2006 BLOOMINGTON GOLD

2006 Bloomington Gold was right up there at the top.  Here you see a pair of solid axles waiting for a new garage to reside in.  The "For Sale" area had several C-1's.

The Expo building had the best environment
for shoppers and vendors alike.  If you will
look through the Mid-America desk, you will
see what a good site we had for the SACC
merchandise booth - right next to a primo
merchandiser, Mid-America Motorworks.

And here is the booth personnel.  L to R: a
happy customer, Joe Pruitt, owner and CEO of 
the National Corvette Homecoming in 
Bowling Green, KY.  We shared the booth with Joe,  (which means we shared expenses, saved $), Gerri Hollada, Tom Cobb, Mary Rae Brockhouse, Bob Pinckney, and Max
Brockhouse.  Your tireless web editor worked
the booth when forced to, but otherwise
I was out gathering news. (goofing off.)

Not every visitor to the SACC
merchandise booth was what you would
call ordinary.

Great Lakes Chapter President Chuck
Stika stopped by the merchandise
booth.  Chatting are Chuck, Gerri
Hollada, and Mary Rae Brockshouse.

They didn't want you to get bored.
Performing live music was the
Chi-Town Stompers.

Waiting in the auction area was this 
Cascade Green.

I ran into Jim Hartford who brought his
Honduras Maroon '62.  He has owned this car for over 20 years, still loves it.

Also ran into Darrell Jordan, who is selling his
white '62 that he has owned for 22 years.

While I was walking around on the golf course
(politicking) I heard a "CRACK" and when I
turned around I saw that a C3 had customized this fence post, and the force cracked the rail.  I only had a quick look at the C3, because he left hurriedly, but it didn't look to be damaged
all that much.

The '56's were the featured guests.  Here is
our own Jeff Van Hooser with his Aztec
Copper ride.  Jeff led the Road Tour.
Good going, Jeff.

The Special Collection featured
Survivors.  Here is Warren and Linda
Hagenkotter with their classy 1955.
Warren and Linda are long time SACC
members.  They have owned this car
over 20 years, it is the oldest Benchmark
car in existence.

This was the other C-1 in the Special
Collection.  This red '61 is owned by 
Jim and Mary Wilson.  The convertible
top has not been down since 1969.

I ran into Mike Yager, chief cheerleader of 
Mid-America Motorworks, and I coaxed him
into the driver's seat of this show-stopper at the
SEMA convention this year in Las Vegas.
Mid-America did the interior and what a 
statement they made.  It has studio quality
sound, LCD video screen, strobes, it is a
way too cool C-5, but the interior really makes
this car work.  Hat's off to Mid-America.

The Great Lakes Chapter did the leg
work and arranged for us to have 
special parking at the Club area.

The Great Lakes Chapter held a pow-wow
in the Chapter area.

Just because it got dark doesn't mean the party was over.  The Great Lakes Chapter met for
a wonderful dinner at the Mill Race Inn in nearby
Geneva, Illinois...

And here are some of the hungry
diners.  This is a fine restaurant
and no one went away hungry
or thirsty.

Well, that's about all the pictures I took.  There was lots more going on.  I think the management of 
Bloomington Gold show solved the traffic problem that plagued the main street area last year.  The show was
great, and I don't think anyone was disappointed.

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