I'll be there with 6 Distribution me and a buddy of mine's Import Aftermarket Accessories Distributor. We got a room at the Hard Rock Hotel!

 

how about a show girl?

Maxim-I don't know where we're staying yet but I hear the drive from LA to Vegas is 13 hours now because of construction! Eak!

 

Hmmm... sounds fun, but the wife may have something to say about that. Plus, I bet they wouldn't fit in a suitcase for the trip home.

 

Yersterday's Vegas paper said that the construction will be in a more limited mode this weekend, with fewer lane closures than previously expected.

 

Does SEMA run "Press Days" at all? IIRC it's "only" for vendors right? Forgive me if I ask the obvious but the last time I lived in the States... Friends hadn't started it's 2nd season yet

 

We'll be there! We're staying at the Excalibur, since that was the ONLY choice left out of the SEMA-blocked rooms. There's soooo many conferences in town that weekend - it's going to be nuts!

 

Drill-it is industry only, unless you know someone who can get you a ticket but ticket sales are closed.

Ok I'm out everyone! I don't know if I'll be back online before I leave (maybe) but my time is limited. Hope to see some of you there! and PRAAAAAAY the traffic isn't too bad :P

 

I don't think the have "Press Days" like the NAIAS does. (Detroit Aoto Show)
But you can get a Media Badge that will let you in to the Press Meetings and Confrences,etc.
That's how I'll go next time.
Jim

 

Cool, thanks. Any idea what the application process is like for the Media Badge? I managed to get a Press Pass for the last Frankfurt Auto Show and the difference between the Press Days and the public days was HUGE The Press was encouraged to get in and around every car on the floor.... but on the public days it was MUCH different

 

I saw you there but you didnt see me. Well you saw me and we talked but I couldnt remember where I knew your name from until after I left the booth and was in a meeting with AEM across the isle. Oh well. Seeya next year!?

 

Emily-I went by the TEIN booth on Thursday but didn't see you there-did you wear one of those green outfits? It's hard to catch up with anyone at SEMA, you can be ten feet away and miss them in the crowd.

 

I went but didn't see anyone I knew except for the CravenSpeed guys who got me my ticket. Thanks Kellen & crew.
I did the whole thing on Wednesday. Took far fewer pictures than last time I went, but I think I got some interesting ones.

 

It was crazy...I hardly saw anyone. I Talked To Maximus breifly and ran into one MR.Phil (not sure the screen name). I also ran into a MINI owner to be and Henry from Taiwan who rolled his poor MINI this past year at thye Dragon. But yeah it's crazy how hard it is to track people down at SEMA. I wasn't at the Tein booth as much as I had like but I was in it for Thurs & Fri with the rep from Defi who spoke very little English (more about that later...it made me giggle)
Anyway it was a good time, my feet & leg muscles still hate me, but I guess that could be a good thing.
I'll post pics and stuff soon!

Mac-we talked! LOL hahahaha there were a few people I was like hmmmmm? can't.....think....of....why...I...know....them... .eak!

 

I stopped by the Cravenspeed booth as well--over in the Overhaulin Tent. Lots of cool looking cars--lots of cars with horrible finishes--and everything in between.

 

Richard, a couple of rows over from the Cravenspeed booth, there was a stock-ish looking MCS, dark silver with v-spokes and a stock enging in the front, but in the back end there was a small helicopter turbine engine driving the rear wheels. I'll post some pics after I unload the camera. Amazing.

 

OMG, that I didn't see. I think I saw that stock-ish MCS you are talking about and was wondering what it was doing there. The engine was completely stock and made me wonder what that was about! The booth had to do with Turbo charging or something like that--and I didn't see the connection---will be interested to see the pix!