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Scorpion Performance named SFMA 2010 Manufacturer of the Year Finalist!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) May 3, 2010 – Congratulations to Scorpion Performance, Inc. for being named a Finalist in the 10th annual Manufacturer of the Year Award presented by the South Florida Manufacturers Association (<a href="http://www.sfma.org">SFMA</a>). Being named one of the three Finalists out of 50 nominees is truly an outstanding feat for Scorpion, especially because this was the company’s first entry into the annual competition. According to SFMA Lead Judge Phil Centonze, “Other companies have entered for six or seven years before being named a Finalist.” The 2010 Finalist award plaque was accepted by Scorpion’s General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Luke Whalen, during the SFMA’s 31st Annual Recognition of Excellence Awards Banquet on March 24th at the prestigious Design Center of the Americas in Dania, Florida. More than 300 attendees looked on as the awards were given. Blue Ocean Press received the top award and Strataglass, Ltd. was the third Finalist in Scorpion’s category of Under 50 Employees. Notable winners in other categories included Anodyne Medical Device, Inc., Southeastern Printing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. Each nominated company completed a comprehensive questionnaire followed by a telephone interview with selected members of the SFMA Panel of Judges. Finalists were then selected. The Finalists then provided an overview of their firm, gave a brief tour of their facility, and addressed six particular criteria points: • Leadership • Strategic Planning • Workforce Focus • Process Management • Customer & Market Focus • Measurement, Analysis & Knowledge Management The SFMA Manufacturer of the Year Award is multipurpose. First, it recognizes and rewards excellence in ALL facets of manufacturing. Second, the judging process provides valuable feedback to nominees and Finalists. Thirdly, it raises the visibility and value of manufacturing to the South Florida economy. For 50 years the South Florida Manufacturers Association has been focused and dedicated to advancing manufacturing locally. There are approximately 15,000 manufactures in Florida with more than 3,500 of them located in South Florida. There is much diversity of manufacturing in South Florida – from nutritional supplements to knee replacements – from rocker arms to rockets – South Florida makes it all. <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> is a world leader in manufacturing high performance street and racing engine parts including Rocker Arms, Lifters, Pushrods, Valves, Valve Springs, Valve Train Stabilizers, Fuel Rail Kits, Throttle Bodies, Camshaft & Lifter Lubricants and more. Scorpion markets and distributes its products through Scorpion Racing Products. More information about these products is available by calling 954-779-3600 and at the <a href="http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com">www.scorpionracingproducts.com</a> website. Contact: Media Relations Department Scott Reynolds, Director of Advertising & Branding 954-779-3600 (X216) 954-779-3029 FAX ###

Scorpion Performance named SFMA 2010 Manufacturer of the Year Finalist!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) May 3, 2010 – Congratulations to Scorpion Performance, Inc. for being named a Finalist in the...

Exciting Scorpion Performance Drag Racing in Bradenton, FL

Bradenton, FL ( Pressreleasecollection ) April 7, 2010 - The first weekend in March was time for the NMCA Drag Racing season opener in Bradenton, Florida! There was a lot of action in the top <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> Pro Street Class. Chris Rini was the man to beat, coming out hard with a 6.32 @ 215 in the first session for top spot. He was next to Noel Felton on that run and had a bit of a scare on the top end as Felton pulled the chute late, got on the brakes hard and wound up nose first in the wall ending their weekend. Cline also had a wild ride in Christine, carrying the wheels at the 330’ and making a move to the left wall. He managed a 7.83 @ 199. By the final session it would Dunne on top with low ET of 7.253 @ 224 ahead of Demieri by.005 with top MPH at 228 and Rini bumped to third. Several of the Pro Street guys could not stay over Monday so that left Dunne, Rini, Lutz and Demieri to fight it out with Demieri on the easy side of the ladder with singles all day. Rini kicked of with a 6.30 @ 216 for low ET in eliminations on a single over the missing Cline then met up with Lutz and Dunne for two good matches and a pair of 6.32’s. The final paired him up with Demieri who slept on the tree and got to watch Rini cruise to a 6.33 @ 218 and the win as he shut down to a 6.51 @ 187. In the Super Street 10.5W class, Scorpion-sponsored Jim Blair ran a 7.06 for second spot in his supercharged 2001 Ford Mustang GT. In the final session Scarry improved to a 6.80 and Blair to a 6.88 while Moesha stood on his earlier 7.15. Ray Sanchez, Sandro Sementilli, Tony Nesbitt and Mikey Rees round out the field. Come Monday Scarry would set low ET on his round one by with a 6.75 @ 212. Meshaw got around Nesbitt who had to pedal early in the run and Blair ran 6.90 as Sementilli spun the tires. Blair had the bye in the semis running a 7.06. Jim Blair is a three-time World Champion and is the current defending champion. Read about this and more exciting NMCA Drag Racing action at: http://www.dragzine.com/race-coverage/street-legal-events/nmca-bradenton-2010-race-recap <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> is a world leader in manufacturing high performance street and racing valve train parts including Rocker Arms, Lifters, Pushrods, Valves, Valve Springs, Stud Girdles, Fuel Rail Kits, Throttle Bodies, Cam & Lifter Lubricants and more. Scorpion markets and distributes its products through Scorpion Racing Products. More information about these products is available by calling 954-779-3600 and at the <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">http://www.scorpionperformance.com</a> website. Contact: Scott Reynolds, VP Marketing, Phone: 954-779-3600 Fax: 954-779-3029 ###

