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@MomGoFast 67968 wrote:
I’m not a longtime friend, would not know Eric Maas if I saw him 5′ from me,
You may not know him, but if you are indeed one of the organizers of one of the largest annual shows in the area, then he probably knows you.
@TXGuy 68039 wrote:
We have a winner! At long last.
Thanks. I had really hoped that the main purpose of the information collecting was so the organizers could get a better handle on space allocation instead of using it as an opportunity to grant special treatment, which in my opinion is completely against the spirit of Cars and Coffee. If I wanted someone to be critical of my car, then I would rather invest my time and money in entering real car shows with real judges and real prizes. I stilll have hopes that there will be improvements that are fair to the majority, but this whole special pass thing is not a good sign. Guess we’ll just have to see how things go next week.
^^ Well said. After reading the comments here and those from other forums, I think C&C should leave everything as is except for two changes. Direct cars into their designated areas a little better but of course have some flexibility for over flow. Carve out 5 spots in the modern muscle section and reserve them until 10am in the event some truly awesome/unique car(s) show up regardless of make/model. I think most of us can make a spot decision as to whether a car is worthy. Leave the exotic row alone. They already have 20 spots reserved and honestly, if they can’t get there by 9, then they can go park in the spectator lot with all the other late comers. The event does not need more than 20-30 exotics just like how it doesn’t need 50 modern Mustangs.
If the plan is truly to keep the gates closed until 8:30 or whatever except for those with passes, it will be a total cluster f fail.
I’ve been going to C&C pretty much since it started here, donate to the charity every time, and have rarely missed any of the shows. I submitted my info at both opportunities and did not receive a pass so I guess that obviously means a) I don’t know the right people and b) my little Japanese rally car is just not cool enough. I hope this process works out well for you guys and the monthly charity.
Well said, Psycho30. Some of the cars I saw there with a lifetime pass, I personally would not have issued to them. I’d much rather see a clean new BOSS 302 or a new Challenger SRT with an old school Shaker hood on it than a 355 Spider desperately in need of a polish and wax. Based on what I saw, there has to be an element of who you know instead of just what you drive.
Like I said before, variety is the key.
@Kevin 67488 wrote:
Here is a satellite picture of Classic BMW’s show lot. It shows the sections that you don’t think exist, but actually do. Count the spaces for each section yourself if you want to. Keep in mind, the numbers shown only include painted spaces.
See how many spaces Mustangs alone get, compared to everyone else? They get more than twice the amount of spaces of anyone else, and that group STILL wants more spaces. Eventually, we can just rename this event Mustangs and Coffee.Just wanted to thank you for posting this picture. It really puts things into visual perspective. At least it should. The fact that one single model, not make, but MODEL, alone is alotted that many spaces is the problem right there. One would think that there are no other Mustang meet ups around so they all come here, but you are right, there is Ricekiller.
Let’s not forget that C&C is a charity event as well. There are plenty of people who come just to spectate. The less variety, the less spectators there will be and the less money will be raised for the charity of the month. It is the best interest of nearly all to have as much variety as possible.
