Mr.B,
You are so right --- you will still meet --- some --- great people -- and a show is what you make of it....
When you walk through the swap meet area , you can really look at what is there for you, or you can stumble through while you're stuffing your face with a $9.00 bucket of French fries and say that you "did" the swap meet in 20 minutes.....
I had a great time at the Nats when it was a great show..... Just that it's best days are 8 - 9 years ago and before that....
Meanwhile, Carlisle , shall we say, "lucked into" having a better and better show, but HAVE run with it. A different spotlight car every year, awesome guests through the years (Richard Petty, Mr. Norm, Virgil Exner Jr., Herb McCandless, Catherine Bach, the Christine cast and crew, the Dukes of Hazzard cast and crew, etc., etc.)
A sold out swap meet, 2700 + cars, Daisy Duke contest, burn out contest, seminars, and a whole lot more, and a lot more great friends to meet!!!!!!!
If you had unlimited time and money, I would still say to do both ---- but for me ----
A 15 hour drive to the Nats
A 5 1/2 hour drive to Carlisle.....
I will only be at Carlisle again this year.....
H107 - H108 , right by the bathrooms, 4 rows down from the center of the food court,. Come check out an awesome spread of MOPAR parts and say HI..... Yours, Craig......