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Vintage Race at Mont Tremblant

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:51:46 +0000

As some of you know, we have really enjoyed racing our vintage cars over the past 20 years or so. Normally at this time of year we’re racing in the Portland Historics. But this year our group was invited to take part in a special event put on by Bobby Rahal’s Legends of Motorsports at the Circuit Mont Tremblant in St. Jovite, Canada.

The weekend was really special since some of the cars in our group had previously raced on this circuit in their heyday. It was great to bring them back and run again at this track. The facility and track was great and we really enjoyed chatting with the fans and making some new friends. We had a great weekend and hope to visit again soon. Enjoy some photos from the weekend below. See you on the road!

Photos courtesy of Jim Huston. For more photos go to www.historictransam.com

Inaugural NMRA/NMCA West Coast Shootout Brings Record Crowd

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:45:29 +0000

For the first time the NMRA and NMCA took over Auto Club Dragway with the West Coast Shootout, the largest muscle car event of the year at their facility. The West Coast Shootout brought many of the stars from the west coast drag racing scene and showcased what the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals and the NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals has to offer. This event featured a special Racers Against Street Racing True Street Challenge class where street-type racers were able to compete with media and manufacturers for over $10,000 is cash and prizes.

West Coast Muscle Car Drag Racing:
The Inaugural JE Pistons NMRA/NMCA West Coast Shootout, Presented by Lucas Oil, brought exciting drag race action for the southern California-area fans. Mickey Thompson sponsored the awesome Xtreme Drag Radial and Wild Street classes which showed cool wheels up action. Centerforce sponsored the naturally aspirated class and Ford Racing sponsored the popular Mustang Madness category.

TREMEC True Street was extra special this event with a special Racers Against Street Racing promotion designed to take racing off the streets and put it on the track…where it belongs! Over 20 magazines and website administrators (including Hot Rod, Car Craft, Muscle Mustangs, 5.0 Mustang, Camaro5.com, and more) raced with street-type racers for a good time and a good cause. The quickest 16 cars from Saturday’s True Street class were invited to race heads-up on Sunday in the Nitto Tire Lone Star Shootout class!

TREMEC & UPR Products All-Domestic Car Show:
California is truly a motorsports state and nowhere was it more evident than in the combined TREMEC NMCA Car Show and the UPR Products NMRA Car Show. Over 100 of the best hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. drove in the heat to show off for the fans. The car show area was a sea of chrome and vibrant colors with something for everyone. The award ceremony was first class as the show participants enjoyed the shade of the NMRA/NMCA Awards Pavilion.

Manufacturers’ Midway and Swap Meet:
NMRA and NMCA events have a reputation for strong manufacturers’ midways where fans and racers can check out and purchase performance parts, accessories, collectibles, apparel and much more. Combine NMRA and NMCA in California and you get over 40 vendors on hand including Flowmaster, JE Pistons, Lucas Oil, B&M, Edelbrock, Baer Brake Systems, Centerforce, Mickey Thompson, Vortech/Paxton, MSD Ignition, Maximum Motorsports, Ross Racing Pistons, Energy Suspension, Eibach Springs, EATON, Magnaflow Exhaust, SAM, Exedy Racing Clutch, Holley, ACT and many others with awesome displays and product showcases.

Autocross and Speed-Stop-Challenge:
For the first time ever the NMRA & NMCA hosted an Autocross and Speed-Stop-Challenge. The Hotchkis Sport Suspension Autocross showcased over 100 of the coolest muscle cars and hot rods racing through the cone course with most competitors getting over 15-20 total laps! The Baer Brake Systems Speed-Stop-Challenge showcased the stopping ability of everything from a ‘55 Chevy to a new Ford GT! A moment of silence was held each day in honor of Todd Gartshore, co-owner of Baer and a good friend, who passed away almost 2 weeks ago.

This post event report is being provided to all NMRA and NMCA series sponsors. We appreciate your support and recognize that it significantly contributes to NMRA’s success as the #1 all-Ford motorsport show in the U.S. and the NMCA’s status as the #1 muscle car series. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or need anything at all.

9th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Nationals

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:59:40 +0000

The NMCA Flowmaster Drag Racing Series Tour is moving to awesome MIR in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Bringing all the heavy hitters from the east coast, this event is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This year, the 3rd Annual shopHEMI.com Late-Model HEMI Shootout promises to bring even more modern HEMI’s with the addition of 4 new heads-up classes.

