By Della Domingo

	Less than two weeks remain until the 2014 SEMA Show kicks off in Las Vegas.

The “SEMA Crunch” is on and in less than two weeks more than 130,000 exhibitors, buyers and media will gather at the annual trade-only 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. While exhibitors keep their plans under wraps to amaze the industry with the hottest new products, the anticipation increases among attendees. Here’s what they are saying:

“Just got my SEMA badge and session tickets...can it top last year’s experience? Looking to get involved and network while there...what did i miss last year?”

“Tis the season for Trade Shows! We'll be at a couple big ones in November! SEMA/AAPEX in Las Vegas and Fabtech in Atlanta!”

“Look out Vegas @SEMA_Show and @AAPEXShow are coming to town!”

“Maybe I don't need a Boyfriend .. But I do need to get to Sema in Vegas”

“Who's ready for #SEMA2014 to just be here already?!”

Don’t miss out. Secure your badge to the 2014 SEMA Show.

By Della Domingo

	Less than two weeks remain until the 2014 SEMA Show kicks off in Las Vegas.

The “SEMA Crunch” is on and in less than two weeks more than 130,000 exhibitors, buyers and media will gather at the annual trade-only 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. While exhibitors keep their plans under wraps to amaze the industry with the hottest new products, the anticipation increases among attendees. Here’s what they are saying:

“Just got my SEMA badge and session tickets...can it top last year’s experience? Looking to get involved and network while there...what did i miss last year?”

“Tis the season for Trade Shows! We'll be at a couple big ones in November! SEMA/AAPEX in Las Vegas and Fabtech in Atlanta!”

“Look out Vegas @SEMA_Show and @AAPEXShow are coming to town!”

“Maybe I don't need a Boyfriend .. But I do need to get to Sema in Vegas”

“Who's ready for #SEMA2014 to just be here already?!”

Don’t miss out. Secure your badge to the 2014 SEMA Show.

	Ashley Ailsworth

Compiled by SEMA Editors

SEMA Expands Its Legal Team
Ashley Ailsworth has been appointed SEMA’s corporate counsel. Ailsworth, a recent graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, first came to SEMA in 2009 as an entry-level researcher in the SEMA Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. In her new capacity, she will serve as an adjunct to the SEMA General Counsel and provide assistance on a variety of issues and projects to enable the association to carry out its mission in compliance with applicable laws.

Car-O-Liner Aluminum Workstation

SCRS to Give Away Car-O-Liner Aluminum Workstation at 2014 SEMA Show
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is offering 2014 SEMA Show attendees the opportunity to win remarkable prizes during this year’s event. Prizes that will be offered to Showgoers are provided by Car-O-Liner, and feature the newly launched Aluminum Workstation (MSRP $10,049) and QP-1 Steel Dent Puller (MSRP $994). The drawing will be held from the SCRS booth (North Hall #10849) at 12:00 p.m., Friday, November 7. To be entered into the drawing, attendees who visit the SCRS booth will be provided with a report card that features the locations of companies which have generously supported the SCRS Repairer Driven Education series at the 2014 SEMA Show. Attendees who visit each sponsor listed and ask about their products and services will receive a stamp on the card from the company. Once a stamp from each sponsor company has been collected, the completed card can be returned to the SCRS booth to be entered into the drawing. All cards must be returned by 11:59 a.m., Friday, November 7, to be eligible.

Repair businesses interested in winning these tools should come to the SCRS booth #10849. SCRS also encourages attendees to register for the SCRS Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series and the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit, being held on Wednesday at the SEMA Show. Both programs focus on delivering information to your business relative to maintaining pace with the rapid advancement of vehicle technology, to solution-oriented ways to address other marketplace challenges. Register to attend these market-leading education programs at www.SEMAShow.com/scrs.

Wes-Coast Marketing Hires Scott Bisch
Wes-Coast Marketing announced the newest addition to its team, Scott Bisch. Bisch has more than 30 years of sales experience, the majority of which was spent in the automotive aftermarket industry. He has previous manufacturer experience with companies such as Extang, Surf City Garage and Meguiar’s, providing him with a solid understanding of the extensive retail and WD experience, with a focus on new product distribution and line expansion. Building a solid customer relationship to create the essential “partnership for success” is where Bisch excels.

WELD Racing Names The Marx Group for Public Relations
WELD Racing has selected The Marx Group as the company’s agency of record for all public relations efforts. The Marx Group will assist WELD with communicating the new WELD marketing and branding strategies through trade show support, public relations writing and distribution, and will represent the company to trade and consumer media. Based in San Rafael, California, with creative and account teams in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Knoxville, Tennessee, The Marx Group offers strategic business consulting, full-service marketing communications and PR programs.

Bodie Stroud Industries Inc. Selects Kahn Media for PR
Bodie Stroud Industries Inc. has selected Kahn Media as its agency of record. Kahn Media will provide public relations and media outreach for the company. Led by its founder Bodie Stroud, the company is known for hand-building award-winning customs, hot rods, musclecars and more.

