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Another boring car show

BlownVetteZ06

BlownVetteZ06

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Old Town was a bust today for me. If the success of a show was the count of cars, then this would have been successful. Not much to look at, especially after the contestants meeting where everyone was told all windows up, all hoods down, etc. I saw perhaps 3 other blown vettes. The pathetic judging criteria "looking for scratches on your windows." Didn't see anyone I knew. Maybe I am just jaded after working RF/CAN/NACA/IASCA car audio shows for a decade. I believe they were a lot more fun for the contestants, judges, and spectators. Perhaps this is an older group that enjoys life in the slow lane. :confused: '

I am still looking for a group of 'non-denominational car enthusiasts that enjoy all aspects of their car, beautifying, performance enhancements, audio/computer/nav, racing (not street), cruising, etc. All I see/hear about at the shows is people cleaning, detailing, polishing, preaning their cars. One show regular tells me she spends an *average* of 40 hours cleaning her car prior to a show. What is the point of having the dealer sticker in the car window? I saw more than just a few. There was nothing novel nor historic about them, these weren't C-1, C-2s. They were in C-6s.

I lived in Asia for 6 years and saw a custom where people would leave the stickers on their cars that came on them, also on their TV sets, especially Sony's which have the clear and red dotted sticker that is right on the CRT tube. They tell me it is a status symbol to leave the stickers on.

I guess I should have posted this in Ray's Rant-N-Rave room, sorry Ray. Move / delete the post as necessary.

Craig Rogers
 
Damn Craig

Maybe you need to see if anyone other then Craig enjoyed the show. I had a ball. It's not the wining or loosing or the traditional or the modified that matters. It's having fun. Sorry you wont be with us for the Ecklers' show next year but I suspect several of us will be there to enjoy each other and the show.
 
I personally had a GREAT time. I met some new friends and saw some great cars. Any show that I go to, I always attend looking to see friends and look at cars.

If there are good places to eat, that's a plus. If there are vendors or a flea market, that's another plus.
Going to the Eckler's Show you have to realize that the only vendor's that will be there are the ones that Eckler's deals with. It's their show! So don't expect anything more than that.

As far as the judging went. It is no different there that some of the other shows that I have been to. They want to see the top up, the windows up, etc. After all, they are judging the car.
 
I agree. Of the half a dozen shows I have gone to, I have not gone to compete but to meet/greet/and see other vettes. Without the ability to view others cars/mods and talk with them I might as well just go to a Chevy dealership and look at factory vettes. With the cars all buttoned up and the contestants wandering around trying to find others there wasn't anything to see after a cursory walk around and view of the exteriors of the cars.

I am glad you enjoyed the show Kap, although the atmosphere isn't for me.

Craig
 
Hi Gals and Guys,

We had 11 cars drive over for the show from the Ponce Inlet Corvette Club. We had a good time .... Plenty of gorgeous cars, nice folks and lots of room to park (for a change).

I guess it's just like everything else, you can't please all the people all the time. Hats off to Eckler's for providing us with a nice way to spend a Saturday...Hats off to the good Lord, for the great weather.

PS. We even signed up a few cars for our upcoming show!!!!:thumbsup:
 
I realize that I am kind of new to the car show/cruise scene ( I have only been doing it since 1961 ), but I really enjoyed myself. I guess it is all in what you expect and since I have been going to Ecklers for years, it was far better than in the past. As far as trying to find people, I had the corvetteflorida.com sign on my dash and there were a steady flow of people stopping to introduce themselves to my wife and me.
 
I have been in this hobby for a long time and the last few years I have gotten a little disenchanted with SOME shows. I am not in Florida at the moment so I was not able to make the Eckler's show and cannot express an opinion on this show.

I do enjoy getting together with other Vette owners and looking at their cars, them look at mine, BS about the hobby, etc. This is a great way to meet and make friends with other people with similar interests.

I don't particularly like judged shows. It can be difficult to find enough judges to have the judging be consistent, fair and not take forever to finish the judging. So, I prefer "People's Choice" or "Entrants Choice" type shows. This is where either the entrants or spectators just vote for the cars they like in the class. No one tells you what they found "WRONG" with your car, it is just how many votes your car receives.

I also think that the shows can be a very long day and you need to be prepared for this, chair, shade of some sort, sun block, food, drink (typically non alcoholic if the event is sanctioned by NCCC), etc. But most important, is having other people to BS with, which I can do forever and kill the good part of any day! Between BS-ing and salavating over other cars I would love to have in my garage I can even make a Judged show bear-able.
 
BlownVetteZ06 said:
I agree. Of the half a dozen shows I have gone to, I have not gone to compete but to meet/greet/and see other vettes. Without the ability to view others cars/mods and talk with them I might as well just go to a Chevy dealership and look at factory vettes. With the cars all buttoned up and the contestants wandering around trying to find others there wasn't anything to see after a cursory walk around and view of the exteriors of the cars.

I am glad you enjoyed the show Kap, although the atmosphere isn't for me.

