We picked a few experienced engine builders to come out for the one-day class and passed along what we'€™ve learned from our more than five years of ECOtec engine development.

If you are working on upgrading your Cobalt SS Supercharged or ION Redline for off-highway performance, you'€™ve probably already read Chapter 6 of the ECOtec 2.0L LSJ Power Book (if not, you can download it from gmtunersource.com by clicking on "€˜Racer Tech"€™ then "€˜ECOtec LSJ Build Book"€™). Many of you have already emailed, asking about the high-performance cams that are referenced in that chapter. Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that GM Racing has these cams available, right now, for sale. The bad news is that we don’t have very many.

Since 2004, Smith has been program manager for sport-compact drag racing/drifting at GM where she has shepherded the day-to-day marketing, engineering and administrative activities of one of the most successful programs in the sport. In the following Q & A, Smith discusses the upcoming season and what to expect from the GM Racing Sport-Compact program in 2007.

Pro Fwd has been striving to have the competition level so tight that reaction times count toward the win, and it sure was the winning factor at this event. Everyone in the entire class has been working hard over the past few years to make this happen.