Exciting Scorpion Performance Drag Racing in Bradenton, FL

Bradenton, FL ( Pressreleasecollection ) April 7, 2010 - The first weekend in March was time for the NMCA Drag Racing season opener in Brade...

Scorpion Performance drivers Coughlin and Blair Win AGAIN!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( Pressreleasecollection ) August 13, 2009 - <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance, Inc</a>., an American manufacturer of precision parts for high performance engines, congratulates NMCA Edelbrock Drag Racing drivers Troy Coughlin and Jim Blair for winning again at what has been dubbed the All Star Nationals this past weekend at the zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was their second win in as many races. While Troy Coughlin won in the Scorpion Performance Pro Street Class, which is the top class in the NMCA series, Scorpion-sponsored Jim Blair took the win in the Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5W Class. Scorpion Performance sponsors Blair who is a two-time world champion and is leading the points again this year. This was the inaugural NMCA Drag Racing event at the new zMAX Dragway. Visit the NMCA website at <a href="http://www.nmcadigital.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11925">http://www.nmcadigital.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11925</a> for the full story. Winning back-to-back races is difficult anytime, but especially when the second race is at a new, untested track. Everyone at Scorpion congratulates Coughlin, Blair and their teams for their hard work and resulting victories. Scorpion Performance manufacturers millions of high performance engine parts that are marketed and distributed through its retail division, Scorpion Racing Products. Visit <a href="http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com">http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com</a> to see the entire Scorpion product line and download their new catalog. Contact: Media Relations Department Scott Reynolds, Director of Advertising & Branding Phone: 954-779-3600 Fax: 954-779-3029 ###

Scorpion Performance drivers Coughlin and Blair Win AGAIN!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( Pressreleasecollection ) August 13, 2009 - Scorpion Performance, Inc ., an American manufacturer of precision parts fo...

Chevy High Performance goes faster with Scorpion Rocker Arms

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) August 01 ,2009 – <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance, Inc</a>, an American manufacturer of precision parts for high performance engines, is proud to announce that Chevy High Performance magazine chose Scorpion 1.6:1 ratio rocker arms for a hot new engine build. A complete description and many photographs of the build can be see in an online article titled ‘358 Small Block Cylinder Head & Rocker Arm Upgrade - Bigger Is Better’ at <a href="http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/tech/engines_drivetrain/cams_heads_valvetrain/0905chp_358_small_block_cylinder_head_rocker_arm_upgrade/index.html">http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/tech/engines_drivetrain/cams_heads_valvetrain/0905chp_358_small_block_cylinder_head_rocker_arm_upgrade/index.html</a> According to author John Nelson, “Moving more air through this motor with a set of big, 235cc runner Motown 23-degree cylinder heads, teamed with a bump in cam specs via a set of Scorpion 1.6:1 rocker arms, proved to be exactly a formula our test subject liked - especially at the track.” The engine picked up 16 horsepower, more torque and ran a three-tenths better elapsed time at the track. Visit Scorpion Racing Products website at <a href="http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com">http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com</a> for more information or to purchase Scorpion Performance rocker arms and a complete line of valve train products. The new Scorpion Racing Products catalog can also be viewed and downloaded on this site. Contact: Scott Reynolds, 3000 S.W. 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315,U.S.A Phone 954-779-3600 Fax 954-779-3029 www.scorpionperformance.com ###

Chevy High Performance goes faster with Scorpion Rocker Arms

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) August 01 ,2009 – Scorpion Performance, Inc , an American manufacturer of precision parts fo...

