3vettefam

I hear what most of you are saying, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. I mean I agree that it has definitely changed over the years, but I actually liked how it was a little more spread out this year. I definitely did not care for the way the museum was set up or the ordering area, but other than that it wasn't too bad.

For me, the $20 isn't that big a deal...not because I am made of money, but because this is something that my dad and I do together every single year. I moved out of my parents house about two years ago, so we don't get to see each other as much as we used to, so knowing no matter what that every year we will spend 3 days together is a major plus for me. We really enjoy chatting it up in the car and then spending a weekend doing something that we love. No money can buy that kind of precious time together. So, if I gotta pay the $20 to spend some really great father/daughter time then so be it!

mwvette69

My only problem with this years event were the lines. To check in, lines to the food {I stood for a least 30 min just for a burger} and lines to order something from Mid America. This was Saturday I know it was the busy day. Lines are the worst.That would keep me from going back.Not to mention the full port-ta-potty's

JMO. Marc

SCCA VETTE

I noticed the same thing. I would hope that they would see the problems from this year and work on trying to improve them for next year.

excessive81

oh yeah the lines....i was told to go reg in one line...waited there then they told us that iwas just for sales...errrr...move 2 more times and ended up getting shuffled to a line that would not take orders.....so guess where i spent the next 30 minutes....back in the original line...least the chick that kept moving us was hotttttttt as for bloomington gold it is on a golf course....well maintained at that. ididn't even touch my car when we got there. 40.00 well spent to me just not to have a car that needed a total detail when i got home. i about DIED when i opened my hood. i be back under diffrent circumstances next year so my biggest complaint will be gone....but 20.00 for a good day is not bad. i had 3.00 beer, 1.00 water and a 3.00 hamburger...at a concert or any other event that would be 6.00 beer, 3.00 water and 7.00 hambuger. point being it was not all bad...we had a good time and i would and will pay 20.00 to go..if i wasn't registered.... but i will drive back that nite....150.00 a nite for a 60.00 room is absolutly wrong!!!!!!!

Kevin 64

They can keep the t-shirts (they ran out by 2:30 on Saturday) and the poster. My 10% discount turned into a 10% overcharge. When my wife pointed it out to the cashier, she said she couldn't do anything about it. She'd have to walk over to the opposite side of the Mid America buildings to get it fixed.

Charge $20 and not even tell everyone that was there so we could all register? I'll not be back. He makes plenty of money at that event.

Casper

Not saying all or even most were bad choices. Just the burgundy '77 that was in front of me on Sunday . I would not even own that car if it was given to me.

SCCA VETTE

OH i seen the car that you was talking about when I walked through the Forum area. I seen the baloon on it. Maybe the judge that picket it had one like it in HS and got lucky in it and it brought back memories

I agree that I myself would not have picked some that were picked due to my taste in cars. I was suprised that nobody picked that yellow C3 that was in the Forum section that had RAT or something like that on the hood. That was a very nice built car!!

I actually felt bad for getting picked on Friday. My father had been going to Funfest for 13 years and never won with his midyear. I didnt even know anything about the award and was only there about 15 minutes and they had hung a balloon on the car. On Sunday my dads car DID get picked by a judge witch I thought was really cool and made me feel better.

biglou71

My wife and I stayed in Champaign this year, and will likely do so again next year, no crowding, no overcharging and a nice 1 hour drive to and from.

Big Fish

I did that once as well, but made the mistake of staying at the ECONLODGE, what a dump.

Maybe if EVERYONE boycotted the hotels close to the event next year that are gouging, the pricing problem might get solved. I can't help it to wonder if Mid America doesn't have some kind of deal going with the local hotels though, maybe this is how they pay for the entertainment.

vettesmith02

Hey Lou,

PM me with your e-mail address, I have a couple of pictures for you.

It was good to meet you, and we look forward to seeing again next year!

Steve

john m

have you ever priced rooms in Indy for the 500 or Brickyard 400 weekends?? It doesnt matter if corvettes gather at Bloomington Gold, Carlisle, Eureka Springs Arkansas, Effingham or even an NCRS national events...the room rates get jacked up...

dbdave

We had a great time this year (and in past years) but this $20 thing really gets me. I don't mind the charge and I can see why he's doing it but I don't agree with doing it and only telling some of the people about it. We had 5 couples there that registered on Friday and nothing was said about it to any of them. Had we known about it we would have preregistered at the booth they had set up.

If I were running it, I'd get rid of the concert and the t-shirts, the quality of which has deteriorated in the last two years.

I stayed in Mattoon, about thirty miles north and it was great. Called to reserve rooms for next year at the same place (they wouldn't let us reserve rooms until Monday) and the room charge was raised $30 per night. Needless to say we won't be staying there next year.

Might have to take part in some other event next year.

Midnight 85

They didn't announce it because Yager wants the $$$. He makes a fortune on Funfest, if he didn't it would have been dropped long ago. Funfest cannot even be compared to other shows because it is a "come buy from me" show, a promotion to make big $$$.
I can give a perfect example, he offers 10% off or free shipping. BFD! I was looking for a car cover so I priced a Cover King from him then I priced it direct from Cover King, almost $100. less direct from Cover King!! Do the math, he buys in volume so gets an even cheaper price than I could get then marks it way up. 10% discount is nothing.

Mike Terry

I didn't start this thread to make people upset about the $20.00 registration fee to Fun Fest I just wanted people to know if they did not hear it at Fun Fest. What I am upset about it the Hotels in town and the area Hotels raising there prices so high. I know that there is nothing that Mike Yeager can do about it, but in the near future I think that between the $20.00 registration fee and the increasing price of Hotel rooms will start to hurt Fun Fest. I think it will be do to the Hotel Room Rates more the anything. Maybe then the Hotel owners in Effingham will get the idea that not all Vette owners are RICH when they can not fill there rooms for this event.
Maybe we should boycott the Hotels in Effingham. Wouldn't it be funny if everyone cancelled there rooms at the very last min. That would teach them.

dbdave

Mid America and the hotels would all have a wakeup call if it rained for three straight days and nobody showed up. I think they're spoiled.

excessive81

noi live 40 minutes from the track...lol! i know they mark the rooms up i just think that it is nuts what they marking them up to. it pretty bad when the gas to drive 4 hours twice a day is cheaper then staying in a turd hole........especialy at 3.15 a gallon

Mike Terry

I never thought about the rain part of it, maybe that would be a good wakeup call for the Hotels. I know when 9-11 happened there were a lot of rooms cancelled. The next year they wanted to charge your credit card for 1 night if you booked 2 night stay and hold the second night billing till you got there. Some Hotels wanted you to book a minimum 2 night stay and now some want you to book a 3 night stay. Hell are they nuts 3 nights at those prices?

vettejet2004

It will cost you $20 to register next year, but they will give you a gift certificate for $20. to spend on parts. Mike keeps looking for ways to get your money.
My car was never as dirty as it was parking in the back 40.He sure needs to work on the amount of dust in the air. It was like being back in Bloomington for the Gold.

SCCA VETTE

This is NOT TRUE!! When I went to Bloomington when it was at Bloomington, there was NO dust at all!!!! IT WAS ALL MUD DUE TO THE RAIN!!

SomeGuy

It was $15.00 this year for the Corvettes that did not PRE REGISTER

That is probably what is going up. From $15.00 to $20.00.

Think about what you get, then complain