"I dont thing he or she fully undertands if a car show starts at 9 am, we are getting there at 8ish, and waking up at at least 7/7.30 or before for some."
Thirsty,I have been an entrant in many shows and do understand what you are talking about here.I also understand that people have other things to do,as I mentioned in my original post.
I don't quite understand Caretaker65's comment about "most" cars being there for 5 hours by 12.30.If the public can't see them until 10am,what difference does it make when they arrived?By my maths that makes 2 and a half hours of potential viewing time by 12.30,not 5 hours mate.All the advertising I saw for the show stated it opened at 10am,not 9am as some of you have stated.
All I am saying is that from a spectator's point of view,it was surprising and disappointing to see so many of the attractions leaving so early.If all you saw for 10-15 minutes on the way to the show was cars that had left or were leaving the venue,what would you think?How would you know how many cars were left inside to look at?
I don't have a problem with people leaving to do other things,I have a problem with a 5 hour car show that doesn't have cars for 5 hours.
If most entrants have no intention of staying until 3pm,why not shorten the event and wind it up by something like 1pm?