After a year hiatus, the SEMA show returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year nobody really knew what to expect with some of the big-name companies not coming and with a mask mandate detracting a lot of people. I could tell you one thing though; I was excited to go back! When I got to the show, you could tell it was smaller compared to previous years. The feature cars section had less cars than normal, but there were still some quality cars out there.

Since our inception in 2010, we’ve seen our community’s momentum go up and down. There was a high point where everyone was building their cars and attending all of the major shows held not only by us, but others as well. The passion for their cars were there, allowing the older and younger generation to share ideas and learn from one another. But the generational change between various car builders became apparent when many (not all) younger car builders started building their cars for the sake of gaining recognition from others.

Dating back to the days of the Honda Tech meets, the Honda community has always been about the people and their stories. There is a certain passion with Hondas that is often misunderstood by other members of the car community. For many of us, a Honda was our first car. While for others, it was their first build. As we grew older, our love for Hondas grew as well. Many of us returned to Hondas, more established than our younger selves, to build the car that we wanted since we were young. HondafestNW allows owners from all different backgrounds to proudly show off their builds.