Originally Posted by Dave Siltman

TK's post does have some validity. Trust me.....I know all too well. I quit drag racing in 1990 because of just that issue; the seat time fun didn't outweigh the working and waiting. Like waiting on a Friday night test session while the staff cleaned the track because somebody in their everyday 5.0 Mustang thought they were Don Garlits and put a window in the side of his block. I'm back racing in a Nostalgia Series and my peers are much like me.....graybeards who still have the passion, but we only go out every so often.... NOT 4-5 times a week like when I stopped in 1990.
As to the car show thing and sitting in lawn chairs? Not really my cup of tea, but guys and gals, we NEED those people and those shows to keep our hobby afloat. If the population numbers in this hobby/business didn't include all types, the aftermarket suppliers would not have a need or reason to support us with parts, venues, events, etc. If you don't like sitting in a lawn chair at a cruise or don't want to look at newer cars at that cruise, you can still attend, just leave your chair on the deck and walk on by the newer car. I see some of the guys and gals in my age group buying the newer stuff because our old broken down bodies can not physically work on older cars or do the required maintenance to keep them running 100% and keep them detailed to a level of acceptability. Newer "muscle cars" fill the void/need for these type of people to still "be in the game" and not break their backside doing it. I have a C5 Corvette that I've owned for about 15 years; I gotta tell you it is comfortable, relatively quick, gets 30 mpg, and has a pretty darn good look (Arctic White/ Torch Red leather). Now if a car as dated as this can be THAT good, imagine how good s BRAND NEW one can be? "Different strokes for different folks".......remember, this is all supposed to be FUN!!!!