Win a Tuner From DiabloSport
DiabloSport is offering 2014 SEMA Show attendees the opportunity to win one of the company’s tuners at the Show. To enter, attendees must stop by the DiabloSport booth (#20019) and drop off a business card. The company will hold one drawing daily for the tuner. The raffle drawings will be done at 4:00 p.m.

The ’23 Track T Roadster, built by Jerry Magnuson of TrackMaster Products.

DEI and Boom Mat Debut Bare Metal ’23 Track T Roadster at 2014 SEMA Show
DEI will feature a custom-built, bare-metal, ’23 Track T Roadster, built by Jerry Magnuson of TrackMaster Products in the DEI booth (#20013) throughout the 2014 SEMA Show. This roadster, built by Magnuson, founder of Magnuson Superchargers and past builder of Indy cars, demonstrates how DEI and Boom Mat products together control heat and sound. For more information about DEI visit www.DesignEngineering.com.

Tom Miller, DEI’s vice president of sales and marketing, said, “Jerry’s objective was to build an ultra-high-performance vehicle that was equally at home on the street or track. DEI and its Boom Mat brand of materials were his products of choice for sound deadening and thermal control to handle heat, road noise and structural-borne vibration in this open-chassis roadster. The T Roadster is a beauty and gives our staff a way to easily show what can be done with street rods to quiet the ride, protect electrical components from extreme hot or cold and add comfort for its occupants.”

Hedman Performance Group Celebrates 60-Year Anniversary
SEMA Show attendees are invited to visit the Hedman Performance Group at the 2014 SEMA Show and help Hedman Hedders celebrate its 60th Anniversary. The company’s booth (#22543) will offer a look at its past and provide a preview of its new products for 2015. Hedman will also have Wally Parks’ legendary ’57 Savoy on display with its fully rebuilt hedder and exhaust system. Master pinstriper, Von Hot Rod, will be on hand for two days pinstriping anything visitors can toss his way. He will also select a daily winner of cool, car guy objects d’art that he has fabricated just for the occasion.

Have some company news you would like to share? Let us know and the news may appear in an upcoming issue of SEMA eNews. Send your items for consideration to editors@sema.org.

By Della Domingo

	The first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition will take place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014.

More than 125 vehicle builders and car customizers have been entered into the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition taking place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014. The builders represent an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated extreme talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks and SUVs.

Editors of leading automotive magazines—Sam Du from Super Street, David Freiburger from Hot Rod, and Fred Williams from Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off Road—will select the Top-10 builders, who will be announced at the 2014 SEMA Show, Tuesday, November 4. These 10 finalists will then judge one another and vote to determine who will be named the ultimate winner in the 2014 SEMA Battle of the Builders™.

The competition is the foundation for a nationwide television special to be aired on the Velocity Network that will be filmed Friday, November 7, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the inaugural SEMA Ignited—an event taking place after the trade-only SEMA Show closes. Hundreds of vehicles will exit the Las Vegas Convention Center after the 2014 SEMA Show ends and make their way to The LINQ near the Las Vegas Strip, where SEMA Ignited will take place. They will join exhibitors, products and celebrities from the SEMA Show at The LINQ, along with food trucks, music and entertainment.

While the SEMA Show is a trade show that is not open to the general public, SEMA Ignited is open to consumers and allows attendees a chance to preview the industry’s latest automotive accessories on many of the 2014 SEMA Show vehicles that were on display during the week.

To secure a free ticket or more information about SEMA Ignited, visit www.semaignited.com.

The builders participating in SEMA Ignited’s Battle of the Builders™ are:

By Della Domingo

	The first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition will take place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014.

More than 125 vehicle builders and car customizers have been entered into the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition taking place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014. The builders represent an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated extreme talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks and SUVs.

Editors of leading automotive magazines—Sam Du from Super Street, David Freiburger from Hot Rod, and Fred Williams from Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off Road—will select the Top-10 builders, who will be announced at the 2014 SEMA Show, Tuesday, November 4. These 10 finalists will then judge one another and vote to determine who will be named the ultimate winner in the 2014 SEMA Battle of the Builders™.

The competition is the foundation for a nationwide television special to be aired on the Velocity Network that will be filmed Friday, November 7, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the inaugural SEMA Ignited—an event taking place after the trade-only SEMA Show closes. Hundreds of vehicles will exit the Las Vegas Convention Center after the 2014 SEMA Show ends and make their way to The LINQ near the Las Vegas Strip, where SEMA Ignited will take place. They will join exhibitors, products and celebrities from the SEMA Show at The LINQ, along with food trucks, music and entertainment.

While the SEMA Show is a trade show that is not open to the general public, SEMA Ignited is open to consumers and allows attendees a chance to preview the industry’s latest automotive accessories on many of the 2014 SEMA Show vehicles that were on display during the week.

To secure a free ticket or more information about SEMA Ignited, visit www.semaignited.com.

The builders participating in SEMA Ignited’s Battle of the Builders™ are:

By Della Domingo

	The first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition will take place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014.

