after sitting in the staging area for 1 hour & 45 minutes we were pretty thursty. Went to get a beer, you need to go over there and get a coupon, went to get a coupon, you need to go over there to get checked. Went looking for some Gaterade, had to settle for water. Wheres the rest room 1/4 mile over there. After driving 380 miles one of are cars could,nt get in = a 30 Model A w/a black painted caburated ls1 motor. This is or 4th year and last. Symco is much more a small town guy from Wi. kind of show no matter how big it gets.
Sounds like if he had a hood on it, he would have got in..... if all the visible stuff was old trad. http://www.hunnertcarpileup.com/criteria/
I would have thought the only time you would have been in staging that long was when the gates opened. Kinda early for a beer. And the ID line, the coupon line, and the beer line were all within 10 feet of each other. Somebody reading this that wasn't there would get the impression that it was a cluster*$#@ and that was totally not the case.
Hmmm. Maybe HotRodEd who drove 880 miles from New York City or the Suedes who drove 750 miles from North Dakota would like to comment here?
We only drove 700 miles to the show, but I'll comment. I think the criteria was clearly stated long before you got to the staging area, so there should be no surprises there. If one thinks there may be a question about being allowed into the show grounds, why not submit a few pics to one of the Czars before hand and get a ruling? Because this was our first Hunnert, I asked, and was reasonably sure our car would be accepted. Other than someone's ego being tarnished, what was the shame in parking in the other lot and walking thru a different gate for $15 less? It was such a great day, weather wise, and the venue was outstanding, it seems like such a waste to spend the day with an attitude. I thought the whole deal, from Thursday afternoon when we arrived, until we left on Sunday morning, was outstanding, VERY cool, and we will return if we are able.
Who drives 380 miles to one of the best car shows in the country and doesn't bring a cooler full of beer and/or Gatorade? Carburated Ls1? Sounds traditional.
If you took a B&W picture of the black LS1-powered car, would it look like 1963 or earlier? I would need to see it, but I seriously doubt it was "officially inside" at Symco 2010 if it went through the normal inspection channel. Me.
Was this Model A the one that was at Holley LS Fest? Loved that car, I didn't realize it was an LS1 for a while...
A Sorry for your delima guys, I guess with every good show there is a little flak. Try to keep an open mind, easy for me to say, and post a picture of that motor for our looky see. Peace and Love ~Sololobo~
If it's the car I am thinking of it was parked down just south of the building where the bands are at Symco in 2009 on the east side of the drive. I might be wrong here but I think it was there this year also. Good looking car the coils were all mounted inside the cowl. Who knows it might be a totally different car even.
I don't remember it in 2010 but I remember it well in 2009. I really liked that car a lot. However, it should not have been let in either in 2009. It has the LS1 with the hidden coils in the cowl and it had Weld Pro Stars in 2009 which was a bigger reason to reject it. In fact, that car was one of the prime examples while we debated and refined criteria for 2010.
I'll never be convinced a show that excludes is worth attending. My summer is filled with shows that just about anybody can get into. Shows are social events. I would prefer to be parked in a group of different cars. What's the most boring thing I hear at a show? Some guy whining about somebody else's because it don't fit in his particular box...............
the ls1 car was parked at our hotel. it was bad ass. the bus that got truned away from the gate was also bad ass. bad ass and meeting the crietria are two different things. I couldnt bring a flat head powered Model A truck to the LSX drags either. Robots will kill us all.
The LS-powered car I saw had a speed shop name on the side. But I totally understand that this event is very traditional... Wish I coulda gone.
Wow, did I GET SOME SHIT THROWN AT ME HERE. Guess I'm spoiled here in Wi. if your 60 years old & you walk into a bar you don't need no coupons or ID. We got to the stagging area at 9:00 & parked are cars on the grounds at 11:20, by the time we went looking for a beer it was noon. No I'm not pissed at anyone at the show. That's the way it is, so be it. It's not a life or death situation here guys. My friends 30-A is in Green Bay & yes it was at Symco Shakedown. It's chopped & dropped over the frame, all flat black with steel wheels.
Lots of events use the coupon system for beer sales. I am only 40 and look the same as I did 20 years ago and expect to be carded also, it's the norm these days.
I'd rather have a little crap in my corn, than have a little corn in my crap. That's disgusting and doesn't make sense, but you know what I mean.
Wait, I heard a violin string pop, can't play a concert sob if you have a broken string on the violin. I have to blow my nose and wipe my eyes, I was laughing too hard. My truck is OT to this show so I left it home, I drove the wife's daily, still had a great time. BFD you don't get to drive your car into it, you still get to have a great time. There was not a lot to moan about, and it's a charity endeavor, no one is taking a pay check out of it and it's all volunteer, you have to support that. I would have driven the 250 miles just for the freakin ribs at King Biscuits, shit I'm gonna be Jones'in for the ribs till the next Hunnert.
King Biscuit has a small store front in Blomington, IL. Not only can Dennis do BBQ at a different location he operates a media blasting and powdercoating business too.
That's trouble for me, I have a serious addiction to the to the meat of the little piggy who has committed his all to being properly and respectfully turned into porky goodness. I was eyein' a catfish sandwich as well, cool cars, catfish sandwich, 2 bone smoked rib samplers for 3 bucks, beer at 10 AM / 16 oz for 3 bucks, giant ice cream bars, a 5 dollar admission, and hundreds of cars. How much better is heaven going to be? All I did is rub my belly like a fat little budda on the way home.
Went Saturday in my red honda civic. They would'nt let me in either so I parked out in the field and walked in. But I thought I saw a Crosley with a fuel injected motor.WTF?
My grandpa would say, "Some people would complain if they were hung with a brand new rope". Applicable here?.............maybe Frank
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