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2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown Finals

With almost a cult-like following,the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown went down in Charlotte earlier this week. Every year the crowd gets bigger and more media types show up to cover it. Some day this is gonna be huge, in front of a packed grandstand on a race weekend, I predict. This year produced plenty of drama and suspense as 23 top NASCAR engine building teams battled it out over a the final rounds of competition. Watching these guys put together a Ford 357 cid engine in under 16 minutes showed off an incredible array of engine building talent. We are forever grateful that MAHLE has continued this great tradition of honoring some of the best engine builders around. This year's winners beat the record they set last year with a winning time of 15:59. Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman (Pro Motors) who won last year's Showdown with a time of 16:25 and no penalties also won the event this year and got to pocket the prestigious Randy Dorton Memorial Trophy, along with a nice cash prize of $26,000.

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About the Authors

Dave Wooldridge, Publisher

Dave has spent nearly 25 years reporting on and working with engine builders and their parts and equipment suppliers to promote and enhance the engine rebuilding aftermarket.

Doug Kaufman, Editor

For the past 20 years, Doug Kaufman has covered the various segments of the
automotive aftermarket. Those years have taught him something: you need help
to cover an industry. Get too close to it and you lose track of the big
picture...stay too removed and you miss the detail.

Brendan Baker, Senior Editor

Brendan Baker has spent the better part of 24 years in the automotive aftermarket and racing industry. He has spent the last 11 years in publishing and has been the Managing Editor of Engine Builder magazine for the past five years until recently being named Senior Editor.