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Category: Trade Shows

CWSAA 50th Spring Conference

Pat’s Driveline represented The Gear Centre Group of Companies at the CWSAA 50th Spring Conference. Pat’s Driveline Industrial attended the spring conference from April 24-25, 2018 at the Fairmont Chateau, Lake Louise.

Truck World 2018

The Gear Centre Group of Companies was one of more than 450 exhibitors at Truck World 2018 in Mississauga, ON. Canada’s National Truck Show provides the opportunity for visitors to see new products, keep on top of the latest trends and learn how to save time and minimize costs. The Gear Centre Group’s team of expert parts & powertrain specialists attended the show where they met with potential customers and networked with new and current vendors. As a member of the Meritor Authorized Rebuilder Network, The Gear Centre displayed one of their rebuilt Meritor differentials. Also on display was a remanufactured Volvo I-Shift automated transmission, Parker truck hydraulics and heavy truck driveshafts. The Gear Centre and Pat’s Driveline display also included Quality Gear products, The Gear Centre Group’s cost-effective aftermarket brand.

44th Annual Radical Speedsport Show

The Gear Centre and Pat’s Driveline attended the 44th annual Radical Speedsport Show at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, NB from April 13-15, 2018. Radical Speedsport is one of Canada’s largest high-performance motorsport expos and had over 300 street rods, street machines, custom cars, race cars, trucks and motorcycles on display.

Chad Lindberg, Twiggy Tallant, Ryback, Jimmy Shine and Paw Patrol all made appearances at the show. A huge congratulations to the Hub City Six and to Ron Dawson on winning the Robertson Award.

Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo – Toronto

The Gear Centre attended the 4th annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo at The International Centre in Toronto from March 9-11, 2018. This show is the largest of its kind in Canada, featuring custom cars, hot rods, classics, rat rods, tuners & imports, exotics and racing vehicles.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to ask about our Tremec T-56 on display and to check out our Show Specials on differential parts! Just mention promocode ‘Motorama18’ to earn your discount on limited-slips, ring & pinions, and bearing kits before August 31st.

Congratulations to Hitman Hotrods for their well-deserved Grand Champion award for their stunning ’56 Chev pickup, and a special mention to Binbrook Speed for their killer ’27 T coupe and ’37 pickup, which were our staffs’ favorites at the show.

2018 South Country Co-Op AG Expo in Lethbridge

The Gear Centre Group attended the South Country Co-Op AG Expo at the Exhibition Park in Lethbridge from February 28 – March 2. With freebies such as tote bags, pens and key chains as well as several exclusive prizes to be won in our lucky draw, booth 512 and 513 were very popular with attendees.

We would also like to congratulate the winners of our exclusive lucky draw prizes! The winners are:

Simon H. – External Battery
Melissa O. – External Battery
Paul H. – External Battery
James M. – Dana Spicer Shirt
Frank H. – Dana Spicer Shirt
John W. – Dana Spicer Jacket
Jason H. – $200 TGC/GCOH Credit

2017 Pat’s Driveline at SEMA in Las Vegas

This year Pat’s Driveline had a driveshaft, built by our Pat’s Driveline branch in Surrey, displayed in the Neapco Components booth at The SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 31 to November 3, 2017. We were accompanied by some of the leading driveshaft shops in the USA.

With more than 70,000 domestic and international buyers, the SEMA show drew the brightest minds and hottest products to the Las Vegas Convention Centre for the 2017 SEMA show. This year’s show divided displays into 12 sections and the New Products Showcase introduced nearly 3,000 new parts, tools and components.