  The pan is hand crafted from .100 thick aluminum. It measures under 6” from crank centerline with a full length kickout, and 11” wide to accommodate narrow chassis.  The pan can be configured for any number of stages. Order part # 9135.

The RacingAwareness team will return to Berlin Raceway in 2013 with two cars, the #97 Modified and the Late Model #55.  The mission of RacingAwareness is to raise funds for the Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation, and to increase awareness of both RacingAwareness.com and the Foundation. RacingAwareness has donated  more than $100,000 to the Foundation since they began in 2010. Come out and support the RacingAwareness cars, and all the other teams at Berlin Raceway!  Visit RacingAwareness.com for more information or to offer your support!

What a great show!!  Special thanks to the many IMIS attendees that stopped to see us Indy.  Whether you came to learn more about our products, or to share your story about how our products work for you, we appreciate your time and attention when there was so much to see.  Here are just a few of our picts, highlighted by a visit from "The Camfather" himself, Ed Iskenderian.  Hats off to "Isky," the inventor of the aftermarket camshaft as we know it today, and the founder of Isky Camshafts, for his contributions to this industry ... and for taking time to visit our booth.  We look forward to next year, when we will return to Indianapolis under the PRI umbrella, December 12-14, 2013. (Click story headline for more photos and quotes)