New Scorpion Performance ‘Sales-Tech Team’ Rockets to Front!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressreleaseCollectiob ) April 17, 2009 - <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance, Inc.</a>, an American manufacturer of precision parts for high performance engines, today announced that the company’s new high-power ‘Sales-Tech Team’ has already sold more products in just one month than most salespeople sell in a year. In fact, one new order alone was for more than a million pieces. And according to Scorpion’s COO and VP Sales, Luke Whalen, “That’s just the beginning. Scorpion is going to be the biggest high performance parts manufacturer this world’s ever seen.” While most manufacturers have separate positions for sales people and technical advisors, Scorpion Performance is winning the battle in the high performance automotive aftermarket engine parts industry by combining the two positions, and then filling them with the best cross-trained experts in the country. The new ‘Team’ is headed-up by Gordon Johnstone, Scorpion’s new Sales/Technical Support Manager. Johnstone brings 45 years of racing experience and worked for 16 years at Crane Cams in Daytona Beach, Florida. While at Crane, Johnstone rose through the ranks with positions including Tech Support Consultant, Production Supervisor and Research & Development Manager. Johnstone has developed racing engines for many different types of vehicles including drag cars, circle track cars, offshore powerboats and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Also included in the Team are Ross Shelton and Rick Ulrich, both former Crane Cams staffers. Shelton comes to Scorpion with over 30 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket parts business, including 18 years at Texas Performance where he was the lead sales person. Shelton then worked for 12 years in sales and customer service at Crane Cams where he sold to the largest high performance parts distributors and handled problem solving for customer issues such as accounting, logistics and technical questions. Rick Ulrich’s career includes 13 years as a member of the offshore race engine division at Mercury Marine, the world’s largest manufacturer of marine propulsion systems. From there, Ulrich spent three years in Miami, Florida where he built marine racing engines and ran the famous Apache Marine race team. For the next 21 years, Ulrich worked at Crane Cams first as a Tech Support Consultant, then Race Shop Manager and finally Marine & Motorcycle Product and Sales Manager. The addition of these seasoned professionals comes at a strategic time for Scorpion Performance. According to Scott Reynolds, Scorpion’s Vice President of Marketing, “Scorpion Performance is tripling its output capacity with its new manufacturing facility in Ocala, Florida. Our new high-power ‘Sales-Tech Team’ will enable us to sell millions of new rocker arms, lifters, pushrods, valves and valve springs.” <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> manufacturers high-performance engine parts that are marketed and distributed through its new retail division, Scorpion Racing Products. All current products can be seen at <a href="http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com">www.scorpionracingproducts.com</a>. Gordon Johnstone, Ross Shelton and Rick Ulrich can be reached at 954-779-3600. Contact: Media Relations Department Scott Reynolds, Director of Advertising & Branding 954-779-3600 (X216) 954-779-3029 FAX ###

New Scorpion Performance ‘Sales-Tech Team’ Rockets to Front!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressreleaseCollectiob ) April 17, 2009 - Scorpion Performance, Inc. , an American manufacturer of precision parts for...

