Carpokes

If anyone is going to Werks this week, I'll be the guy in the black carpokes t-shirt and hat. Say hi if you see me.

I'd happily greet you if I was there, Tom. But after fighting the traffic and crowds for Werks in 2017 and then again for Car Week 2022, my wife and I have decided we are never attending events like that in over-populated locations again. Crowds just depress me these days. I guess I'm getting old.

Arne2 wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:47 pm I'd happily greet you if I was there, Tom. But after fighting the traffic and crowds for Werks in 2017 and then Car Week 2022, my wife and I have decided we are never attending events like that in over-populated locations again. Crowds just depress me these days. I guess I'm getting old.

You can add me to that subset of those who prefer crowd and traffic avoidance. Too many places and events are completely nuts in those two respects, among others.

Tom, take photos for us and post them to Carpokes!

Arne2 wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:47 pm I'd happily greet you if I was there, Tom. But after fighting the traffic and crowds for Werks in 2017 and then Car Week 2022, my wife and I have decided we are never attending events like that in over-populated locations again. Crowds just depress me these days. I guess I'm getting old.

You are not alone in those feelings.

Arne2 wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:47 pm I'd happily greet you if I was there, Tom. But after fighting the traffic and crowds for Werks in 2017 and then Car Week 2022, my wife and I have decided we are never attending events like that in over-populated locations again. Crowds just depress me these days. I guess I'm getting old.

Trust me, I get it 100%. Last year, I got trapped at the venue for many (many) hours, as they did just a horrendous job of traffic management and had hundreds of cars waiting to leave for upwards of 5 hours. I vowed never to park in that venue again, as it seems like a clear public safety risk to block so many cars/people into such a confined space with no way out. Our plan is to go very early and park on the street, somewhere, and then hike in. Funny, though, as I type this I'm starting to question this plan...

wrong coast for me. Too bad

@Tom
After being stuck for hours several years in a row trying to leave my camping spot at the conclusion of the Watkins Glen F1 race where I camped alongside the track, I did just that. In 1980, I parked my car outside the track on one of the roads leading into the track at the start of the race. Several laps from the end I walked to my car, turned on the radio where I could get local coverage, and started my car as Alan Jones won the race. I was down and off the mountain and on my way when a lot of people were probably just getting to their cars. I'd been there several days and I was always more interested in the cars than the actual race, so I didn't feel as if I'd missed anything by leaving a couple laps short of the finish.

Well, @Crazy Eddie bailed out on me, but I opted to make the trek anyway. Got there very early this time and parked on the street, so beat the heavy crowds and was able to leave without last year's fiasco. They announced that they had added a second exit this year, though I'll be curious to hear how much it helped. Overcast coastal morning was just burning off when I left around 10 or so. Some interesting cars for sure, though as always the parking lots and "Monterey Week" cars on the street competed for attention...


Go Bears!



Lancia...
Yield to Green...

Top contending colors for my next car side-by-side...

Thanks for the photos Tom.