Anyone going to PRI Show in Indy?
10-23-2013, 01:52 PM
#1
Drifting
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Anyone going to PRI Show in Indy?
Probably heading there for work...first time to go, hear it's a GREAT show. Anyone here going?
http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/
http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/
10-23-2013, 08:19 PM
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Used to go to the PRI show in Indy quite often. Great time, and lots to see. Planning on going back this next time assuming nothing screws up my schedule.
10-23-2013, 08:49 PM
#3
Le Mans Master
I thought this was in Miami? I was supposed to go in 2010 with my company, but we passed on it. It was definitely in Miami that year. I'm definitely going if it's in Indy...hell, that's 5hrs from me. Especially since the possibility I might not make SEMA this year, for the first time in years....I'm disgusted about it.
10-23-2013, 10:50 PM
#4
Racer
PRI was in Orlando for the last few years, and is back up in Indy.
The convention floor is a sell out, we have a tentative booth in a side hall, but we are trying to decide if we are going to punt on that and just partner with another vendor in their booth on the main floor. Either way, we'll be there.
PRI is great, no spinners and underbody LED kits and euro turn signals, just hard core race parts
The convention floor is a sell out, we have a tentative booth in a side hall, but we are trying to decide if we are going to punt on that and just partner with another vendor in their booth on the main floor. Either way, we'll be there.
PRI is great, no spinners and underbody LED kits and euro turn signals, just hard core race parts
10-24-2013, 03:07 PM
#5
Safety Car
Yeah I will be attending PRI this year. Gearing up for SEMA right now though, should be a good time this year. The Optima ultimate street car challenge up at spring mountain on 11/9 should be a good show as well. Lots of killer cars this year.
10-24-2013, 09:47 PM
#6
Melting Slicks
Been attending both SEMA and PRI for 30 years or so. 
PRI moved to Orlando because the Indy convention center wasn't big enough to hold all the vendors. Indy remodeled the convention center but the show had already out grown the remodel by the time it was done.
Tony Stewart started his trade show as a protest to try and draw vendors back to Indy.
So for a while we had 3 major shows.
Then the worst thing that could happen, did. SEMA bought the PRI show.
Struck an agreement with Tony Stewart and moved PRI back to Indy. So now we are right back to where we were, a show without room for all the vendors that want to come, and more than likely a foot of snow on the ground and freezing temps during the week we are there.
I'm sure SEMA has let a lot of the chrome doo dad crowd in for this year. It will be interesting to see............
PRI moved to Orlando because the Indy convention center wasn't big enough to hold all the vendors. Indy remodeled the convention center but the show had already out grown the remodel by the time it was done.
Tony Stewart started his trade show as a protest to try and draw vendors back to Indy.
So for a while we had 3 major shows.
Then the worst thing that could happen, did. SEMA bought the PRI show.
Struck an agreement with Tony Stewart and moved PRI back to Indy. So now we are right back to where we were, a show without room for all the vendors that want to come, and more than likely a foot of snow on the ground and freezing temps during the week we are there.
I'm sure SEMA has let a lot of the chrome doo dad crowd in for this year. It will be interesting to see............
10-25-2013, 09:58 AM
#8
Drifting
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I was personally looking forward to PRI in Orlando...something about December in Indy....brrrr....I live in Texas, I like it warm! I noticed there's a bunch of walkways that connect the downtown hotels/buildings to the convention center, plan on using them! For those of you that are cigar smokers/scotch drinkers, I'll probably be at Nicky Blaine's (http://nickyblaines.com) every night, of course my wife my have different plans, but I love that place, right on the Monument Circle.
10-25-2013, 10:04 AM
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Been attending both SEMA and PRI for 30 years or so.
PRI moved to Orlando because the Indy convention center wasn't big enough to hold all the vendors. Indy remodeled the convention center but the show had already out grown the remodel by the time it was done.
Tony Stewart started his trade show as a protest to try and draw vendors back to Indy.
So for a while we had 3 major shows.
Then the worst thing that could happen, did. SEMA bought the PRI show.
Struck an agreement with Tony Stewart and moved PRI back to Indy. So now we are right back to where we were, a show without room for all the vendors that want to come, and more than likely a foot of snow on the ground and freezing temps during the week we are there.
I'm sure SEMA has let a lot of the chrome doo dad crowd in for this year. It will be interesting to see............
PRI moved to Orlando because the Indy convention center wasn't big enough to hold all the vendors. Indy remodeled the convention center but the show had already out grown the remodel by the time it was done.
Tony Stewart started his trade show as a protest to try and draw vendors back to Indy.
So for a while we had 3 major shows.
Then the worst thing that could happen, did. SEMA bought the PRI show.
Struck an agreement with Tony Stewart and moved PRI back to Indy. So now we are right back to where we were, a show without room for all the vendors that want to come, and more than likely a foot of snow on the ground and freezing temps during the week we are there.
I'm sure SEMA has let a lot of the chrome doo dad crowd in for this year. It will be interesting to see............
10-25-2013, 10:28 AM
#10
Former Vendor
One year I took off from the shop at about 3pm. 10 hour drive no problem. Well the foot of snow slowed things down a ton. Ended up driving until about 5:30am and pulled into a hotel outside of indy. Knuckles were as white as the snow.
Indy is still the place for PRI in my mind. It's the crossroads of America.
Randy
Indy is still the place for PRI in my mind. It's the crossroads of America.
Randy
10-25-2013, 10:46 AM
#11
Drifting
Thread Starter
One year I took off from the shop at about 3pm. 10 hour drive no problem. Well the foot of snow slowed things down a ton. Ended up driving until about 5:30am and pulled into a hotel outside of indy. Knuckles were as white as the snow.
Indy is still the place for PRI in my mind. It's the crossroads of America.
Randy
Indy is still the place for PRI in my mind. It's the crossroads of America.
Randy
10-25-2013, 04:25 PM
#12
Racer
Was the attendance when it was in Orlando +/- what it was at Indy? The convention hall in Orlando had the back 1/4 or so unfilled. Is the convention hall in Orlando bigger?
I'll take Orlando over Indy in Dec any day of the week.
10-26-2013, 02:37 PM
#15
Melting Slicks
I might be going. By the way, Indy's convention center has been worked on along with the football stadium. So it won't be quite the same old place as it was before.
http://constructoragc.construction.c...903-38_AGC.asp
http://constructoragc.construction.c...903-38_AGC.asp
10-26-2013, 02:52 PM
#16
Melting Slicks
10-26-2013, 03:28 PM
#17
Melting Slicks
Yeah that sucks doesn't it. It still is less than half the size of Orlando's even after the expansion/remodel. Wonder how they got PRI back.
10-27-2013, 07:05 AM
#18
Safety Car
It was a great show when it was in Orlando. They couldn't fill the facility though. Now they're turning vendors down. SEMA will screw this up. We all know that.
Richard Newton
Richard Newton
11-01-2013, 12:37 AM
#20
Melting Slicks
PRI has always been my favorite of the two. If you can only attend one, PRI would be the one!
