Sugar River Cruisers Car & Truck Show - Verona

Sounds like a great time again this year! I was busy this morning and didn't make it out there

I only had one thing that I don't care for at this show... charging spectators. I realize we're all in this to make money, but you want people looking at the cars and walking through your show; I don't feel they should have to pay to do that.

I agree, spectators should be free. People were sneaking in over by where I was parked to avoid the fee.

Congrats to all the Best In Class and Best of Show winner/winners at this show!!!!!

This show continues to improve and grow. Judging was timely and consistent and last year's resin plaques were replaced with unique, well received, trophies. Thanks to the Sugar River Cruisers Club for a job well done and a very excellent car show. I don't think I have ever had a better burger than the one that I had inside the fire station today. This food venue needs to return for 2010!

I would agree that the spectators should not be charged to attend this show and walk around and look at the cars!!!!!! If the SRC Club needs additionalk revenue, then I suggest that you increase the admission to next year [er car. I, for one, like spectators walking around, looking and admiring and asking questions about the cars.

All in all, a great show and a nice recovery from last year when the show was rained out. Thanks again to the Sugar River Cruisers for a great show!!!!!!!!! I will definitely be back in 2010.

Marshall

Dick did get an award today, unless I'm reading that wrong, Zac?

I also agree the classes need to broken down much farther, there is no reason to have a car right off the showroom floor competing with something that's 20, 30 or even 40 years old. New cars should be in their own class, the owners should recognize that also.

Dick did win for his chevy. I do thimk that the 70-present class was a bit wierd. a 2009 winning over some 20-30 yr old originals should not happen .Like many shows of late everything other than customs/rods and muscle are after thoughts.

I guess if Dick won, I didn't see him accept his award. That was one car that I felt deserved an award! I also felt that Marshall should've gotten an award, and didn't hear his name called either...

For some reason, there seems to be a cloud over my car at this show! This is that one elusive show for me that I have never done very well at, and I have attended this show for many years. But that's how it goes for all of us. One week we're a hero and the next week we're a zero. I'll go back next year and give it another go. That burger that I had was way good...... Thanks for noticing my car. It's nice just to be able to attend any car show and just hang out.

Dick is doing very well this year. His car has been overlooked and passed by at many shows, so it's nice to see him get some recognition with his classic, red, ImpalaSS convertible! I actually had to twist his arm a little to get him to come to this show! I know he's glad he did because he had been coming to this show much longer than me and didn't have a high opinion of this show from year's past.

The SRC club seems to be on the rebound and growing. This show is getting better each year, so I expect some changes will occur for 2010, especially with the class structure.

I would agree about the new Dodge Challenger's ( Camaro's, Mustangs, etc) being impossible to compete against at this show. I noticed that both Challengers won Best in Class Awards as well as that new Mustang Shelby GT-500. I didn't see any judges, but I did hear from several other car owners that the process was pretty quick with each car (a quick walk around and off to the next one).

The best of show was that nice red '58 Chevy Impala custom. Has anyone ever seen this car before, or has it just been rolled out for 2009?

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More shows could go this route with the XM music

I agree. This seems like an easy way to get away from the very traditional and overused "car show music"

+1. I like the XM idea over a DJ (sorry lordairguitar) as opposed to someone who talks too much, says "lookie here" every time a car rolls in, listening to someone describe cars incorrectly, or play crap music for 8 hours.

heck, I even have the 50s and 60s channels preset on my truck radio thats equipped with XM, and I'm a heavy metal kinda guy.

I was imperssed with this show overall. I remember back in 1996 winning my first award from this club at the Mt Horeb Frolic car show. That was always a good show, and miss it alot. But please for next year have a modern day muscle class for this newer stuff. Its almost disrespectful to the cars that are 20+ years old that lose to a car with a warrenty! Break down street machine into 3 classes and stock into more then 3 classes. Maybe a muscle car class? I also like being able to park where ever at the smaller shows. (about 100 cars) Then it makes you get up and walk around and scope out everyones cars to find who is in your class.

I also like how some thought went into the trophies. Not just your run of the mill standard. I can always use the vice grips to double as a radio knob.

I agree, more xm radio! Could step in with some 70s disco every now and again.