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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 10:44 PM
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What time does the Leconte center open tomorrow and what time do people start showing up in the park and show area? I’ve searched the expo info and can’t find anything that talks about times. Thanks
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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by VetteHunter79
What time does the Leconte center open tomorrow and what time do people start showing up in the park and show area? I’ve searched the expo info and can’t find anything that talks about times. Thanks
08:00 to 17:00 on Saturday
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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 11:20 PM
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Had a killer time on the Dragon today! My hotel has been a diaster tonight but hopefully I get rested up before tomorrow.
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 02:30 PM
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Here's a shot I took from today. Great turnout!


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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 07:29 PM
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Wife and I went down today. Beautiful weather, I was number 495 thru the gate. Nice show. Traffic was terrible!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 09:28 PM
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I posted a few pics in the C5 General Forum. If anyone is interested, here’s the link.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-forge-tn.html
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 10:31 PM
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I had a blast! I nearly drove home after our hotel debacle last night but I'm glad I got to stick around for the fun today. It's always refreshing to be around a group of people who love the same things you do. I met so many nice people and was in Corvette overload all day. I picked up a nasty case of road rash on the Foothills Parkway last night. But hey, it was a blast and I'd do it all over again.



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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 10:40 PM
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Didn’t get to meet anyone but I got to see a lot of nice Corvettes. Spent yesterday inside and today outside.
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Originally Posted by Dashracing
Didn’t get to meet anyone but I got to see a lot of nice Corvettes. Spent yesterday inside and today outside.
Oh man, is that yours? I passed this one a few times and my friend and myself were complimenting its spec. We loved it! So sorry we didn't get the chance to talk.

The Grand National in the background really stole the show for many. It was a sweet ride!
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Originally Posted by BluegrassMotorsport
Oh man, is that yours? I passed this one a few times and my friend and myself were complimenting its spec. We loved it! So sorry we didn't get the chance to talk.

The Grand National in the background really stole the show for many. It was a sweet ride!

Thank you. Yep it’s mine. I checked out the GN too (I have an ‘87 Grand National also) my second favorite car.... I spent most of the day admiring all the cars and forgot all about taking photos of them.

I was glad to see such a great turn out. I’ll be back up in a couple weeks for the rod run.
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I was at the Show today and i must say i was impressed with the turn out, most i have seen in years, they wer so many Corvettes they had to park in the center of the outside show isle. Great turnout
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Old Mar 21, 2021 | 09:35 AM
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Wish I'd have gone now, we're headed to the Rod Run in April. And looking forward to the new section of Foothills Parkway.

Just curious, were many people wearing masks?
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Originally Posted by Dashracing
I’ll be back up in a couple weeks for the rod run.
Me too! Might see you there.

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Wish I'd have gone now, we're headed to the Rod Run in April. And looking forward to the new section of Foothills Parkway.

Just curious, were many people wearing masks?
The new section of the Foothills is lovely although it was quite dirty when we drove it. There were rocks and junk all over it and I got a nasty case of road rash even at low speeds. Hopefully that will be clear by Rod Run. I'll be there too!

Mask wearing varied. I rarely saw one outside in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg. A lot of people would wear them long enough to enter a building, then take them off. I think a lot of people are just mentally and emotionally done with it. It's been a long year.
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Originally Posted by BluegrassMotorsport
Me too! Might see you there.



The new section of the Foothills is lovely although it was quite dirty when we drove it. There were rocks and junk all over it and I got a nasty case of road rash even at low speeds. Hopefully that will be clear by Rod Run. I'll be there too!

Mask wearing varied. I rarely saw one outside in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg. A lot of people would wear them long enough to enter a building, then take them off. I think a lot of people are just mentally and emotionally done with it. It's been a long year.
That sux about the Parkway, and I'm with you on being over this. Thanks for the info
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The wife and I had a blast!!! Friday was rainy so we spent our time inside the center most of the day, however Saturday was a prefect day!!! I'll have a video up in about a week. It'll take me a little time to edit it.
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Originally Posted by Capt. Shark
Wish I'd have gone now, we're headed to the Rod Run in April. And looking forward to the new section of Foothills Parkway.

Just curious, were many people wearing masks?
Originally Posted by BluegrassMotorsport
Me too! Might see you there.

. A lot of people would wear them long enough to enter a building, then take them off. I think a lot of people are just mentally and emotionally done with it. It's been a long year.
Maybe half the people inside the center had them on, almost zero people had them on outside.
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