With every passing year it seems the gap between SEMA and the Super Lap Battle (SLB) finals on the following Wednesday get closer and closer. Just when you think you can relax (and detox), you find yourself driving into the middle of the desert where filthy hotels, crappy food and fast cars await. When the sun comes up in the distance, race fuel stench fills the air and the sound of engines firing to life surround you—it’s suddenly all worth it.