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Hemi car:
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I agree with the comments from the previous posters. This year I went to 2 shows in Milwaukee and saw many excellent cars that I have not seen before.
I too have found myself looking at the same local cars and becoming bored. That is why I enjoy the shows that have other things going on or are in locations that you can walk to a different place to do something different.
I’m pretty sure that next year I’m going to limit the number the shows I attend mainly for this reason. That is, seeing the same cars, wanting to focus on other things (family and friends).
I still really enjoy the cruise ins since you are typically only there for a couple hours at the most. I personally would rather meet up with a group, plan a route drive it, stop somewhere to chat and then call it day. Enjoy the cars by driving them.
This winter I was planning on starting a post, which is what else do you want to see/do at a car show? The west coast, east coast and down south typically have a bunch more things going on at shows, then just folks parking and sitting behind their cars….
I’m thinking QSL Thursday and I’ll for sure hit up the Pardeeville Car Show (I’ll be leaving early to find some shade; the weather is looking pretty good for it right now).
nice cheap rat rod
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Quote:Entertainment – DJ, typical ’60s music. However, between songs they would play old Dodge and Plymouth ad’s from back in the day which was cool.This is a cool idea! Many of these old ads are now on youtube, and it would be pretty easy to just rip the sound from them… very nice!
Specific Ratings (A-F):
First off, Congratulations to Rachel for her best Stock car of show award ( 6 foot tall trophy; I wonder how she got it home?) and to Andrew for his VFW Commander pick award (I think it was also a 6 footer; the funny thing is Andrew early in the day was telling me about the top options on the T-bird and they were not going to bother with putting the top up, which was a requirement for judging, but the old Commander knew what he was looking for!).
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) – B. I saw one big sign where Packers branches off to Northport, but that was it. When I arrived I saw a mustang fly by the VFW, stop and pull a u-turn to get back. So there were no signs at the entrance (not a big deal for me since I lived on that side of town for 20 years).
Parking Location – B. Grass. Wet in the morning, a little muddy if you spun a tire, but what do you expect with all the rain we have been getting? No one to park you.
Class Organization – B-. They tried, but since they reduced their area (due to the soggyness earlier in the week, the class parking spots for many of the classes were small (like 8-10 spots). But they had plenty of overflow space (it just made it a bit harder on the judges)
Trophies & Prizes – B. Yup, lots of nice trophies, and the prizes were beer and liquor t-shirts and hats.
Food – B+. Breakfast in the morning, 5 bucks got you an omelet, toast, hash browns and bacon. If you made it before the normal 10:30 after church rush the wait time was pretty quick due to the small grill they have. Other then that, they had the normal burgers, brats, dogs and soda and water.
Entertainment – B+. I liked the guy in spring green better, but the two ladies doing the announcing did a nice job. Where I was parked at I couldn’t here a dang thing (their wireless speaker set-up would of been nice for this). Music selection, 25% of it was from the 80’s, 90’s and even a few songs from past couple of years.
Judging – They did it. I’m not sure how many folks they called who came to the show to help Judge. It seemed like there was a lot of them. Marshall was one of them so maybe he can comment on it.
Dash Plaque – A. real nice with a real car photo on it.
Variety of Cars – A. A bit of everything, from tuners, to low ride trucks to motorcycles. There were about 250 cars that showed up.
Bathrooms – D. For a show this size you would think they would of had some porta johns out? I walked into the VFW once to use the bathroom and there was a line of 10 guys waiting. And there was no line for the ladies. So out the door I went to find a bush to water (I saw many other guys doing the same thing throughout the day).
Weather – A. Perfect.
Trophy Presentation Timing – B. They were about 15 minutes late, but I think they were caught a bit off guard due to the number of cars that came.
Entry Fee – 10 bucks. pretty normal.
Overall Rating:B
This is the first time for this show at this site. I was surprised for a show of this size, how few people seemed to helping out with it (I would be surprised if there were more then 8 folks running it not counting the folks making the food). My suggestions for improvement are:
1. sign at the main entrance
2. porta johns
3. wireless speakers
4. some door prizes that relate to cars
5. trash cans at various locationsThis show grew this year, and I would bet that it will be bigger next year, due to the fact that it is near Madison.