Craig
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i felted the same way as you did at first .But i was trying to compare to back in the day .I have went to Slamfest and Nopi events and far as action goes they do know how to party :dancer01: .Live Bands,Burnout comp. Wet t-shirts, Bikini contests,Sound off comps. and Drag racing .Lots and Lots of Vendors not just afew but crap load. I am turning 47 and this old man just don't fit in anymore with that group anymore.I repect their hobbie and will still go to a show if local .In the late 70s and early 80s i was in a Vanclub and their saying on our club shirts was (Party til You Puke) So that being said i have partied with the best of them.Corvette people for the most are very laid back folks compare to others and thats because they are 40 years old plus .I just enjoy talkin and chekin out the vettes at the shows .:wavey:
 
Thanks for the headsup on the NOPI car show series. I hadn't heard of them. Looks like a fun event and they have a class for vettes/vipers/gts. Next show is in Miami on April 14th. They are also holding and IASCA event at the show I'd be interested in seeing.
 
Eckler's Reunion

I guess it's all in the way you look at the shows....I got to see dozens of my friends at Eckler's and enjoyed many a laugh. Car Shows are what you make them to be. Perhaps you should attending auto cross events or drag racing to get a bit more excitement. We do those events also and when we're heading to a car show we know what to expect. Old Town is a great venue as you have plenty of shops and restaurants to visit, not to mention SHADE.....if you think of this event as boring you should attend a show that is in the center of a parking lot with no shade to escape the baking of the sun. The nice thing about the sun scorcher shows is that you have survival to concern yourself with and the day goes by faster......cars shows aren't for everyone, but the folks I spoke to seemed to enjoying themselves.
 
This was my first Ecklers and it will not be my last. Great venue, great crowd and finally got to meet some of you eye to eye (Kap142, SteveK, junkedad, classy, larrybroga and a couple of others). I am new to this scene and so far am enjoying the hell out of it. See you next year.

Although, a wet bikini contest does sound like fun for us old geezers:D
 
als2052 said:
Although, a wet bikini contest does sound like fun for us old geezers:D
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You've got my vote! :thumbsup:
If not a bikini contest, I'll settle for a Wet T-Shirt contest... :lmao: :lmao: :reddevil:
 
I didn't get there until early afternoon and spent a couple of hours walking around. Had an opportunity to say Hi! to Ynkedad, Classy, Txmomma and others from the forum and the club I belong to.
I always enjoy looking at other Vettes and see how each owner personalizes their car.
Hope you can make it to the Port in April. Check it out at www.capekennedycorvetteclub.com.
By the way SteveK, I volunteer to judge the Wet T-Shirt contest. :yesnod: :lmao:
 
Lou G said:
By the way SteveK, I volunteer to judge the Wet T-Shirt contest. :yesnod: :lmao:
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Works for me. Fishlip's Restaurant at the Port is one of my customers. Maybe we can hold the Wet T-Shirt contest on their upper deck. :lmao: :lmao: :reddevil:

See you at the Port!
 
Well...

We had a great time at the Ecklers show :dancer01:,
and had the pleasure of meeting quite a few of the fine people who make up this forum. Those of you we didn't meet or see, we tried to find ya's, and sometimes we only found your car.:banghead:
Congrats to go out to those of ya's that won awards, Kap and Larry:bravo:, we were in the crowd cheering ya's on:dancer01: .
We even had the pleasure of meeting several Ladies from the Marion County Corvette Club, Judy and Clare, who we spoke with and then introduced us to several of their members. They actually inspired us to want to check out their club. We also informed them of this site, of which they had no idea existed. Giving them a flyer that they're going to Xerox and hand out at their next meeting:thumbsup:

Although I didn't care much for the hoods down, tops up thing either, I guess I understand why it was done. But as soon as I had the opportunity to drop the top and pop the hood, I did.
Yea we registered to "show" our Vette's and to be judged, but for us it's not always about that or what "we" get to see in/on other Vette's. There's plenty of shows coming up, where we'll have the opportunity to see other vette's and their mods, because we're Vette owners.
For us, it's about meeting up with friends and sharing our cars with those who aren't Vette owners, those who'll only dream of owning a Vette and those who don't get to go to the Vette shows like we do. Watching the little kids faces (some of which belong to grown men) as they're in absolute Awe by the site of OUR Vette's, is a pretty cool thing. We also enjoy meeting others who own Vette's as well as those who don't.
I personally had several people aproach me asking if I'd start my car up and allow them to hear my Exhaust system. OHHHH YEA:dancer01: !

:thumbsup: A convertible Vette owner actually allowed a couple of people (one was a child) to sit in their car for a photo op:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ! Those are the sort of people I want to know.:thumbsup:

To all of you that we met, It was a real pleasure.:thumbsup:
To those of you that allowed us to hang out with you and let our hair down a bit (Kap, Carrie (SP?), Mary, Rob, 98Softail and his wife)...THANKS, it was FUN!!!
Kap, I'll bring the beer next time!:thumbsup:
Rob, no more mini golf for you!:lmao:
Sorry...to SteveK and his wife...It was good to see ya's again.

~Ray
 
ynkedad said:
Yea, with Goats and Llamas...I don't think so Steve!:NoNo:
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Ya just had to go there, didn't ya. :hehehe:
Fine, mow your own yard, Mark won't bring the goat and the Llama is off limits for you. :NoNo:
We too had a great time. Next time maybe we can plan a group lunch at a show where judging isn't so critical. :yesnod:
 
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