Saturday March 21st- Strawberry Classic Car Show

[Rich427]

Originally Posted by Kap142

never saying anything negative but ...... Carrie and I in "Goldie" arrived in downtown Plant City at right at 1600 for the show. First, let me step back and say if you had arrived at the show location at maybe noon, set up a tent and waited for the chaos to begin, you'd probably been just fine, however , the designated parking area for Vettes was full and simply barricaded off with no alternative parking area. As a matter of fact every farkin parking area was loaded in the most chaotic manner I have ever seen.

The Vette area had Camero's, other Chebbys and an assortment of muscle cars.

Silly me I watched for someone in charge (or at least pretending to be) but alas none was ever found (did I say ever found, I mean ever, ever found).

As we drove home from Plant City, never having stopped, thoughts crossed my mind, mostly analogies actually, like it reminded me of the 74 car pile up on I-4, or a soccer game gone crazy in South America or a train wreck, or the sinking of the Titanic or an avalanche, (or just use your imagination).

Plant City LEO's did their best to direct traffic but cars were parked in places you would just not believe. It was the most classic "Charlie Foxtrot" I have seen in years.

To my brothers with Vettes and others who attend on a regular basis, I'm glad you have this mess figured out.

To the organizers, if any ever existed, gang you need to do some serious work. That was a mess of biblical proportions.

I wish to offend no one but damn that was a mess and I'm sure you wont miss "Goldies" absence next month.

Ken

Now Ken, ...don't be so damn sublte. Tell us exactly how you feel about this!

Rich

[THOR]

Originally Posted by Rich427

Now Ken, ...don't be so damn sublte. Tell us exactly how you feel about this!

Rich

Exactly what I wnated to say but you beat me to it.

[98 softtail]

Holy Crap, I guess I'm glad Deb kept me home working all afternoon. You would think they'd have this parking thing down by now. I guess this will not be on our agenda anytime soon?

[USA-1]

..... our friends arrived before noon, claiming they wanted to get-back to Sarasota before 6:00 PM, so we made no-effort to make this event with them:
after a late-lunch, they hung-around in Lakeland until 6:30 PM before heading South, so we could've made a token appearence, earlier in the day.....


Ken, you & Goldie are just resistent to 'change'.....

[Shadow]

When I had my 2000 Z28, I used to attend this event with our F-body group. We "comandeered" the parking area at the bank, just south of the RR tracks on the west side of the road. It's just outside the main venue but had a lot of foot traffic, and we counld hang out together, yak, and party with little interruption. We actually picked up several members from that location.

The event itself was good for one, maybe 2 visits, then it was all the same. Same cars, Same people, Same food (ah yes....the food...carnival food).

Ken, it was a Charlie Foxtrot even back then.

Being denied entry and treated like second class citizens simply because we didn't have "old cars" was enough for me.

We just quit going.

The organizers really don't "want" newer model vehicles in "thier playground" and that's been made evident

As far as PCPD, they've always done a bang up job of maintaining some semblence of order and safetyIF nothing else, they were always able to make a safe spot for people to get across.

It's a shame it turned out the way it did for you Ken, but I understand exactly where you're coming from.

["Backyard Mechanic"]

Originally Posted by Kap142

never saying anything negative but ...... Carrie and I in "Goldie" arrived in downtown Plant City at right at 1600 for the show. First, let me step back and say if you had arrived at the show location at maybe noon, set up a tent and waited for the chaos to begin, you'd probably been just fine, however , the designated parking area for Vettes was full and simply barricaded off with no alternative parking area. As a matter of fact every farkin parking area was loaded in the most chaotic manner I have ever seen.

The Vette area had Camero's, other Chebbys and an assortment of muscle cars.

Silly me I watched for someone in charge (or at least pretending to be) but alas none was ever found (did I say ever found, I mean ever, ever found).

As we drove home from Plant City, never having stopped, thoughts crossed my mind, mostly analogies actually, like it reminded me of the 74 car pile up on I-4, or a soccer game gone crazy in South America or a train wreck, or the sinking of the Titanic or an avalanche, (or just use your imagination).

Plant City LEO's did their best to direct traffic but cars were parked in places you would just not believe. It was the most classic "Charlie Foxtrot" I have seen in years.

To my brothers with Vettes and others who attend on a regular basis, I'm glad you have this mess figured out.

To the organizers, if any ever existed, gang you need to do some serious work. That was a mess of biblical proportions.

I wish to offend no one but damn that was a mess and I'm sure you wont miss "Goldies" absence next month.

Ken

That sucks Ken

[USA-1]

..... this is just a thought, and nothing-more..... take it for what it's worth.....

..... if enough Corvette-Florida members feel that the train station in Plant City (a few miles South of I-4) is a central-enough location for an informal get-together, can't we decide to meet-up there on a Saturday evening when they don't already have a show planned, keeping in-mind they have a Bike show the 1st Saturday, and a Classic Car Show the 3rd Saturday, of every month:
I'd think the stores, restaurants & taverns in-town, within walking distance of the station, wouldn't mind having extra patrons (especially in a weak economy), and we wouldn't cause traffic concerns for the PCPD if we have less-than 20 Corvettes arrive on the last Saturday of the month, perhaps a few times a year.



..... just a thought.....

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by USA-1

..... this is just a thought, and nothing-more..... take it for what it's worth.....

..... if enough Corvette-Florida members feel that the train station in Plant City (a few miles South of I-4) is a central-enough location for an informal get-together, can't we decide to meet-up there on a Saturday evening when they don't already have a show planned, keeping in-mind they have a Bike show the 1st Saturday, and a Classic Car Show the 3rd Saturday, of every month:
I'd think the stores, restaurants & taverns in-town, within walking distance of the station, wouldn't mind having extra patrons (especially in a weak economy), and we wouldn't cause traffic concerns for the PCPD if we have less-than 20 Corvettes arrive on the last Saturday of the month, perhaps a few times a year.



..... just a thought.....

Kinda like it

[98 softtail]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Kinda like it

Sounds like a plan...maybe someone could put it together.

[Kap142]

Originally Posted by 98 softtail

Sounds like a plan...maybe someone could put it together.

Glen?