Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 6)

Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 2)

Awesome photos Ray thanks for sharing!
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 2)

(Day 3 Update)

This was the first day of the show after setting up. It was busier than I expected with mobs of people going through our booth.

A-Team ready to go!

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I finally got to meet Larry from AMMO NYC :)

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Behind the scenes shot. Here's the new Rupes polisher launch pic from a different perspective.

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Mike doing what he does best.

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Bruno Massel and Matt Steele

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Wayne Carini :)

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Dr. G from Optimum, Todd Helme and Mike Phillips

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New SEMA Limited Edition Chemical Guys Wax.

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My kind of Classic.

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My first time seeing a new Viper.

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On site correction. He was using Meguiars MF Correction System.

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#JLAudio

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When we got back to the hotel, this beauty was in the Valet parking spot.

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Thanks for viewing! Day 4 pics coming soon! Im the MAN
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

Great pictures, thanks for sharing Ray.
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

Most important... How's the pizza?
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 2)

(Day 3 Update)

This was the first day of the show after setting up. It was busier than I expected with mobs of people going through our booth.

A-Team ready to go!

Thanks for viewing! Day 4 pics coming soon! Im the MAN

Ray did you see the rims on the 1967 Camaro? That place Ultimate Auto in Orlando did a couple of my cars, they do amazing work. Did they put that at the BASF booth?

But those rims are carbon fiber.
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

Ray, I have one mega huge request! :props::props:Im the MAN


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The brunette....MORE!!!!!!

:eek::drool::bowdown::help:
:thankyousign:
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

(Day 4 UPDATE)

The day was as busy as usual with our booth full of SEMA attendees.

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Busy busy!

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I manned the FLEX booth for a couple hours. It's really easy talking about the benefits of a FLEX polisher when you're using one every weekend.

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John Greviskis stopped by!

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Around noon, Bob handed me something the size of a business card. I quickly recognized the logo :)

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It was an invitation to the VIP Velocity TV event. I tagged along with Mike Phillips and Yancy to the event.

We had to walk through the West Coast Customs displays, which was one of my favorites.

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Beautiful Aventador.

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Ryan of West Coast Customs!

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Every few feet at SEMA and you run into jaw dropping show cars.

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We arrived at the event to find reserved seats for our party.

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We would be 7 rows from some of Velocity's biggest stars.

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The show started and was hosted by Chris Jacobs.

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We were quickly joined by the Velocity A-Team.

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Each star gave a preview to the new season of their show.

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Hey! I have a picture with that guy :)

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The Foose.

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Afterwards they answered questions from the crowd. It was a great event.

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Ran into Optimums booth on the way back.

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I returned to our booth being as busy as usual.

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When I returned, an anonymous source delivered a fresh pepperoni pizza in my name!! Im the MAN :hungry: :)

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Dennis Gage was happy to meet and greet fans as usual.

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Eric Dunn of Lake Country Manufacturing!

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Scion had one of my favorite booths.

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(I know [email protected] know..... )

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If you look closely, you'll find an Alpha 9 AMS Nissan GTR in this picture.

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Must........resist........grand theft..... :P

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Love the color.

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Pictures don't do this car justice.

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For: DavidG

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Beauty.

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Yes.

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My dream Viper.

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Traxxas drag car.

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This one's for Andre and Bryan @ AGO, what do you think? :)

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On our way to dinner, we ran into KC Mathieu from Gas Monkey!

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A few restaurants down and I ran into Aaron Kaufman of Gas Monkey!

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After dinner, we headed to Pole Position Raceway to settle some disputes on the track. I ran into an old friend in the raceway's lobby. Sega's Ferarri F355 Driving Simulator. At the time of it's release, this simulator was well ahead of it's time. It includes a full clutch and manual gear box along with a triple display. #nostalgia

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Bobby getting sideways!

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Fun Fact: Yancy can drive.

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Thanks for reading another update! More pics coming soon. Hopefully today I can answer some of your requests. I found Nelson Racing Engines booth location (south hall) and plan on taking plenty of pics. I think I'll have to stop by Grimaldi's Pizza for dinner too. Thanks!
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

One of my favorite guys!
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Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

Ray, I have one mega huge request! :props::props:Im the MAN


77f98b58473311e3b5750e3183fdef5a_8.jpg


The brunette....MORE!!!!!!

:eek::drool::bowdown::help:
:thankyousign:

X1000000... She is beautiful!

-Beach
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 3)

X1000000... She is beautiful!

-Beach


Somebody photo shop the brunettes head on the blondes body :buffing:

Sorry Meghan, just being a guy for a brief minute :laughing:

Now I'll go back to being my normal conservative self and get back to the car pictures.
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

lol we went from car pics to girls now?
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

Ray coming through like a champ! :xyxthumbs:

Evolution, isn't a point in a car meet without the other eye candy.

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Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

Very true, all these girls are gorgeous!!!
Attending to SEMA is definitely on my bucket list, although i wouldn't know where to get a ticket lol

And the poster on the table is NICE!!
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

Ray coming through like a champ! :xyxthumbs:

Evolution, isn't a point in a car meet without the other eye candy.

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Not the same brunette :(

-Beach
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

3 things that caught my eye....

Prius
NSX
Pizza

:)


Oh, that CG wax can is pretty sweet.
 
Re: Ray's SEMA thread (UPDATED with Day 4)

(Day 5 UPDATE)

The day started with a quick cleanup from yesterdays crowd and setting the displays back up.

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Is it just me, or does anyone else want one of these displays in your garage/storage/living room/bathroom?

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DP Display.

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Here's Nick proudly showing the Ivan Karstuff Bobble Head.

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Pinnacle Black Label.

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Preparing for the masses.

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Chris from Solution Finish brought a gift for the Show Car Garage.

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Monster Detailing School stopped by to interview Mike Phillips.

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Former Detailing Boot Camp student Pablo of Autobrillo.

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Here's Nick manning the polishing station.

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While walking around, vinyl wraps and graphics seem to be trending in popularity. There were plenty of cool displays, demonstrations and even competitions.

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This GTR at the 3M booth changed wraps hourly.

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The booth was BUSY as usual. It's really cool to hear in person when someone stops by to share how happy they are with their experiences with Autogeek. It never gets old.

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Mike drawing his usual crowd.

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Hands-on experience is the best way. We helped a few detailers this week switch from complete Rotary polisher setups, to adding a Dual Action Polisher to their tool box.

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The iBook version of "The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine" was very popular with more and more people carrying around tablets these days.

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RaggTopp had a cool display demoing their products.

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#datbeading

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Never a dull moment here.

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This was a pretty cool coincedence after she handed me her business card...

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That's who bought my domain name!

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I manned the Grit Guard booth for an hour to demo the Grit Guard Pad Washer.

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A neighboring vendor brought over one of her accessories to see if we had anything to "brighten them up" after collecting dust overnight.

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I handed her a bottle of Pinnacle Crystal Mist Carnauba Detail Spray to sample.

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It was pretty cool when she came back to our booth to have me come back to check out the results. She was thrilled with how the detail spray worked.

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#blingbling

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Racedeck Flooring.

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Thanks for reading! Day 6 Update coming soon!
 
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