Quote:I also noticed this. Both of these cars were owned by the same individual and I think the classes got mixed up on the dash sheets.
There you go! That makes sense now. The mystery is solved!
Specific Ratings (A-F):
First off, Congrats to Marshall, Rachel, Steve and Dwight for their wins!
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) – Lots of signs, easy to find.
Parking Location – A. Main street. Look for the guys with the pool noodles! It is nice to have someone point you to where they want to put you at.
Class Organization – na
Trophies & Prizes – B+. A bunch of trophies and door prizes. I was a little surprised they didn’t call off more ticket numbers, rather they did more trivia questions. And a great concept of a 50 dollar drawing for those who preregister.
Food – Brats, walking taco, water, soda. All fair prices, but I was little surprised to see the bar selling brats for 2 bucks and the stand (different store) that was behind the registration tent was selling brats for 4 bucks (and they were sell chicken and potatoes too); maybe they were gourmet brats?
Entertainment – B+. They DJ did a great job. Some talk and some music (along with a few gentle reminders to not touch the cars; not like that lady who screams at folks about it) . I just wish they could widen their selection of music to a wider range of years instead of 1907-1977 (I did hear one B-52’s song….).
Judging – I too was caught off guard with the class selections I had B, I, N, G, O (…. wait a minute, that spells BINGO! I win!), I agree 24 class would of been tough to pick because some classes you would have to hunt down and find the one car in the class.
Dash Plaque – A. Cool and colorful.
Variety of Cars – A. A bit of everything(about 200 cars showed up). I really enjoyed some of the rat rods and trying to figure out where some of the parts came off of.
Bathrooms – A. 4 porta johns and bars. Perfect.
Weather – A. I had to move to the shade because it was like an easy bake over on side where my car was.
Trophy Presentation Timing – A. Excellent. Started at 3:30 ended at 4:00. Not bad for announcing +80 winners. And the DJ that did the announcing did it perfectly. That is naming: the class, the city where the person is from, the year and make and model of the car and the name of the owner. With all this info it makes it worth while to stick around because then you can visualize the car that won, because you probably walked by it several times.
Now, the only thing I found odd, was that there were a couple of stray cars in some of the classes. Like in Marshals class, a 1998 (yup a 98) Buick GSX won, and there was a 1963 Ford Falcon that won in one of the newer car classes (like 1990-present). Maybe I need to clean my ears out?
Entry Fee – 5 bucks. This show has basically everything you could want and only costs 5 bucks. This was a super quality show at a very cheap price.
Overall Rating:A+
This was the best show I’ve been to this year for a show of this size and agree it will grow (I think they have enough room for about 50-70 more cars if they expand down the side streets).
It had the following which I personally think is important for a great car show:
1. Signs to the show
2. Guys with pool noodle to park you (noodles are optional)
3. Music with a DJ
4. Dash plaque and grab bag (I really don’t care much for the grab bag, but I do enjoy the stickers, which some of them are on my tool box).
5. bathrooms
6. Water and food at reasonable prices
7. Door prizes which includes prizes that are not all from the dollar store.
8. Trophy presentations that are on time or early with good announcing and doesn’t take forever.
9. Sun and shaded spots.
10. Other things to do (like walk into a store or bar).My only recommendations are:
1. Maybe combined some of classes for cars and trucks that are newer then 25 years old. There seem to be like 5-6 sections for this age range of cars/trucks, so that means there were like 15-20 trophies and there were only like 12-18 cars/trucks so you all win! I know it is piece of plastic, but a little competition never hurts.
2. A list of the classes. I can’t say I saw one. I remember, driving in, paying 5 bucks, stop at the next station, I was asked the year of my car, I was handed a piece of paper, I parked, walked to the tent, I was asked if I wanted to be in the stock class, I said yes. What would of been nice is a big sign with the classes listed at the second stop, where I was asked my year (maybe it was there and I missed it).
Link to input on last years Spring Green show.
http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3017&highlight=spring+green
