Carlisle Day #1

[Roadster]

[Roadster]

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

GREAT JOB, TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
You never stopped!!!!

(and thanks for your help with the new battery!!!)

Had a great time talking with you, except now, you are making me think of retiring!!!

Congrats on your Retirement!!!!!


Marty

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by RussMcB

Really appreciate the pictures, Tom. Thank you. I might have to make the trip next year.

You welcome Russ, glad to do it, hope you make the trip in '17

Originally Posted by DRM500RUBYZR-1

GREAT JOB, TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
You never stopped!!!!

(and thanks for your help with the new battery!!!)

Had a great time talking with you, except now, you are making me think of retiring!!!

Congrats on your Retirement!!!!!


Marty

Thank you Marty, didn't get a chance to say goodbye to you yesterday.....I see the new battery got you home....lol I enjoyed meeting brother Ed, he is a great guy and fun to talk to, just like you.....lol
Retiring, with the job you have now.....lol....You'll know when it's time....lol
Will let you know when I will stop down at the shop....
catch you later.........

[Roadster]

Well people, that is just about it.....
Just wanted to let it be known, that although Carlisle is a great place to be for us Corvette lovers, it is not quite the same from the 80's. Yes a great turnout, but nowhere near the amount of people and Vettes that have been there in years past. Bare vacant spots you see on the hills and flat grounds with no Vettes, were always filled to capacity. Corvette parking for non entries is not what it used to be, also in the pics you can see the roadways in the vendors area, they would be packed shoulder to shoulder on both Saturdays and Sunday. You could hardly move from one location to another, I kid you not!!!
Sunday was always the day to be there, as they had the Corvette give-away and the bikini contest. and vendors stayed until the end, and you could get some great deals, back in the day!!!
Don't get me wrong, I am not downplaying Carlisle at all, I missed some years due to my work schedule, but we went every year since the first Corvette @ Carlisle in 1981, with the family.
My thought is that the people who were in their thirties back then (like me) are alot older now, (like me....lol) and the newer generation may not be as enthusiastic as we once were. Don't take me wrong I know alot of younger people are into Vettes, but alot of the older ones may not come to the show as they did years before. And us baby boomers have alot more population than the younger generations of today.
You also have the Internet, which makes buying parts, like we never even thought could be possible way back when!!!
Just my thoughts on the subject, but that doesn't stop me from going, Corvettes @ Carlisle is still one of the top Corvette shows to attend anywhere!!!
And on that note, hope you enjoyed the pics.....see you next time.......

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by Roadster

In the last picture, I see a rear end I want. Bummer, it's too late.
Thanks for the pictures Tom.

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by JThomas

You are welcome Bob, but my heart is still with the C4, ZR-1.

I hear you there Joe, but your ZR1 along with the other C6 ZR1's was an absolute pleasure for me to check out. I even had a chance to sit in one, definitely a slick machine.......

Originally Posted by efnfast

In the last picture, I see a rear end I want. Bummer, it's too late.
Thanks for the pictures Tom.

Wish I knew Steve, I would have been able to tell you were it was.....
Glad you are enjoying the pics.....



I still have some missing pics, maybe they got put into a different folder. I do have an additional SD card in the phone. Still trying to locate them....