Trying to go to SEMA

[spacepirate]

Hey guys,

I've got the week off and want to drive up to SEMA this week. How do I get in? Does anyone have extra tickets?

[rrunner68]

You can walk around the outdoors public areas, but to get in you have to be associated with the industry. Unless someone here has an available set, you can't just show up and walk in.

[andrewb70]

SEMA is an industry event and not a consumer show. I realize that many non-industry people attend the show every year, but as someone who has worked the show in the past, the non-industry people really make it tough for all actual industry people to navigate the show. If non-industry people insist on going, I always advise them not to take up too much time with the vendors, as they are trying to conduct business with their dealers.

Andrew

[robertjra]

SEMA is an industry event and not a consumer show. I realize that many non-industry people attend the show every year, but as someone who has worked the show in the past, the non-industry people really make it tough for all actual industry people to navigate the show. If non-industry people insist on going, I always advise them not to take up too much time with the vendors, as they are trying to conduct business with their dealers.

Andrew

thank you good point!!

[muthstryker]

I would be to busy looking at the vehicles and women, talking to a vendor would get in the way of that. Thats what websites are for.

[showa]

As a non-vendor who has had the pleasure of attending for a couple hours at a time in the past, I have to say that just trying to zip thru SEMA afforded a lot more info than I ever found on the net in such a short time...

[spacepirate]

Yeah that was kinda my thing too! I really wanted to get some ideas for my project and console I'm gonna be building soon.

[bishir]

SEMA should think about having a 'open to the public' day or at least sell some tickets to the public to keep out homeless.

[spacepirate]

Man wouldn't that be nice.

[andrewb70]

Man wouldn't that be nice.

It would be a disaster. The show is already jam packed and it really does take several days to get through it all. Add to the mix a boat load of non-industry people and it would be unbearable.

Andrew

[COPO-RAT]

It would be a disaster. The show is already jam packed and it really does take several days to get through it all. Add to the mix a boat load of non-industry people and it would be unbearable.

Andrew

Wow, kinda harsh. Isn't it the 'non-industry' people that buy this stuff?

[andrewb70]

Wow, kinda harsh. Isn't it the 'non-industry' people that buy this stuff?

It is not harsh at all, it is the reality of the show. Yes, it is the non-industry people that buy the products, but SEMA is not a consumer oriented show. The point of the SEMA show is to give manufacturers an opportunity to showcase their new products to their dealers. It is also a place where new dealers are signed up and existing relationships with current dealers are renewed. The same format is applied to the PRI show, but since the racing industry is smaller, the PRI show does allow non-industry people to come on Saturday, and it is usually packed.

Andrew

[evostilo]

It is fairly easy to get in to SEMA if you are from a large car club, alot of members debut the car there and get sponsors to show case there cars at there booths. It seems alot harder for the PT crowd to get in mostly because unlike DUB style and Mini trucks there isn't realy any nation wide PT car club out there. Thats why my PT build is more on the DUB style then most. Iv been in this seen since i was 17 and its never been hard to get SEMA tickets since those type of cars are constantly setting the "New Trends"

Ill be there friday since all my buddys need to go back and pick there cars up. I say if u dont have passes just go on friday and try to crash it the worst that can happen is u dont get in but you can see everyone cruies out and stuff! good luck

[BonzoHansen]

Wow, kinda harsh. Isn't it the 'non-industry' people that buy this stuff?

He's right, it would be a zoo

[MrQuick]

its a zoo already, but with many boobies

[COPO-RAT]

I'm talking about the choice of words here guys. I'm not doubting that the SEMA show is jammed packed. I've been fortunate enough to be at many Motorcycle Industry (only) shows, as well as a few PRI shows and you can typically pick out the non-industry people very easily. BUT, I wouldn't ever say to a bunch of fellow enthusiasts (that weren't IN the industry) that the influx of 'them' would be a 'disaster' or 'unbearable'. I just thought it sounded as if all of us 'non-industry' people with the same passion for the industry were being talked down to. That's all. I thought the language was a little harsh to be directed at fellow 'car enthusiasts'.....as if we were leppers and how dare we even THINK about wanting to get in and wreck the whole show.

[SLO_Z28]

I'm not doubting that the SEMA show is jammed packed.

last year there was 106,000 attendees viewing 1739 exhibitors. It is PACKED!

[COPO-RAT]

last year there was 106,000 attendees viewing 1739 exhibitors. It is PACKED!

Yeah, that's what I said, I don't doubt that it's jam packed. I never doubted that. That wasn't my point.

[spacepirate]

Wow! I wasn't trying to get everyone riled up with my post. I'm glad everyone had a good time this year and maybe next year I'll get in with a vendor.

[RedBeard66]

I know this is after the fact but SEMA is open to the public on the last day of the show (friday)