wcj
08-29-2006, 07:38 PM
Prior to enrolling in the NCCC show this past weekend, I read your reply to a posting regarding security on the NCCC showfield. After reading the posted reply from Lance Miller stating that security would be the same as on the regular showfield and that there would be a 4' high gate around the show area, I decided to drive the 250 miles and spend the $65 to be in the NCCC show. I had done this for the past 5 years and found it hard work but enjoyable since I was on the regular showfield and was able to take a break and see the event. Before I complain, let me just say that on Saturday during the drivers' meeting Lance apologized to everyone about the accomodations, however this still has to be said since I feel that my whole weekend was ruined.
First of all, I couldn't believe after driving up to be teched we were put on a gravel base parking lot with all of the stones going into the tire treads and being flung off everywhere. At that point I should have quit while I was still ahead and entered into the fun display. After being teched in I was guided into a parking spot on the other side of the old John Deer building right off of Clay Street so far away from the action that you would have to take a cab to the showfield past the 9 million vendors. Next I saw the " 4' high fence" that was supposed to protect all of the cars staying on the showfield for security. The fence was concrete reinforcement wire with rebar driven into the dirt and small sections of removable fence wired together
"some security, some planing ahead." Later on that night I had drove into the showfield with a vendor friend of mine and we drove down Clay Street. Well there was my car and all of the other entrants' cars sitting on a completely dark field with guess what NO SECURITY!!!!!!!!. I drove up to the guard house at gate #3 and asked the security people in charge where the security was on the field adjacent to gate #1. I was told that their only job was to guard everything inside of the main showfield and that they weren't aware that there were any cars outside of the showfield and if there were, it wasn't their responsibility. I freaked out and demanded that to see or speak to their superior. At that point one of the guards called his supervisor and explained my concern. The supervisor replied that he would send a car down to pass by and check things out. Well about two hours later I drove by again and guess what? No one was there.
Needless to say between the show, the distance away from the field, the accomodations, and the Security issues, I feel as though this is not only the worst Show weekend that I have ever had the misfortune to attend, but I will probably never return back to Carlisle again with a show car, or possibly as a spectator. Aside from wasting $65, I saw nothing of the show. By the way, I am not a disappointed applicant in the Show who is venting out his frustrations because of loosing or not placing in the NCCC show because my 97 C-5 scored 99.5 and had a tie breaker for 1st place.
Hopefully Lance is a man of his word and as he stated he learned from his mistake, unfortunately it didn't help all of us attending the NCCC show this year.
WCJ:mad: :mad:
First of all, I couldn't believe after driving up to be teched we were put on a gravel base parking lot with all of the stones going into the tire treads and being flung off everywhere. At that point I should have quit while I was still ahead and entered into the fun display. After being teched in I was guided into a parking spot on the other side of the old John Deer building right off of Clay Street so far away from the action that you would have to take a cab to the showfield past the 9 million vendors. Next I saw the " 4' high fence" that was supposed to protect all of the cars staying on the showfield for security. The fence was concrete reinforcement wire with rebar driven into the dirt and small sections of removable fence wired together
"some security, some planing ahead." Later on that night I had drove into the showfield with a vendor friend of mine and we drove down Clay Street. Well there was my car and all of the other entrants' cars sitting on a completely dark field with guess what NO SECURITY!!!!!!!!. I drove up to the guard house at gate #3 and asked the security people in charge where the security was on the field adjacent to gate #1. I was told that their only job was to guard everything inside of the main showfield and that they weren't aware that there were any cars outside of the showfield and if there were, it wasn't their responsibility. I freaked out and demanded that to see or speak to their superior. At that point one of the guards called his supervisor and explained my concern. The supervisor replied that he would send a car down to pass by and check things out. Well about two hours later I drove by again and guess what? No one was there.
Needless to say between the show, the distance away from the field, the accomodations, and the Security issues, I feel as though this is not only the worst Show weekend that I have ever had the misfortune to attend, but I will probably never return back to Carlisle again with a show car, or possibly as a spectator. Aside from wasting $65, I saw nothing of the show. By the way, I am not a disappointed applicant in the Show who is venting out his frustrations because of loosing or not placing in the NCCC show because my 97 C-5 scored 99.5 and had a tie breaker for 1st place.
Hopefully Lance is a man of his word and as he stated he learned from his mistake, unfortunately it didn't help all of us attending the NCCC show this year.
WCJ:mad: :mad: