Purple and gold are two colors usually associated with royalty and the Los Angeles Lakers. But for Blake Boatwright, the prestigious color combo is more personal.

For aftermarket companies like Royalty Core, builds are so much more than show queens. They’re critical in R&D, marketing and networking, allowing manufacturers the chance to test out new products and help customers visualize the mods on their own projects and everyday rides.

Road Armor was the first to create a multi-faceted steel bumper design and is one of the leading manufacturers for replacement bumpers since 2000.

When someone gets addicted to customizing a vehicle, there’s a well-known phrase we use in the scene. Any time we notice a person that keeps going deeper with their ride, we say that they “got bit by the bug.”

Building a truck of this caliber, showcasing it at SEMA and getting it featured in a magazine takes skill, hard work and vision to make it all happen.

Christopher Polvoorde isn’t your average 18-year-old kid. While many kids his age are barely trying to figure out their calling in life, Christopher is already keeping busy in his preferred profession as a racer. Constantly on the move, when he’s not racing short course in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS), he’s training and competing cross-country on his mountain bike. And let’s not forget the fact that this academic overachiever graduated high school with a 4.5 GPA and is now attending the University of San Diego!

This years SEMA show drew in more than 70,000 domestic & international buyers.