Up Front

Samuel Hübinette and Rob MacCachren put the cherry on top of a dream weekend for Mopar® and Ram at the 2011 Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series season-opening stop at Buchanan, Mich. The teammates claimed victories in the PRO Light and PRO 2 classes, respectively, at a wet and muddy RedBud MX course on Sunday, May 30, 2011. For complete race coverage, driver info, truck specs, and much more, turn to MM’s Cover Feature on pp. 10–15.

Check out the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series coverage too, on pp. 16–19, as Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson earned his first win of the season at the 42nd Annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. on Sunday, June 5. Johnson defeated teammate Vincent Nobile in an all-Mopar final round to earn his ninth career win in 22 final-round appearances.

Turning to Mopar’s rich racing heritage, beginning on p. 23, we’ll look back at the careers of several legendary women drag racers that helped paved the way so that the many women in the sport today can run as equals to the men.

Interested in Mopar accessories for your Chrysler Group LLC vehicle? Get a glimpse of Mopar’s exciting accessory lineup for Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram and FIAT® vehicles on pp. 26–29—including in-depth FIAT 500 accessory coverage on pp. 8–9.

Meanwhile, on the service and repair side of the shop, there is no shortage of useful information starting with Chrysler 41TE transaxle solenoid/pressure switch assembly replacement on pp. 34–35, a discussion of common power steering failures on pp. 44–45, and emission control diagnostic info on pp. 46–47.

And, if you’re interested in more technical information from Chrysler Group LLC turn to pp. 42–43 as MM has resurrected its publishing of Chrysler Service Bulletins.