Randy’s SEMA Journal: Day 2

November 3rd, 2009

by Randy O’Neal of TheDieselPlace.com

Tuesday began the actual SEMA show. It’s nice having Exhibitor badges; we didn’t have to wait with the rest of the crowd to get in. Mike Tomac and I walked over to the Offroad and Power Sports section and spent the morning walking through the show. The vehicles in there were simply amazing. You need to take a look at the pics in my Photobucket account; look in the SEMA 2009 album.

After about 4 hours of walking, my new knee was telling me I was going to have to come up with a different solution to all of the walking… so I broke down and rented an electric scooter. That made all the difference.

In the back of the Offroad and Power Sports section there was a large display of alternative fuel vehicles … among the more notable were an Aptera, several 3-wheel hybrids that look like they belong on the set of the next Star Wars film, and a CNG-powered ‘55 Ford F100 pickup. Amazing…

I then went down to the central hall and ran into a number of people I’ve crossed paths online with from PPE, TTS, and several others. All of a sudden, it was 5:00 and we all got chased out by security. It was another long, taxing day… but a good one. I took a lot of pics and a few videos… all posted on Photobucket. Tomorrow I want to try to hook up with our supporting vendors…


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