SEMA Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Industry Icons

SEMA HALL OF FAME WELCOMES FOUR INDUSTRY ICONS
Amy Faulk, Harry Hibler, Arnold Kuhns and Ray Lipper Are the Newest Members 
Inducted Into the SEMA Hall of Fame

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2002) -- SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market 
Association, honored its four 2002 SEMA Hall of Fame inductees at its annual SEMA 
Show Banquet November 7.

Amy Faulk, Harry Hibler, Arnold Kuhns, and Ray Lipper were inducted into the 
organization at the association’s installation banquet in July 2002. They have each 
made numerous contributions to the market, helping to improve the specialty automotive 
industry. The four SEMA leaders join a group of 100 other distinguished automotive 
aftermarket leaders who have received this special SEMA accolade since 1969.

Amy Faulk, SEMA’s Person of the Year in 1996, has been interested in automotive 
technology since she was a preteen helping in her father’s body and radiator repair 
shop. During her automotive, she has held management roles at Racing Head 
Service/Competition Cams and TCI/Fel-Pro/Federal-Mogul. She is currently the chief 
administrative officer at Hypertech. Faulk has devoted much of her time and talents to 
serving on the SEMA Board of Directors, as well as the SEMA Businesswomen’s 
Network (SBN) and the SEMA Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC). She 
also is credited with the development of the annual Silent Auction at the SEMA Show, 
which raises money for the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund. Faulk is also a 
distinguished drag racer, earning the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) title "The 
Winningest Woman in Racing." Plus, she has won the NHRA Super Stock Driver of the 
Year award and national title victories in three different competition categories.

Harry Hibler made his professional mark in the publishing industry, serving at Petersen 
Publishing for nearly 30 years. He was responsible for considerable growth in the 
company's automotive enthusiast magazines, including Hot Rod, Car Craft and Circle 
Track. In 1991, Hibler was the only non-GM person called upon to be involved in the 
design of the "new generation" Camaro and Firebird. He also has consulted at 
Mitsubishi, Kawasaki and Honda. Hibler served three terms on the SEMA Board of 
Directors. He is on the selection board of the Drag Racing Hall of Fame, and is a 
member of the Industrial Advisory Board of Northwestern College in Ohio, where he was 
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.

Arnold "Arnie" Kuhns has made numerous contributions to the motorsports industry. In 
1984, he became the president of SFI, a non-profit foundation established to issue and 
administer safety standards for specialty/performance automotive and racing products. 
At the time SFI had only two employees and four product standards for one race-
sanctioning body. Since then, he has helped SFI grow to nine employees responsible 
for 80 specifications, and the organization is affiliated with nearly 40 sanctioning bodies. 
Kuhns has been awarded the USAC Jack O’Neal Award for Motorsports Safety and the 
SCCA George Snively Award for Outstanding Contributions in Motorsports Safety.

Ray Lipper, the founder of Center Line Tool Corp., has built a name for himself and his 
company based on his background as a designer and engineer. He recognized the 
need for a stronger wheel in racing, then went to work creating numerous wheels for the 
industry. Lipper has produced some of the lightest and strongest one-piece wheels in 
the industry, from his first attempt, known as the Auto Drag, to his development of the 
technique for using a single blank that can be split and spun into a one-piece wheel. 
Center Line is credited with being the first wheel manufacturing company to produce a 
modular aftermarket wheel for Harley-Davidson, and the first to develop and 
manufacture a wheel using a rotary forging process. Lipper and his engineers at Center 
Line also developed and produced the wheels for the Spirit of America land speed 
record car. Lipper has developed his once-small tool company into one of the most 
recognizable wheel companies in the world.