2018 Hornets Nest National Meet April 7, 2018
This is Charlotte in the spring. You can never tell about the weather. Some years it can be hot and some years it can be very cold. This year was a rainy day.
The AACA Southeastern National Spring Meet was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC on April 7, 2018. Of 290 vehicles registered 167 AACA members brought their vehicles out in the rain to be judged. 70 of these vehicles were from North Carolina. Forty five vehicles were on the judging field as fresh restorations seeking a First Junior award. It seemed strange to see the vehicles parked on the show field without their owners nearby. Many owners had their rain gear on as did their vehicles. Most participants were either huddled in their vehicles or in the AACA tent socializing.
The other car Club displays under the grandstand were dry. We ventured out to the flea market hunting elusive parts. Over 50% of the vendors were already gone. Vendors had good days on Thursday and Friday, but left to avoid the heavy rains Saturday. There were many empty vendor spaces and puddles were many had left. I tried unsuccessfully the purchase a few things from one vendor in the Green Field who really did not want to get out his pickup truck to look for anything under his tarps. I came away with only one piece of wet aluminum trim for $20. The only other things we purchased were were an expensive $3 coffee and a $5 bottle of Sprite.
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