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Richard Jung · Post by **Richard Jung** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:01 pm

Who is going this year?

Curt Luther · Post by **Curt Luther** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:13 pm

I can go but I don't know if I'm gonna. It's kinda lost it's appeal on me the last coupla years.

Randy Chase · Post by **Randy Chase** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:17 pm

See us in our booth. We should have the SPEED World Challenge Lexus (Altenburg) in our booth. Working the booth will be local autocrossers Randall Noll and Randy Chase.... plus 4 others.

Giovanni Jaramillo · Post by **Giovanni Jaramillo** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:19 pm

Randy Chase wrote:See us in our booth. We should have the SPEED World Challenge Lexus (Altenburg) in our booth. Working the booth will be local autocrossers Randall Noll and Randy Chase.... plus 4 others.

Randy Pobst seems to be your BEST salesman! He always mentions your product in pre-interviews during SCCA World Challenge races. It's kinda cool knowing I know the creator of ChaseCam! ;)

Jason Isley BS RX8 · Post by **Jason Isley BS RX8** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:20 pm

Curt Luther wrote:I can go but I don't know if I'm gonna. It's kinda lost it's appeal on me the last coupla years.

I agree.... I am going to FL instead. http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Randy Chase · Post by **Randy Chase** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:17 pm

Florida (for serious racing) is a much better show. Depends on what you want. Boobs and Bling? SEMA. Racing stuff? PRI

We will have booths at SEMA, Racing Expo (Reno NV right after SEMA). PWM (Germany). PRI in Florida. Autosport in UK. Tokyo Auto Salon. Stop by at any of them. Always cool to see someone at a trade show overseas.

Richard Jung · Post by **Richard Jung** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:21 pm

Can't wait to see your booth Randy. Does the show start winding down on Friday?

Bob Beamesderfer · Post by **Bob Beamesderfer** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:57 pm

I'll go if I'm getting paid to be there; otherwise, no thanks.

Randy Chase · Post by **Randy Chase** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:59 pm

Richard Jung wrote:Can't wait to see your booth Randy. Does the show start winding down on Friday?

We always notice things getting less crazy Friday afternoon. About an hour before official end, some vendors start slyly packing up (rules forbid this). You can tell most exhibitors and even attendees are a little burned out and ready to go home.

Once the announcement happens that the show is over, then chaos breaks out as everyone tries to get the hell out of there. Forklifts, carpets being rolled up, show cars moving out, cranes.

Best year ever... Bill Schenker was with us and we had to go 200 feet to the door, but we had a lot of heavy stuff like plasmas. Bill and I found a coffee cart with the name BILL S on it. Holy crap... it was kismet. We were able to use it about 6 times before we were busted.

Will Kalman · Post by **Will Kalman** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:12 pm

Randy Chase wrote:Once the announcement happens that the show is over, then chaos breaks out as everyone tries to get the hell out of there. Forklifts, carpets being rolled up, show cars moving out, cranes.

Best year ever... Bill Schenker was with us and we had to go 200 feet to the door, but we had a lot of heavy stuff like plasmas. Bill and I found a coffee cart with the name BILL S on it. Holy crap... it was kismet. We were able to use it about 6 times before we were busted.

Sounds like Comdex used to - once the "show is over" announcement was made, everything went nuts. I managed Konica's main floor booth in '94 and '95. We lined up all our copiers in the staging area and got all our staff together, then the 10:00 break started and we just wagon-trained them all out as quickly as we could. We'd usually get the 15 minute break + 15 minutes before someone said something about non-union people pushing carts. Then we'd apologize since we were already done and promise not to do it again (*cough* that day *cough*).

Ashley Armstrong · Post by **Ashley Armstrong** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:27 pm

I wanna go!

But instead I'm burning my PTO on like 98273423 other things in October-November. Maybe I should just quit working.

Steve Lepper · Post by **Steve Lepper** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:22 pm

I'll be arriving Monday night and staying through Thursday.

Friday is a good day to see the show as the crowd always seems to be a lot lighter, but I hate weekend traffic on the 15 so I bug out early that morning.

Richard Jung · Post by **Richard Jung** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:30 pm

I was at SEMA Sunday, and in the Dunlop booth alone was a Nissan GTR, a hybrid LMP car, HPA's 500+hp Audi TT, and the LeMans winning Rothmans Porsche. Across the way was last year's S. Bourdais Redbull F1 car - cool stuff!

Curt Luther · Post by **Curt Luther** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:55 pm

I will be there on Thursday for my usual up and back trip.

Ashley Armstrong · Post by **Ashley Armstrong** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:57 pm

I mostly lost interest in SEMA but may just quit my job anyway.

Post by **Tom Berry** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:07 pm

OK... so I have not been to SEMA before... but friend just gave me a exibitors pass.... so I will probably drive up thurs. am early and come back friday mid-day... anyone wanna go up with me?? free room at a family condo up there...

Tom

Curt Luther · Post by **Curt Luther** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:06 pm

Ashley Armstrong wrote:I mostly lost interest in SEMA but may just quit my job anyway.

Drunk posting?

Curt Luther · Post by **Curt Luther** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:06 pm

Tom Berry wrote:OK... so I have not been to SEMA before... but friend just gave me a exibitors pass.... so I will probably drive up thurs. am early and come back friday mid-day... anyone wanna go up with me?? free room at a family condo up there...

Tom

I'm going up early Thursday and coming back that night. Can anyone coming home on Friday give Tom a lift?

Ashley Armstrong · Post by **Ashley Armstrong** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:07 pm

Curt Luther wrote:
Ashley Armstrong wrote:I mostly lost interest in SEMA but may just quit my job anyway.
Drunk posting?

Nah, I was sober at the time

Kurt Rahn · Post by **Kurt Rahn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:58 pm

OK... so I have not been to SEMA before... but friend just gave me a exibitors pass.... so I will probably drive up thurs. am early and come back friday mid-day... anyone wanna go up with me?? free room at a family condo up there...

Tom

Tempted, and I've always wanted to see SEMA, but I'm already pushing it by taking Fri. off to set up cones for the weekend.

Post by **Bill Schenker** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:56 pm

Wish I could go as a civilian this year ( :gpower: Randy), but am working all week, into the weekend.

Bob Beamesderfer · Post by **Bob Beamesderfer** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:53 am

Tom Berry wrote:OK... so I have not been to SEMA before... but friend just gave me a exibitors pass.... so I will probably drive up thurs. am early and come back friday mid-day... anyone wanna go up with me?? free room at a family condo up there...

Tom

There's a little more than a square-mile under roof and more outside, but the show is organized by product category. Makes it easier if you don't care about car stereos or just want to see ridiculous wheels and odd tires. Like Kumho's new 385/15 22.

Jeff Shyu · Post by **Jeff Shyu** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:01 am

yeah, one of the guys on the mazda forum works at american tire, he was already bitching about the idea of having to mount those tires.

Bob Beamesderfer · Post by **Bob Beamesderfer** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:15 am

Jeff Shyu wrote:yeah, one of the guys on the mazda forum works at american tire, he was already bitching about the idea of having to mount those tires.

Can't blame him. It's hard enough mounting 710s on some wheels.

Curt Luther · Post by **Curt Luther** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:11 pm

242 mi. of driving, show, buffet, roulette, blackjack, and another 242 mi. of driving in 13hr. 54 min. A. New. Track. Record.

...and I don't know who detailed Rick's car but OMFG. It never looked that good before

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