As with all of our NMCA events, there will be two separate drag racing events on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget to take some time to check out the vendor midway, car show, swap meet and the infamous burnout contest! It’s all waiting for you at Maryland International Raceway!

The locals won’t know what hit them when the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals comes to town. So don’t miss out and head to Maryland International Raceway for all the wheel-standing, tire-smoking action.

Heads Up Racing! Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar

NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Heads Up Racing has it all! Experience everything from blazing 6 second Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street passes to edge of your seat wheel stands in Comp Cams Pro Stock. You’ll witness the best in street legal racing with Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar action all weekend.

Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class!

Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on one of the best drag strips in the U.S.! NMCA has a number of entry level racing classes designed just for you! True Street is for 15-second cars down with over 9 awards presented on Saturday. Open Comp, Nostalgia Muscle Car, and Late-Model EFI are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information visit: www.nmcadigital.com/rules.

Other Special NMCA Event Features

Every NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals event offers special event features that ensure the NMCA is the #1 muscle car series in the U.S. Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to the track because there will be great deals on the parts you want at the NMCA’s giant manufacturers’ midway and swap meet. Be sure to take a stroll through the huge TREMEC NMCA Muscle Car & Hot Rod Car Show to see some of the finest late-model and classic Chevys, Fords, and Mopars on the planet. Cover your ears and hold onto your seat when the NMCA’s 300+ mph jet car rockets down the 1/4 mile as it attempts to break the track’s land speed record. And finally, don’t forget about the NMCA’s world famous burnout contest as crazed fans burn down their cars for your applause!

shopHEMI.COM LATE-MODEL HEMI SHOOTOUT

Every year the NMCA and shopHEMI.com come together to produce the largest modern HEMI event of the year…the Late-Model HEMI Shootout. This year the Late-Model HEMI Shootout will move to Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicswille, Maryland the weekend of June 3-5, 2011. The Late-Model HEMI Shootout is a special “event within an event” that runs in conjunction with the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals – so you get two major events for the price of one! The Shootout attracts the fastest supercharged, turbocharged, nitrous-powered and naturally aspirated modern Challengers, Chargers, 300s, Magnums, and SUVs in the U.S. to compete on the national stage. For more features of the Late-Model HEMI Shootout and the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, log onto www.nmcadigital.com/MD

Event Schedule

FRIDAY

Gates Open: Noon
NMCA Test & Tune: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #1: 5:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1: 7:00pm
Dialiing-For-Dollars Bracket: 8:00pm
Exhibitions: 9:45pm
Secure Track: 10:00pm

SATURDAY

Gates Open: 10:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration: 10:00am
HEMI Rumble \ True Street \ Bracket Time Trials: Noon
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #2: 1:00pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2: 2:00pm
True Street Meeting: 2:00pm
True Street Cruise: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations: 4:00pm
HEMI Rumble \ Bracket Time Trial: 4:00pm
Burn-Out Contest: 4:30pm
True Street Eliminations: 5:00pm
Gamblers Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 6:00pm
HEMI Shootout Qualifying Rd. #3: 7:00pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3: 8:00pm
Exhibition: 10:30pm
Secure Track: 11:00pm

SUNDAY

Gates Open: 8:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration: 8:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1: 9:00am
Bracket Time Trial: 10:00am
Pre-Race Ceremonies: 11:30am
Pro Heads-Up Eliminations: Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 1:00pm
Final Exhibition: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentation: 3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions: 3:45pm
Final Round All Eliminators: 5:00pm
Secure Track: 6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Maryland International Raceway
City: Mechanicsville, Maryland
Track Phone: 301-884-9833
Track Fax: 301-884-9878
Track Address: 27861 Budds Creek Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Web Site: www.mirdrag.com
Email: info@mirdrag.com

Host Hotels

Hotel: Comfort Suites
Address: 11765 Business Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 932-4400
Website: www.comfortsuites.com

Hotel: Country Inn & Suites
Address: 2555 Business Park Court, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 645-6595
Website: www.countryinns.com

Hotel: La Quinta Inn Lexington Park
Address: 22769 Three Notch Road, California, MD 20619
Phone: (301) 862-4100
Website: www.laquinta.com

Hotel: La Quinta Inn Waldorf
Address: 11770 Business Park Dr, Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone: (301) 645-0022
Website: www.laquinta.com

3rd Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star National

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:45:58 +0000

Once again the NMRA and NMCA will converge for an All-Star event in the Peach State, home to awesome Atlanta Dragway. See NMRA and NMCA action at one exciting event! Fans from all over the country will travel to Georgia to see the all the cars and all the stars of the NMRA and NMCA battle it out to see who will win the All-Star Nationals titles. So whether you’re a rabid Ford fan or a muscle car fanatic, this race will keep you on the edge of your seat all weekend long.

