(Source: T. Hanson Motorsports)

This past weekend started the Rally America season with Sno*Drift. I have always loved rally racing; the sudden change in driving conditions, getting sideways, and racing against the clock is all fun to watch. This year’s Sno*Drift did not disappoint. History was made with the father and son team of Travis and Terry Hanson who won overall with a super production class 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi. Generally the Open class cars are the ones who take the podium as they are much less restricted and have much larger budgets backed by Subaru and Ford. Super production class cars have many more restrictions on what can be modified to the car. Teams also have a much smaller budget and less sponsors making it hard to compete with the open class. With all the odds stacked against them driver skill is what led Travis and Terry to first place this past weekend, congratulations guys.

Being my first LA AutoShow, I had no idea what to expect, so I was quite surprised, in lieu of our current economic situation, at the caliber and intelligence of new releases the manufacturers brought out.

By far Porsche killed it with their own little mini hall highlighting their past, present and future. As soon as you walked in, you were greeted by this little humble brilliant blue 356 speedster framed in its own little display, dramatic lighting cluing you into what you were about to experience.

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This years Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show was the show of all shows. Just when you think you have been to a mega-show, think again. We estimate we walked about 100 miles of show grounds during our 5 day Vegas trip. Lets just say that we car guys would much rather have driven that distance than walked it, but the rental-cart booth was sold-out each day we checked. Anyone who has anything to do with the automotive market attends this show, from buyers to

wholesalers to distributors to retailers to media. We being the latter, we were among the smaller groups in attendance. Thousands of buyers from all around the world flew into Vegas for SEMA, which was evident from the multitude of languages we overheard as we traipsed the Las Vegas Convention Center. With press conferences, seminars, celebrity appearances, unveilings, and autograph sessions happening all over the place, it was hard to stay on track and make sure we hit the whole show. Rest-assured, my throbbing feet will verify we did our best to hit every aisle and hall. From the New Product Showcase to Mobile Electronics, we saw it all.

If not for a blown coil-pack on day 4, the trip would have been perfect. Big thanks to Audi of Henderson, NV for bailing us out big-time. Maybe next year we will rent a car. Nah… Not with the winding roads of the Vegas desert.

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Miami V-Dubs, a club that we have done a lot with in the past two issues is going to be  hosting their famous “Conga Run” Saturday, January 29, 2011.  This Poker Run will be held on the streets of Miami during Volksblast weekend with the 3 best Poker hands winning, and of course the loser gets a prize too!  For those who have no clue what a Poker run is; it is a designated route set throughout Miami that will have stops along the way where you will stop to pick up a playing card.  At the end of the route the best hand wins.  Hope to see you all out there at Volksblast.

Conga Run

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Registration: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Driver’s meeting: 11:30 am
Run begins: 12:00 pm (noon)
All vehicles must register to participate.
Registration for the Conga Run is $10 per vehicle and includes a commemorative poster, participant sticker and event program!
Don’t forget a $1.50 for toll!

Start:
O-GEE Paint
6995 SW 40 St. (Bird Road)
Miami, FL 33155

End:
Betty’s Best Burgers
7800 SW 104th St.
Miami, FL 33156

The Festivals of Speed produces a series of luxury lifestyle weekends featuring the world’s finest automobiles, motorcycles, watercraft, and aircraft placed for display at exclusive venues. In addition to the motor sports aspect, Festivals of Speed also displays the world’s finest luxury lifestyle products including, jewelry, fine art, exquisite dining experiences, select wine and spirits, fashion, real estate and other related products and services.

On Sunday November 14th, Festivals of Speed will be in Miami, FL for your viewing pleasure. Make sure you block off some time to come check out the show. The show will be held from 10am to 4pm at Bay Front Park in Downtown Miami.

If you want to get yourself a FREE ticket to this amazing event, all you have to do is indulge your Facebook addiction. Comment on their wall the following: “Rezmoto got me in free!” and earn yourself a free ticket. You will then be contacted to arrange for your free ticket to the show! Limit is the first 20, so do it NOW! Click here to go to their Facebook Page: Festivals of Speed

The ticket giveaway will begin immediately and will end on Friday November 12th (That’s four (4) days). See you at the event!

So, we did have intentions to upload pics from this year’s SEMA 2010 on the daily; However, AT&T 3G/4G whatever they are calling it today was a complete no show = FAIL. So without further adieu, more pics… (from day 2)

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Day one has come to an end at the largest car show in the world, SEMA. The lights of Las Vegas are shining through our hotel window, and my feet are about ready to fall off. As soon as I’m done with this posting, I’m going to begin my search for adult sized Heely’s shoes or some kind of motorized cart I can ride around. For those that have never been to SEMA, I’m not sure how to go about accurately depicting to you the size of this show. It is massive, taking over the entire Las Vegas Convention Center which is made up of 5 meeting halls each the size of multiple Wal-Mart mega stores. Imagine walking every square inch of 15 football fields X2 and you might begin to get an idea of how much walking there is to do and how much there is to see. Four more days of this and I may need a foot transplant. This year the show is chock full of the best manufacturers and parts distributors the industry has to offer. I cant wait to return home to sunny South Florida to begin the in-depth coverage we have planned for you in the upcoming issue of the e-zine. That is if the blackjack tables don’t lay claim to my ticket money first…

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Press Release: Rezmoto Releases V2.3

Rezolution Achieved.
After a long and arduous month to get this baby published, Volume 2 Issue 3 of the leading e-zine for the modified euro-auto community is out.

Enjoy!