They couldn’t get much, and cars were arriving, parking everywhere on the road, in parking lots, blocking traffic, it was just INSANE! I had a little bit of work to do on the car, so I parked and unloaded the car. As I am setting up inside the parking garage with SSP, people start yelling about cops writing tickets for vehicles parked outside… time to move the truck! After finding some crazy parking 4 blocks away I return and finish up the car so it’s good to go.
About 2 hours later, I am about 7 blocks away getting some grub (no one open on Easter Sunday!) and streets still lined with cars here for the show. This car show is HUGE. I get a call from Carlos @ SSP, the garage we are in decided to void the agreement and was trying to lower the gates and lock everything inside! I sprint back the 7 blocks and get the car out and park it in the road. Barely got it parked outside for a minute and here we are.
It was too bad that the show had so many issues, it was the craziest and largest show I’ve ever been to! I also was pulling double duty, working the NOS Energy booth in between all the insanity.
After about another 90 minutes, the show was losing momentum with tow trucks starting to make rounds. We loaded up and headed home.
Though the show was cut a little short, we got nothing but people complimenting the car, both inside and out! Never had so many people wanting to talk about the car- what a difference some lights and fiberglass can make!
We had 2 notable moments during the show. There was Orlando TV news was there and spent a good amount of time scanning the car with the video camera. A short time later, we were interviewed for an online article with the Florida Journal, which can be seen here. Out of so many cars, it’s great he chose to include us!
Back to All American for some last tweaks and we are set to test next weekend at Central Florida Racing Complex (CFRC) in Orlando.
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