All of the NMRA’s wild all-Ford classes will compete at this event. This event also features the 2nd GM performance Parts LSX Challenge Series event, where you will see cool all-LS race classes putting it on the bumper. You will also see Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar when the NMCA’s wheels-up classes race for glory.

Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class

Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on the best drag strip in the USA! NMRA and NMCA have a whole bunch of entry level classes designed just for you. True Street is for 15 second cars down with over 9 awards given away on Sunday. Open Comp, Nostalgia Muscle Car, and Late-Model EFI are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information check out the rules in the racer section of this website.

Other Special NMRA and NMCA Event Features

Every NMRA and NMCA event offers special event features that ensure the NMRA and NMCA is the #1 spot to be for Ford, Chevy and Mopar action! Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to the track because there will be great deals on the parts you want at the giant manufacturers’ midway and swap meet. Be sure to take a stroll through the huge Car Show to see some of the finest late-model and classic Chevys, Fords, and Mopars on the planet. Cover your ears and hold onto your seat when the 300+ mph jet car rockets down the 1/4 mile as it attempts to break the track’s land speed record. And finally, don’t forget about our world famous burnout contest as crazed fans burn down their cars for your applause!

Event Schedule

THURSDAY
Vendor Move in Only: Noon – 6:00pm
Participant Pit Parking, Registration & Tech Only: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

FRIDAY
Gates Open: 8:00am
NMRA Test & Tune: 9:00am – Noon
Qualifying Rd. #1&2: Noon & 4:00pm
True Street \ Bracket Time Trial Session: 3:00pm

SATURDAY
Secure Track: 6:00pm
Gates Open: 8:00am
Racer, Car Show, and Swap Meet Registration: 8:00am
Qualifying Final Rd.: 9:00am
True Street \ Bracket Time Trial Sessions 2 & 3: Noon & 4:00pm
Eliminations Begin: 1:00pm
Car Show Awards: 4:00pm
Exhibition: 4:00pm

SUNDAY
Secure Track: 7:00pm
Gates Open: 8:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration: 8:00am
Elimination Continues: 9:00am
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 10:00am
True Street Time Trial Session 4: 11:00am
True Street Meeting: 2:00pm
True Street Cruise: 2:30pm
Car Show Awards: 3:30pm
Exhibitions: 3:45pm
True Street Eliminations: 4:00pm
Final Eliminations: 5:30pm
Secure Track: 6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Atlanta Dragway
City: Commerce, GA
Track Phone: (706) 335-2301
Track Address: 500 E. Ridgeway Road, Commerce, GA 30529
Web Site: www.atlantadragway.com
Email: info@bradentonmotorsports.com

Host Car Club

Club: TW’s Car Club
Phone: (770) 316-1040
Contact: Richard Scott
Email: therunninggear@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.therunninggear.webs.com/

Club: Unstabled Mates Mustang Club
Phone: (770) 256-2530
Contact: LeBaron Grove
Email: lightingupthesouth@msn.com

4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA/Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:02:28 +0000

4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car National

August 28-29, 2010 – Milan, MI

Next weekend Milan Dragway will play host to the 4th Annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, the sixth event of the 2010 NMCA Edelbrock Drag Racing Series. The NMCA promises to thrill anyone that attends with a special Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar event. Heads up, wheel standing, tire smoking, 6-second, 200 mph streetcars will greet this history-laden track that started operations in 1962. Milan’s huge facility will accommodate all contestants and spectators alike. As always we’ll fill the weekend with a wheel-standing heads-up drag race, swap meet, vendor midway, car show, and the infamous Burnout Contest.
Gates open Friday at noon with a test and tune session scheduled from 3-7. First round qualifying will also be held Friday beginning at 7.

