I think we’re straying from the point.
I also have a CTS-V. Yes it’s cool, it’s fast, it’s nasty, but it’s also relatively common. I don’t think the organizers necessarily want in the exhibit due to the limited space space they have. The exhibit’s reserved for more rare, exotic, and just outright different stuff…things you won’t see every day.
I also have two Jaguars, a 1970 E-Type OTS (left hand drive) and a 1967 340 (right hand drive). THOSE might be a bit more exhibit-type things. I’ve never tried to exhibit either one (they’re nowhere near concourse quality and probably won’t be…I drive them too much).
That being said, if you like cars and want to look, talk, and drool over things automobilish (yes, I invented that word), that’s really what C&C is all about. There’s nothing stopping you from coming down and “jollificating with the peasantry”. Don’t let some of the more boorish folk discourage you. Like any group of people, you’ll get a few bad apples but for the most part, you’ll find most of the gang pretty nice folk to know.