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.
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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