juanvaldez

What a good idea!

GA$$MAN

Ok, cool! Thanks!

racelance

We're working diligently on the Corvettes at Carlisle Event Magazine. Things are progressing nicely. The Fun Field appears to be in-line to be a record breaker for us! Glad to see the strong momentum in the Corvette world. We're getting super excited for the big event and we hope you are too!

The Fun Field stickers will be sent out in the near future, so keep a lookout in the mail. We appreciate all of your support and we're looking forward to making this one of the best Corvettes at Carlisle events we've ever hosted!

Life is good,

Lance

USA1 427

Cancelled my overpriced hotel that was / is gouging everyone who is staying there and got a hotel 20 miles from the fairgrounds for half the price. Saved myself $300. For that much money it's worth the drive.

juanvaldez

I'm staying in Harrisburg, 30 minutes away.

johngandersonjr

Staying in shippensburg. 20 miles away @ Fairfield

Czarvette

Last year I stayed in Gettysburg, about 30 minutes away. Hotel rooms were available right up to day of the event.

racelance

There are some amazing back roads that lead into Carlisle guys & gals! Might be worth researching this from your hotels, I live in Mechanicsburg - 20 minutes away from work. Everyday I drive a back road into work if I have the time - simply stunning. Check out Route 944 if you can... you'll love it!

Life is good,

Lance

USA1 427

Last year our hotel was $129 a night. This year they bumped up to $179. (Days Inn Carlisle South) Very convenient, but way over priced. So we're back in Chambersburg at the new Sleep Inn. $84 a night. Easy drive out 11. There is also a Super 8 and a Comfort Inn within a block of each other, plus quite a few other hotels in that area.

GS Diva

We are also booked at Days Inn South but are paying $149 per night, not $179. I wonder why the difference?? We have been staying there for quite a few years and probably will continue only because we like the close proximity to the Fun Field.

Elaine

USA1 427

I had talked to you before about this. You're probably getting a special business rate. I mentioned to them that I knew what you were paying (I didn't mention your name) and was promptly told that those were last years rates. For $149 we might have stayed. But their new rule of having to stay 3 nights minimum just really killed it for us. We normally come in on Thursday and out on Saturday night. So two nights is plenty. But for what we're paying now we'll stay 3 nights. Yeah, it's a longer drive, but I was glad we stayed in that area years ago when that big storm came through and took out the trees and tents at Carlisle. Not even a raindrop there! It is what it is and we're happier not paying twice as much for the same service.
Here's a short video of that storm. We lost our canopy that year along with about 200 others.

Hey Lance..................nothing like that this year please!!

LarryMow

My dad and I stayed with family in Reading, PA on our maiden trip in 2014....last year on the 2nd trip my folks stayed there in Carlisle somewhere...this year Dad and I decided just to stay in Carlisle again and forego the driving, besides, it'll give us more Corvette viewing time at the fairgrounds!

racelance

Oh man, that was one of the worst experiences ever - thanks for sharing the video (my sarcasm at it's finest!).

I've already put my order in for PERFECT WEATHER!

Lance

cor28vettes

Lance or Bill Miller...

1st year for Corvettes@Carlisle event was when?

USA1 427

I believe this is the 34th year. 1982 I could be wrong.

cor28vettes

I was a small time vendor in 1982, space I-115. Back then everything was behind and to the right of the Grandstand. I'd gather parts throughout the year and what I could not resell I would bring up to my space. Proceeds paid my expenses but U can't put a price on the fun.

One year I had to transport a C3 frame and nose and my neighbor decided at the last minute he needed his truck. So I put that frame atop my ole Buick Skylark and put the nose atop of the frame. I was so lucky that it sold up there. Went just like that.

Camped out on the grounds under open building "U". They had it all, a place to camp out, showers, food & sleepy vettes at night. Much better experience than any motel & @ zero cost. Did that for like 10+ yrs. before migrating to FL. Also had space I-119. I remember co-owner Bill Miller coming around each space in '82, thanking everybody and handing out small souvenir plaques with the year. Still got it on display and a few more like that.

Was not sure if '82 was year one or '81.

racelance

1982 first year, then in 2012 Chevrolet came out with "Carlisle Blue" to celebrate our 30th season!

Life is good,

Lance

cor28vettes

I still got Vol I, No 1 edition of "The Flea Marketeer dated June 1985. Front page shows birds eye view of Spring Carlisle '85. "Over 7000 vendor spaces filled to capacity as seen from the air Friday."

Last page 4 states "The Flea Marketeers Computerize...installed an IBM XT Personal Computer...to better keep track of the 7000+ spaces."

This edition is priceless and not FS.


By '91 all 8000 exhibit spaces are filled to capacity during Spring and Fall (per Carlisle Productions 1991)

YO-EL

Is there a such thing as a 1 day Fun Field pass?

USA1 427

Just get the general Corvette parking. Why would you pay $75 for one day? You won't be on the fun field, but you'll be over the hill and still on the fairgrounds.