I managed to get my plastic clown car past the admittance committee for this event, but wasn’t permitted to be on the main lawn with the “real” autos for judging. Truth be told, I might’ve been admitted because I paid up for the VIP entry level. 😉
I arrived early on the morning of the show, so I was able to take some videos of a few cars getting into their places. However, I was unsuccessful in getting the videos to load, so I just posted still shots.
As always happens, my car drew a crowd all day long, with hundreds of photos taken by professional photographers and folks with their phones. I’m always amazed by how many people pose by the car to have their photo taken with it. My wife made the point that because my car was accessible—not behind ropes like so many other cars there—it invited onlookers and lots of questions.
@edsnova — I invited every little boy or girl that showed interest to sit in the car and grab the wheel. I love how the parents and grandparents react to this — they can’t believe it! Just doing this little thing makes it all worth the effort for me. Oh, and for the first time ever, a grown woman asked if she could sit in it. And, for what it’s worth, she was very pretty and not wearing much. Helping her in and out of the car…lordy, lordy….yeah, I’ll admit that the view was very nice. I’ve attached a pic of her in the car, too.
Last interesting notes from the day: Derek Bell walked right past my car, and I instantly recognized him. I’ve met him once before, and he seems to be an affable fellow. And then later a member of the Holbert family came up to me and wanted to tell me all about Bob Holbert (Al’s dad) and his history of racing an original 550 back in the 50s. He had gobs of photos on his phone of Bob racing it back then. Very cool.
