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2007 SEMA Show - Online Exclusive Coverage

By Monica Thompson
Photography by Monica Thompson
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for SEMA.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Welcome aboard! Sit back, relax, and let me give you the rundown on two and half days spent exploring the SEMA show instead of sitting at the office.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Condensed into one story told purely through captions, hopefully we will both be entertained the entire time.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
This year we stayed at the Flamingo Hotel. Yes, they're real.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
This is the monorail which took us from the Flamingo to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Kind of like a Disneyland ride, only in the name of business.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
The bottom line is that the SEMA show is HUGE.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Companies show off their products, give away cool swag, and "do business."
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
It's always crowded, and after a few hours, you experience sensory overload. To others you appear to be walking, reading, and engaging. On the inside, you are thinking about how good it's going to feel to sit down, and wondering just how bad that blister really is.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
This guy has the right idea.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Anyway, you might recognize some of these booths...
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Hundreds of your favorites were there, so forgive me for not showing YOUR company...
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Tons of new products are introduced at each year's SEMA show. Now you can say you've seen them all... at the same time.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Toyota was in full force this year, having their own Driving Grounds outside. Some have said this was Toyota's show...
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Toyota Tundras doing some crazy off road work. I was entertained at how going over these obstacles pulled the rear wheel off the ground each time.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Unfortunately none tipped, but I wanted to have my camera ready just in case.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
The Air Bag Man still won't go out with me.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
It's all fun and games inside this Scion.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
How about some RC drifting? I looked for the body dropped RC drift truck, but it must have been hiding. Maybe next year.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
You never know what you'll find at the SEMA show.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
Really, you never know. Strange stuff happens at night when everyone leaves.
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
We found some rebellious cars...
2007 Sema Show Trucks And Products
...and some cars that aren't used as cars anymore.

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