Scorpion Performance hooked on SPEED!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) April 15, 2009 - <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance, Inc.</a>, a manufacturer of precision parts for high performance engines, today announced that the company is ecstatic about having its products showcased on Two Guys Garage, a half-hour television show on the SPEED cable network. The Scorpion episode, which shows an installation of the company’s rocker arms, lifters, pushrods, valves and valve springs, premiers Saturday, April 18th at 1:30 PM EST. Five repeat episodes will air on later dates. From engine building to track testing, Two Guys Garage covers virtually every aspect of automotive repair and restoration. The hosts, Sam Memmolo and Bryan Fuller, perform product demonstrations and installations on a wide variety of cars and trucks, and they show viewers the right way to execute modifications with hands-on projects throughout the season. The show also has an accompanying website <a href="http://www.TwoGuysGarage.com">www.TwoGuysGarage.com</a> that gets thousands of visitors each month, providing additional visibility for Scorpion’s showcased products and the ability to drive visitors directly to Scorpion’s website at <a href="http://www.scorpionracingproducts.com">www.scorpionracingproducts.com</a>. Two Guys Garage is a great venue for Scorpion Performance to reach its dedicated, target audience of 18- to 54-year-old males. And no one gets Scorpion closer to the male viewer than the SPEED network, which is the fastest growing male dominated network and the 5th fastest growing network in cable. The show is a perfect fit for Scorpion Performance, which manufactures high performance rocker arms, lifters, pushrods, valves and valve springs. According to Scott Reynolds, Scorpion’s Vice President of Marketing, “With 1.97 million viewers per episode, Scorpion Performance is very excited about our products being actively demonstrated on Two Guys Garage on SPEED. The network is devoted 24/7 to motorsports and the human fascination for going fast. And the show’s hosts call out our products’ features quite well, which effectively reinforces Scorpion’s brand recognition.” <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> manufacturers millions of high performance engine parts that are marketed and distributed through its new retail division, Scorpion Racing Products. Contact: Media Relations Department Scott Reynolds, Director of Advertising & Branding 954-779-3600 (X216) 954-779-3029 FAX ###

Scorpion Performance hooked on SPEED!

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) April 15, 2009 - Scorpion Performance, Inc. , a manufacturer of precision parts for high perf...

Scorpion Performance purchasing Crane Cams, holds Job Fair

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) March 31, 2009 –Scorpion Performance, Inc., a manufacturer of precision parts for high performance engines, today announced that the company is in the process of buying Crane Cams, which closed its doors in February. In business for 56 years, Crane Cams is one of the best-known brands in the high performance automotive parts industry. <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> also held a huge Job Fair in the Crane Cams parking lot today. Almost all 280 former Crane employees attended the event and were treated to free food, drinks, catalogs, and Scorpion Racing Products T-shirts and hats. During the Job Fair, Luke Whalen, General Manager and COO of Scorpion, announced to former Crane staffers that Scorpion intends to complete the purchase quickly and restore as many jobs as possible. Whalen told the job seekers, "You're the people who know how to operate these machines. You're the people we need." Scorpion's owner, Rob Stopanio, also made an announcement about the purchase that drew rounds of applause from the former employees. Stopanio added that Crane's senior management has been extremely helpful and is working hard to ensure a smooth transition. The purchase of Crane seems a good fit for Scorpion, which manufactures rocker arms, lifters, pushrods, valves and valve springs. According to Scott Reynolds, Scorpion's Vice President of Marketing, "Scorpion Performance is very well known for its high quality valve train parts. The addition of camshafts to our product line is a natural. We know that we can resume production and start selling large quantities of cams quickly." <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance</a> manufacturers millions of high performance engine parts that are marketed and distributed through its new retail division, Scorpion Racing Products (SRP). About Scorpion Performance <a href="http://www.scorpionperformance.com">Scorpion Performance Inc</a>. is an authority in high-performance racing engine parts. Raceenthusiasts have proven internationally that Scorpion Performance Inc has achieved incredible milestones through advanced technology. Scorpion Performance Inc is the leading manufacturer of rocker arms in the U.S. Contact: Media Relations Department Scott Reynolds, Director of Advertising & Branding 954-779-3600 (X216) 954-779-3029 FAX www.scorpionperformance.com ###

Scorpion Performance purchasing Crane Cams, holds Job Fair

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) March 31, 2009 –Scorpion Performance, Inc., a manufacturer of precision parts for high perfor...

Scorpion Performance purchasing Crane Cams, holds Job Fair

Scorpion Performance purchasing Crane Cams, holds Job Fair

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( PressReleaseCollection ) March 31, 2009 –Scorpion Performance, Inc., a manufacturer of precision parts for high perfor...