More than 125 vehicle builders and car customizers have been entered into the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition taking place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014. The builders represent an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated extreme talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks and SUVs.

Editors of leading automotive magazines—Sam Du from Super Street, David Freiburger from Hot Rod, and Fred Williams from Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off Road—will select the Top-10 builders, who will be announced at the 2014 SEMA Show, Tuesday, November 4. These 10 finalists will then judge one another and vote to determine who will be named the ultimate winner in the 2014 SEMA Battle of the Builders™.

The competition is the foundation for a nationwide television special to be aired on the Velocity Network that will be filmed Friday, November 7, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the inaugural SEMA Ignited—an event taking place after the trade-only SEMA Show closes. Hundreds of vehicles will exit the Las Vegas Convention Center after the 2014 SEMA Show ends and make their way to The LINQ near the Las Vegas Strip, where SEMA Ignited will take place. They will join exhibitors, products and celebrities from the SEMA Show at The LINQ, along with food trucks, music and entertainment.

While the SEMA Show is a trade show that is not open to the general public, SEMA Ignited is open to consumers and allows attendees a chance to preview the industry’s latest automotive accessories on many of the 2014 SEMA Show vehicles that were on display during the week.

To secure a free ticket or more information about SEMA Ignited, visit www.semaignited.com.

The builders participating in SEMA Ignited’s Battle of the Builders™ are:

By Della Domingo

	The first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition will take place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014.

More than 125 vehicle builders and car customizers have been entered into the first-ever SEMA Battle of the Builders™ competition taking place at SEMA Ignited, Friday, November 7, 2014. The builders represent an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated extreme talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks and SUVs.

Editors of leading automotive magazines—Sam Du from Super Street, David Freiburger from Hot Rod, and Fred Williams from Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off Road—will select the Top-10 builders, who will be announced at the 2014 SEMA Show, Tuesday, November 4. These 10 finalists will then judge one another and vote to determine who will be named the ultimate winner in the 2014 SEMA Battle of the Builders™.

The competition is the foundation for a nationwide television special to be aired on the Velocity Network that will be filmed Friday, November 7, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the inaugural SEMA Ignited—an event taking place after the trade-only SEMA Show closes. Hundreds of vehicles will exit the Las Vegas Convention Center after the 2014 SEMA Show ends and make their way to The LINQ near the Las Vegas Strip, where SEMA Ignited will take place. They will join exhibitors, products and celebrities from the SEMA Show at The LINQ, along with food trucks, music and entertainment.

While the SEMA Show is a trade show that is not open to the general public, SEMA Ignited is open to consumers and allows attendees a chance to preview the industry’s latest automotive accessories on many of the 2014 SEMA Show vehicles that were on display during the week.

To secure a free ticket or more information about SEMA Ignited, visit www.semaignited.com.

The builders participating in SEMA Ignited’s Battle of the Builders™ are:

By Becca Butler

	Filmed at the 2013 SEMA Show, the Velocity Network's “Mothers Presents SEMA Las Vegas” featured first-time exhibitors Fusion Brakes.

The program features first-time exhibitor Fusion Brakes and follows their journey as they prepare for the Show, make their way to Las Vegas and experience the bumps and bruises that come along with being a first-time exhibitor. Gear up for this year’s Show by watching this television special.

Don’t forget to check out “Velocity Live”, an exclusive fan experience taking place Thursday, November 6, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m., at the Westgate Showroom. A live Q&A session will be held with Velocity network stars, including Chip Foose and Chris Jacobs (Overhaulin’), Wayne Carini (Chasing Classic Cars), Ray Evernham (Americarna), Mike Brewer and Edd China (Wheeler Dealers), Dave Kindig (Bithin’ Rides), and more.

For tickets and information visit www.eventbrite.com/e/velocity-live-sema-2014-tickets-12839666789.

For a full list of 2014 SEMA Show exhibitors, check out www.SEMAShow.com.

To register for this year’s Show, visit www.SEMAShow.com/register.

By Becca Butler

	Filmed at the 2013 SEMA Show, the Velocity Network's “Mothers Presents SEMA Las Vegas” featured first-time exhibitors Fusion Brakes.

The program features first-time exhibitor Fusion Brakes and follows their journey as they prepare for the Show, make their way to Las Vegas and experience the bumps and bruises that come along with being a first-time exhibitor. Gear up for this year’s Show by watching this television special.

Don’t forget to check out “Velocity Live”, an exclusive fan experience taking place Thursday, November 6, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m., at the Westgate Showroom. A live Q&A session will be held with Velocity network stars, including Chip Foose and Chris Jacobs (Overhaulin’), Wayne Carini (Chasing Classic Cars), Ray Evernham (Americarna), Mike Brewer and Edd China (Wheeler Dealers), Dave Kindig (Bithin’ Rides), and more.

For tickets and information visit www.eventbrite.com/e/velocity-live-sema-2014-tickets-12839666789.

For a full list of 2014 SEMA Show exhibitors, check out www.SEMAShow.com.

To register for this year’s Show, visit www.SEMAShow.com/register.