October 14th

The "Eckler's 3rd Annual Camaro Fest" was held today along "Trophy Row" right up to 3:00. This displaced all of the regulars until 4:00. We sat in the "Back Lot", we were able to deliver most of the newsletters, the regulars were really grouped together, until Mike started to bring us all up the bricks from "Kids Town" on to "Trophy Row". At this time nearly all of the Regulars got their "Spots". Next year, rumor has it, the show will be in block 4 and around the Roller Coaster like the Corvette event last week that pleased all of the regulars. Not having to move everyone around twice makes it a lot easier for the Cruise Staff.

The large spectator crowd that was in "Town" for the Camaro show look as though they were going to stay on for the regular "Saturday Nite Cruise©". We got to "Flippers" just a little past 4:00 and the place was very crowded. We were served expediently by Jane who did her usual caliber of service. When the gate reopened at 5:00 it was both lanes to "Trophy Row" for nearly an hour. The cruisers would continue to roll in steadily right up to the 8:00 closing.

As usual we chatted with the many friends we have made over the years as well as walked around and looked at the cars on display. The spectator crowd continued to grow as well. The Cruiser Staff had their hands full tonight. The spectator parking was at capacity by nights end. The Cruisers were lined up around the corner and behind the roller coaster.

Then after Mike Singer, the voice of Old Town Radio made the safety announcements and played the National Anthem, the cars that had gathered tonight made their way around the corner at "Kids Town" for this the 851st time in the last 16 years, onto the bricks of "Deac Hundley Boulevard" to and enormous crowd of cheering spectators.

Thank you to Old Town for letting us be their guests, to the Merchant's Association as well as the A&W along with NAPA Auto Parts for sponsoring this event, to the Cruise Staff for bringing order to the chaos that can happen when spectators are so wide eyed and taken with this event and the Cruisers that brought out the nearly 300 cars tonight, our 203rd Cruise in a row.

On to the flag winners.

Tonight's random drawing winners that and received the coveted "Old Town Checkered Flag" along with $25 cash, A Case of Oil from NAPA and a drink from the Tropical Breeze.

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