Carlisle - MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS

[Ed S.]

[Michael J.]

Re: Carlisle - MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS

Good info for those attempting this. Horrendous traffic, overcrowding, no parking, and staying 30+ miles away are the major reasons I have decided to skip it every year. It just keeps getting worse it seems.

[Joe L.]

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Michael and Ed------

Me too. I pretty much gave up this event for all of these reasons and more. The potential for horrendous weather is yet another.

[Joe R.]

Re: Carlisle - MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS

A 2000 mile trip pulling a trailer among those things mentioned above prevent me from attending. Miss all the people but for a vendor there are a lot less sales and more expense than ever before. People driving C-5's, C-6 and C-7 don't need many parts for C-1's and C-2's. They want dinner and a comfortable place to stay along with a hat, a mat, and a T-shirt! And of course entertainment!

[David H.]

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Good info for those attempting this. Horrendous traffic, overcrowding, no parking, and staying 30+ miles away are the major reasons I have decided to skip it every year. It just keeps getting worse it seems.

To paraphrase Yogi:

" Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded"

Yearly summer vacation stop for us. My son's car in Corvette Flag (4th time). Every year different route out - two years ago through Canada (Sarnia to Niagara Falls). This year NCM Bowling Green and Gettysburg. Of course, Kansas is a lot closer than many of you folks.

GPS is your friend.

Dave

[Patrick H.]

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A 2000 mile trip pulling a trailer among those things mentioned above prevent me from attending.

You don't want to go again and drive a Z06?

[Mark T.]

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Ed thanks for the heads up I will spread the word about the constuction
The NCRS will be doing judging in front of the grand stand on the new Concours class on Saturday morning at 11.30 AM
If you are attending Carlisle plan on learning about the Concours judging
Mark

[Bill M.]

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I am heading from NY route 84. It is a shame what PA has done to the show making a guy who is just trying to get rid of parts leftover from a restoration have a tax id number. it used to take me a full 12 hours to walk through the place now it takes 4. But I am a sucker and keep going any way. the best was when they stopped allowing pickup trucks to park inside. I never saw anyone in a corvette load it up with springs seats or tires!

[Joe R.]

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You don't want to go again and drive a Z06?

You just wanna ride don't you?

Did you have to throw those pants away? I did!

JR

[Mark T.]

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Bill if you have a vendor pass you can bring a pick up on the field I have done it many times. This year I will parking my Yukon instead
Mark

[Bill M.]

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Mark no vendor pass just cash. I guess they stopped real customer parking in the mid 90's. Been going since 82

[Vinnie P.]

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There was a major wreck on Rte 81 with a tractor trailer. Was all over the Harrisburg TV channels this morning. The pipeline is going under 81 and hasn't been a factor in delays. I'm writing this as I sit in Shippensburg with KC Strawmyre and got the full scoop from him.

[Gary R.]

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Thanks for the heads up Ed. My son was there a few weeks ago for the truck show.

Seems like there is always road work into PA? I stopped going to Carlisle after the 2016 show, not going this year either. While I miss holding the seminars there, I won't miss the 6 hour drive, getting to the park at 6:30 am to be at my spot, the weather hassles, leaving the park at 7:00pm exhausted, or the long ride home. I still hold a PA tax# and file with them 2x year even with -0- sales.

I will miss meeting fellow corvetters from all over, going into town at night, the parts.

[Ed P.]

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Went online at 1pm today no delay from exit 14 to exit 45 route 81.

[Michael J.]

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KC will know these things.