Who went to Bloomington?
I did and it was hot! I also got to see a few people I knew, but only a few.
I haven't been to St. Charles, going to Nashville for the 50th in 2003 and having conflicts in 2004, so this was my first chance to see what they did to recover from the downhill run and the problems that were happening. My first impression as I walked in was, wow, they have grown, look how packed it is! But then I realized that there was just the one parking lot of swap area, a lot of car dealership displays (what's that all about, anyway?), and the club areas were half a mile at least away from everything. Heck, the club areas were further away from the action than where I parked in the public parking area across the street. If I had paid for club parking, I'd really feel screwed.
Of course, as many suggest going back to the old fairgrounds in Bloomington to recapture the essence, it is impossible since Lowe's is sitting on top of it now.
The Special Collection was nice, but that is about all I can say. Several of the cars I have seen before, several times. I think they need to begin a new polling of special cars. Now the '57 NASCAR speed trials car with the rusted metalflake paint was neat to see, but I've seen the Penske Grand Sport about a dozen times.
The very first Corvette was special, although I have seen it at Nashville. Still, it is worth seeing just so people can see the very first one.
So what did anyone else think?