TOP NOTCH

KAITLYN RAMEY

ALTHOUGH MUSTANGS WERE SCARCE THIS TIME AROUND, THERE WAS STILL SO MUCH TO LOOK AT.

SEMA this year was quite different than previous years. A lot of top notch companies pulled out, but the buildings were still completely packed. There were two different areas with racing out front with all kinds of cars, including Teslas. Teslas may not make much noise, but they are QUICK and were stomping the dog dirt out of all the other cars racing. It was extremely cold this year for whatever reason. There wasn’t as much rubber burning this year, but all the car enthusiasts made up for it. Meeting people with the same interest is always a plus. A few particular Mustangs caught my eye, two being presented by Type S. Both were RTR Mustangs; one was lime green faded into a highlighter yellow faded into an orange faded into a deep red and the other was just a darkish gray color – both were absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. There was a black and gold HOONIGAN car that was completely slammed with a front bumper lip that you could only fit a book underneath, white rims, and dual superchargers and exhaust coming from the hood.

Moving on to trucks, HOONIGAN had an old truck build, SMOKYF1 from Cali, with smooth finishing paint of blue, red and brownish-green, with a rustic look. The bed of the truck was exposed with the motor. “Lil Mak” sat outside - Superduty Ford F-350 was an eye catcher, colored in a light baby purple with pick accents. This truck was built to make heads turn. It was on suspension with lifting and lowering qualities.

Although Mustangs were scarce this time around, there was still so much to look at. People came in by the floods and yet again you did not need a pass to see what was outside, so it was open to the public.