November 5th, 2009



2009 SEMA Trend-Mega Torque Diesel Hot Rods

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

by Craig Pike of MyRideIsMe.com

Cruising what I call the main hall of the SEMA show, it’s fantastic to see the great rides that make SEMA, the parts show, become SEMA the car show. Featuring the best built cars and timeless classics, it’s a mix of some of the best rides in the country. I stayed close to “Hot Rod Alley” to find the...

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SEMA Can Break You

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

by Jim McIlvaine of ESPN Milwaukee Blogs

After three days, SEMA is beginning to take it's toll on the weak and unprepared.  At the very least, this show will help people find their personal limits.  This guy clearly blew through his threshold at some point and decided to take a snooze in the middle of his exhibit.  I had to snap this picture quickly, as one of his co-workers noticed me pointing the camera...

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1970 Boss 302 Mustang at Optima’s 2009 SEMA Booth

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

By Brooks Weisblat of DragTimes.com (also on Facebook)

Optima Batteries has extremely rare vintage racing muscle car on display at their booth for the 2009 SEMA show, a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang. This Boss 302 Mustang was completed in June 1971 as a new car for George Follmer and was one of four uni-body chassis assemblies instead of a semi-completed production car and never received a serial number. These 4 cars are significant in that...

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Micheal Tomac’s SEMA Journal

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

by Micheal Tomac of DuramaxDiesels.com and CompetitionDiesel.com

Arrived in Las Vegas Monday just before noon.  Took a shuttle to pick up the rental car (Kia Spectra) and went to the LV Hilton. Monday afternoon I had a meeting with Optima and DOE Anderson. At this meeting our group discussed our thoughts, perceptions and experience with Optima Batteries. I took my information from this thread and a similar thread on CompD. I learned some...

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