Event Schedule
FRI

Gates Open:   Noon
NMCA Test & Tune:   3:00pm-7:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1:   7:00pm
Secure Track:   10:00pm

SAT

Gates Open:   9:00am
Bracket & L/M HEMI Time Trials:   9:15am
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2:   10:30am
True Street Meeting:   11:00am
True Street Cruise:   Noon
Exhibition:   Noon
Bracket & L/M HEMI Time Trials:   12:15pm
True Street Eliminations:   1:30pm
Exhibition:   3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:   3:05pm
Burn-Out Contest:   3:15pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (Inverted Order):   3:30pm
Dial-In For Dollars Bracket Eliminations: 4:30pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3: 5:00pm
Secure Track:   6:00pm

SUN

Gates Open:   8:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:   9:00am
Bracket Time Trial:   10:30am
Pre-Race Ceremonies:   Noon
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1:   12:15pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1:   1:30pm
Final Exhibition:   3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentations:   3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions:   3:45pm
Final Rounds All Eliminators:   5:00pm
Secure Track:   6:00pm

Track Information

Track Name: Milan Dragway
City: Milan, Michigan
Track Phone: (734)-439-7368
Track Address: 10860 Plank Road, Milan, MI 48160
Web Site: www.milandragway.com

2nd Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Puts On a Huge Show for Charlotte Area Fans!

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:06:26 +0000

One of the largest street legal muscle car events of the year was held last weekend at awesome zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, NC, as the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals and the NMCA Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals series were featured at the 2nd Annual Nitto Tire All-Star Nationals. Despite high 90 degree temperatures this event attracted over 10,000 fans, 700 race and show competitors and 45 vendors and manufacturers on the midway.

Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing:

Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing

All the cars and all the stars of the NMRA and NMCA put on a show for Charlotte area fans who came out to see the best in street legal drag racing. From wheels up NMRA Factory Stock cars to 6-second 200 mph NMCA Pro Street and Super Street cars…this event had it all. A year after the inaugural All-Star Nationals event the zMAX team had their track hook’n and cook’n with many record passes recorded by NMRA and NMCA’s competitors.

4-Wide Jet Car Monster Race:

4-Wide Jet Car Monster Race

zMAX Dragway is the country’s only 4-wide dragstrip and NMRA/NMCA took full advantage of this opportunity.

Elaine Larsen, the first lady of jet car drag racing, took on 3 other jets and showed them why her program is among the best in the USA. Over 24,000 horsepower shook zMAX Dragway as 4 jets roared 4-wide down the 1/4 mile.

TREMEC & UPR Products All-Domestic Car Show:

TREMEC AND UPR Products

North Carolina is truly a motorsports state and nowhere was it more evident than in the combined TREMEC NMCA Car Show and the UPR Products NMRA Car Show. Over 400 of the best hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. showed off for the fans. The car show area was a flood of chrome and vibrant colors with something for everyone. The award ceremony was first class as the show participants enjoyed the cool shade at the Trim Parts Awards Pavilion.

Manufacturers’ Midway and Swap Meet:

Manufacturers' Midway and Swap Meet

NMRA and NMCA events have a reputation for strong manufacturers’ midways where fans and racers can check out and purchase performance parts, accessories, collectibles, apparel and much more. Combine NMRA and NMCA in N. Carolina and you get over 45 vendors on hand including Nitto Tire, TREMEC, Trim Parts, Harland Sharp, GM Performance Parts, SPEC Clutch, JDM Engineering, UPR Products, SAM, ATI Performance Products, ACT, Kooks Custom Headers, Turbonetics, Roush Racing, Brenspeed, Johnny Lightning Performance, Exedy Racing Clutch, Blow By Racing, Moroso, VP Racing Fuel, Downs Ford Motorsport, and many others with awesome displays and product showcases.

Little Deuce Coupes Prowl Victoria Harbour

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:27:09 +0000

Clarke Pringle will be among 900 other street rod and custom car owners heading to Victoria’s Northwest Deuce Days, which start next Friday.

The three-day event, the biggest ever held in the capital’s downtown, celebrates the 1932 Ford — affectionately known as the Deuce. It is the most copied car in history and is best known as being the basis for the high-powered jalopies of the 1940s and 1950s, which have been refined into today’s low-slung customized street rods.

For Pringle, a retired heavy equipment mechanic from Candler, North Carolina, the trip north will be his third. In 2007, he and wife Cher drove a hotrod 1927 Ford with no top through monsoon-like downpours and 40-degree temperatures on a 10,000-kilometre adventure focusing on putting their car on display on the streets and lawns of Victoria’s Inner Harbour area.

Pringle has spent the past seven years building a new street rod — a fibreglass-bodied 1932 Ford roadster with a reliable 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet motor. It has a removable hardtop and more creature comforts.

Clarke Pringle and his new ride are making the trip with up to 100 other street rod enthusiasts coming from New York State, Ontario and the Prairie provinces.

