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Very wise and expected that the new date would be several weeks after the long Labor Day weekend. Hopefully the large summer crowds will have gone home, and traffic congestion will not be so bad.
Usually. the weather is still on the warm side in September.
I agree.
Cash money doesn’t help if there are no businesses open and nothing is available to purchase because production has been shut down for a period of time. Rationing (of certain items) is already in place and when production starts back up, I’m certain that necessities (such as food items) will be rationed also.
The Brat Fest Car Show, held in conjunction with the annual Brat Fest Celebration has been cancelled and rescheduled for August.
Although I haven’t seen anything official yet, I am guessing that this year’s Dells Automotion show will also be cancelled.
I’ve seen two trends recently that concern me. The first is a major buying spree of guns and ammo at the local stores. The ammo shelves are empty and guns are flying off the shelf, especially the short barreled home defense style shotguns, such as the Remington 870 12 gauge police style riot guns. The other trend is large numbers of people taking large amounts of cash out of the banks and credit unions (for pocket money?). My local credit union posted notices this past week and are limiting cash withdrawals to $2,000 daily.
Moparkid25 – You are correct. The Springdale Church (Twin Steeples) Car Show is Saturday, August 22d, this year (2020). It will be difficult to choose between these two shows, as both are top notch shows.
I have been a huge fan of the Dells Automotion Car Show for the past 15 years, starting in 2005. Over the years, I showed several different classic cars, and won awards with my cars on three different years. But, in my opinion, the quality of this show started changing when the Dells Visitor Convention group took over the leadership role, and the car clubs were relegated to a behind the scene role. Now that the show has moved away from Noahs Ark, I suspect even bigger changes are in store for this year’s show. These changes may be for the better – only time will tell. I do know that it will takes several years to work out all the glitches and problems and conflicts that will occur, so patience will be required, from all sides.
I no longer own a classic car, so I am not taking sides in this ongoing dispute about old versus new or them versus us. I do know that over the years, great car shows have come and gone, and new ones have popped up and become better each year. For example, I would point out the ProClip USA Car Show, the Brat Fest Classic Car Show, and others.
The WCEC (Wisconsin Car Enthusiasts Club) posted a response, in defense of their position, and have posted it to their page on FB. If you are interested, here is their response.
OFFICIAL AUTOMOTION INFORMATION POST
As many of you know, Automotion and Wisconsin Modified have been a long standing tradition for WCEC. We have been honored to bring you the Wisconsin Modified show since 2015. Over the last 2-3 years, both the City of Wisconsin Dells and Village of Lake Delton have continued to become more stringent regarding the application and permitting process for shows during the Automotion weekend. Wisconsin Car Enthusiast Club has continued to invest both time and resources into assisting both municipalities with the Automotion Weekend events.
On Monday, January 27th, 2020 myself and other members of the WCEC staff attended a meeting of the Village of Lake Delton town board regarding the application for a event permit for the Wisconsin Modified event. Our hopeful intention was to facilitate open discussion regarding the events of the weekend and how we could continue to improve the weekend for everyone involved. Unfortunately, the Village board had no room to sway, and ultimately denied the event permit for May 16th, 2020.
This is not something that is new to us. We have worked with the city for over 5 years to host this show and work through similar decisions like this one. Often times over the last 5 years WCEC has been one of the few to be present during these meetings. For reference, we were one of 4 total groups present for the open discussion in 2019 to discuss how to improve the Automotion weekend. The collaboration between the city and our organization has allowed us to help keep cars off the street, host a fun event, make local charitable donations to both food pantries, school drives, and more. These meetings have also allowed WCEC to be an ambassador for all automotive enthusiasts that don’t fit the criteria of the Automotion Classic Car Show. However, the issues that the city see’s during the weekend has officially surpassed the solutions that WCEC, and other shows have attempted to fix. This decision has been passed to all events at this time, not only ours.
At this time, this means that Wisconsin Modified is on hold as we explore additional avenues or opportunities for all of you. Whether that be continuing to work with the city and collaborate within the local space or elsewhere. As we move forward, we will continue to keep you up to date on any and all event changes.
Please note: We will continue to work with both local municipalities and car clubs to find alternative solutions that are mutually beneficial, just as we have in years prior. WCEC has, and will continue to, push the envelope to bridge the gap between local municipalities and organizations like ours that bring shows to the greater Dells area during the Automotion Weekend.
We would like to formally thank everyone for their support of both WCEC and Wisconsin Modified over the years.
Simply put, we just want to help bring people together. That’s what this started as, and that is what we will continue to fight for. Not just in the Dells, but all across Wisconsin and for all enthusiasts.-The WCEC Event Staff
I follow the Mecum auctions pretty closely, and this auction in Kansas City was, in my opinion, lame and lacking in quality American musccle cars. Lots and lots of driver quality cars. Many of the cars/trucks were not detailed or cleaned before going across the auction block, and the high bids reflected it. Over 10% of the auction was Corvettes, lots and lots of Corvettes. Another 10% or more of the lots being auctioned off was pick-up trucks. I noticed that Mecum has branched off into collector guitars now, i.e., vintage Fender, Gibson, etc.
Oh boy, I can’t wait. I’m in Dane County also, but in the Verona Area school district. The new High School will be opening and operational next year, so I am concerned about how much increase in taxes that will bring. I haven’t received my tax bill yet. Seems like it comes later and later each year. It used to be that it would come right around Thanksgiving.
I received an email yesterday from Cheese Wheel, the organizer group for the Swan City Car Show in Beaver Dam, always on Father’s Day Sunday. It looks like they will not be doing this show next year (2020), and are looking for a group, or car club, to take over this show. This would be another hit to a great, very well run car show for many years, if someone doesn’t step up and take this show for next year.
I’ve made some major changes this year, so my participation will change for 2020.
I sold my vintage collector car in the fall and replaced it with modern muscle – Mopar, Hemi Orange Pearl Coat, 5.7L Hemi R/T – you know the rest of the story. I quickly came down with Mopar fever. I am looking forward to driving and cruising more and parking and showing less.
Having said that, this past year I thoroughly enjoyed the Brat Fest Car Show in Madison. Great venue, lots of activity going on around the car show (music, food, entertainment, etc) and a well run show hosted by the Mad City Corvette Club, raising money for a good cause (Carbone Cancer Treatment Center at Children’s Hospital).
I skipped the Dells, Pardeeville, Blanchardville, Cars on State, the Springdale Lutheran Church Show, Fox Lake, and others. Looking back, I also enjoyed the annual Cup of Joe show in Stoughton. I won the Mayor’s choice award at this show, which is the 1st time I’ve ever won an award at this show, and I’ve attended annually for about 15 years.
This is the new promotional poster for the state’s road repair program:
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Back in the day, manufacturers would offer varying trim levels or packages. Nowadays, it seems the model upgrades serve the same purpose.
I hope that this picture will be posted with this attempt
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