Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 07:42:10 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 27, 2019, 08:06:28 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 08:09:13 pm
Post by: TopNotch on July 27, 2019, 08:40:43 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 09:57:42 pm
1. If you don't like being kept awake literally all night, either sleep in an RV, use earplugs, or go to a hotel, rather than availing the use of Camp Shipman.
2. It will be cold in the morning. About 60 degrees. The cold comes on overnight.
3. There are mosquitos. Lots and lots of them. They are looking for you...
4. The camp talk and such is great, if you are into that.
5. There is not a lot of space for camping. About 10 tents, but the ground is not flat. Vehicles are interspersed with the tents.
6. Camp Shipman is about .75 miles down a dirt road. This is Amish country, so road apples are evident and plentiful. The dirt road and morning dew are not a good combination for your show car...
7. The area for miles around is farming country. Lots of bugs. For some reason, these bugs go kamakazee on your vehicle. Bug guts are apparently bad for the paint on your car.
8. Cellular reception is iffy at best. This could be an issue for your GPS, unless you download the maps beforehand and leave your GPS on. Also be aware that poor cellular coverage causes your cellular phone's battery to drain very rapidly, likely in 2 hours.
9. I saw no pigs, but the honey wagon had clearly been by, recently. For those who don't know, the honey wagon has a penchant for leaking, and the leaked...substance ends up on your vehicle.
10. Most of the roads are in terrible condition. There are ruts, huge potholes, etc. Even trying different lines in the lane does not work. The ride is jarring. Basically, the entire drive in Minnesota is like that.
11. Do not expect the web site to be helpful. No judgment, as the kids probably built the site. The site appears to have been hastily thrown together, and information that would be helpful to first-timers is missing. To make matters worse, the contact info provided does not really work.
12. To get to Frazee, you must traverse many state roads. These state roads have many small towns, each of which has several tiered speed limits. These towns generate a lot of revenue from speeding tickets. It would not seem that these revenues are used for street maintenance.
13. With so many corn fields, it's good to know that they'll never lack for a source for ethanol, no matter how many people are starving in Africa.
14. There is a pressure washer at Camp Shipman. This washer does aid in removing some of the bugs, but you have to wait your turn in line.
15. Once you arrive, people are helpful and cooperative--but you do have to get there, first.
16. For anyone who plans to enter their Fiero, I strongly recommend both pre-registering and getting your Fiero in just as the cars are being arranged.
17. If you plan to have your car compete in the show, you should have your car cleaned, registered, and the placard in the window at the start time. Some cars did not show up until about 30 minutes late, and most of the voting ballots were already turned in.
18. The layout of the roads in Minnesota is poor. Entrance ramps unceremoniously dump you into traffic. Maybe merge lanes are a newfangled idea.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:00:17 pm
There is 1 street, and some train tracks. Trains go by about every 15 minutes, and blow their whistle, every time.
Choosing the car wash is easy. You have a choice of 1, which is about 100 feet from the show. There is another car wash in the next town, if you don't want to wait your turn. Figure about 40 vehicles will want to use the car wash between 7am and 9am.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:04:16 pm
There is also a turkey days event that coincides with the show.
Per this plaque, you can follow the tracks to the world's largest turkey. Now, leave politics out of this. It's a bird. Just think poultry. If you're in luck, there is a taxidermist available.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:08:50 pm
I think 96 cars was the total, so fewer that the first year, by about 6 vehicles.
Entries in the show included foreign, unique, motorcycles, old muscle, new muscle, pre-'36, '36-'48, trucks, 4 classes of Fieros, etc. Winners for each category, plus people's choice and kids' choice.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:10:58 pm
This guy carpeted his frunk:
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:12:01 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:13:32 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:14:12 pm
He put lots of time into things like that, but his Fiero was rusty and dirty. With a few hours' work, his Fiero could probably have been a class winner.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:17:01 pm
Those are not my feet.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:24:11 pm
Unfortunately, this was followed by a sing-along of the inevitable camp song. I'm sure recordings will surface. Maybe Fiero owners can't carry a tune in a bucket. Volume was used as a substitute.
People got up to dance.
Somewhere along the way, someone thought it was a good idea to implement the Mo'cowbell skit from SNL.
Everyone who participated had a good time.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:25:39 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:26:41 pm
This photo doesn't do this Fiero justice. The detail is incredible.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 27, 2019, 10:28:59 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 07:10:11 pm
This picture was taken early in the staging, and included most of the winners from the 4 Fiero classes.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 07:11:18 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 08:09:41 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 08:38:45 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 08:39:05 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 28, 2019, 08:47:47 pm
Heck, we got Ford to sponsor a Fiero event (title sponsor). Maserati offered a bunch of wheels for sale. GM brought a bunch of Chevy Volts, and offered test drives. Actually, GM corporate was not involved. Just a dealership. The Chevy dealership handled auctioning off a bunch of Fiero parts. Various insurance agencies were there. I guess they have to be asked. Maybe this omission was deliberate.
Post by: MikeMac on July 29, 2019, 02:51:38 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 29, 2019, 03:46:34 pm
Post by: scottb on July 29, 2019, 05:27:08 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 29, 2019, 07:06:26 pm
It's on my bucket list to go to that show before I kick the bucket.
As long as I'm not decrepit, and still enjoying life, I'll make like a politician, and kick the bucket down the road.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 29, 2019, 08:06:58 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 29, 2019, 09:51:56 pm
The big guy interviewed is Synthesis.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 30, 2019, 09:08:05 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 08, 2019, 08:31:53 pm
