{"id":5960,"date":"2009-11-03T12:48:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T19:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=5960"},"modified":"2010-08-07T11:45:07","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T18:45:07","slug":"sema-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"SEMA for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fsema-for-beginners%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F11%2Fsema-300x198.jpg&amp;description=SEMA+for+Beginners\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[5960]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"SEMA for Beginners\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=SEMA for Beginners&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" data-text=\"SEMA for Beginners\" data-desc=\"Most everyone in the auto world has heard of SEMA. For those who don't know, SEMA is a yearly convention for the auto industry...and its massive, completely filling up the Las Vegas Convention Center.\u00a0Basically everything you can imagine having to do with a car is here - from\u00a0new concept cars on\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema-300x198.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5960]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5961\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"sema2009logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"sema2009logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Most everyone in the auto world has heard of SEMA. For those who don&#8217;t know, SEMA is a yearly convention for the auto industry&#8230;and its <em>massive<\/em>, completely filling up the Las Vegas Convention Center.\u00a0Basically everything you can imagine having to do with a car is here &#8211; from\u00a0new concept cars on down to aftermarket parts of every sort imaginable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As many\u00a0car lovers never get to make it to SEMA, Craig and I are on the scene to bring you all the most interesting car stuff and stories! Thanks to Optima Batteries, we&#8217;ll be spending the rest of the week\u00a0here at the show as well as attending the Optima Invitational race out\u00a0in Pahrump, NV on Saturday. (And as I hear it, I may even be able to learn a little race-car driving on Friday!) It&#8217;s my first time here, and although I&#8217;m a little overwhelmed I&#8217;m beyond excited to learn a ton! Right now I&#8217;m headed down to the main floor to hit up some car specialists and have them download on me some of their vast knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>To start off, here&#8217;s a few pictures to give ya an idea of what we&#8217;re dealing with here&#8230;pretty cool stuff! Check back often for our updates (we&#8217;ll also be making some videos!) and if any of you MyRideisMe.com members are here at SEMA 2009 leave a comment so we can meet-up!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"K&amp;N race car at SEMA 2009\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5960]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5965\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"sema.kandnracecar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"sema.kandnracecar\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.kandnracecar.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>K&amp;N race car&#8230;this baby will be on the track at the Optima Invitational on Saturday!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"DC Sports race car at SEMA\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5960]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5963\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"sema.dcsports\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"sema.dcsports\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.dcsports.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;another cool car at a booth! This one sponsered by DC Sports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5964\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"sema.fordflatheadengine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.fordflatheadengine-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"sema.fordflatheadengine\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.fordflatheadengine-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.fordflatheadengine-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.fordflatheadengine-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.fordflatheadengine.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ford has a huge display here. This pretty little flathead needed to be photographed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" title=\"Rat Rod Roadster at SEMA 2009\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5960]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5966\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"sema.ratrod\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"sema.ratrod\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sema.ratrod.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only a nice looking rod, it also proves not <em>everything<\/em> here is shiny!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fsema-for-beginners%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=SEMA+for+Beginners\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"SEMA for Beginners\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=SEMA for Beginners&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/sema-for-beginners\/\" data-text=\"SEMA for Beginners\" data-desc=\"Most everyone in the auto world has heard of SEMA. For those who don't know, SEMA is a yearly convention for the auto industry...and its massive, completely filling up the Las Vegas Convention Center.\u00a0Basically everything you can imagine having to do with a car is here - from\u00a0new concept cars on\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Most everyone in the auto world has heard of SEMA. For those who don&#8217;t know, SEMA is a yearly convention for the auto industry&#8230;and its massive, completely filling up the Las Vegas Convention Center.\u00a0Basically everything you can imagine having to do with a car is here &#8211; from\u00a0new concept cars on down to aftermarket [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[378],"tags":[1450,544,547,1173,1637],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5960"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11568,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960\/revisions\/11568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}