Scion VIP at SEMA IAS
Saturday, April 8 - Sunday, April 9

Update - 04.12.06

VIP (Very Impressive Performance)
Scion VIPs Shine at SEMA IAS Show

Over the course of two days, SEMA's International Auto Salon showcased the east coast's hottest custom sport compacts at the Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, PA. For the second year in a row, Scion hosted a select group of Scion owners as well as provided an amenity-equipped VIP lounge for all Scion owners and their guests at the SEMA IAS show as part of their Scion VIP program. This year, 20 Scion owners in total were invited to show participate in the SEMA IAS Scion VIP event. Ten of those winners were chosen from entries submitted on the www.scionvip.com website while another ten were hand-picked by regional Scion representatives; all received a VIP package that included their cars in a Scion VIP group display, hotel stay for two nights, a group dinner, VIP status at a Scion after party, special gifts, and more.

Needless to say, with 48 hours of the weekend filled with shining, showing, eating, and partying, "lounging" in the Scion VIP Lounge was a popular option. Besides providing comfortable sofa seating though, the Scion VIP lounge also provided two driving simulators and plenty of snacks and refreshments for those looking for entertainment or replenishment. Still the main focus of the weekend was the cars, and the Scion VIP lounge had 20 of fine examples of Scion customization. In fact, all three top Scions in the SEMA IAS car show field came from the Scion VIP display. James Tito Harris (xB), Tango Ordonez-Cordero (xB), and Eric Pagan (xA) all brought home extra hardware in the Scion category from the SEMA IAS show after being recognized for the creativity and hard work invested into their Scions. While these three were singled out from the group, all 20 Scions and the Scion VIP lounge received plenty of attention from both show participants and attendees.

Like Scion automobiles, the Scion VIP event at SEMA IAS provided an extraordinary experience for the Scion VIP guests as well as other Scion owners. For 2006, the Scion VIP series of events has been expanded to include a special series of six events set to take place in conjunction with NHRA Xplod Sport Compact events around the country. At each of those events, Scion will invite up to 100 Scion owners to show off their cars, cheer on Scion racers on the NHRA drag strip, and enjoy a bit of Scion VIP treatment. The next stop for the Scion VIP tour will be the NHRA Xplod Virginia Sport Compact Nationals, Petersburg, VA on April 22, followed by the Scion VIP at Hot Import Nights Boston, Boston, MA on April 29.

Update - 03.31.06

Thanks all for registering for the Scion VIP at SEMA IAS event. The amount of deserving VIPs and level of quality keeps going higher every year. It certainly wasn't an easy job to pick only 10 VIP package winners from all the entries. Nevertheless, we do have a list of 10 winners and they are:

Charles Hang - xA
Edwin Higgins - xA
Dustin Rand - xB
Ethan Meyer - xB
Jeff Taylor - xB
Stuart McKechnie - xB
Alex Swensen - tC
Dan Horn - tC
Scott Kennedy - tC
Stephen Sherwood - tC

As well, these 10 winners will be joined by 10 other VIP owners that were selected by the New York and Central Atlantic Scion regions.

If your name is on the list and you haven't received an email notification from us, please contact us at Scion@urbanracer.com. If you did receive your notification, please confirm that you are able to attend as soon as possible. We will pick alternates in case any of our winners are unable to attend the 2+ day event.

If you were not selected, please still drop by the Scion VIP lounge at SEMA IAS - it is open to all Scion owners who show their key. On behalf of Scion, thanks again for your participation and please keep a look out for other upcoming Scion VIP events including the Scion VIP at NHRA Xplod Virginia on April 22 and Scion VIP at HIN Boston on April 29.

Best,

Scion VIP Event Team

Update - 03.10.06

At this year's SEMA IAS show, in addition to the Scion and Scion VIP displays at the Fort Washington Expo Center, Scion will be sponsoring a SEMA IAS afterparty at Philadelphia's hot club Emerald City. This might be the hottest party in town on April 8. More details soon.

Emerald City
460 S. 2nd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Ten Hot Scions

For the second consecutive year, Scion VIP is looking for some of the hottest Scions from the east coast to represent Scion in a special VIP display at the SEMA International Auto Salon (IAS). We will choose the ten winners from entries received at www.scionvip.com. The winners will be selected based on a variety of factors, including: level of customization, uniqueness, attention to detail, and what particular alignment the planets are at. Chosen winners will have their Scions displayed and entered into the judged SEMA IAS car show.