SEMA 2011 - Anybody going?

Going to SEMA is on my bucket list. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make any of the right connections to get a ticket.

I've got a friend that works the brake test segment of the Optima challenge, tried to get him to let me just help drive down, but no go. The guy he works for wouldn't take me as a helper, either. So far, that's the closest I've gotten.