SEMA SHOW 2003

What a year of car shows and what a way to end it but at the SEMA show 2003.

If you don't know the SEMA show is a trade only show by the Specialty Equipment Market Association. In SEMA's own words "Our members offer innovative specialty equipment products and services that enhance a vehicle's style, utility, and performance while providing vehicle owners with an added sense of comfort, convenience and enjoyment".

The cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles and other "motorized" vehicles are there to showcase the vendors parts, services, and technology. The fact that most people will never get to see this many high quality vehicles in one place at one time is a shame. We are very privileged to be able to cover the show and share some of the secrets with you.

Two announcements that really sparked our interest were:

2004 Drifting Announcment. If you've never heard of Drifting then you're going to soon. It's been big in Asia or years now. The sport is completely different than any motor sport. In all other racing sports if you start to squeal the tires your losing traction and losing time. That's where drifting is so different. In drifting the driver's approach the corners at a high rate of speed just like other racing sports but at the last minute they pitch the car sideways and "drift" for as long as they can. The whole time they are applying the brake, shifting and on and off the throttle. The sound and smoke is the most awesome thing in the world. There's rubber flying off the tires and engines revving to the redline. The other cool thing is that the winner isn't the fastest to the line. The drivers are judged on style and control. Pretty cool.

TunerTransformation TV show on SpeedChannel starting in February 2004. This is going to be a wicked show. The whole idea behind it is that you sign up and let the producers of the show know what type of car you have. Then each week they will pick one car and just show up on your doorstep and you have to give them your keys! They will then take your sport compact and turn it into a true tuner performance car. We saw a preview of the show and it looks like it's going to have great professional tech's, cool cars, awesome show coverage and lots of babes. If you want to see more information on the show check out http://www.turnertransformation.com

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Article by Phil/Photos by Drake