Hot Rodders of Tomorrow
Twenty Teams Now Qualified for Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Finals
With five of twelve events complete in the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Season, twenty teams 
have earned their way to the Dual Championship roster. The teams continue to pull out amazing performances at each stop, besting times from last year and increasing the intense level of competition at each Engine Challenge.
The 2015 Season got off to a fast start at the Race and Performance Expo in St. Charles, IL. Thirty-four teams competed over two days with eight teams qualifying for the Engine Challenge Finals. Lockport High School had two teams qualify. Team Nitrous Express qualified with a time of 31:47, finishing eighth overall and Team Hedman Hedders came in third with a time of 27:26. South Elgin High School’s Be Cool Team came in seventh with a time of 31:41. Team Dee Zee of Joliet Central High School finished in 28:55 to earn sixth place at the Expo and qualify for the Finals. Fremd High School’s Thermo-Tec Team, led by Illinois State Teacher of the Year Steven Elza, finished second, completing their engine rebuild in just 26:09. Belvidere High School nearly stole the show with three teams qualifying for the Engine Challenge Finals.
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Championship was a Great Success at SEMA
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow just completed half of their Engine Challenge Dual Championship. Held at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) annual Trade Show, the high schoolers competing in this Engine Challenge Championship had the largest group of spectators at any Engine Challenge to date.
Team Autometer from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center set a new Engine Challenge record on their way to becoming one of the SEMA Dual Championship winners. They completed a performance engine rebuild in just 18:09. The average time of their three rebuilds was an incredible 19:28. This gives them the first place seed going into the National Championship at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, December 11-13 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Three Million in Scholarships Available to Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Students
This year the Sixth Annual Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Championships are split into a Dual Championship format in which 
teams will compete at both the SEMA Show (Nov. 4-7, Las Vegas) and the PRI Show (Dec. 11-13, Indianapolis). From each Dual Championship 2 teams will emerge. These four teams will face off for the 2014 Engine Challenge Championship starting on Friday, December 12th at 5PM, and two additional rounds on Saturday at the 2014 PRI Show.
With the SEMA Show quickly approaching, teams are gearing up for the competition. To have a chance at being a championship finalist, teams will likely need to complete the high performance engine rebuild in less than 20 minutes.