“There is no other show like Deuce Days,” he enthuses. “Victoria is just beautiful and having the cars parked around the harbour is just magic.”

Speed equipment manufacturer and hot rod legend Vic Edelbrock Jr. and his family will be sending their 110-foot yacht to anchor in Victoria’s inner harbour as they drive three cars up from California’s Bay area.

Edelbrock will be piloting a Ford flathead-powered 1932 Ford roadster, which is a replica of the car his father drove on California’s dry lakes to set speed records 70 years ago.

Vic Edelbrock Sr. was a hot rod pioneer who founded his Edelbrock Performance business by creating bolt-on engine equipment that dramatically increased horsepower.

“My father would drive his car to work all week and then go racing on the weekends after taking the fenders and windshield off to lighten the car,” Edelbrock says. The street rod-ding hobby that has exploded worldwide can be traced to these early days.

A convoy of more than 100 street rods and custom cars will be coming from California picking up others as they proceed up the coast to Victoria. Bay-area resident Pam Brocco has organized the tour, which starts at the shop of well known street rod builder Roy Brizio who is also making his third trip to Victoria.

“Sixty of the cars that will be coming up on the tour from California are customers of ours who have become friends,” Brizio says. “We have either built their cars or worked on them. This is a very special trip for us and it’s a great destination.”

Northwest Deuce Days organizer Al Clark, also an internationally-recognized street rod builder, says he had to cap the event at 900 vehicles. Many more owners wanted to register but there just isn’t any more room for the cars to be displayed. More than half the cars coming to Victoria are 1932 Fords.

Al Clark will be driving his own 1932 Ford coach with modern Chevrolet V8 power. The car was delivered new in Victoria and Clark has driven it more than 100,000 kilometres since completing the restoration and rebuild 14 years ago.

“We have registrations from Sweden, England and all over North America,” the former shipyard steel fabricator says. “Many of those coming from overseas leave their cars in California.”

Spectators are coming from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Approximately 50,000 people attended the last show in 2007 to see the cars parked all around Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the provincial, legislature grounds, the famous Empress Hotel and Ship’s Point. The show generates millions of dollars for the local economy. Every hotel room around the harbour is fully booked.

Clark and his team of volunteers have been planning this event for the last three years with the last year being the busiest. “The people you meet at these events means a lot to me,” he says. “You can’t beat car nuts. I have met so many over the years. I have always said the cars are great, but it is the people that make it special.”

Al Clark is already looking ahead three years planning for the next Northwest Deuce Days event. “I am starting a 1932 Ford roadster for myself which will be at the next Deuce Days,” the street rod builder says.

He is spending the days leading up to the show putting the finishing touches on several street rods he is rushing to complete for customers. One area of the show will be reserved for a dozen cars that Al Clark has built.

For more information: www.northwestdeuceday.com

Alyn Edwards is a classic car enthusiast and partner in Peak Communicators, a Vancouver-based public relations company. aedwards@peakco.com

By Alyn Edwards, Vancouver Sun July 9, 2010

Article pulled from Vancouver Sun

Race & Performance Expo

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:47:59 +0000

If you’re in the greater Chicago area this weekend… Join us for The 3rd Annual Racing & Performance Expo will be held on March 6th & 7th @Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles IL. There are several activities hosted throughout the day including multiple seminars hosted by Vic Edelbrock, and Rick Moroso as well as The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge.

Race & Performance Expo

A BRIEF HISTORY:

Started in 2008, The Race & Performance Expo was a huge success from the beginning. Drawing from across the country, our 2nd Annual Race & Performance Expo saw growth in the number of manufacturers, vendors, and general public that attended. With over 275 booths showing a vast array of the newest high performance racing components, this event has become the largest High Performance Expo of its kind in the Midwest. Many of the manufacturers stated that this show allows them to “get back to the grassroots of racing”. “The Race & Performance Expo has filled a need in the Midwest with this type of show. A show that offers not only the Racing Industry members such as the engine and chassis builders, manufacturers, and vendors of Racing and High Performance components to talk face to face, but for the general racing fan that wants to be part of this exciting Industry”. Always trying to improve the Expo, the 2010 show will have a separate room which will focus on Street Rod / Muscle Cars, along with street rod and muscle car retail vendors. …copy pulled from raceperofmanceexpo.com

OTHER FEATURES:

• Vic Edelbrock will be signing posters

• FREE Edelbrock hat giveaway (while supplies last).

• FREE coloring books for the kids.

Fore more information visit the Race & Performance Expo website.

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