This may be a bit longer than our normal blog entry, but there were so many interesting things going on at the NASCC conference put on by the AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) that we just want to share with you. Please make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom- you don’t want to miss anything 🙂
Held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Center in San Antonio Texas, this 3 day conference was about all things steel- fabrication, construction, design and architecture, testing, and more. There were manufacturers of heavy equipment, hand tools, bolts, girders, CNC machines, etc… We were hired by LeJeune Bolt company to act as a draw to their booth at this show, not that they needed us. LeJeune Bolt sponsors the #91 car owned by Team M Motorsports’ Brad and Nancy Mannstedt and driven by Ty Majeski, a rising star in the world of stock car racing. He and the car were both in the booth, and getting to know this talented and humble young man at the show was a real privilege. Along with our race track and the real car and driver, the booth was manned by the amazing staff of LeJeune Bolt Company. You could tell by their interactions with all the other attendees that they were well liked and well respected by their customers and competitors alike, and it was a great pleasure working with them. By the end of the show, they felt more like friends and colleagues than clients, and it was a great experience for the Races2U pit crew.
One of the things we got to do during the rare bits of downtime during the conference was learn about the industry, and the Races2U girls got to play steel workers for a bit using both the Torque and Angle system from our hosts LeJeune as well as a hammer drill from our neighboring booth Hilti Tools. In this video you can see Skylar and Erica learning the trade.
One of the other highlights of the show was the opening day party, put on by one of the shows big sponsors, Peddinghaus Corporation. They really went all out, renting out Howl at the Moon, one of the largest venues on San Antonio’s famous Riverwalk, with a full buffet dinner, open bar, and entertainment provided by none other than the car guy’s car guy Jay Leno. If that wasn’t enough to keep people entertained, later in the evening we were serenaded by winners of a Karaoke contest who were all incredible, but all paled beside the “ringer” singer who was none other than Roderick Dixon, a professional tenor with so many credits to his name we can’t list them all, but you can read about him and hear him on his website.
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